After 20 years in the music business, there isn't much that Timbaland hasn't accomplished -- but after releasing his memoir The Emperor Of Sound last November, the Norfolk, VA. native isn't interested in the past. Timbaland has been steadily, stealthily expanding his influence, working as executive producer of music for Fox's breakout series Empire, signing a new label deal with L.A. Reid and Epic Records covering his Mosley Music Group imprint and releasing his first-ever mixtape, King Stays King, on Christmas -- complete with a previously-unreleased Aaliyah track.
The super-producer who helped bring Missy Elliott, Aaliyah, Ginuwine and the bulk of Justin Timberlake's solo career to life wants to shake up the game again. Timbaland and ole-owned licensing company Jingle Punks have big plans, launching a new partnership that hopes to bring the artist's resources and songwriting skills to bear on original music for brand synchs, television and film scores, video game soundtracks and sponsorships -- every and anything on or in which his music could be used.
*billboard.com
