Michael "Mike" Elizondo is a well-known bassist, keyboardist, and hip hop music producer.
Mike resides with his wife, 3 daughters and newborn son in Westlake Village, CA.
Mike Elizondo is especially known for his collaborations with internationally successful producer Dr. Dre and rapper Eminem. He has played the bass for many of Dr. Dre's productions and has co-written some of Eminem's songs, including the hit single "The Real Slim Shady". He co-...
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Michael "Mike" Elizondo is a well-known bassist, keyboardist, and hip hop music producer.
Mike resides with his wife, 3 daughters and newborn son in Westlake Village, CA.
Mike Elizondo is especially known for his collaborations with internationally successful producer Dr. Dre and rapper Eminem. He has played the bass for many of Dr. Dre's productions and has co-written some of Eminem's songs, including the hit single "The Real Slim Shady". He co-produced several songs on Encore with Dr. Dre, and co-produced 50 Cent's hit single "In da Club", again, with Dr. Dre. Elizondo has also co-written songs for many other, notable artists, including Jay-Z, Busta Rhymes, Snoop Dogg, D-12, Xzibit, Nate Dogg and Obie Trice.
Aside from hip hop, Elizondo has worked with singer-songwriter Fiona Apple, producing her 2005 album Extraordinary Machine. He was also involved in album tracks for artists such as Nelly Furtado and Pink. He writes songs and plays the bass, guitar, and keyboards himself. With...
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