Lowrey school composer project Bazzoun

1. COMPOSER OUR

2. This powerpoint was made by:

3. ZEINAB BAZZOUN & ZAINAB HUSSEIN

4. OUR COMPOSER IS: Shaffer Chimere Smith (a.k.a Ne-Yo) DID YOU KNOW A.K.A Stands for “ A lso K nown A s” A.K.A

6. BIRTH BORN: OCTOBER 18 BIRTHPLACE: CAMDEN,AR BIRTHMOTHER: LORRAINE BURTS

7. CHILDHOOD CHILDHOOD Born in a one parent family, our composer grew up in a house filled with women. He lived with his aunts, grandma, and his sister. He began writing songs when he was still a child.

9. How the record began . . . Before he started his own career, Shaffer wrote songs for other artists. He was first introduced to DefJam Records by a friend, where he was immediatley signed up, and that's where his career took off!! :)

10. Accomplishments YEAR OF THE GENTLEMEN TON OF GRAMMY AWARDS MANY #1 HITS #1 BILLBOARD R&B CHART HE WROTE SONGS FOR ARTISTS SUCH AS MARY J.BLIGE, B2K, FAITH EVANS, MARIO. MUSIQ AWESOME Terrific