Brandon Michael Green (born July 23, 1988), known professionally as Maejor (formerly Bei Maejor and later Maejor Ali ), is an American record producer, rapper, singer, and songwriter from Detroit , Michigan . Green has written and produced songs for several prominent artists in the music industry—most extensively Justin Bieber —and is half of the EDM duo Area21 , alongside Dutch DJ Martin Garrix .
In 2013, Green was briefly signed to Def Jam Recordings , and released the breakout single as a solo artist, " Lolly " (featuring Juicy J and longtime collaborator Justin Bieber). The song peaked at number 19 on the Billboard Hot 100 . As well as producing music for national campaigns including Pepsi and the Boston Celtics , Maejor has also scored film soundtracks for Bratz: The Movie (2007), The Princess and the Frog (2009) and Think Like a Man (2012). He also has produced music for video games including N
Maejor was born Brandon Green on July 23, 1988. [2] He graduated from the University of Michigan , Ann Arbor in 2008. Immediately after graduation, he moved to Atlanta and joined Ne-Yo 's production team Compound Entertainment. [3] Maejor released his first mixtape Upside Down , which features appearances from Keri Hilson , Trey Songz , Drake and T-Pain . He also lent his vocal and production skills on the official remix of Ciara 's " Ride ", with André 3000 and Ludacris .