KoJAK (5)

[b]Kojak[/b], or [b]Kool KoJAK[/b], is a primary alias of the American-Brazilian producer, songwriter, composer, and visual artist [b][url=/artist/1383177]Allan P. Grigg[/url][/b] (b. 31 July 1972, Worcester, Massachusetts). His moniker is often stylized with triple "[b]O[/b]," as [b]Koo[u]o[/u]l Kojak[/b], as well as [b]KoOoLkOjAk[/b], [b]Ko0olk0jAk[/b], and other variations. Grigg started as a hip-hop "bedroom" producer in his early teens, co-founding the [b][l=IYF Productions][/b] cassette label with the [a=Average White Boys] crew circa 1984. He came to commercial breakthrough success in 2001 after co-writing and co-producing [a=Supla]'s [i][m=1596147][/i] album; Kojak also served as a musical director for Supla's live show at the third [l=Rock In Rio] festival the same year. After joining [a=Dr. Luke]'s production team at [b][l=Prescription Songs][/b] in 2009, Kojak co-wrote and co-produced many high-ranking pop hits, such as [a=Flo Rida]'s [i][m=172737][/i] featuring [url=/artist/1123409]Ke$ha[/url], [a=Kelly Clarkson]'s [i][m=143375][/i], one of [url=/artist/1123409]Ke$ha[/url]'s charting hits, [i][m=719743][/i], in 2011, and [i][m=789191][/i] (2012) by [a=Nicki Minaj]. More recently, Kool Kojak co-wrote and co-produced [a=Doja Cat]'s "Cyber Sex," the opening track and 4th single from her second album [i][m=1692792][/i] (2019) on [l=RCA]/[l=Kemosabe Records]. Circa 2018, Kojak co-founded an independent label and media production studio, [b][url=/label/2491330]TRIZM[/url][/b], with [a=Jenna Adler], Doja's [url=/label/756955]CAA[/url] booking agent. Kojak wrote and produced for many other prominent artists and bands, including [a=Matisyahu], [a=DMX], [url=/artist/1361606]N.A.S.A.[/url], [a=Warren G], [a=Waka Flocka Flame], [a=Charli XCX], [a=Travis Barker], [a=Sean Paul], [a=Yelle], [a=Kim Petras], [a=Britney Spears], [a=One Direction], [a=Icona Pop], [a=Ursula 1000], actors and comedians like [a=Chelsea Peretti], [a=Andy Milonakis], and [a=Ed Helms], [a=Dirt Nasty], [a=Lordz Of Brooklyn], and [a=Phil Greiss]. Most of his productions are published via the [b][url=/label/414588]KojakTrax[/url][/b] private imprint.

Some notable highlights of Kool Kojak's film/TV music production career include:

[b]2014[/b] · Produced and co-wrote "[i]Live Life[/i]" by [a=Jesse & Joy] for [a=Jorge R. Gutiérrez]'s directorial debut, [i][b][url=/master/800030]The Book of Life[/url][/b][/i] animated fantasy adventure comedy, produced by [a=Guillermo Del Toro], [url=/artist/16888864]Brad Booker[/url], [a14937452], and [a=Carina Schulze] for [l=Reel FX Animation Studios]/[l=20th Century Fox]

[b]2017[/b] · Produced and wrote "[i]Problem Child[/i]" by [a=Onyx] for [l=HBO]'s comedy TV series [b][i][url=/master/1296303]Silicon Valley[/url][/i][/b], created by [url=/artist/963946]Mike Judge[/url], [a=John Altschuler], and [a=Dave Krinsky]

[b]2018[/b] · Produced "[i]Spidey Bells (A Hero's Lament)[/i]" for [l=Marvel]'s animated superhero film [b][i][url=/master/1470547]Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse[/url][/i][/b], a comedic take on [url=/artist/784478]James Pierpont[/url]'s Christmas classic "[i]Jingle Bells[/i]" arranged by [url=/artist/3935543]Phil Lord[/url]. While not included on the film's CD/LP soundtrack, "Spidey Bells" was featured on [i][url=/master/1477283?year=2018]A Very Spidey Christmas[/url][/i] digital EP, initially released by [l=Sony Classical] on the film's theatrical premiere in December 2018, and re-released by [l=Music On Vinyl] in 2020 as a limited edition [url=/release/16314903]10" single[/url]

[b]2019[/b] · Produced two tracks for [url=/artist/9108808]Mike Mitchell[/url]'s animated adventure comedy [b][i][url=/master/1527798]The LEGO Movie 2: Second Part[/url][/b][/i]: [i]Not Evil[/i] sung by [a=Tiffany Haddish] as "Queen Watevra Wa'Nabi," and her [i]Gotham City Guys[/i] duo with [a=Will Arnett] as "[url=/artist/6488641]Lego Batman[/url]."