Brandon Blue Hamilton

{{short description|Music producer}}

{{Infobox musical artist

| name = Brandon Blue Hamilton

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| birth_name = Brandon Hamilton

| alias = Blue

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1987|04|7|mf=yes}}

| birth_place = St. Louis, Missouri U.S.

| origin = Atlanta, Georgia, U.S.

| instruments = Bass, guitar, drums, piano

| occupations = Record producer, songwriter, performer, teacher

| years_active = 2010–present

| label = Plumbline Music Group, Island Def Jam

| website = {{URL|bassieblue.com}}

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Brandon Hamilton, professionally known as Blue, is a Grammy Award nominated[http://www.ascaplatino.com/Playback/2012/02/wecreatemusic/Brandon-Blue-Hamilton.aspx Brandon Hamilton's "Blue" Streak] ASCAP February 22, 2012. Retrieved January 7, 2013[https://archive.today/20130216071915/http://jansmith.com/2011/11/966/ Mama Jan and Blue Hamilton’s Song “Born to Be Somebody” Receive Grammy Nom!] Jan Smith Studios, Inc. 2012. Retrieved January 7, 2013 American record producer from Atlanta. He is most known for his work with Plumbline Music Group, which he joined in January 2010. He is signed with Plumbline Music Group, a music production company started by Jan Smith. He has worked with Smith on the production of the Grammy-nominated song written by Diane Warren for Justin Bieber entitled "Born To Be Somebody".{{cite web|first=|title=Never Say Never: The Remixes|url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/never-say-never-the-remixes-mw0002110209/credits|website=AllMusic}}

It also earned Blue production credit on the film, Justin Bieber: Never Say Never and was the only new release from the movie's soundtrack CD. Blue co-wrote a song with Bieber, "All I Want is You" for the 2011 Christmas album, Under The Mistletoe.{{cite web|first=|title=Under the Mistletoe|url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/under-the-mistletoe-mw0002232634/credits|website=AllMusic}} In June 2012, Blue was on the cover and named Atlanta's Hottest New Producer and one to watch for in X-Poszed magazine.{{cite web|first=|title=The "Producer" Edition - Volume1, Issue 1|url=http://issuu.com/x-pozsed/docs/xpozsedthemagazineproducerissue?mode=window&pageNumber=1|website=X-Pozsed Magazine|publisher=Col-X-Ist Multi Media Group and Publication L.L.C.}}