Luis Edgardo Resto (born July 22, 1961) is a Oscar-winning, Detroit-based musician, producer and keyboardist who has worked closely with rapper Eminem since his third major-label album The Eminem Show. He is of Puerto Rican descent, with both of his parents from Puerto Rico, and was raised in Detroit (Garden City), Michigan. He has played the keyboard for several Eminem-produced tracks and is credited for additional production on most Eminem-produced tracks on Encore. Resto released his own solo LP titled "Combo De Momento", and was released under his own imprint Resto World Music on May 18th, 2010. He co-wrote the Oscar-winning song, "Lose Yourself", featured in the movie 8 Mile with Jeff Bass and Eminem.
Discography
- "Combo De Momento" (May 18, 2010)
Production credits
2002
- 01. "Lose Yourself" (Credited as "Additional Production")
- 05. "Places To Go" (Additional production and keyboards)
2003
- Jay-Z - The Black Album (Studio album released November 14, 2003)
- 09. "Moment Of Clarity" (Additional production and keyboards)
2004
- Eminem - Encore (Studio album released November 12, 2004)
- 02. "Evil Deeds" (Intro keyboards)
- 04. "Yellow Brick Road" (Additional production and keyboards)
- 05. "Like Toy Soldiers" (Additional production and keyboards)
- 07. "Puke" (Additional production and keyboards)
- 08. "My 1st Single" (Additional production and keyboards)
- 15. "Spend Some Time" (Additional production and keyboards)
- 16. "Mockingbird" (Additional production and keyboards)
- 17. "Crazy In Love" (Additional production and keyboards)
- 18. "One Shot 2 Shot" (Additional production and keyboards)
- 20. "Encore/Curtains Down" (Additional keyboards)
- Eminem - Encore (Bonus CD released November 12, 2004)
- 01. "We As Americans" (Additional production and keyboards)
- 02. "Love You More" (Additional production and keyboards)
- 03. "Ricky Ticky Toc" (Additional production and keyboards)
- 2Pac - Loyal to the Game (Studio album released December 14, 2004)
- 01. "Soldier Like Me (Return of the Soulja)"
- 02. "The Uppercut"
- 03. "Out on Bail"
- 04. "Ghetto Gospel"
- 05. "Black Cotton"
- 06. "Loyal to the Game"
- 07. "Thugs Get Lonely Too"
- 08. "N.I.G.G.A. (Never Ignorant about Getting Goals Accomplished)"
- 09. "Who Do You Love?"
- 10. "Crooked Nigga Too"
- 11. "Don't You Trust Me?"
- 12. "Hennessy"
- 13. "Thug 4 Life"
2005
- 50 Cent - The Massacre (Studio album released March 3, 2005)
- 02. "In My Hood"
- 04. "I'm Supposed To Die Tonight"
- 10. "Ski Mask Way"
- 16. "My Toy Soldier"
- Obie Trice - Second Round's on Me (Studio album released August 15, 2006)
- 02. "Wake Up"
- 03. "Violent"
- 05. "Lay Down"
- 06. "Snitch"
- 08. "Ballad Of Obie Trice"
- 09. "Jamaican Girl"
- 10. "Kill Me a Mutha"
- 12. "All of My Life"
- 13. "Ghetto"
- 14. "There They Go"
- 17. "Everywhere I Go"
- 18. "Obie Story"
2007
- Cashis - County Hound EP May 22, 2007
- 06. "Pistol Poppin'" Feat Eminem (Prod. by Eminem & Luis Resto)
2009
- Eminem - Relapse
- 17. "Beautiful"
- Eminem- Relapse: Refill
- 4. "Elevator"
- Lil Wayne - Rebirth
- 8. "Drop the World (featuring Eminem)
2010
- B.o.B - B.o.B Presents: The Adventures of Bobby Ray
- 12. "Airplanes, Part II" (featuring Eminem and Hayley Williams of Paramore)
- Eminem - Recovery
- 5. "W.T.P."
- 7. "Not Afraid"
- Lloyd Banks - The Hunger for More 2
- 17. "Where I'm At"
2011
- Bad Meets Evil â€" Hell: The Sequel (EP released June 13, 2011; additional keyboards)
- 01. "Welcome 2 Hell"
- 02. "Fast Lane
- 03. "The Reunion"
- 04. "Above the Law"
- 06. "A Kiss"
- 07. "Lighters" (featuring Bruno Mars)
- 09. "Loud Noises" (featuring Slaughterhouse)
2013
- Eminem - The Marshall Mathers LP 2
- 04. "So Much Better"
- 10. "Brainless"
- 11. "Stronger Than I Was"
2014
- Jhené Aiko - Souled Out
- 03. "To Love & Die"
- Various Artists - Shady XV
- 03. "Die Alone"
- 04. "Vegas"
- 09. "Fine Line"
- 10. "Twisted"
- 11. "Right for Me"
2015
- Yelawolf - Love Story
- 03. "American You"
References
External links
- Resto World Music
- Luis Resto. The main man for Hip Hop Biography (and promotional interview for the Melodyne software)
