C. Ballin

C. Ballin
Background information
Birth name Chris Jackson
Also known as
  • C.Ballin
  • C-Ballin
  • See Ballin
Born Los Angeles, California, United States
Occupation(s) Record producer, songwriter, Recording Engineer
Instruments piano, drums, Logic, keyboards, bass guitar, ProTools
Years active 2006 – present
Associated acts

Chris “C. Ballin” Jackson is an American record producer, songwriter and recording engineer. Influenced by every genre from classical to pop, he was drawn to music with a lot of instrumentation from a very young age. C. Ballin has produced chart topping singles for Tyga, E-40, YG, Baby Bash, DJ Mustard and Too $hort.

Born and raised in Los Angeles, he attained a degree in audio engineering at Hollywood’s Musicians Institute. He landed his first job at Doggy Style Records owned by Snoop Dogg. During his time there as an engineer, he worked with Nas, Rihanna, The Game, Ray J, Brandy, Ne-Yo, Young Jeezy, Akon, Far East Movement, Kid Cudi, Kelly Rowland, The-Dream, Soulja Boy, and R. Kelly. C. Ballin was an A&R for Snoop and Interscope Records, working closely with Stampede Management's President Ted Chung. C.Ballin’s knowledge of sound from his engineering background sets his production style apart from the rest.

Career

2010

In 2010, he produced four songs on Baby Bash's Bashtown album.[1] This includes the first official single, "Go Girl",[2] which features E-40, a pop rap track that was released on November 30. Other tracks included the radio single "Fantasy Girl”, "Body Moves Slow” and "Beast In The Bedroom”. Bashtown charted on Billboard peaking at #38 on the R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart.[3]

2011

He collaborated with the hip hop legend Too Short in 2011 on his 16th album, No Trespassing,[4] released in February 2012. C.Ballin produced the only released single, "Money on the Floor”, which features Bay Area friend and ex-Label Mate, E-40.[5] They also released a music video for the single.[6]

2012

The Block Brochure: Welcome to the Soil trilogy by American rapper E-40. featured the single “Wasted”, “Blame It on the DJ”, “Turn It Up”, “I'm Doin' It” ft Dorrough, and “Making My Rounds”.[7] The albums were released on March 26, 2012 and charted at #8 on the Billboard Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums.[8] The other albums in the trilogy include The Block Brochure: Welcome to the Soil 1, The Block Brochure: Welcome to the Soil 2, and The Block Brochure: Welcome to the Soil 3.[9] Released on Monday, December 10, 2012, C. Ballin joined Glasses Malone[10] on the smash single “That Good ft Ty $ign & C. Ballin” as a featured artist produced by The Phraternity.[11]

2013

In 2013, C. Ballin worked with a variety of rappers. C.Ballin produced YG's “On The Set” featuring Tory Lanez on the mixtape Just Re'd Up 2 released on January 21, 2013.[12] C.Ballin’s name is credited as See Ballin on the album.[13] Tyga dropped the “Well Done 4”[14] mixtape on December 9, 2013, C.Ballin produced ”Pressed” featuring Honey Cocaine.[15] E40 reached out again for his albums The Block Brochure: Welcome To The Soil 5 and The Block Brochure: Welcome To The Soil 6 released on December 10, 2013.[16] C.Ballin produced “Countdown” featuring 2 Chainz on Vol 5.[17] and "Tonight" FT. Young Jeezy & Cousin Fik and "Put It In The Air" Ft. Mac Mall and Schoolboy Q on Vol 6. He also, produced a track from Bash's eighth studio album, “Unsung” released on December 17, 2013.[18] The single "Break It Down” features Too Short, Z-Ro and Clyde Carson.[19]

2014

C.Ballin teamed back up with YG on his debut album My Krazy Life, released on March 18, 2014 on the labels Pu$haz Ink, CTE World, Def Jam.[20] He produced the radio single “Do It to Ya” ft Teeflii, which also featured a music video.[21] In 2014, he produced three songs on Baby Bash’s Ronnie Rey All Day. The songs are “Certified Freak” featuring Baeza & G. Curtis,[22] “We Ready” featuring Ray J,[23] and “Blow It In Her Face” featuring Driyp Drop & Cousin' Fik.[24]

2015

Working with new producer new producer DJ Mustard in 2015, on his first solo project the 10 Summers: The Mixtape Vol. 1 for the single “All About You” featuring Teeflii, Casey Veggies & Choice.[25]

Production Discography

2011

Baby Bash – Bashtown (Universal, March 17, 2011)

No. TitleWriter(s)Producer(s) Length
4. "Go Girl" (feat. E-40)Bryant, Curtis James Jackson III, Earl StevensC. Ballin 3:46
6. "Body Moves Slow" (feat. Paul Wall & Krizz Kaliko)Bryant, Jackson, Paul Michael Slayton, Samuel William Christopher WatsonC. Ballin 4:20
9. "Beast In The Bedroom" (feat. Major James)Bryant, Jackson, JamesC. Ballin 3:55
15. "Fantasy Girl" (feat. Marty James)Bryant, James, JacksonC. Ballin 3:28

2012

Too Short – No Trespassing (album) (Dangerous Music, February 28, 2012)

No. TitleProducer(s) Length
14. "Money On The Floor" (featuring E-40)C. Ballin 3:55

E-40 – The Block Brochure: Welcome to the Soil 1 (Heavy on the Grind Ent., EMI, March 26, 2012)

No. TitleProducer(s) Length
9. "Turn It Up"  C. Ballin 4:02
18. "Help Me" (featuring Mike Marshall & Go Hard Black)C. Ballin 5:11
19. "Blame It on the DJ" (featuring C. Ballin)C. Ballin 4:05

E-40 – The Block Brochure: Welcome to the Soil 2 (Heavy on the Grind Ent., EMI, March 26, 2012)

No. TitleProducer(s) Length
20. "I'm Doin' It" (featuring Dorrough)C. Ballin 4:18

E-40 – The Block Brochure: Welcome to the Soil 3 (Heavy on the Grind Ent., EMI, March 26, 2012)

No. TitleProducer(s) Length
2. "Wasted" (featuring Cousin Fik)C. Ballin 3:37
4. "Making My Rounds"  C. Ballin 3:41

Glasses Malone – Glass House (Mixtape, December 10, 2012)[26]

No. TitleProducer(s) Length
2. "That Good" (featuring Tyga)The Fraternity 3:31

2013

C. Ballin – "Twerk Like Miley” (Single, September 23, 2013)

No. TitleProducer(s) Length
1. "Twerk Like Miley"  C. Ballin 3:23

YG – Just Re'd Up 2 (Pu$haz Ink, January 21, 2013)[27]

No. TitleProducer(s) Length
12. "On The Set" (featuring Tory Lanez)C. Ballin 3:26

Tyga – Well Done 4 (Mixtape, December 9, 2013)[28]

No. TitleProducer(s) Length
4. "Pressed" (featuring Honey Cocaine)C. Ballin 3:55

E-40 – The Block Brochure: Welcome to the Soil 5 (Heavy on the Grind Ent., December 10, 2013)

No. TitleProducer(s) Length
4. "Countdown" (featuring 2 Chainz)C. Ballin 3:21

E-40 – The Block Brochure: Welcome to the Soil 6 (Heavy on the Grind Ent., December 10, 2013)

No. TitleProducer(s) Length
6. "Tonight" (featuring Jeezy & Cousin Fik)C. Ballin 3:16
7. "Put It in the Air" (featuring Mac Mall & San Quinn)C. Ballin 4:02

Baby Bash – Unsung: The Album (Bashtown Music Group, December 17, 2013)[29]

No. TitleWriter(s)Producer(s) Length
1. "Break It Down"  BryantC. Ballin  

2014

YG – My Krazy Life (Pu$haz Ink, CTE World, Def Jam, March 18, 2014)

No. TitleProducer(s) Length
8. "Do It to Ya" (featuring TeeFLii)
  • DJ Mustard
  • C. Ballin
 4:25

Baby Bash – Ronnie Rey All Day (Bashtown Music Group, November 18, 2014)[30]

No. TitleWriter(s)Producer(s) Length
1. "Certified Freak" (featuring Baeza & G. Curtis)BryantC. Ballin 4:14
4. "We Ready" (featuring Ray J)BryantC. Ballin 3:41
13. "Blow It In Her Face" (featuring Driyp Drop & Cousin' Fik)BryantC. Ballin 3:30

2015

Dj Mustard – 10 Summers: The Mixtape Vol.1 (10 Summers, July 23, 2015)[31]

No. TitleProducer(s) Length
9. "All About You" (featuring Teeflii, Casey Veggies & Choice)C. Ballin 2:58

Glasses Malone – Glass House (Single, September 24, 2015)

No. TitleProducer(s) Length
11. "Get Busy" (featuring Tyga)C. Ballin 2:39

2016

K Camp - Lyric Ave, Interscope Records , Release Date TBD

No. TitleProducer(s) Length
9. "Touchdown"  C. Ballin  

References

  1. ↑ "Bashtown - Baby Bash". AllMusic. Retrieved January 15, 2012.
  2. ↑ "iTunes - Music - Go Girl (feat. E 40) - Single by Baby Bash". Itunes.apple.com. 30 November 2010. Archived from the original on 8 April 2011. Retrieved January 15, 2012.
  3. ↑ "Baby Bash Music News & Info". Billboard.com. Retrieved January 15, 2012.
  4. ↑ "iTunes - Music - Money On the Floor - Single by Too $hort". Itunes.apple.com. Retrieved June 9, 2016.
  5. ↑ "Too $hort & E-40 Release "Money On the Floor" Video // West Coast News Network". Dubcnn.com. Retrieved 2012-03-22.
  6. ↑ "Too Short f. E-40 - "Money On The Floor"". HipHop DX. Retrieved 2012-03-22.
  7. ↑ "E-40: The Block Brochure: Welcome to the Soil 1, 2, & 3". Pitchfork. 2012-04-18. Retrieved 2013-03-09.
  8. ↑ "E-40 – Chart history" Billboard Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums for E-40". Billboard.com. Retrieved October 23, 2014.
  9. ↑ "E-40 'Block Brochure: Welcome To The Soil' Album Commercials". Hiphop-n-more.com. 2012-03-10. Retrieved 2013-03-09.
  10. ↑ "Glasses Malone Artist Page". MTV.com.
  11. ↑ DJ Ill Will (Dec 10, 2012). "Glasses Malone - Glass House [New Mixtape]". hotnewhiphop.com. Retrieved June 9, 2016.
  12. ↑ Sermon's Domain. "Just Re'd Up 2 Mixtape". Audiomack.com. Retrieved June 9, 2016.
  13. ↑ "Just Re'd Up 2". Spinrilla.com. January 21, 2013. Retrieved June 8, 2016.
  14. ↑ "Tyga: Well Done 4 - Music on Google". Google Play. December 17, 2013. Retrieved June 8, 2016.
  15. ↑ Jonathan Hailey (Dec 2013). "Tyga Is In A Celebratory Mood On New Mixtape". theurbandaily.com.
  16. ↑ "E-40 Reveals Cover Art For 'The Block Brochure: Welcome To The Soil' Parts 4, 5 & 6' - XXL". Xxlmag.com. 2013-06-12.
  17. ↑ "The Block Brochure: Welcome To The Soil 5: Music". Amazon.com. 2013-10-29. Retrieved June 9, 2016.
  18. ↑ "Baby Bash "Unsung"". musictory. Retrieved June 9, 2016.
  19. ↑ pitpanther01 (Dec 18, 2013). "baby-bash-break-it-down". Hip Hop VIP.
  20. ↑ Worldwide Westside. "Video". Dailymotion.com.
  21. ↑ David Bell. "Dej Jam News". DefJam.com.
  22. ↑ Prime Zero. "Baby Bash - Certified Freak ft. Baeza, G Curtis". Vimeo.com.
  23. ↑ "We Ready". UrbanMusicHQ. November 24, 2014.
  24. ↑ "Blow It In Her Face - Baby Bash". Vevo. May 28, 2013.
  25. ↑ Rose Lilah (Jul 20, 2015). "DJ Mustard Announces "10 Summers: The Mixtape"". hotnewhiphop.com.
  26. ↑ "That Good". iTunes.com.
  27. ↑ flybeats09 (Jan 21, 2013). "JUST RE'D UP 2". Datpiff.com.
  28. ↑ "Well Done 4". iTunes.com. Last Kings Music. Dec 17, 2013.
  29. ↑ "Unsung the Album". iTunes.com. Bashtown. Dec 17, 2013.
  30. ↑ "Ronnie Rey All Day". iTunes.com. Bashtown Music Group. Nov 18, 2014.
  31. ↑ DJ Mustard (July 23, 2015). "DJ Mustard presents "10 Summers Vol 1"". Datpiff.com.
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