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Quenneville grew up in Gatineau, Quebec in a household that spoke both French and English. At the age of 13, he learned how to DJ at a youth center which led to him learning how to use FL Studio 3 (formerly FruityLoops). His first production work was at the age of 23, when he worked on a mixtape (Death Before Dishonor) for Belly.{{cite news | last=Legrand| first=Emmanuel| title =Living for The Weeknd: 'We're the guys behind him who make the machine work'| work=Music Week| date =June 3, 2016 | url =https://www.musicweek.com/publishing/read/living-for-the-weeknd-we-re-the-guys-behind-him-who-make-the-machine-work/064982| access-date =June 12, 2020}} He continued working with Belly on later projects including the 2007 album, The Revolution.{{cite news | title =The Revolution - Belly| work=Genius| date =June 5, 2007 | url =https://genius.com/albums/Belly/The-revolution| access-date =June 12, 2020}} He also produced all the tracks on Massari's 2005 self-titled debut album.{{cite news | title =Massari Album| work=Lyrics.com| url =https://www.lyrics.com/album/823389/Massari| access-date =June 12, 2020}}

Quenneville began working with the Weeknd on the singer's 2013 album, Kiss Land. He produced every song on the album in collaboration with DannyBoyStyles and the Weeknd himself.{{cite news | last=De Leon| first=Mike| title =Origins: The Samples From The Weeknd's "Kiss Land"| work=HotNewHipHop| date =September 19, 2013 | url =https://www.hotnewhiphop.com/origins-the-samples-from-the-weeknd-s-kiss-land-news.7201.html| access-date =June 12, 2020}} In 2014, he earned a production placement on Rick Ross' album, Mastermind, for the track "In Vein" featuring the Weeknd. He collaborated with fellow producers, Metro Boomin and Rick Rubin, on the song.{{cite news | last=Charity| first=Justin| title =Ranking Rick Ross' Albums From Worst To Best| work=Complex| date =March 11, 2014 | url =https://www.complex.com/music/2014/03/best-rick-ross-albums-mixtapes/rick-ross-mastermind| access-date =June 12, 2020}}

In 2015, Quenneville was the executive producer on the Weeknd's album, Beauty Behind the Madness. He also produced and wrote several tracks on the album including "Often", "Acquainted", "Dark Times" (featuring Ed Sheeran), and "Earned It".{{cite news | last=Tart| first=Chris| title =The People Behind The Madness| work=HotNewHipHop| date =August 28, 2015 | url =https://www.hotnewhiphop.com/the-people-behind-the-madness-news.17254.html| access-date =June 12, 2020}} The last song, alternatively titled "Earned It (Fifty Shades of Grey)", appeared on the soundtrack to the 2015 film, Fifty Shades of Grey. It was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Original Song{{cite news | last=Edwards| first=Peter| title =Canadians celebrate Oscar nominations| newspaper=The Star| date =January 14, 2016 | url =https://www.thestar.com/entertainment/movies/2016/01/14/emma-donoghue-rachel-mcadams-the-weeknd-among-canadians-nominated-for-oscars.html| access-date =June 12, 2020}} and two Grammy Awards for Best R&B Song and Best Song Written for Visual Media.{{cite news | title =Grammy Award results for Jason Quenneville| publisher=Grammy Awards| url =https://www.grammy.com/grammys/artists/jason-quenneville| access-date =June 12, 2020}} The nominations were shared among Quenneville, the Weeknd, Belly, and Stephan Moccio.{{cite magazine | title =Grammy Awards 2016: See the Full Winners List| magazine=Billboard| date =February 15, 2016 | url =https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/grammys/6875260/grammy-awards-2016-full-winners-list| access-date =June 12, 2020}} The album itself was nominated for the Grammy Award for Album of the Year and won the award for Best Urban Contemporary Album.

In 2016, Quenneville co-wrote five tracks on the Weeknd's third studio album, Starboy, including the title track which featured Daft Punk.{{Citation needed|date=November 2021}} For co-writing the song, Quenneville earned a SOCAN No. 1 Song Award.{{cite news | title =The Weeknd's "Starboy" earns Daheala a SOCAN No. 1 Song Award| publisher=SOCAN| date =February 27, 2017 | url =http://www.socan.ca/node/5835|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170302113101/http://www.socan.ca/node/5835 |archive-date=March 2, 2017 |url-status=dead | access-date =June 12, 2020}} Also in 2016, he co-wrote the Halsey track, "Not Afraid Anymore", which appeared on the soundtrack to the sequel film, Fifty Shades Darker.{{cite news | last=Lambert| first=Molly| title =THE FIFTY SHADES DARKER SOUNDTRACK IS AN ESCAPIST POP THRILL| publisher=MTV| date =February 15, 2017 | url =http://www.mtv.com/news/2983306/fifty-shades-darker-soundtrack/| archive-url =https://web.archive.org/web/20170215180214/http://www.mtv.com/news/2983306/fifty-shades-darker-soundtrack/| url-status =dead| archive-date =February 15, 2017| access-date =June 12, 2020}} Over the course of the next two years, Quenneville produced and wrote tracks for several other artists including Lil Uzi Vert ("UnFazed" featuring the Weeknd),{{cite news | last=Garcia Lawler| first=Opheli| title =Here Are The Full Credits For Lil Uzi Vert's Luv Is Rage 2| work=The Fader| date =August 25, 2017 | url =https://www.thefader.com/2017/08/25/full-credits-lil-uzi-vert-luv-is-rage-2| access-date =June 12, 2020}} French Montana ("A Lie" featuring the Weeknd),{{cite news | last=Waggoner| first=Sam| title =Stream & Download French Montana's New Album "Jungle Rules"| work=Run The Trap| date =July 14, 2017 | url =https://runthetrap.com/2017/07/14/stream-download-french-montanas-new-album-jungle-rules/| access-date =June 12, 2020}} and Nav ("What I Need").{{cite news | last=Jerome| first=Cristina| title =NAV RELEASES TRACK LIST FOR NEW EP 'RECKLESS'| work=The Source| date =May 17, 2018 | url =https://thesource.com/2018/05/17/nav-releases-track-list-for-new-ep-reckless/| access-date =June 12, 2020}}

In 2020, Quenneville co-wrote and produced tracks on the Weeknd's fourth studio album, After Hours,{{cite news | last=Findlay| first=Mitch| title =The Weeknd's "After Hours" Production Credits Revealed| work=HotNewHipHop| date =March 18, 2020 | url =https://www.hotnewhiphop.com/the-weeknds-after-hours-production-credits-revealed-news.106645.html| access-date =June 12, 2020}} including the 2019 single, "Blinding Lights", which eventually became the Billboard #1 Greatest Hot 100 Hit of All Time in 2021.{{cite news | last=Molanphy| first=Chris| title =Why the Weeknd's "Blinding Lights" Is the First Chart Topper of the Coronavirus Era| work=Slate| date =April 9, 2020 | url =https://slate.com/culture/2020/04/weeknd-blinding-lights-billboard-number-1-coronavirus-tiktoks.html| access-date =June 12, 2020}}{{Cite web|date=2021-11-24|title=The Weeknd's Blinding Lights dethrones the Twist as all-time No 1 Billboard single|url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2021/nov/24/the-weeknds-blinding-lights-dethrones-the-twist-as-all-time-no1-billboard-single|access-date=2022-01-15|website=the Guardian|language=en}} In late March 2020, the Weeknd released three bonus tracks on the album, all of which were produced by DaHeala.{{cite news | last=D'Souza| first=Shaad| title =The Weeknd adds three new songs to After Hours| work=The Fader| date =March 30, 2020 | url =https://www.thefader.com/2020/03/30/the-weeknd-adds-three-new-songs-to-after-hours| access-date =June 12, 2020}}

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Category:1982 births

Category:Canadian record producers

Category:21st-century Black Canadian musicians

Category:Canadian male songwriters

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Category:Musicians from Gatineau

Category:Juno Award for Songwriter of the Year winners