Fred Jerkins III

Career

Jerkins is best known for his work with his brother Rodney "Darkchild" Jerkins. Jerkins has co-written several hit songs with Rodney Jerkins and LaShawn Daniels, among them "The Boy Is Mine" by Brandy and Monica, "Say My Name" and "Lose My Breath" by Destiny's Child, "It's Not Right but It's Okay" by Whitney Houston, "He Wasn't Man Enough" by Toni Braxton, and multiple tracks from Michael Jackson's album Invincible. He has also produced a number of songs under the Darkchild imprint for artists such as Brandy, Shola Ama, Men of Vizion, Keith Washington, and JoJo.

On his own, Jerkins is a noted producer of gospel music. He and his family are residents of Atlanta, Georgia.

Production

Jerkins has written or produced for Brandy, Michael Jackson, Beyoncé, Toni Braxton, Jessica Simpson, Jennifer Lopez, Aaliyah, Mary Mary, Destiny's Child, Spice Girls, Mel B, Shola Ama, TLC, Will Smith, Janet Jackson, Whitney Houston, Mary J. Blige, Men of Vizion, Keith Washington, Lionel Richie, Kirk Franklin, Kierra Sheard, Virtue, Papa San, Trin-i-tee 5:7 and Deitrick Haddon.

Awards

• Grammy Award for Best R&B Song – "Say My Name" By Destiny's Child.
• Dove Award for Urban Album of the Year – "Church on the Moon" By Deitrick Haddon.
• Dove Award for Urban Album of the Year – "This Is Me" By Kierra "Kiki" Sheard.
• Dove Award for Urban Recorded Song of the Year – "You Don’t Know" By Kierra "Kiki" Sheard.

References

References

1. Patrick, Kris [http://ugospel.com/darkchild-gospel-signs-tamyya-j/] DarkChild Gospel Signs TaMyya J. "PathMEGAzine.com", 28 April 2011. Accessed 2012-8-28
2. Bronson, Fred. (1 October 2003). "The Billboard book of number 1 hits". Billboard Books.
3. Jackson, Vincent. [http://nl.newsbank.com/nl-search/we/Archives?p_product=AC&p_theme=ac&p_action=search&p_maxdocs=200&p_topdoc=1&p_text_direct-0=0EF98C458A3B0566&p_field_direct-0=document_id&p_perpage=10&p_sort=YMD_date:D&s_trackval=GooglePM "JERKINS' ADVENTURES WITH JACKSON / PRODUCER'S WORK ON 'INVINCIBLE' SPANNED AN INCREDIBLE 2 1/2 YEARS"], ''[[The Press of Atlantic City]]'', 4 November 2001. Accessed 26 July 2011. "Fred Jerkins III, who is married with children resides in Galloway Township. He said he will record his Darkchild Gospel acts in the studio here."
4. n.p. [http://www.musicvf.com/songs.php?page=artist&artist=Fred+Jerkins+III&tab=songaswriterchartstab Music VF.com], "Songs Written by Fred Jerkins III.", n.d. Accessed 2012-8-30.
5. n.p. [http://www.discogs.com/artist/Fred+Jerkins+III Discogs], "Fred Jerkins III Discography.", n.d. Accessed 2012-8-30.
6. n.p. [http://www.grammy.com/nominees/search?artist=fred+jerkins&title=&year=All&genre=All Grammy.com], "Past Winners", n.d. Accessed 2012-8-28."
7. n.p. [http://www.doveawards.com/winners.php Dove Awards] {{webarchive. link. (25 May 2012 , "Winners of the 43rd Annual GMA Dove Awards", n.d. Accessed 2012-8-28.")
8. link. (26 April 2014 "38th Annual GMA Dove Award Recipients." n.d. Accessed 2012-8-28.)
9. link. (20 August 2011 , "Dove Awards History Year: 2005.", n.d. Accessed 2012-8-28)