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Rock Mafia

{{Short description|American record production/songwriting duo}}

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{{Infobox musical artist

| name = Rock Mafia

| background = group_or_band

| image = Rock Mafia logo.png

| image_size =

| alt = Rock Mafia's logo

| caption = Rock Mafia's logo

| origin = Los Angeles, California

| genre = {{hlist|R&B|pop|pop rock}}

| occupation = {{hlist|Record producers|songwriters}}

| years_active = 2000–present

| label =

| current_members = * Antonina Armato

| past_members =

}}

Rock Mafia is an American record production team, consisting of Tim James and Antonina Armato{{cite web |title=Downtown Inks Producer/Writer Armato |url=http://www.billboard.biz/bbbiz/content_display/industry/news/e3ie91c1931d83c8dc8cc259e1a4b1b6a64 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120720003024/http://www.billboard.biz/bbbiz/content_display/industry/news/e3ie91c1931d83c8dc8cc259e1a4b1b6a64 |url-status=dead |archive-date=2012-07-20 |publisher=Billboard.com |access-date=2012-03-08}} who have been active since the early 2000s. They have written and produced 38 top ten singles, and have sold over 50 million records worldwide. They have worked with artists such as Brit Smith, Eminem, Marshmello, Quavo, Diplo, Illenium, Zedd, Gwen Stefani, Young Thug, Tiesto, No Doubt, Wyclef Jean, Green Day, Mariah Carey, Justin Bieber, Hoku, Flo Rida, Ellie Goulding, Aura Dione, Tokio Hotel, Bebe Rexha, and Armin van Buuren. In the 2000s, they worked extensively with Disney stars signed to Hollywood Records, mainly Miley Cyrus, Vanessa Hudgens, Demi Lovato, and Selena Gomez.

Aside from their production work, the duo have released one mixtape and a string of singles, most notably "The Big Bang" and "Morning Sun" featuring Miley Cyrus.

Career

In 2008, Rock Mafia's remix of Miley Cyrus' "See You Again" was released as a single.{{cite web|url=https://www.amazon.co.uk/See-You-Again-2008-Edit/dp/B001E4424Q/|title=See You Again (2008 Edit) by Miley Cyrus: Amazon.co.uk: Music|website=Amazon.co.uk|access-date=December 25, 2017}} late 2010, Rock Mafia released a song featuring James' own vocals entitled "The Big Bang".{{citation needed|date=October 2013}} The song was used as the theme song for the VH1 reality show Mob Wives.{{citation needed|date=October 2013}} "The Big Bang" music video featured Miley Cyrus and Kevin Zegers and currently has more than 41.2 million views on YouTube.{{cite web |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5etLRgwXmh0 |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211221/5etLRgwXmh0 |archive-date=2021-12-21 |url-status=live|title=Rock Mafia - The Big Bang Featuring Miley Cyrus (Official Music Video) |website=YouTube |access-date=2013-01-31}}{{cbignore}} Rock Mafia were reportedly in talks with potential writers and producers to bring the music video for "The Big Bang" to the big screens as a feature film, with Armato revealing on her Twitter that she had been meeting with Tish Cyrus (Miley Cyrus' mother) and Jennifer Todd (producer of Alice in Wonderland and Memento) to work on creating the movie.{{cite web |url=http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1655721/miley-cyrus-working-on-big-bang-film.jhtml |title=Miley Cyrus Working on Big Bang Film |publisher=MTV |date=2011-01-11 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121107134841/http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1655721/miley-cyrus-working-on-big-bang-film.jhtml |archive-date=2012-11-07 |access-date=2013-01-31}} "The Big Bang" is featured on the video game FIFA 12, which launched in September 2011, and their song "Fly or Die" is part of the soundtrack in FIFA 13.{{Cite web |last=Arts |first=Electronic |date=2012-09-05 |title=FIFA 13 {{!}} Soundtrack |url=https://www.ea.com/news/fifa-13-soundtrack-01 |access-date=2022-03-06 |website=Electronic Arts Inc. |language=en}} Their song "I Am" featuring Wyclef Jean, Bill Kaulitz and David Correy featured as soundtrack on EA Sports game, FIFA 14.{{cite web|url=http://www.easports.com/fifa/news-updates-gameplay/article/fifa-14-soundtrack|title=FIFA 14 Soundtrack Reveal|date=20 July 2022 }}

Rock Mafia scored a hit in Europe with Aura Dione's hit single "Friends," a song written and produced together with David Jost.{{cite web |url=http://www.universal-music.de/aura-dione/news/detail/article:206541/friends-hat-platz-1-der-deutschen-radiocharts-erobert |work=Universal Music Press Release |language=de |title="Friends" hat Platz 1 der deutschen Radiocharts erobert |access-date=2013-01-31 |archive-date=2012-09-18 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120918071500/http://www.universal-music.de/aura-dione/news/detail/article%3A206541/friends-hat-platz-1-der-deutschen-radiocharts-erobert |url-status=dead }} A clip showing Miley Cyrus recording vocals over the "Pimps and Hos" track, which has now been renamed "Morning Sun" and has been posted online.{{cite web |url=http://buzzworthy.mtv.com/2011/01/12/miley-cyrus-rock-mafia-morning-sun/ |title=Miley Cyrus And Rock Mafia Collaborate On New Song, 'Morning Sun' |publisher=MTV Buzzworthy |date=January 12, 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120915051952/http://buzzworthy.mtv.com/2011/01/12/miley-cyrus-rock-mafia-morning-sun/ |archive-date=2012-09-15 |access-date=2013-01-31}}

Discography

=Mixtapes=

class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;"

|+ List of albums

! scope="col" style="width:10em;"| Title

! scope="col" style="width:16em;"| Album details

scope="row" | Mixtape Vol. 1{{Cite web|url=https://www.discogs.com/Rock-Mafia-Mixtape-Vol-1-/release/13636043|title=Mixtape Vol. 1|publisher=iTunes|access-date=May 16, 2019}}

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=Singles=

==As lead artist==

class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style=text-align:center;
rowspan="2"|Year

! rowspan="2"|Song

! colspan="2"|Peak chart
positions

! rowspan="2" |Certifications

! rowspan="2" |Album

style="font-size:smaller;"

! style="width:3em;"|{{center|US}}

! style="width:3em;"|{{center|US
Heat}}

2010

! scope="row"| "The Big Bang"

| 91

7

|

  • RIAA: Platinum{{cite certification|region=United States|title=|artist=Rock Mafia|type=|access-date=December 14, 2023}}

| rowspan="3" | Mixtape Vol. 1

rowspan="2" | 2012

! scope="row"| "Morning Sun"
(featuring Miley Cyrus)

| —

—

|

scope="row| "Fly or Die"

| — || —

|

rowspan="2" | 2014

! scope="row"| "I Am" {{small|(featuring Wyclef Jean, Tokio Hotel, David Correy)}}

| —

—

|

| FIFA 14

scope="row"| "Good Life"
(featuring Lauriana Mae)

| — || —

|

| {{n/a|Non-album single}}

2019

! scope="row"| "Miles to Your Heart"{{cite web|url=https://music.apple.com/us/album/miles-to-your-heart/1473573297 |title=Miles to Your Heart - Single by Sultan + Shepard, Rock Mafia & Bahari on Apple Music |website=iTunes Store |access-date=October 23, 2019}}
(with Sultan & Shepard and Bahari)

| —

—

|

| Echoes of Life: Day

==As featured artist==

class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;"

|+ List of singles as featured artist, with selected chart positions and certifications, showing year released and album name

scope="col" rowspan="2" style="width:18em;"| Title

! scope="col" rowspan="2"| Year

! scope="col" colspan="3"| Peak chart positions

! scope="col" rowspan="2" style="width:14em;"| Certifications

! scope="col" rowspan="2"| Album

scope="col" style="width:2.5em;font-size:90%;"|AUT
{{cite web|url=http://austriancharts.at/showinterpret.asp?interpret=Miley+Cyrus|title=Discographie Miley Cyrus|work=austriancharts.at|access-date=December 25, 2017}}

! scope="col" style="width:2.5em;font-size:90%;"|GER
{{cite web|url=http://www.musicline.de/de/chartverfolgung_summary/artist/Aura+Dione/29618/single|title=Chartverfolgung Aura Dione Single|work=Musicline.de|access-date=December 25, 2017|language=de}}

! scope="col" style="width:2.5em;font-size:90%;"|POL
{{cite web|title=Listy bestsellerów, wyróżnienia :: Związek Producentów Audio-Video|url=http://zpav.pl/rankingi/listy/nielsen/top5.php?idlisty=80|language=pl|work=ZPAV|access-date=2012-09-24|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120325210316/http://zpav.pl/rankingi/listy/nielsen/top5.php?idlisty=80|archive-date=2012-03-25}}

scope="row"| "I'm on a Roll"
(Stefano Langone featuring New Boyz & Rock Mafia)

| rowspan="2"| 2012

| — || — || —

|

| {{n/a|Non-album single}}

scope="row"| "Friends"
(Aura Dione featuring Rock Mafia)

| 3 || 4 || 1

|

  • DEN: Gold{{Certification Cite Ref|type=single|region=Denmark|artist=Aura Dione|title=Friends|award=Gold|certyear=2012|source=chart|id=17}}
  • AUT: Gold{{Certification Cite Ref|type=single|region=Austria|artist=Aura Dione|title=Friends|award=Gold|certyear=2012}}
  • GER: Gold{{Certification Cite Ref|type=single|region=Germany|artist=Aura Dione feat. RockMafia|title=Friends|award=Gold|certyear=2012}}
  • SWI: Gold{{Certification Cite Ref|type=single|region=Switzerland|artist=Aura Dione|title=Friends|award=Gold|certyear=2012}}

| Before the Dinosaurs

Selected production discography

= ''Hannah Montana'' soundtrack=

==''[[Hannah Montana (soundtrack)|Hannah Montana]]''==

==''[[Hannah Montana 2: Meet Miley Cyrus|Hannah Montana 2]]''==

  • "Bigger Than Us"

==''[[Hannah Montana 3]]''==

  • "It’s All Right Here"

= Miley Cyrus =

==''[[Meet Miley Cyrus]]''==

  • "See You Again"{{cite web|url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/hannah-montana-2-meet-miley-cyrus-mw0000481891/credits|title=Hannah Montana 2: Meet Miley Cyrus - Hannah Montana: Credits|publisher=AllMusic. Rovi Corporation|access-date=January 23, 2014}},
  • "East Northumberland High"
  • "Let’s Dance"
  • "Right Here"
  • "Clear"
  • "Good and Broken"

==''[[Breakout (Miley Cyrus album)|Breakout]]''==

==''[[Can't Be Tamed]]''==

= Selena Gomez =

==''[[Kiss & Tell (Selena Gomez & the Scene album)|Kiss & Tell]]''==

==''[[A Year Without Rain]]''==

  • "Rock God"{{cite AV media notes|title= A Year Without Rain |year= 2010 |type= booklet |publisher= Hollywood}}
  • "Off the Chain"
  • "Summer's Not Hot"

==''[[When the Sun Goes Down (Selena Gomez & the Scene album)|When the Sun Goes Down]]''==

==''[[Stars Dance]]''==

  • "Stars Dance"{{cite AV media notes|title= Stars Dance |year= 2013 |type= booklet |publisher= Hollywood}}
  • "Love Will Remember"

==''[[For You (Selena Gomez album)|For You]]''==

==''[[Revival (Selena Gomez album)|Revival]]''==

  • "Revival"
  • "Kill Em with Kindness"
  • "Body Heat"{{cite AV media notes|title= Revival |year= 2015 |type= booklet |publisher= Interscope}}
  • "Rise"
  • "Me & My Girls"
  • "Outta My Hands (Loco)"

= Demi Lovato =

==[[Sonny with a Chance (soundtrack)|''Sonny with a Chance'' soundtrack]]==

==''[[Unbroken (Demi Lovato album)|Unbroken]]''==

  • "You’re My Only Shorty"

= Sick Puppies =

Dressed Up as Life

Tri-Polar

Live & Unplugged

Polar Opposite

Connect

= Aly & AJ =

==''[[Into the Rush]]''==

==''[[Acoustic Hearts of Winter]]''==

==''[[Insomniatic]]''==

= Vanessa Hudgens =

==''[[V (Vanessa Hudgens album)|V]]''==

==''[[Identified]]''==

  • "Hook It Up"
  • "Don’t Leave"
  • "Vulnerable"
  • "Committed"

= ''Shake it Up'' soundtrack =

==''[[Shake It Up: Break It Down]]''==

  • Chris Trousdale and Nevermind — "Not Too Young"
  • Tim James and Nevermind — "Twist My Hips"
  • Anna Margaret and Nevermind — "All Electric"

==''[[Shake It Up: Live 2 Dance]]''==

  • TKO & Nevermind — "Critical"
  • TKO, Nevermind & SOS — "Surprise"
  • Nevermind & SOS — "Total Access"
  • Caroline Sunshine — "The Star I R"

==''[[Shake It Up: I Love Dance]]''==

  • Y.LA — "I Can Do Better"
  • TKO & Nevermind — "Law of Averages"

References

{{Reflist}}

External links

  • [http://www.rockmafiaforever.com Official Website of Rock Mafia] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130131013148/http://www.rockmafiaforever.com/ |date=2013-01-31 }} Official Website

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