[edit] Biography Harvey Mason, Jr. is the son of Harvey Mason, Sr., a noted session drummer. Damon Thomas was a songwriting and production partner for R&B producer Kenneth "Babyface" Edmonds during the late 1990s, and worked with Babyface on hits such as Dru Hill's "These are the Times" and Pink's "Most Girls". Harvey Mason Jr. was part of the Darkchild crew working alongside Rodney Jerkins before teaming up with Thomas. Mason and Thomas began working together in 1999, with their first major production being Tyrese's single "I Like Them Girls". Since then, the duo has worked with a number of R&B performers, among them Lionel Richie, Omarion, J. Valentine, Justin Timberlake, Joe, Donell Jones, Olivia, Mario, JoJo, Mario Vasquez, Stacie Orrico, Chris Brown, Jordin Sparks, Ruben Studdard, Fantasia, Katharine McPhee and more. Among their work has been the soundtrack for the long-planned film adaptation of the Broadway musical Dreamgirls, featuring performances by Jennifer Hudson, Beyoncé Knowles, Anika Noni Rose, Eddie Murphy, Keith Robinson, and Jamie Foxx. The Underdogs also produced the Aretha Franklin/Mary J. Blige collaboration "Never Gonna Break My Faith" for the Bobby soundtrack. In 2008, Underdog Entertainment will release Glenn Lewis' second album, Remember Me, and the debut of Luke & Q. The duo is also working on material for Brandy's next album, due in 2008 along with Teairra Mari's second studio album. They work since 2008 with JoJo on her third album All I Want Is Everything Damon Thomas was married to reality television star and actress Kim Kardashian from 2000 to 2004. [edit] Production and Songwriting Highlights - 2Pac - "Hell 4 A Hustler",
- 3rd Storee - "What Would It Be Like"
- Alesha Dixon - Hand It Over
- Aretha Franklin featuring Fantasia - "Put You Up On Game"
- Aretha Franklin featuring Mary J.Blige - "Never Gonna Break My Faith"
- Avant - "4 Minutes", "Can't Wait", "Now You Got Someone", "This Is Your Night"
- Az Yet - "Same Amazing You"
- B2K - "Gots To Be"
- B5 - "All Over Again, What It Do", "Things I Would Do", "Crave"
- Babyface - "Can't Stop Now", "Loneliness"
- Beyoncé - "Listen"
- Brandy - "List"
- Brian McKnight - "Shoulda, Woulda, Coulda"
- Britney Spears - "Mannequin"
- Calvin Richardson - "Not Like This"
- Charlie Wilson - "What If I'm The One", "Homeless", "Love, Love, Love", "Thinkin' Of You", "Jump In", "Let You Go"
- Chris Brown - "Ya Man Ain't Me", "Young Love", "Is This Love", "Take You Down", "Help Me", "Get At´Cha", "Nothin", "So Right It Aint Right", "Lottery", "Heart Ain't A Brain"
- Craig David - "Take 'Em Off", "My Love Don't Stop"
- Cruna - "I Ain't Tryna"
- Dane Bowers - "Shut Up And Forget About It"
- Deborah Cox - "If I Had One Wish", "U Need To Quit"
- Donell Jones - "Cuttin' Me Off", "Ooh Na Na"
- Dream - "That's OK", "Promise Me"
- D-Side - "Everything About You"
- Fantasia - "Ain't Gon' Beg You", "This Is Me"
- Ginuwine - "Good For Nothing", "Please You"
- Houston - "Ain't Nothing Wrong"
- James Fauntleroy - "She's Shining", "After Burner", "Day & Nite", "Cold Blooded", "Kind Of Love", "Let You Go", "Stroke"
- Javier - "Beautiful U R", "Biggest Mistake", "Slow Motion"
- Jay Sean - "Caught", "Never Love U Like Me"
- Jennifer Hudson - "And I Am Telling You I'm Not Going", "Love You I Do", "Invisible"
- Joe - "Ain't Nothin' Like Me", "Priceless", "Beautiful"
- JoJo - "Baby It's You", "Never Say Goodbye", "Impossible To Love"
- Jordin Sparks - "No Air"
- Justin Guarini - "Condition Of My Heart", "Get Here", "How Will You Know", "I Saw Your Face", "Thinking Of You"
- Justin Timberlake - "Still On My Brain"
- J.Valentine - "She's Worth The Trouble", "Wassup", "Heartbreak", "Climb Them Walls"
- Katharine McPhee - "Do What You Do"
- K-Ci & JoJo - "Love Me Carefully"
- KeAnthony - "Everytime I'm High", "Forever My Homie", "I Ain't Tryna", "I Thought", "My Song", "That's What I'll Be"
- Luke and Q - "My Turn", "Tonight Tonight Tonight", "Girls All Around Me"
- Lyfe Jennings - "Cops Up"
- Mario - "What Your Name Is", "Holla Back", "Could U Be", "How Could You", "I'm The One", "Love or Lust", "If I Hurt You"
- Mario Vazquez - "How We Do It", "We Supposed To Be"
- Marques Houston - "Always & Forever", "How You Just Gonna", "Miss Being Your Man", "Naked"
- Mishon - "Text Me", "Life Guard"
- Monica - "Sideline Ho", "My Everything"
- N2U - "Breakin The Law"
- Nina - "What If"
- NLT - "That Girl"
- O'Keith Stewart - "Choosing On The Dancefloor"
- Olivia - "You Got The Damn Thing"
- Omarion - "O", "Midnight", "Needs", "I'm Tryna", "Those Girls", "Wrong For Me"
- One Chance - "You're My", "Hurt You", "Don't Stop", "Speaking In Tongues", "Injury Reserve", "Man Cry"
- R.L. Huggar - "Good Man", "Model Chick"
- Ruben Studdard - "Sorry 2004", "Change Me", "Get Loose", "What If"
- Stacie Orrico - "More To Life", "I Promise"
- Tank - "My Body", My Heart", "Wedding Song", "Heaven", "Ain't Givin' Up", "Wanted", "Might Cry", "Who Dat", "Please Don't Go"
- Teairra Mari - "Find My Way Back"
- Toni Braxton - "I Wanna Be (Your Baby)", "I Hate You", "Finally"
- Tyrese - "Better To Know", "Come Back To Me Shawty", "How You Gonna Act Like That", "I Ain't Tryna", "I Like Them Girls", "I Must Be Crazy", "I Wanna Go There", "Kinna Right", "One", "Signs Of Love Makin'", "U Don't Give A Dawn About Me", "With Me"
- Victoria Beckham - "Like That", "Girlfriend"
- Pixie Lott - "Without You" (Co-written with Kara DioGuardi and Lott)
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