The Monsters & Strangerz
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The Monsters & Strangerz are an American production and songwriting team from Miami, Florida. The team features The Monsters: Alexander "Eskeerdo" Izquierdo, Stefan Johnson, and Jordan K. Johnson and The Strangerz: Marcus "Marc Lo" Lomax and Clarence Coffee Jr.[1]
The Monsters & Strangerz | |
|---|---|
| Origin | Miami, Florida, U.S. |
| Occupations | |
| Years active | 2010–present |
| Members | The Monsters: Alexander Izquierdo Stefan Johnson Jordan K. Johnson The Strangerz: Marcus "MarcLo" Lomax Clarence Coffee Jr |
In 2011, The Monsters & Strangerz moved their operation to Los Angeles and have produced and written for artists including Maroon 5, Camila Cabello, Halsey, Zedd, Rihanna, Nick Jonas, Liam Payne, Katy Perry, Selena Gomez, Pitbull, Jennifer Lopez, Britney Spears, Dua Lipa, Demi Lovato, Jason Derulo, Fifth Harmony, Kanye West, Big Sean, Bebe Rexha, and many others.
The Monsters originated as a team in 2008, when Stefan Johnson began to engineer for Miami artist and songwriter Alexander "Eskeerdo" Izquierdo. At the time Johnson was an in-demand engineer working with major artists like Rick Ross, Pitbull, and Diddy. Shortly after meeting Eskeerdo and Johnson along with his brother and producer Jordan Johnson formed The Monsters.
The Strangerz met through a mutual friend in high school in early 2005. Marcus "MarcLo" Lomax is the son of a pastor and a multi-instrumentalist; he began his musical career in his father's church band. Clarence Coffee Jr. is the son of a gospel singer; he grew up perfecting his vocals and melodies after being inspired by his family's passion for music.
The Monsters & Strangerz were introduced to each other in late 2010.
The group frequently collaborates on songwriting and production with American singer-songwriter, rapper and producer Jon Bellion, who they started working with in 2018.[2]
Production discography
These tracks are produced credited under The Monsters & Strangerz.
| Year | Album | Artist | Details | Member |
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| 2016 | Work From Home | Fifth Harmony | Top 40 Radio #1, Rhythmic Radio #1, Billboard Hot 100 #4 | Alexander Izquierdo |
| 2017 | Slow Hands | Niall Horan | Top 40 Radio #1, Adult Top 40 Radio #1, Billboard Hot 100 #11 | Alexander Izquierdo |
| 2018 | The Middle | Zedd featuring Maren Morris & Grey | Top 40 Radio #1, Adult Top 40 Radio #1, Adult Contemporary Radio #1, Hot Dance/Electric Songs #1, Billboard Hot 100 #5, Grammy nominated Song of The Year, Record Of The Year, Best Pop Duo/Group Performance | Jordan Johnson, Stefan Johnson, Marcus Lomax |
| 2019 | Graveyard | Halsey | Top 40 Radio #7, US Dance Club Songs #1 | Jordan Johnson, Stefan Johnson |
| 2019 | Memories | Maroon 5 | Top 40 Radio #1, Adult Top 40 Radio #1, Adult Contemporary Radio #1, Billboard Hot 100 #2 | Jordan Johnson, Stefan Johnson |
| 2020 | Break My Heart | Dua Lipa | Top 40 Radio #1, Adult Top 40 Radio #2, Adult Contemporary Radio #6, Billboard Hot 100 #13 | Jordan Johnson, Stefan Johnson |
| 2020 | Be Like That | Kane Brown featuring Khalid & Swae Lee | Top 40 Radio #8 | Alexander Izquierdo |
| 2020 | Levitating | Dua Lipa | Top 40 Radio #1, Adult Top 40 Radio #1, Billboard Hot 100 #2 | Clarence Coffee |
| 2021 | Anyone | Justin Bieber | Billboard Hot 100 #6 | Jordan Johnson, Stefan Johnson |
| 2022 | Ghost | Justin Bieber | Top 40 Radio #1, Billboard Hot 100 #5, Adult Top 40 Radio #1, Adult Contemporary Radio #5 | Jordan Johnson, Stefan Johnson |
- ^ "How Do You Make Hits For Pop A-Listers? Jon Bellion and The Monsters & Strangerz Explain Their Formula". Billboard.
- ^ Spruch, Kirsten (February 11, 2020). "How Do You Make Hits For Pop A-Listers? Jon Bellion and The Monsters & Strangerz Explain Their Formula". Billboard. Retrieved August 28, 2023.