Draft:Jean Paul Makhlouf

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Jean Paul Makhlouf
Birth nameJean Paul Makhlouf
Also known asJP Makhlouf
Born (1986-10-18) October 18, 1986 (age 37)
Roseland, New Jersey, United States
Years active2002–present
Musical career
Genres
Occupation(s)
  • DJ
  • record producer
  • musician
Instrument(s)
  • Vocals
  • guitar
Labels

Jean Paul Makhlouf (born October 18, 1986),[1] also known as JP Makhlouf is an American electronic music artist and producer from Roseland, New Jersey. He is best known as the singer and DJ of American electronic music band Cash Cash.[2]

Early life[edit]

Makhlouf was born in Roseland, New Jersey on October 18, 1986. He met and befriended Cash Cash member Samuel Frish in elementary school.[3] He attended West Essex High School and graduated from the school in 2004.[4] Makhlouf attended college while working for animal shelters before getting signed to their first record label.[5]

Career[edit]

Makhlouf first began playing in a band under the name The Consequence in 2002 alongside longtime friend Samuel Frisch.[6] In 2007, Makhlouf and Frisch regrouped as "Cash Cash" with Anthony Villacari and Alex Makhlouf joining the band. The group has released five studio albums: Take It to the Floor (2008), Love or Lust (2011), The Beat Goes On (2012), Blood, Sweat & 3 Years (2016) and Say It Like You Feel It (2021). Their fourth studio album Blood, Sweat & 3 Years peaked at number 125 on the Billboard 200 and was certified platinum in South Korea in 2017.[7]

Mahklouf has also done work on the Sonic the Hedgehog franchise releasing two songs: "Speak With Your Heart" and "Reach For the Stars".[8][9] In 2011, Makhlouf performed the two songs at the Tokyo Game Show and Sonic Boom, respectively. He also worked on many remixes for both the console/PC version and Nintendo 3DS version of Sonic Generations.

Makhlouf produced Big Time Rush's debut studio album, BTR and Dot Dot Curve's album, I'm Still Here. Makhlouf also provided backing vocals and additional guitar on I'm Still Here. Makhlouf has done programming and engineering on the album Crazy World by Boys Like Girls. In 2019, Makhlouf was credited as the composer, editor and sound designer on the album Hurts 2B Human by P!nk.[10]

Makhlouf co-wrote and produced the song "Live for the Night" by Krewella in 2013.[11] Makhlouf mastered and engineered Clean Bandit's song "Symphony" in 2017.[10]

Personal life[edit]

Makhlouf has a younger brother, Alex Makhlouf who is also apart of the group Cash Cash.[2] In 2022, Makhlouf became engaged with longtime girlfriend Elise Raye.[12]

Tyga Incident[edit]

On March 11, 2016, Makhlouf was physically assaulted by Tyga's team.[13] The altercation stemmed from Tyga delaying his scheduled set, which conflicted with the time Cash Cash was set to perform. It was reported that the altercation started out with a verbal argument that led Tyga's DJ to allegedly throw a punch.[14] Makhlouf suffered a concussion, injured kidney, alongside bruises to his head and body from the incident.[15]

Discography[edit]

with Cash Cash

Main article: Cash Cash discography

Singles[edit]

Title Year Album
"Speak With Your Heart"[8] 2010 Sonic Colors Original Soundtrack
"Reach For the Stars"[9] 2011 25th Anniversary Selection − Blue Selection

Other appearances[edit]

Year Artist Album Notes Ref.
2010 Big Time Rush BTR Producer [10]
2011 Dot Dot Curve I'm Still Here Guitar, producer, soloist [16]
2012 Sonic Generations Original Soundtrack: Blue Blur Additional programming, remixing, sound producer [17]
Boys Like Girls Crazy World Engineer, programming [18]
Allstar Weekend The American Dream Composer [10]
Jeffree Star Mr. Diva Composer [19]
2013 Krewella Get Wet Composer [20]
2014 Pink Grenade Fear of a Pink Planet Composer [21]
2017 Sofía Reyes Louder! Composer [22]
Clean Bandit "Symphony" Engineer, mastering engineer [10]
2019 P!nk Hurts 2B Human Composer, editing, sound design [23]
2020 Wrabel Piano Composer [24]
Leah In Afrikaans (Live) Composer [25]

References[edit]

  1. ^ @cashcash (October 18, 2016). "Happy birthday to the one and only @JPcashcash!! Everyone go show him some love 🎂 🎉 🙌" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  2. ^ a b David Jeffries. "Cash Cash – Biography by David Jeffries". AllMusic. Retrieved November 21, 2022.
  3. ^ Patrick Ryan (March 23, 2014). "On the Verge: Cash Cash banks on EDM fans". USA Today. Retrieved December 4, 2022.
  4. ^ Melanie Montes (March 3, 2017). "From small town teens to big time popstars". Retrieved December 4, 2022.
  5. ^ Nadee Mode (December 11, 2017). "Interview: Cash Cash Gives Us The 411 On Being Attacked By Wild Monkeys In Bali". Retrieved December 14, 2022.
  6. ^ "Cash Cash – biography". Hip Online (mirror at Internet Archive cached on March 4, 2010). October 21, 2008. Archived from the original on March 4, 2010. Retrieved November 21, 2022.
  7. ^ @cashcash (August 7, 2017). "WOW!! "Blood, Sweat & 3 Years" went PLATINUM in South Korea !! 🤑🤑🤑 Thank you all sooo much!! #bigbeatrecords #warnermusickorea #cashcash" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  8. ^ a b "Speak With Your Heart - Jean Paul Makhlouf & Alex Makhlouf". Shazam. Retrieved September 27, 2022.
  9. ^ a b "Reach For the Stars - Jean Paul Makhlouf & Cash Cash". Shazam. Retrieved September 27, 2022.
  10. ^ a b c d e "Jean Paul Makhlouf - Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved September 27, 2022.
  11. ^ Tyler Almodovar (November 25, 2013). "Jean Paul Makhlouf Fills Us In On Cash Cash's Past & Present". Retrieved November 29, 2022.
  12. ^ @jpcashcash (April 22, 2022). "Today was a movie... literally" – via Instagram.
  13. ^ Billboard Staff (March 14, 2016). "Tyga's Team Accused of Assaulting Cash Cash Member: Report". Billboard. Retrieved September 28, 2022.
  14. ^ Jessica Sager (March 14, 2016). "Tyga's team accused of assaulting EDM band Cash Cash". Page Six. Retrieved September 28, 2022.
  15. ^ Chris Mench (March 14, 2016). "Members of Tyga's Crew Reportedly Attacked EDM Group Cash Cash at a Sea Cruise Festival". Complex. Retrieved September 28, 2022.
  16. ^ "I'm Still Here - Dot Dot Curve Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved September 27, 2022.
  17. ^ "Sonic Generations Original Soundtrack: Blue Blur". Amazon. Retrieved December 5, 2022.
  18. ^ "Crazy World - Boys Like Girls Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved September 27, 2022.
  19. ^ "Mr. Diva EP - Jeffree Star Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved December 14, 2022.
  20. ^ "Get Wet - Krewella Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved September 27, 2022.
  21. ^ "Fear of a Pink Planet - Pink Grenade Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved September 27, 2022.
  22. ^ "Louder! - Sofia Reyes Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved September 27, 2022.
  23. ^ "Hurts 2B Human - P!nk Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved September 27, 2022.
  24. ^ "Piano - Wrabel Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved September 27, 2022.
  25. ^ "Leah - In Afrikaans (Live) Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved September 27, 2022.
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