

His first mixtape, PartyNextDoor, was released to the iTunes Store on July 1, 2013. Having made electronic-infused R&B under his real name Jahron Brathwaite, he signed a publishing deal with Warner/Chappell as a songwriter, under the name PartyNextDoor, at age 18. He was inspired by the music his father played to him when he was younger such as Jodeci, Boyz II Men, Blackstreet and 112.Ĭareer 2007–2014: Career beginnings and debut album Jahron Anthony Brathwaite was born to a Jamaican mother and a Trinidadian father in Mississauga, Ontario. He has also seen success as a songwriter, having penned " Work", which was released on Rihanna's album Anti and peaked at number-one on the Billboard Hot 100 and become one of the most successful songs of the year, along with " Wild Thoughts" which peaked at number 2 on the Billboard Hot 100. He subsequently released PartyNextDoor Two and PNDColours in 2014 and PartyNextDoor 3 in 2016. He then released his first EP self-titled PartyNextDoor later that year. PartyNextDoor was the first artist signed to Drake's OVO Sound record label in 2013, in a joint-venture with Warner Records.

Jahron Anthony Brathwaite (born July 3, 1993), known professionally as PartyNextDoor (stylized as PARTYNEXTDOOR), is a Canadian singer, songwriter, and record producer.
