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Auburn can refer to:

Geographical locations[link]

Australia

• Auburn, New South Wales
  • Auburn Council, the local governing body
  • Electoral district of Auburn
• Auburn, South Australia
• Auburn, Victoria

British Isles

• Auburn, East Riding of Yorkshire, village in England, UK, mostly abandoned due to coastal erosion
• A real or a fictitious village in Ireland, described by the Irish poet Oliver Goldsmith in his poem "The Deserted Village" (1770).^{[clarification needed]}

Canada

• Auburn, Nova Scotia
• Auburn, Ontario

United States

• Auburn, Alabama
• Auburn, California
• Auburn, Colorado
• Auburn, Florida
• Auburn, Georgia
• Auburn, Illinois
• Auburn, Indiana
• Auburn, Iowa
• Auburn, Kansas
• Auburn, Kentucky
• Auburn, Maine
• Auburn House (Towson, Maryland), a historic home located on the grounds of Towson University
• Auburn, Massachusetts
• Auburn, Michigan
• Auburn (Natchez, Mississippi), an Antebellum Greek Revival mansion in Duncan Park and a U.S. National Historic Landmark
• Auburn, Nebraska
• Auburn, New Hampshire
• Auburn, New Jersey
• Auburn, New York
• Auburn, North Carolina
• Auburn, Oregon
• Auburn, Pennsylvania
• Auburn, Rhode Island
• Auburn, Washington
• Auburn, West Virginia
• Auburn, Chippewa County, Wisconsin
• Auburn, Fond du Lac County, Wisconsin
• Auburn, Wyoming
• Sweet Auburn, a historic African-American neighborhood along Auburn Avenue in Atlanta, Georgia.

People[link]

• Alex Auburn, musician
• Auburn (singer)
• David Auburn, playwright

Military[link]

• Battle of Auburn I
• Battle of Auburn II
• USS Auburn

Other uses[link]

• Auburn (color)
• Auburn Automobile, made in Auburn, Indiana
• Auburn Rubber Company, mainly a producer of rubber toys, especially toy vehicles
• Auburn Correctional Facility, New York State
• Auburn University, a university in Auburn, Alabama, USA
• Auburn Tigers, the athletic program of Auburn University
• Auburn (turkey), a breed of domestic turkey
• Auburn system, a penal method
• Auburn Correctional Facility, a state prison located on State Street in Auburn, New York

See also[link]

• Auburn Historic District (disambiguation)
• Auburndale (disambiguation)
• Auburn Township (disambiguation)
• Auburn Hills, Michigan

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J. R. Rotem
Background information
Birth name	Jonathan Reuven Rotem
Born	1975 (age 36–37) Johannesburg, South Africa
Genres	Pop, Hip Hop
Occupations	Record producer
Instruments	Piano
Years active	2001–present
Labels	Beluga Heights
Associated acts	Sean Kingston, Rihanna, Nicki Minaj, Jason Derulo, Rick Ross, Britney Spears, Usher, 50 Cent, Ne-Yo, Leona Lewis, Dr. Dre, Maroon 5
Website	belugaheights.com/jr

Jonathan Reuven "J. R." Rotem (born 1975)^[1] is an American record producer.

Biography[link]

Early life[link]

Rotem was born in South Africa to Israeli immigrant parents. He moved to Toronto at the age of two and finally to Moraga, California when he was twelve.^[2][3][4]

Rotem's entry point into music was in receiving classical piano instruction at a young age.^[5] When he attended Berklee College of Music in Boston it was initially with the intention of studying film scoring, but he ended up majoring in jazz composition.^[3][5]

Career[link]

As his first major label placement, the Destiny's Child song "Fancy", from their 2001 album "Survivor", is cited by Rotem as being his first 'big break', and the song that convinced the young producer that it was worth pursuing this career path.^[5] Nevertheless, further success was not forthcoming and for years Rotem struggled to make further headway in the industry.^[5]

A significant breakthrough came when, through mutual friend Evan Bogart, he managed to attract the attention of manager Zach Katz, a former music attorney who had previously represented rapper Rakim as well as various producers and songwriters in the Aftermath/Shady/G-Unit camp.^[6] Rotem says, "One of my biggest goals for years was meeting a manager with a good reputation and with connections to get my music to people."^[5] When asked in an interview with HitQuarters what made Katz decide to take the producer on, he said,

"This was a time where most of the people were beat makers, they didn't really play instruments. JR on the other hand, had a vast musical background ... So musically there were no limitations as far as what he could bring. Number two J.R he was very, very focused. He really wanted to win. And number three he was humble. If I gave him any suggestions about his tracks he would literally sit there and take notes. Then he would come back the next day with the changes I had suggested."^[6]

Rotem's next major cut was 50 Cent's "Position Of Power" in 2005. In 2006, together with Katz and his brother Tommy, Rotem started his own record label, Beluga Heights, inking a joint venture partnership with Epic. Sean Kingston, a young Miami-based Pop artist, was the labels first signing. Kingston's self titled debut album went on to sell over 2 million albums and 10 million singles worldwide. Rotem also started a publishing company under the Beluga Heights umbrella, signing "SOS" co-writer Evan "Kidd" Bogart.^[7] Under a newly formed joint venture with Warner Bros. Records, the label signed pop sensation Jason Derulo, who's debut album went on to sell 14 million singles and over 1 million albums worldwide.

In 2009 Rotem was honored as BMI Produced Of The Year. In 2011 he was again honored by BMI as Songwriter Of The Year alongside Lady Gaga and Derulo.

His trademark is a horn that follows with a stylised "J-J-J-J-J-R" or "Beluga Heights" at the start or end of records with which he has been affiliated.

Rotem currently resides in Beverly Hills, California.

Discography[link]

Songs and singles produced by J. R. Rotem[link]

References[link]

External links[link]

• J. R. Rotem on Myspace
• The DJBooth: Jonathan 'JR' Rotem Interview (Mar '07)
• SOHH June 2007 Feature
• Interview, HitQuarters Apr 2010