Tastemaker Music

Tastemaker Music LLC (a.k.a. The Tastemakers) is a record production company, owned and operated by songwriter & multi-platinum selling record producer, Chad Dexter, primarily known as Chad Beatz.

Chad Dexter was born Chad Dexter Burnette on December 7, 1983. At age 17, during his high school years, Chad Dexter was introduced to and then soon after mentored by the artist/producer Ryan Leslie for a few years under Leslie's NextSelection imprint where he honed half of his songwriting and vocal/record production skills. Burnette, along with his father, used to also DJ local parties in the Boston metropolitan area; Burnette constantly wrote and produced full records from his bedroom/basement studio, where he learned and acquired most of his production and musical skills. In October 2003, at age 20, he was discovered by Derick Prosper and the [then] VP of G-Unit, Sha Money XL during his junior year in college, where he was soon awarded the moniker, Chad Beatz due to his infectious and hard-hitting sound. As a part of the deal, Beatz began doing in-house production for 50 Cent, Young Buck, Lloyd Banks and more.

Chad graduated with a Baccalaureate degree in Communications in Jan. 2005 from Mount Ida College in Newton, MA.

After a striving stint with G Unit Records, Beatz founded and formed the production company/imprint TasteMaker Music and started producing records under the label name.

Beatz has produced records, singles, demos and remixes for Jim Jones, Ashanti, Robin Thicke, Twista, Talib Kweli, Mobb Deep, Olivia, Cassie Ventura, Tiffany Evans, Teddy Riley, Fergie, Dawn Angeliqué Richard, and is currently producing for and collaborating with Travis McCoy of Gym Class Heroes, Colin Munroe, Priscilla Renea, Noreaga, Nelly, Lupe Fiasco, Tila Tequila, and Hannah Montana star, Shanica Knowles plus much more.

Chad Beatz (Chad Dexter) has currently co-wrote and produced the hit single "Girls Up" for The X Factor (UK) super-group Belle Amie and is also producing on the upcoming Cee-Lo Green & Goodie Mobb album We Sell Drugs Too with Nex Phaze.

Chad Beatz (Chad Dexter) was formerly part of the now defunct collaborative production group known as AudioDope that worked with rap artist Kal Duzay and Harlem rap collective Cheers Club – Vinny Chase and Kid Art.

• Jesse Boykins III "I Need You" , "Like Minded ft.Luke James , "Only Way Out"| Bartholomew Dec 8th, 2017
• Jesse Boykins III "Create Beauty"| Love Apparatus April 22, 2014
• Rico Love "They Dont Know" (Remix) | Oct 2013
• Vinny Chase | "Golden Army" Mixtape November 29, 2012
• 50 Cent 2011
  • Real Steel Soundtrack "Enforcer"*not credited*
• Belle Amie 2011 Album TBA
  • "Girls Up" (Single)
• Travie McCoy Lazarus June 8, 2010
  • "Dont Pretend" ft Colin Munroe
• NORE Part ll – Born Again 2010
  • "Club Is A Zoo"
• Twista Category F5 2009
  • "Jumpoff"
  • "One Lucky Girl"
• Jim Jones Harlem's American Gangster & Byrdgang M.O.B. Album 2008
  • "Byrdgang Money"

• Ashanti– The Declaration 2008
  • "Things You Make Me Do" ft Robin Thicke

• Talib Kweli Eardrum2007
  • "Hush" ft. Jean Grae

• Mobb Deep Blood Money (Mobb Deep album)
  • "DayDreamin"
• Lloyd Banks
  • "If You So Gangsta" Hunger For More

• • "Life" ft. Spider Loc Rotten Apple UK

• Young Buck
  • "Do It Like Me" Straight Outta Cashville
  • "This Is How We Roll"
  • "Project Niggaz"
• Olivia Behind Closed Doors
  • "In My Bed" ft 50 Cent

• Rihanna (Demo)
  • Bitch Im Special
• Beyoncé 2008
  • "Greenlight "
• Michelle Williams 2008
  • "We Break The Dawn"

• 50 Cent: Bulletproof Soundtrack
  • "I Run Ny"
  • "I Warned You"
  • All Themeatic, Intro and Outro Music