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20-460: "Furthest Thing" was written by Drake, Anthony Palman, Noah "40" Shebib , Marvin "Hagler" Thomas and Adrian Eccleston, with 40, Thomas and Jake One producing it. In addition to Drake's lead vocals, the original track includes Brian Hamilton, Deborah Vernal, Jennifer Tulloch, Omar Richards, Owen Lee, Patricia Shirley and Rachel Craig as backing vocalists. Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone. This 2010s song-related article

40-702: A child actor , playing roles in television shows and films. His first role was in the 1996 "Go Eat Worms" episode of the Goosebumps television series. He also played a consistent role on the Gemini Award -winning television series, Wind at My Back . His best-known role came in his teen years, when he was featured as one of the lead males in the critically acclaimed The Virgin Suicides . He also had smaller roles in The Last Don and Perfect Pie ;

60-480: A hands-on capacity; an executive producer usually supervises the creative content, plans and schedules the filming with the producer and team, and may be involved in the financial budgeting of a production. Some writers, like Aaron Sorkin , Stephen J. Cannell , Tina Fey , and Ryan Murphy , have worked as both the creator and the producer of the same show. As in film, executive producer credits in television are also commonly applied to individuals who are involved in

80-676: Is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Noah %2240%22 Shebib Noah James Shebib (born March 31, 1983), better known as 40 , is a Canadian record producer, songwriter, record executive, and former child actor from Toronto , Ontario . He is best known for his production work for fellow Toronto native Drake , with extensive involvement on the entirety of Drake's discography since 2008. Shebib's production style, often described as downtempo and ambient, has become synonymous with Drake's sound. His other production credits include Lil Wayne , Alicia Keys , Beyoncé , Action Bronson , and Jamie Foxx . Shebib and Drake are two of

100-436: Is responsible for business decisions and more recently, organizing the recordings along with the music producer, whereas the record producer makes the music. Sometimes the executive producer organizes the recording and selects recording-related crew, such as sound engineers and session musicians . In the video game industry , the title "executive producer" is not well-defined. It may refer to an external producer working for

120-404: Is the grandson of actor and educator Mavor Moore , the great-grandson of Canadian theatre figure Dora Mavor Moore , and the great-great-grandson of Scottish-born economist James Mavor . His father is of partial Irish descent. He has three older sisters, Zoe, Suzanna, and Chaunce. As a child he attended school at Royal St. George's College and Humberside Collegiate Institute. Shebib began as

140-510: Is the song " Marvins Room ", where Shebib mixed the record so that it is "very dark and quiet and muddy and with the vocals cutting through like a razor" and is notorious for being heavy on the low end. In 2005, at the age of 22, Shebib was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis . His personal story is prominently featured on the National Multiple Sclerosis Society website, where he outlines his experiences with

160-517: Is uploaded to the label's blog site for streaming, before the album is officially released. One example is the single " Marvins Room ", which was first posted to the blog site five days after its conception, before it was even slated to be a single off the album. Recently Shebib has helped produce Drake's newer material, co producing the lead single " Started from the Bottom ", among other records. Shebib also worked on Drake's third album, Nothing Was

180-509: The National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences . Executive producer Executive producer ( EP ) is one of the top positions in the production of media. Depending on the medium, the executive producer may be concerned with management accounting or associated with legal issues (like copyrights or royalties ). In films, the executive producer generally contributes to the film's budget and their involvement depends on

200-505: The Same , his fourth studio album Views , and Scorpion . Shebib has been instrumental in creating Drake 's music, and together their "atmospheric, brooding sound has shaped the landscape of hip hop moving forward." Shebib's production is described as "sparse, ambient, slow-jam-like tracks dominated by brooding synths, minimalist piano or guitar parts, stripped-down, often muffled drums, and cinematic atmospheric treatments." An example

220-425: The disease, hoping that by creating awareness and "improving connections and knowledge about MS, we can end the disease". His mother was also diagnosed with multiple sclerosis. During the last weeks of his father's life, he and Zella Wolofsky were his dad's primary caregivers. He was awarded an honorary Doctorate of Laws (LLD) from York University on October 12, 2022. The Grammy Awards are awarded annually by

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240-413: The increase in executive producers per film is the desire to spread risk, whether due to increasing cost of film making for larger budget films, often met by multiple studios banding together, or alternatively the need to attract multiple smaller investors for lower budget independent films. In television, the executive producer credit is often applied to individuals who are involved with the production in

260-486: The latter was his last movie before he retired from acting. Early in Noah's career, before he started crafting beats, he DJ'd under the name DJ Chilly and performed alongside MC Elite (Everett MacLean). Shebib eventually made the shift from DJ to music producer, working with local Toronto artists like Empire, Knamelis, Stolenowners, and Christopher Morales, and Saukrates. He earned the nickname "40 Days & 40 Nights" (which

280-455: The latter, Shebib co produced almost every song, alongside his usual duties of recording and mixing the entire album. Shebib also produced the song "I'm Single" from Lil Wayne 's " No Ceilings " mixtape, " Un-Thinkable (I'm Ready) " for Alicia Keys and " Demonstrate " for JoJo . Shebib, along with Drake and Oliver El-Khatib, founded the OVO record label in 2012. Music produced under the imprint

300-416: The producers of a project, while others are involved in name only. The crediting of executive producers in the film industry has risen over time. In the mid-to-late 1990s, there were an average of just under two executive producers per film. In 2000, the number jumped to 2.5 (more than the number of standard "film producers"). In 2013, there were an average of 4.4 executive producers per film. One reason for

320-405: The production in a more hands-off capacity, such as the owner of the show's production company. In the case of multiple executive producers on a television show, the one responsible for day-to-day production is usually called the showrunner , or the leading executive producer. In recorded music, record labels distinguish between an executive producer and a record producer. The executive producer

340-531: The project, with some simply securing funds and others being involved in the filmmaking process. In films, executive producers may finance the film, participate in the creative effort, or work on set. Their responsibilities vary from funding or attracting investors into the movie project to legal, scripting , marketing, advisory and supervising capacities. Executive producers vary in involvement, responsibility and power. Some executive producers have hands-on control over every aspect of production, some supervise

360-614: The third day of work, Shebib decided to build an exclusive relationship with Drake, proclaiming that they were "going to take over the world together." Shebib's big break came in 2009, when he executive produced Drake's mixtape So Far Gone with Toronto-based producer, Boi-1da . He recorded and mixed every song off the mixtape, and also produced a few notable tracks such as "The Calm", "Houstatlantavegas", "Bria's Interlude" and " Successful ", all of which ended up defining Drake's sound going forward. He also worked on Drake's debut album Thank Me Later , and second album Take Care . On

380-488: The three co-founders of the OVO Sound label, which was launched as an imprint of Warner Records in 2012. Shebib has won two Grammy Awards from 18 nominations. Noah James Shebib is the son of Lebanese Canadian film director Donald Shebib and actress Tedde Moore , who is known for appearing in the 1983 film A Christmas Story ; she was pregnant with him during the production of that film. On his mother's side, he

400-431: Was later reduced to "40") early on in his career, as he would work in the studio throughout the night, with no sleep. He began working with then Degrassi star Aubrey Graham (Drake) in 2005. He was shown producing with Drake on Degrassi Unscripted . When Shebib first started working with Drake, he was originally just a recording and mixing engineer, providing no songwriting or production input at all. However, after

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