Luis Edgardo Resto (born July 22, 1961) is an American musician, songwriter, record producer, and keyboardist who has worked closely with rapper Eminem since his third major-label album The Eminem Show. He is of Puerto Rican descent and was raised in Garden City, Michigan, a suburb of Detroit.
Career
Resto's career in recorded music began in the early 1980s in Detroit, with Michael Henderson and Was (Not Was). He continued playing keyboards and co-writing songs for a wide variety of artists (including many produced by Don Was), ranging from Anita Baker to Patti Smith to The Highwaymen to Vertical Horizon to Fuel, before beginning a prolific and lengthy collaboration with Eminem in 2001. He has played the keyboard for several Eminem-produced tracks and is credited for additional production on most Eminem-produced tracks on Encore. Resto released his own solo LP titled "Combo De Momento", and was released under his own imprint Resto World Music on May 18, 2010. He co-produced the Oscar-winning song, "Lose Yourself", featured in the movie 8 Mile with Jeff Bass and Eminem.
Discography
"Combo De Momento" (May 18, 2010) "One Small Light" (2013)
Music credits
2000
Eminem – The Marshall Mathers LP (studio album released May 23, 2000)
2001
D12 – Devil's Night (Studio album released June 19, 2001) 19. "Girls" (Limp Bizkit diss) (performed by Eminem) (hidden track)
2002
Eminem – The Eminem Show (Studio album released May 26, 2002) 02. "White America" 05. "Square Dance" 07. "Soldier" 08. "Say Goodbye Hollywood" 14. "Hailie's Song" 18. "'Til I Collapse" (Featuring Nate Dogg) Xzibit – Man vs. Machine (Studio album released October 1, 2002) 11. "My Name" (featuring Eminem and Nate Dogg) Various Artists – 8 Mile (Soundtrack) (Studio album released October 29, 2002) 01. "Lose Yourself" (Eminem) 02. "Love Me" (Eminem, Obie Trice and 50 Cent) 03. "8 Mile" (Eminem) 05. "Places To Go" (50 Cent) 06. "Rap Game" (D12 featuring 50 Cent) 07. "8 Miles and Runnin'" (Jay-Z featuring Freeway) 08. "Spit Shine" (Xzibit) 16. "Rabbit Run" (Eminem)
2003
50 Cent – Get Rich or Die Tryin' (Studio album released February 18, 2003) 03. "Patiently Waiting" (featuring Eminem) 04. "Many Men (Wish Death)" 06. "High All the Time" 15. "Don't Push Me" (featuring Lloyd Banks and Eminem) Various Artists – Cradle 2 the Grave (Studio album released February 18, 2003) 02. "Go to Sleep" (Eminem featuring Obie Trice and DMX) King Gordy – The Entity (Studio album released June 24, 2003) 02. "Nightmares" 03. "The Pain" 10. "Pass Me A Lighter" 16. "Nobody Hates Nothin'" Obie Trice – Cheers (Studio album released September 23, 2003) 01. "Average Man" 02. "Cheers" 03. "Got Some Teeth" 04. "Lady" (featuring Eminem) 05. "Don't Come Down" 09. "Follow My Life" 13. "Hands on You" (featuring Eminem) 14. "Hoodrats" 16. "Never Forget Ya" 17. "Outro" (featuring D12) Jay-Z – The Black Album (Studio album released November 14, 2003) 09. "Moment Of Clarity" G-Unit – Beg for Mercy (Studio album released November 14, 2003) 03. "My Buddy" 04. "I'm So Hood"