Mams Taylor
Mams Taylor is a British boxing promoter, singer, songwriter and producer[1] of Persian descent. He is most known for his song ‘Girl Gotta Girlfriend’, released in 2009 and also for being the CEO of Proper Loud Music.
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Origin | Cricklewood, London, England |
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Labels | Premier League Music |
Career
Music career
Taylor's song "LA Girls" featuring Joel Madden of Good Charlotte was featured on the MTV show, The Hills.[2] In addition to Taylor, the music video for "LA Girls" also stars UFC champion Quinton Jackson, Mila Kunis, and Carmen Electra.[3]
A later single of Taylor's called "Girls Gotta Girlfriend" featured Snoop Dogg, and Bobby Valentino was inspired by the openness about female bisexuality in Hollywood.[4] Taylor participated in the NOH8 Campaign which promotes marriage, gender, and human equality.[5]
In May 2013, Taylor teamed up with producer Ben Rico and formed the production/ writing duo called Feelabeat. They produced and wrote a single for Carmen Electra, titled "Bigger Dick".[6]
"United for Neda"
Taylor wrote and produced "United for Neda", which is a protest song recorded in English and Persian versions by many famous Iranian expatriates. It was inspired by the plight of Neda Agha-Soltan, a 26-year-old Iranian woman who was fatally shot on the streets of Tehran on 20 June 2010 by the Basij. Her death was recorded on a mobile phone video and received international attention when it hit the Internet.[7]
Other credits
Taylor invested one million dollars into Lady Gaga's career before she had commercially released any music and worked closely with her team as part of Coalition and Atom Factory. However, it ended up in a dispute which appears to have been settled.[8]
Taylor has written, produced and collaborated with a wide range of notable artists, such as Tiësto, Good Charlotte, Travis Barker, Robbie Williams, Rico Love, Billy Idol, T-Pain, Lil' Kim, The Game, Papa Roach, Snoop Dogg, Rodney Jerkins, Scott Storch, Dave Navarro, among others.[9]
In May 2013, Taylor teamed up with producer Ben Rico and formed the production/ writing duo called Feelabeat. They produced and wrote a single for Carmen Electra, titled "Bigger Dick".[6]
Taylor executive produced former Pussycat Doll Jessica Sutta's debut album, which charted in numerous territories and also achieved two number-ones on the Billboard Dance charts.[10] [11]
He also executive produced KSI's debut album Dissimulation, which debuted at number 2 on the UK Albums Chart and also reached the charts in 13 other countries.[12]
Proper Loud
Taylor owns a talent management company and record label called Proper Loud (formally Premier League Music), representing songwriter Rico Love, producer Diego Ave, artist and producer S-X, YouTuber and musician KSI, Internet personality King Bach, YouTube couple GoldJuice, photographer Nathan James, musician Nachi West, singer and songwriter Aiyana-Lee, TikTok star Katy Ford, as well as musicians Jono, Tania and Yoshi, among others.[13]
Proper Loud has achieved a number of accolades, 21 plaques of gold or platinum status, representing their clients and also for Taylor's creative involvement. Over the years, Taylor has facilitated major deals for his clients in publishing, recording and selling of catalogues. He earned a major deal for his client, Rico Love, with Hipgnosis Songs Fund.[14]
Since the inception of Misfits Boxing, Proper Loud has signed Deen the Great, Slim Albaher, and Hasim Rahman Jr..[15][16][17]
The Online Takeover
On 16 February 2021, Taylor and KSI partnered for the creation of the label named "The Online Takeover". first signee of the label was American-British singer Aiyana-Lee, who featured on the track "Killa Killa".[18][19] On 13 May 2022, KSI announced that he and Proper Loud have signed Yxng Dave to The Online Takeover, marking him the second artist to be signed to the label. [20]
Personal life
Taylor has a passion for mixed martial arts fighting and currently trains at PKG LA. He appeared in Fight Magazine in 2009.[23]
On 10 October 2010, Taylor married actress Krista Allen. Allen filed for divorce at the Los Angeles County Superior Court on 12 February 2012.[24]
Controversies
Hitting Jesse Metcalfe
A video of Taylor hitting actor Jesse Metcalfe has been repeatedly featured on the television program TMZ.[25]
Misfits Boxing mismatches
Taylor is the match maker for most of the bouts under Misfits Boxing. Many have criticised the matchmaking stating that most of the bouts are "mismatches" with examples such as; KSI vs Swarmz, Salt Papi vs Andy Warski, Jay Swingler vs Cherdleys and Hasim Rahman Jr. vs Greg Hardy which had a 100 Ibs difference between the two fighters. AnEsonGib called out Taylor on Twitter stating "You’re trying to throw me under the bus for the backlash of your poor match making. What number we at now, 11 mismatched fights this year."[26]
Discography
Studio albums
Title | Details |
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King Amongst Men: The Lost Album |
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Mixtapes
Title | Details |
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The R-Evoltion of Runk |
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Singles
Title | Year |
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"Girls Gotta Girlfriend" (featuring Snoop Dogg and Bobby V.) |
2009 |
Other credits
Title | Year | Artist | Credits | Certifications | Album |
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"Rich 'N Thuggin'" | 2011 | Glasses Malone | Producer | Beach Cruiser | |
"Bigger Dick" | 2013 | Carmen Electra | Songwriter | Non-album single | |
"Water Into Wine" | 2016 | Jessica Sutta | Feline Resurrection | ||
"Diving Deep" | |||||
"Torn Fishnets & Broken Heels" | |||||
"Get Lost" | Non-album single | ||||
"Sunday Island" | 2017 | Songwriter | I Say Yes | ||
"Lot On My Mind" | 2019 | S-X | True Colours | ||
"Wake Up Call" (featuring Trippie Redd) |
2020 | KSI | Dissimulation | ||
"Inside My Sin" | Aiyana-Lee | Non-album single | |||
"Bad Lil Vibe" (featuring Jeremih) |
KSI | Dissimulation | |||
"Lose" (with Lil Wayne) |
2021 | Executive producer | All Over the Place | ||
"Clear Out Time" | S-X | Songwriter | A Repeat Wouldn’t Go A Miss | ||
"All Night" (featuring Trippie Redd) |
2022 | Things Change | |||
"Summer is Over" | KSI | Composer | TBA | ||
Awards and nominations
Year | Award | Category | Recipient(s) | Result | Ref. |
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2022 | Music Week Awards | Manager of the Year | Himself | Nominated | [28] |
References
- "ACE Title Search". Archived from the original on 6 March 2013. Retrieved 7 May 2016.
- "The Hills | Season 6 Episodes (TV Series)". MTV.com.
- "Mams Taylor - "L.A. Girls" feat. Joel Madden - Premier League". YouTube. 4 March 2009. Archived from the original on 15 December 2021. Retrieved 21 May 2020.
- "Mams Taylor: The UK Outsider Comes In". AllHipHop.com.
- "Familiar Faces Part 2 | NOH8 Campaign". Noh8campaign.com.
- "Carmen Electra Brags About Having a "Bigger D--k Than You" in Latest Song (Seriously!)". E!Online. 16 May 2013. Retrieved 10 June 2020.
- Azadeh Ansari CNN (9 July 2009). "'United for Neda' is artists' song for Iranian people". CNN.com. Retrieved 11 February 2011.
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has generic name (help) - "Hollywood Docket: Lady Gaga Management Firm Legal Drama". The Hollywood Reporter. 21 April 2011. Retrieved 26 April 2019.
- "Mams Taylor Artist Biography". AllMusic. n.d. Retrieved 15 June 2020.
- "Jessica Stutta Interview". NaludaMagazine. 22 July 2015. Retrieved 15 June 2020.
- "Song Premiere: J Sutta Covers Sophie B. Hawkins' 'Damn I Wish I Was Your Lover'". Yahoo. 2 December 2015. Retrieved 15 June 2020.
- "KSI". OfficialChartsCompany. n.d. Retrieved 18 June 2020.
- "Premier League Entertainment Roster – Premier League Entertainment is a record company based in North America, comprising Premier League Music Label, label services and Premier League Management". Premierleagueentertainment.com. Retrieved 10 June 2020.
- "Premier League Music – Premier League Music is a record company based in North America, comprising Premier League Music Label, label services and Premier League Management". Premierleaguemusic.com. Retrieved 26 April 2019.
- Taylor, Mams (3 September 2022). "Proper Loud welcomes Slim to the family!!!". Twitter.
- Rahman Jr., Hasim (13 September 2022). "This year been a roller coaster, extremely blessed to be aboard & have such an amazing opportunity!! Thank you @MamsTaylor let's shake up the WORLD!!! #ProperLoud #Misfits #GoldBlooded". Twitter.
- Deen the Great (11 October 2022). "Signed & official ! Proud to be apart of the team 🙏🏽❤️". Twitter.
- "KSI's announcement on Twitter". twitter. 16 February 2021. Archived from the original on 16 February 2021. Retrieved 16 February 2021.
- "KSI launches The Online Takeover label". Music Week. 16 February 2021. Archived from the original on 16 February 2021. Retrieved 16 February 2021.
- KSI (13 May 2022). "Welcome to the team bro @YxngDave". Twitter. Archived from the original on 14 May 2022. Retrieved 14 May 2022.
- "Wasserman partners with YouTuber KSI for new boxing promotion company". SportsPro. 22 June 2021. Archived from the original on 24 February 2022. Retrieved 7 March 2022.
- DAZN. "DAZN y Misfits Boxing anuncian la nueva serie de veladas 'MF & DAZN: X Series'". DAZN. Archived from the original on 30 June 2022. Retrieved 1 July 2022.
- "<%=ogTitle%>". Archived from the original on 2 December 2013. Retrieved 23 November 2013.
- "Separation and Divorce". Indiaglitz.com. Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 27 August 2015.
- "Mams Taylor - Hollywood Knockout King | TMZ". YouTube. 24 December 2012. Archived from the original on 15 December 2021. Retrieved 21 May 2020.
- AnEsonGib (3 December 2022). "11 mismatched fights this year 👏🏼". Twitter.
- "BRIT Certified - KSI" (To access, enter the search parameter "KSI"). British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 8 January 2021.
- Twitter https://twitter.com/mamstaylor/status/1498307245817438213. Retrieved 28 February 2022.
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