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Keybeats, composed of drummer Eric Seats and producer Rapture Stewart, were an American songwriting, production, and instrumentalist duo formed in 1997, moving from California to New York to work with Timbaland's production outfit (in collaboration with Blackground Records) in the late 1990s. The duo is best known for co-writing and producing group 702's hit single "Where My Girls At?", as well as Aaliyah's "Rock the Boat", resulting in eight written and produced tracks on her eponymous 2001 album. [1][2][3] Keybeats has also worked with Destiny's Child, Tank, and 702, and placed records onto several movie soundtracks. [4][5] Their contributions to "Rock The Boat" were utilized on Kanye West's "Fade" and The Weeknd's "What You Need" from his early House of Balloons project.[6][7] It was reported on a now-defunct Prince website that he was also inspired by their Aaliyah productions (namely "Rock The Boat") to record minor R&B hit "1000's of X's & O's" off of 2015 album Hit n Run Phase One. [citation needed]
Seats is currently a member of Stellar Award-winning gospel group The Soul Seekers, signed to GospoCentric / RCA Inspiration. [8]
- ^ "Aaliyah: The Foundation". HitsDailyDouble. Archived from the original on December 29, 2022. Retrieved December 29, 2022.
- ^ "Eric Seats | Musician | Producer". Archived from the original on December 29, 2022. Retrieved December 29, 2022.
- ^ "Aaliyah Returns to Music". Billboard. Archived from the original on February 27, 2023. Retrieved February 27, 2023.
- ^ "Making Beautiful Music". Jet. Johnson Publishing Company. August 27, 2007. Archived from the original on November 15, 2023. Retrieved February 27, 2023.
- ^ "Tank Rolls Out Blackground Debut". Billboard. March 10, 2001. Archived from the original on November 15, 2023. Retrieved February 27, 2023.
- ^ "Aaliyah and the Weeknd to appear on new collaborative single 'Poison'". NME. December 17, 2021. Archived from the original on June 4, 2022. Retrieved May 25, 2023.
- ^ "The Weeknd Performed Hypnosis with an Aaliyah Sample on "What You Need"". HNHH. March 21, 2021. Archived from the original on May 25, 2023. Retrieved May 25, 2023.
- ^ "First Listen: Eric Seats delivers a cool groove on "Turns Me On"". September 20, 2022. Archived from the original on May 25, 2023. Retrieved May 25, 2023.