GoodWill & MGI
GoodWill & MGI are an American/Finnish production and songwriting duo consisting of William "GoodWill" Rappaport and Henri "MGI" Lanz. Formed in 2006, GoodWill & MGI have since been producing and writing with numerous major label artists and writers in the US, Europe, and Asia, including Pitbull, Akon, Justin Bieber, Inna, Kylie Minogue, Super Junior, EXO, 50 Cent, and Twista. Additionally, since 2011 they have been developing and breaking artists independently, including Radical Something.
GoodWill & MGI | |
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| Origin | Los Angeles, United States & Lahti, Finland |
| Genres | Pop, hip hop, R&B |
| Occupation(s) | Record producers, songwriters, executives |
| Years active | 2006–present |
| Labels | Perfection Shows MP&M LLC, M-Eazy Music, Warner/Chappell Music Publishing, HMC |
| Associated acts | Akon, Justin Bieber, Kylie Minogue, Radical Something, Super Junior, EXO |
| Website | http://www.goodwillmgi.com/ |
| Members | William "GoodWill" Rappaport Henri "MGI" Lanz |
In December 2013, they also inked their first joint venture label deal with Universal Scandinavia, which includes gold and platinum Scandinavian artists Nikke Ankara and Evelina among others.
Selected discography
| Year | Artist | Songs | Details |
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| 2014 | Viceroy | "The Life" feat. Penguin Prison | Producer ***Song peaked at #1 on Hype Machine popular chart |
| Kylie Minogue | "Les Sex" | Producer (Kiss Me Once, Warner Bros./Parlophone) *** Album peaked at #1 in Australia, #2 in the UK, and #3 on US Billboard Dance Albums Chart | |
| 2013 | EXO | "Heart Attack" | Producer/co-writer (XOXO, S.M. Entertainment) ***Over 1 Million Albums sold, Certified 10x Platinum in Korea, Album peaked at #1 Billboard World Albums Chart, #1 Korean Gaon Album Chart, #1 Korean Hanteo Album Chart, #9 Japanese Oricon Album Chart |
| Radical Something | 'Ride It Out' Album | All songs produced/co-written ***Album Peaked at #9 Billboard Heatseekers Albums Chart, #3 US iTunes Alternative Albums Chart | |
| Spica | "Tonight" (single) | co-writer (Lonely, B2M Entertainment) *** #8 Billboard K-Pop Hot 100 chart | |
| Mia Martina | "La La" (single) | Producer/co-writer (TBA, CP Records) *** #45 Billboard Dance Chart, #68 Canada Hot 100 | |
| Danny Fernandes | Fly Again (Broken Wings) (single), Come Back Down (single) | Producer/co-writer (Breathe Again, CP Records) *** Come Back Down peaked at #42 on Canada Hot 100 | |
| 2012 | Inna | Crazy Sexy Wild (Single) | Co-writer (Party Never Ends, Roton Records) ***Song peaked at #5 Romanian Hot 100, #49 Japan Hot 100, Album peaked at #3 Japanese Top 200 Albums Chart, #28 Mexican Top 100 Albums Chart |
| Radical Something | You Feel Amazing, Say Yes, Acid Rain, Valentine, Vibe to This, Waterfalls | All songs produced/co-written (No Sweat EP) ***EP Peaked at #11 Billboard Heatseekers Albums Chart, #33 US Billboard Independent Albums Chart, #6 US ITunes Albums Chart, #3 US ITunes Alternative Albums Chart | |
| Justin Bieber | Latin Girl | Co-producer (Unreleased, Island/Def Jam) | |
| Sean Kingston | Wake The Neighbors, Go | Producer/co-writer (Unreleased, Epic Records) | |
| Cross Gene | One Way Love | Producer/co-writer (Timeless: Future, Universal Music Korea/Amuse Korea) | |
| 2011 | Wisin & Yandel feat. Sean Kingston | Fever | Producer/co-writer (Los Vaqueros: El Regreso, WY/Universal Republic Records) ***Album Certified Gold in Mexico, Song performed on USA Latin Grammy Awards |
| Akon, DJ Felli Fel, Pitbull & Jermaine Dupri | Boomerang | co-writer (So So Def/IDJMG) | |
| Super Junior | Be My Girl | Producer/co-writer (Mr. Simple, SM Entertainment) ***Album has sold over 550,000 copies | |
| French Montana feat. Jadakiss, Three 6 Mafia, P-Dub | Self-Made Man | Co-producer/co-writer (Island/Def Jam Recordings) | |
| Day26 | We Own The Night | Co-writer (Unreleased, Atlantic Records) | |
| The Stunners | LOUDer (single) | Co-producer/co-writer (Unreleased, Universal Republic Records) | |
| 2010 | Pretty Ricky | Cookie Cutter (1st single) | Producer/co-writer (Bluestars 2) |
| Trina feat. P-Dub | Gucci Shoe Shoppin' | Producer/co-writer (Amazin', SNS/EMI) ***100,000+ Albums sold, Album peaked #13 Billboard 200, #1 Billboard Independent Albums Chart, #2 Billboard Rap Albums Chart | |
| 2009 | Twista feat. Akon | On Top (2nd single) | Producer/Co-writer (Category F5, EMI/GMG) |
| Ace Hood feat. P-Dub | Trigga Finger | Co-writer (We The Best Music Group/Def Jam Recordings) | |
| J.R. Writer feat. P-Dub | Jesse James | Producer/co-writer (Cinecrack, Babygrande Records) | |
| 2008 | 50 Cent | I'm On It Like That | Producer (Elephant in the Sand, G-Unit/Interscope Records) |
| The D.E.Y. | Bendecida Mi Nacion | Co-producer (The D.E.Y. Has Come LP, EPIC) | |
| Hell Rell | Realest Nigga Doin' It, Push 'em Back | Producer (Black Mask, Black Gloves, Babygrande Records) | |
| 40 Cal. | Go, We Go Hard, Young Skeme, Realer | Producer (Mooga, The Yellow Tape, Trigger Happy 2, Caroline Distribution) | |
| 2007 | DukeDaGod | The Corner | Co-producer (More Than Music Vol. 2, Koch Records) |
| J.R. Writer | Live from the Kitchen, Critically Acclaimed, Ima Hustla, I Gotta Make It | Co-producer (DukeDaGod Presents JR Writer: Writer's Block Pt. 4, Asylum Records) | |
| Ghostface Killah | When Death Comes | Producer (White Label) | |
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