The Monsters & Strangerz

The Monsters & Strangerz
The Monsters & Strangerz
Origin	Miami , Florida , U.S.
Occupation(s)	Record producers ; songwriters ;
Years active	2010?present
Members	The Monsters: ; Alexander Izquierdo ; Stefan Johnson ; Jordan K. Johnson ; The Strangerz: ; Marcus "MarcLo" Lomax ; Clarence Coffee Jr ;

The Monsters & Strangerz are an American production and songwriting team from Miami , Florida . The team features The Monsters: Alexander " Eskeerdo " Izquierdo, Stefan Johnson, and Jordan K. Johnson and The Strangerz: Marcus "Marc Lo" Lomax and Clarence Coffee Jr. ^[1]

In 2011, The Monsters & Strangerz moved their operation to Los Angeles and have produced and written for artists including Maroon 5 , Camila Cabello , Halsey , Zedd , Rihanna , Nick Jonas , Liam Payne , Katy Perry , Selena Gomez , Pitbull , Jennifer Lopez , Britney Spears , Dua Lipa , Demi Lovato , Jason Derulo , Fifth Harmony , Kanye West , Big Sean , Bebe Rexha , and many others.

History [ edit ]

The Monsters originated as a team in 2008, when Stefan Johnson began to engineer for Miami artist and songwriter Alexander " Eskeerdo " Izquierdo. At the time Johnson was an in-demand engineer working with major artists like Rick Ross , Pitbull , and Diddy . Shortly after meeting Eskeerdo and Johnson along with his brother and producer Jordan Johnson formed The Monsters.

The Strangerz met through a mutual friend in high school in early 2005. Marcus "MarcLo" Lomax is the son of a pastor and a multi-instrumentalist; he began his musical career in his father's church band. Clarence Coffee Jr. is the son of a gospel singer; he grew up perfecting his vocals and melodies after being inspired by his family's passion for music.

The Monsters & Strangerz were introduced to each other in late 2010.

The group frequently collaborates on songwriting and production with American singer-songwriter, rapper and producer Jon Bellion , who they started working with in 2018. ^[2]

Production discography [ edit ]

These tracks are produced credited under The Monsters & Strangerz .

Title	Year	Artist(s)	Album	Member(s)
"Big Nut Bust"	2010	Big Sean	Finally Famous Vol. 3: Big	Production only
"Million Dollar Girl" (featuring Keri Hilson and Diddy )		Trina	Amazin'	Production only
"Showing Out"		Trina	Amazin'	Production only
"Louder"	2012	Flo Rida	Wild Ones	Izquierdo J. Johnson S. Johnson
"Never Been Hurt"	2013	Demi Lovato	Demi	J. Johnson S. Johnson Lomax
"Forget Forever"		Selena Gomez	Stars Dance	Coffee Jr. Izquierdo J. Johnson S. Johnson Lomax
"Butterflies"		Zendaya	Zendaya	J. Johnson S. Johnson Lomax
"Heaven Lost an Angel"				Coffee Jr. J. Johnson S. Johnson Lomax
"Only When You're Close"				Coffee Jr. J. Johnson S. Johnson Lomax
"Leave My Heart Out of This"		Fifth Harmony	Better Together	J. Johnson S. Johnson Lomax
"One Wish"		Fifth Harmony	Better Together	Coffee Jr. J. Johnson S. Johnson Lomax
" On My Way "	2014	Lea Michele	Louder	Coffee Jr. J. Johnson S. Johnson Lomax
" Sexercise "		Kylie Minogue	Kiss Me Once	Coffee Jr. J. Johnson S. Johnson Lomax
"Champagne"		Ferras	Ferras	Production only
" It Was Always You "		Maroon 5	V	J. Johnson S. Johnson Lomax
"Coming Back for You"		Maroon 5	V	J. Johnson S. Johnson Lomax
"Already Gone"		Boyz II Men	Collide	Coffee Jr. J. Johnson S. Johnson Lomax
"Contigo Quiero Estar"		Thalia	Amore Mio	Coffee Jr. J. Johnson S. Johnson Lomax
" Fun " (featuring Chris Brown )	2015	Pitbull	Globalization	Coffee Jr. Izquierdo J. Johnson S. Johnson Lomax
"Do What You Like"		Taio Cruz	Non-album single	S. Johnson Lomax
"Pray"		Bebe Rexha	I Don't Wanna Grow Up	Izquierdo J. Johnson S. Johnson Lomax
" I Can't Stop Drinking About You "		Bebe Rexha	I Don't Wanna Grow Up	J. Johnson S. Johnson Lomax
" Cheyenne "		Jason Derulo	Everything Is 4	S. Johnson Lomax
" Levels "		Nick Jonas	Nick Jonas X2	J. Johnson S. Johnson Lomax
"Lipstick" (featuring Tyga )		Isac Elliott	Faith	J. Johnson S. Johnson Lomax
" Dirty Work "		Austin Mahone	Dirty Work ? The Album	Izquierdo J. Johnson S. Johnson Lomax
" Body on Me " (featuring Chris Brown )		Rita Ora	Non-album single	J. Johnson S. Johnson Lomax
"El mismo sol" (featuring Jennifer Lopez )		Alvaro Soler	Eterno Agosto	Production only
" Hey Everybody! "		5 Seconds of Summer	Sounds Good Feels Good	Coffee Jr. J. Johnson S. Johnson Lomax
"Castaway"		5 Seconds of Summer	Sounds Good Feels Good	Coffee Jr. J. Johnson S. Johnson Lomax
"Heart Drop"		Inna	Inna	Coffee Jr. J. Johnson S. Johnson Lomax
" Fine by Me "		Chris Brown	Royalty	Production only
" If It Ain't Love "	2016	Jason Derulo	Non-album single	J. Johnson S. Johnson Lomax
"Thank You" (featuring R. City )		Meghan Trainor	Thank You	J. Johnson S. Johnson Lomax
"Great Escape"		Tini	Tini	J. Johnson S. Johnson Lomax
" Love Make the World Go Round "		Jennifer Lopez and Lin-Manuel Miranda	Non-album single	J. Johnson S. Johnson Lomax
"I Lied"		Fifth Harmony	7/27	Izquierdo J. Johnson S. Johnson Lomax
"Voicemail"		Fifth Harmony	7/27	J. Johnson S. Johnson Lomax
"Someday" (featuring Meghan Trainor )		Michael Buble	Nobody but Me	Production only
" I Would Like "		Zara Larsson	So Good	Izquierdo J. Johnson S. Johnson Lomax
"Educate Ya" (featuring Jason Derulo )	2017	Pitbull	Climate Change	J. Johnson S. Johnson Lomax
" I'm a Lady "		Meghan Trainor	Non-single album	Production only
"Pretend You're Missing Me"		Betty Who	The Valley	J. Johnson S. Johnson Lomax
" Remember I Told You " (featuring Anne-Marie and Mike Posner )		Nick Jonas	Non-album single	J. Johnson S. Johnson Lomax
"Never Let Me Let You Go"		Shawn Hook	My Side of Your Story	J. Johnson S. Johnson Lomax
"Lonely Night"		Fifth Harmony	Fifth Harmony	J. Johnson S. Johnson Lomax
"Lay Your Head On Me"		Juanes	Ferdinand	Izquierdo J. Johnson S. Johnson Lomax
" The Middle "	2018	Zedd , Maren Morris , and Grey	Non-album single	J. Johnson S. Johnson Lomax
"HeartLess"		Madison Beer	As She Pleases	J. Johnson S. Johnson Lomax
"Better Man"		5 Seconds of Summer	Youngblood	J. Johnson S. Johnson Lomax
"Sad"		Bebe Rexha	Expectations	J. Johnson S. Johnson Lomax
"So Real (Warriors)" (featuring Jess Glynne )		Too Many Zooz vs. KDA	Non-album single	J. Johnson S. Johnson Lomax
" 8 Letters "		Why Don't We	8 Letters	J. Johnson S. Johnson Lomax
"Back Together"		Loote	Non-album single	J. Johnson S. Johnson Lomax
" Ruin My Life "		Zara Larsson	Poster Girl	J. Johnson S. Johnson
"We're Not Friends"		Jacob Sartorius	Better with You	Izquierdo J. Johnson S. Johnson Lomax
"Mona Lisa"		Sabrina Carpenter	Singular: Act I	J. Johnson S. Johnson Lomax
"Do With It"	2019	Betty Who	Betty	S. Johnson Lomax
"Ugly"		Anitta	UglyDolls	J. Johnson S. Johnson
"Nostalgic"		A R I Z O N A	Asylum	J. Johnson S. Johnson
" Hate Me "		Ellie Goulding and Juice Wrld	Non-album single	J. Johnson S. Johnson Lomax
"Hurt for Long"		In Real Life	She Do	Izquierdo J. Johnson S. Johnson
"Queen of the Night"		Hey Violet	Non-album single	J. Johnson S. Johnson
" In Your Arms " (with X Ambassadors )		Illenium	Ascend	Izquierdo J. Johnson S. Johnson
" Not 20 Anymore "		Bebe Rexha	Non-album single	J. Johnson S. Johnson
"Doing to Me"		Astrid S	Doing to Me	J. Johnson S. Johnson
" Graveyard "		Halsey	Manic	J. Johnson S. Johnson
"What Do I Do?"		Georgia Ku	REAL	J. Johnson S. Johnson
"Slow Dance" (featuring Ava Max )		AJ Mitchell	SKYVIEW	J. Johnson S. Johnson
"Do It to Myself"		Nova Miller	The Phases	Production only
" Shameless "		Camila Cabello	Romance	J. Johnson S. Johnson
" Liar "				J. Johnson S. Johnson
"Bad Kind of Butterflies"				J. Johnson S. Johnson
"Remember"		Liam Payne	LP1	J. Johnson S. Johnson Lomax
"Hips Don't Lie"				Izquierdo J. Johnson S. Johnson Lomax
"Down"				J. Johnson S. Johnson Lomax
" Vulnerable "	2020	Selena Gomez	Rare	J. Johnson S. Johnson
"For Your Love"		Gunnar	old shit	J. Johnson S. Johnson
"Lonely Eyes"		Lauv	How I'm Feeling	J. Johnson S. Johnson Lomax
"Billy"				J. Johnson S. Johnson
"Tell My Mama"				J. Johnson S. Johnson Lomax
"Invisible Things"				J. Johnson S. Johnson
" Break My Heart "		Dua Lipa	Future Nostalgia	J. Johnson S. Johnson
"Worse"		New Hope Club	Non-album single	J. Johnson S. Johnson
" Daisies "		Katy Perry	Smile	J. Johnson S. Johnson
"Exhale" (featuring Sia )		Kenzie	Non-album single	Lomax
"Play W/ Me"		Bailey Bryan	Fresh Start	J. Johnson S. Johnson
" Funny "		Zedd and Jasmine Thompson	Non-album single	J. Johnson S. Johnson Lomax
"Difficult"		Amy Allen	Non-album singles	J. Johnson S. Johnson
"Heaven"		Amy Allen	Non-album singles	J. Johnson S. Johnson
" Prisoner " (featuring Dua Lipa )		Miley Cyrus	Plastic Hearts	J. Johnson S. Johnson Lomax
"Things Are Different"	2021	Picture This	Life In Colour	J. Johnson S. Johnson
"Overdrive"		Conan Gray	Superache	J. Johnson S. Johnson
"Selfish" (featuring Jonas Brothers )		Nick Jonas	Spaceman	J. Johnson S. Johnson Lomax
" As I Am " (featuring Khalid )		Justin Bieber	Justice	J. Johnson S. Johnson
" Ghost "				J. Johnson S. Johnson
"Love You Different" (featuring Beam )				Izquierdo J. Johnson S. Johnson Lomax
" Anyone "				Izquierdo J. Johnson S. Johnson
"Name" (featuring Tori Kelly )				J. Johnson S. Johnson
"All Your Exes"		Julia Michaels	Not in Chronological Order	J. Johnson S. Johnson
"Love Is Weird"				J. Johnson S. Johnson
"Pessimist"				J. Johnson S. Johnson
"Little Did I Know"				Production only
"Lie Like This"				J. Johnson S. Johnson
"Wrapped Around"				J. Johnson S. Johnson
"Undertone"				J. Johnson S. Johnson
"That's the Kind of Woman"				J. Johnson S. Johnson
" Electric "		Katy Perry	Pokemon 25: The Album	J. Johnson S. Johnson
" Remember This "		Jonas Brothers	Non-album single	J. Johnson S. Johnson
" Lost "		Maroon 5	Jordi	Izquierdo J. Johnson S. Johnson
" Nobody's Love "				J. Johnson S. Johnson
" Memories "				J. Johnson S. Johnson
"Mercy"		Jonas Brothers	Space Jam: A New Legacy	J. Johnson S. Johnson
"I Wanna Love You But I Don't"		Ben Platt	Reverie	J. Johnson S. Johnson
" Imagine "		Ben Platt	Reverie	Izquierdo J. Johnson S. Johnson
" Chasing Stars " (featuring James Bay )		Alesso and Marshmello	Non-album single	Izquierdo J. Johnson S. Johnson
"Out of Focus"		Urban Cone	West Coast	J. Johnson S. Johnson Lomax
" Marry Me "	2022	Jennifer Lopez and Maluma	Marry Me	J. Johnson S. Johnson
"Wild Dreams" (featuring Khalid )		Burna Boy	Love, Damini	J. Johnson S. Johnson
"Birthday Girl"		Lizzo	Special	J. Johnson S. Johnson
"In the Kitchen"		Renee Rapp	Everything to Everyone	J. Johnson S. Johnson
"All She Wanna Do"		John Legend	Legend	J. Johnson S. Johnson
"Somebody"		Sam Ryder	There's Nothing but Space, Man!	Coffee Jr. J. Johnson S. Johnson
"Mind Games"		88rising and Milli	TBA	J. Johnson S. Johnson Lomax
" My Mind & Me "		Selena Gomez	Non-album single	J. Johnson S. Johnson
"That's What I Get"	2023	charlieonnafriday	TBA	J. Johnson S. Johnson
"Gone"		Noa Kirel	Non-album single	J. Johnson S. Johnson Lomax
"Miracle"		Jonas Brothers	The Album	Izquierdo J. Johnson S. Johnson
"Montana Sky"				J. Johnson S. Johnson
" Wings "				J. Johnson S. Johnson
"Sail Away"				J. Johnson S. Johnson
"Americana"				Izquierdo J. Johnson S. Johnson
"Celebrate"				Izquierdo J. Johnson S. Johnson
"Vacation Eyes"				Additional production only
" Summer Baby "				J. Johnson S. Johnson
"Little Bird"				J. Johnson S. Johnson
"Minute"		Kim Petras	Feed the Beast	J. Johnson S. Johnson
"Tiziana"		Glaive	I Care So Much That I Don't Care at All	J. Johnson S. Johnson
" Love Like This "		Zayn	TBA	J. Johnson S. Johnson
"Jeans" (featuring Miguel )		Jessie Reyez	Non-single album	J. Johnson S. Johnson
"Not Done Yet"		Quavo	Rocket Power	Izquierdo J. Johnson S. Johnson
"Raindance" (featuring Native Soul)		Jon Batiste	World Music Radio	J. Johnson S. Johnson
"Holy Moly"		Ive	I've Mine	Clarence Coffee Jr
" Love On "	2024	Selena Gomez	Non-album single	J. Johnson S. Johnson
"Shine On"	2024	Tori Kelly	Tori.	J. Johnson S. Johnson

Top 10 Singles [ edit ]

Year	Album	Artist	Details	Member
2016	Work From Home	Fifth Harmony	Top 40 Radio #1, Rhythmic Radio #1, Billboard Hot 100 #4	Alexander Izquierdo
2017	Slow Hands	Niall Horan	Top 40 Radio #1 , Adult Top 40 Radio #1, Billboard Hot 100 #11	Alexander Izquierdo
2018	The Middle	Zedd featuring Maren Morris & Grey	Top 40 Radio #1, Adult Top 40 Radio #1, Adult Contemporary Radio #1, Hot Dance/Electric Songs #1, Billboard Hot 100 #5, Grammy nominated Song of The Year, Record Of The Year, Best Pop Duo/Group Performance	Jordan Johnson, Stefan Johnson, Marcus Lomax
2019	Graveyard	Halsey	Top 40 Radio #7 , US Dance Club Songs #1	Jordan Johnson, Stefan Johnson
2019	Memories	Maroon 5	Top 40 Radio #1 , Adult Top 40 Radio #1, Adult Contemporary Radio #1, Billboard Hot 100 #2	Jordan Johnson, Stefan Johnson
2020	Break My Heart	Dua Lipa	Top 40 Radio #1, Adult Top 40 Radio #2, Adult Contemporary Radio #6, Billboard Hot 100 #13	Jordan Johnson, Stefan Johnson
2020	Be Like That	Kane Brown featuring Khalid & Swae Lee	Top 40 Radio #8	Alexander Izquierdo
2020	Levitating	Dua Lipa	Top 40 Radio #1, Adult Top 40 Radio #1, Billboard Hot 100 #2	Clarence Coffee
2021	Anyone	Justin Bieber	Billboard Hot 100 #6	Jordan Johnson, Stefan Johnson
2022	Ghost	Justin Bieber	Top 40 Radio #1, Billboard Hot 100 #5, Adult Top 40 Radio #1, Adult Contemporary Radio #5	Jordan Johnson, Stefan Johnson

References [ edit ]

^ "How Do You Make Hits For Pop A-Listers? Jon Bellion and The Monsters & Strangerz Explain Their Formula" . Billboard .
^ Spruch, Kirsten (February 11, 2020). "How Do You Make Hits For Pop A-Listers? Jon Bellion and The Monsters & Strangerz Explain Their Formula" . Billboard . Retrieved August 28, 2023 .

[1] "How Do You Make Hits For Pop A-Listers? Jon Bellion and The Monsters & Strangerz Explain Their Formula" . Billboard .

[2] Spruch, Kirsten (February 11, 2020). "How Do You Make Hits For Pop A-Listers? Jon Bellion and The Monsters & Strangerz Explain Their Formula" . Billboard . Retrieved August 28, 2023 .

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