Timbaland, has had many reincarnations–from disc jockey DJ Tiny Tim, to half of the hip-hop group Timbaland & Magoo, from membership in Devante Swing’s Swing Mob crew known as Da Bassment, to S.B.I. (Surrounded By Idiots), a production ensemble including Pharrell Williams, to being CEO of his own label, Mosley Music Group.
In 2006 he founded a new label appropriately called Mosley Music. Mosley debuted with Nelly Furtado’s “Promiscuous,” featuring Timbaland which hit #1, as did her album which sold over 15 million copies. Mosley Music has since sold over 40 million albums and over 50 million singles with global success from releases including Nelly Furtado, Bubba Sparks, One Republic, Chris Cornell, Keri Hilson and several others including Timbaland’s own solo releases. Timbaland has released two books, a biography aptly titled The Emperor of Sound, and his children’s book Nighttime Symphony. Timbaland is the co-founder of the music tech platform Beatclub. Beatclub is a music creator platform that offers all of the tools, resources, community, mentorship, education, placement opportunities and more in a centralized creator hub which has attracted artists, producers and songwriters at all levels from the emerging bedroom producer and artist, to Grammy Award-winning creators. Beatclub’s mission is to support and empower music creators by providing the necessary tools, access, education and monetization opportunities to be successful, all in one subscription.
Timbaland is also the co-creator of pandemic phenomenon Verzuz with music producer Swizz Beats.