Tony Black is a record producer, mixing engineer, recording engineer, musician and artist that has contributed to records with sales in excess of 50 million copies. He received a Grammy Award for his contribution to the album The Diary of Alicia Keys in 2005. Based in New York City, Black was a staff engineer at The Hit Factory from 1993 to 1998 where he worked with artists such as: Michael Jackson, Luther Vandross, Lil' Kim, Notorious B.I.G., Jay-Z, Nas and Wu Tang Clan. After leaving The Hit Factory staff, he continued engineering projects for numerous artists and producers. Recently, he has started a new production company named The Melody Club which encompasses his production and mixing projects.