Ernest Eugene Brown III, known in the music industry as Charlie Heat, is a Grammy-nominated music producer signed to G.O.O.D. Music. He was discovered by Kanye after Off-White creator Virgil Abloh showed the Chicago native his work while Brown was working at a welfare office, he flew him out & they made 3 records in the first week. After his signing to Very GOOD Beats, he produced for Kanye West, Vic Mensa, Two-9, Madonna, Pusha T and more. He was 1 out of 31 people credited for Kanye’s “All Day” and is also the genius behind the Kanye and Vic Mensa track “U Mad.”
Following the release of The Life of Pablo, where his name was credited on “Facts (Charlie Heat Version),” he continued to prove that Kanye signed him for a reason. He went on to release two remix projects, TILL JUNE and TILL AUGUST before dropping his first project on all platforms, No Rain No Flowers, which was a collaborative effort with long-time collaborator Ant Beale.
After the release of of No Rain No Flowers, Heat went on to produce tacks for Jeremih, Kehlani, Tommy Genesis, CyHi The Prynce, Denzel Curry, Christina Aguilera, Jesse y Joy, and many more.
In June of 2018, Charlie released a remix project titled FLAMES IN C MINOR, less than two weeks before releasing he first single for his album FIREWORKS, titled “Celebrate Life,” which featured DRAM and Ant Beale. Charlie Heat has since dropped two additional singles for his album, the Lil Baby and G Herbo assisted “WWYA” and the Denzel Curry collaboration “Aloha.”