James Fauntleroy

Broken Record with Rick Rubin, Malcolm Gladwell, Bruce Headlam and Justin Richmond

Pushkin Industries

Society & Culture, Music

4.5 • 4.2K Ratings

🗓️ 30 January 2024

⏱️ 63 minutes

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James Fauntleroy is one of the most prolific pop songwriters of the past 15-plus years. Some of his most prized placements include writing songs for Beyoncé, Rihanna, Justin Timberlake and Bruno Mars. He’s also contributed background vocals to songs by Travis Scott, Jay-Z and his longtime friend, the late Nipsey Hustle.

Similar to his music industry idol and mentor Babyface, James Fauntleroy is also an artist in his own right. While his songs have lived on streaming platforms over the past decade, in December James released his official debut album, The Warmest Winter Ever—a Christmas album put through the Fauntleroy filter.

On today’s episode Justin Richmond talks to James Fauntleroy about why he decided to drop his debut album well over a decade into his career. He also explains how hundreds of his songs were stolen and posted online by international hackers. And why he considers both Weird Al Yankovic and John Mayer among some of his biggest musical influences.

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1:18.0	But in December, he finally released his first official debut album, The Warmest Winter Ever, a Christmas album that's put through the Font-Lroy filter.
1:27.0	On today's episode, I talked to James Font-Lroy about why he decided to drop his debut album well over a decade into his career.
1:35.2	He also explains how hundreds of his songs were stolen and posted online by international
1:39.2	hackers, and why he considers both Weird Al Yankovic and John Mayer among some of his biggest musical influences.
1:47.0	This is Broken Record.
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