Luis Resto (musician)

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 lengthy collaboration with Eminem in 2001. He has played the keyboards for several Eminem-produced tracks and is credited for additional production on most Eminem-produced tracks on Encore. Resto released his own solo album titled Combo De Momento which 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 (2010)
• One Small Light (2013)

Music credits

1999

• Vertical Horizon – Everything You Want (Studio album released June 15, 1999) <small>(as Keyboardist)</small>

2001

• D12 – Devil's Night (Studio album released June 19, 2001)

19. "Girls" <small>(Limp Bizkit diss) (performed by Eminem) (hidden track)</small>

• Jay-Z – The Blueprint (Studio album released September 11, 2001)

12. "Renegade" <small>(featuring Eminem)</small>

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. "'Till I Collapse" <small>(Featuring Nate Dogg)</small>

• Xzibit – Man vs. Machine (Studio album released October 1, 2002)

11. "My Name" <small>(featuring Eminem and Nate Dogg)</small>

• Various Artists – ' (Studio album released October 29, 2002)

01. "Lose Yourself" <small>(Eminem)</small>

02. "Love Me" <small>(Eminem, Obie Trice and 50 Cent)</small>

03. "8 Mile" <small>(Eminem)</small>

05. "Places To Go" <small>(50 Cent)</small>

06. "Rap Game" <small>(D12 featuring 50 Cent)</small>

07. "8 Miles and Runnin'" <small>(Jay-Z featuring Freeway)</small>

08. "Spit Shine" <small>(Xzibit)</small>

16. "Rabbit Run" <small>(Eminem)</small>

2003

• 50 Cent – Get Rich or Die Tryin' (Studio album released February 6, 2003)

03. "Patiently Waiting" <small>(featuring Eminem)</small>

04. "Many Men (Wish Death)"

06. "High All the Time"

15. "Don't Push Me" <small>(featuring Lloyd Banks and Eminem)</small>

• Various Artists – Cradle 2 the Grave (Studio album released February 18, 2003)

02. "Go to Sleep" <small>(Eminem featuring Obie Trice and DMX)</small>

• 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" <small>(featuring Eminem)</small>

05. "Don't Come Down"

09. "Follow My Life"

13. "Hands on You" <small>(featuring Eminem)</small>

14. "Hoodrats"

16. "Never Forget Ya"

17. "Outro" <small>(featuring D12)</small>

• 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"

2004

• DJ Kay Slay – The Streetsweeper, Vol. 2 (Studio album released March 30, 2004)

05. "I'm Gone" <small>(featuring Eminem and Obie Trice)</small>

• D12 – D12 World (Studio album released April 27, 2004)

01. "Git Up"

02. "Loyalty" <small>(featuring Obie Trice)</small>

03. "Just Like U"

04. "I'll Be Damned"

06. "My Band"

08. "6 in the Morning (Come On In)"

10. "Leave Dat Boy Alone"

11. "Get My Gun"

13. "Bitch" <small>(featuring Dina Rae)</small>

21. "Keep Talkin'" <small>(bonus track)</small>

Special Edition Bonus Disc

02. "Slow Your Roll"

• Jadakiss – Kiss of Death (Studio album released June 22, 2004)

16. "Welcome to D-Block" <small>(performed by The L.O.X. featuring Eminem)</small>

• Lloyd Banks – The Hunger for More (Studio album released June 29, 2004)

04. "On Fire" <small>(featuring 50 Cent)</small>

• Eminem – Encore (Studio album released November 12, 2004)

02. "Evil Deeds"

04. "Yellow Brick Road"

05. "Like Toy Soldiers"

07. "Puke"

08. "My 1st Single"

15. "Spend Some Time" <small>(featuring Obie Trice, Stat Quo and 50 Cent)</small>

16. "Mockingbird"

17. "Crazy In Love"

18. "One Shot 2 Shot" <small>(featuring D12)</small>

20. "Encore/Curtains Down" <small>(featuring Dr. Dre and 50 Cent)</small>

• Eminem – Encore (Bonus CD released November 12, 2004)

01. "We As Americans"

02. "Love You More"

03. "Ricky Ticky Toc"

• 2Pac – Loyal to the Game (Studio album released December 14, 2004)

01. "Soldier Like Me (Return of the Soulja)" <small>(featuring Eminem)</small>

02. "The Uppercut" <small>(featuring E.D.I. Mean and Young Noble)</small>

03. "Out on Bail"

04. "Ghetto Gospel"

05. "Black Cotton" <small>(featuring Eminem, Kastro and Young Noble)</small>

06. "Loyal to the Game" <small>(featuring G-Unit)</small>

07. "Thugs Get Lonely Too" <small>(featuring Nate Dogg)</small>

08. "N.I.G.G.A. (Never Ignorant about Getting Goals Accomplished)" <small>(featuring Jadakiss)</small>

09. "Who Do You Love?"

10. "Crooked Nigga Too"

11. "Don't You Trust Me?" <small>(featuring Dido)</small>

12. "Hennessy" <small>(featuring Obie Trice)</small>

13. "Thug 4 Life"

2005

• The Game – The Documentary (Studio album released January 18, 2005)

14. "We Ain't" <small>(featuring Eminem)</small>

• 50 Cent – The Massacre (Studio album released March 3, 2005)

02. "In My Hood"

04. "I'm Supposed To Die Tonight"

10. "Ski Mask Way"

16. "My Toy Soldier" <small>(featuring Tony Yayo)</small>

• Bizarre – Hannicap Circus (Studio album released June 28, 2005)

08. "Rockstar"

• Tony Yayo – Thoughts of a Predicate Felon (Studio album released August 30, 2005)

03. "It Is What It Is" <small>(featuring Spider Loc)</small>

07. "Drama Setter" <small>(featuring Eminem and Obie Trice)</small>

• Eminem – ' (Greatest hits album released December 6, 2005; contains three new songs)

02. "Fack"

07. "Shake That" <small>(featuring Nate Dogg)</small>

16. "When I'm Gone"

• Trick-Trick – The People vs. (Studio album released December 27, 2005)

03. "Welcome 2 Detroit" <small>(featuring Eminem)</small>

07. "No More to Say" <small>(featuring Proof and Eminem)</small>

2006

• Obie Trice – Second Round's on Me (Studio album released August 15, 2006)

02. "Wake Up"

03. "Violent"

05. "Lay Down"

06. "Snitch" <small>(featuring Akon)</small>

08. "Ballad Of Obie Trice"

09. "Jamaican Girl" <small>(featuring Brick & Lace)</small>

10. "Kill Me a Mutha"

12. "All of My Life" <small>(featuring Nate Dogg)</small>

13. "Ghetto" <small>(featuring Trey Songz)</small>

14. "There They Go" <small>(featuring Big Herk, Eminem and Trick-Trick)</small>

17. "Everywhere I Go" <small>(featuring 50 Cent)</small>

18. "Obie Story"

• Lloyd Banks – Rotten Apple (Studio album released October 10, 2006)

06. "Hands Up" <small>(featuring 50 Cent)</small>

• Akon – Konvicted (Studio album released November 14, 2006)

03. "Smack That" <small>(featuring Eminem)</small>

• Lil Scrappy – Bred 2 Die, Born 2 Live (Studio album released December 5, 2006)

19. "Lord Have Mercy"

• Shady Records – ' (Studio album released December 5, 2006)

01. "Shady Narcotics (Intro)" <small>(Eminem)</small>

02. "We're Back" <small>(Eminem, Obie Trice, Stat Quo, Bobby Creekwater and Ca$his)</small>

04. "Murder" <small>(Bizarre and Kuniva)</small>

06. "The Re-Up" <small>(Eminem and 50 Cent)</small>

07. "You Don't Know" <small>(Eminem, 50 Cent, Lloyd Banks and Ca$his)</small>

08. "Jimmy Crack Corn" <small>(Eminem and 50 Cent)</small>

09. "Trapped" <small>(Proof)</small>

11. "Talkin' All That" <small>(Ca$his)</small>

16. "Smack That (Remix)" <small>(Akon featuring Stat Quo and Bobby Creekwater)</small>

17. "Public Enemy #1" <small>(Eminem)</small>

19. "Ski Mask Way (Eminem Remix)" <small>(50 Cent)</small>

20. "Shake That (Remix)" <small>(Eminem, Nate Dogg, Obie Trice and Bobby Creekwater)</small>

22. "No Apologies" <small>(Eminem)</small>

2007

• Young Buck – Buck the World (Studio album released March 27, 2007)

17. "Lose My Mind"

• Cashis – County Hound EP (Studio album released May 22, 2007)

06. "Pistol Poppin'" <small>(featuring Eminem)</small>

2009

• Eminem – Relapse (Studio album released May 15, 2009)

17. "Beautiful"

Deluxe version

21. "My Darling"

22. "Careful What You Wish For"

• Eminem – ' (Studio album released December 21, 2009)

04. "Elevator"

2010

• Lil Wayne – Rebirth (Studio album released February 2, 2010)

08. "Drop the World" <small>(featuring Eminem)</small>

• B.o.B – ' (Studio album released April 27, 2010)

12. "Airplanes, Part II" <small>(featuring Eminem and Hayley Williams of Paramore)</small>

• Eminem – Recovery (Studio album released June 18, 2010)

05. "W.T.P."

07. "Not Afraid"

• Lloyd Banks – The Hunger for More 2 (Studio album released November 22, 2010)

17. "Where I'm At" <small>(featuring Eminem)</small>

2011

• Bad Meets Evil – ' (EP released June 13, 2011)

01. "Welcome 2 Hell"

02. "Fast Lane"

03. "The Reunion"

04. "Above the Law"

06. "A Kiss"

07. "Lighters" <small>(featuring Bruno Mars)</small>

09. "Loud Noises" <small>(featuring Slaughterhouse)</small>

• Royce da 5'9" – Success Is Certain (Studio album released June 13, 2011)

01. "Legendary" <small>(featuring Travis Barker)</small>

2012

• Slaughterhouse – ' (Studio album released August 28, 2012)

01. "The Slaughter" <small>(Intro)</small>

02. "Our House" <small>(featuring Eminem and Skylar Grey)</small>

03. "Coffin" <small>(featuring Busta Rhymes)</small>

04. "Throw That" <small>(featuring Eminem)</small>

05. "Hammer Dance"

06. "Get Up"

07. "My Life" <small>(featuring Cee Lo Green)</small>

08. "We Did It" <small>(Skit)</small>

09. "Flip a Bird"

10. "Throw It Away" <small>(featuring Swizz Beatz)</small>

11. "Rescue Me" <small>(featuring Skylar Grey)</small>

12. "Frat House"

13. "Goodbye"

14. "Park It Sideways"

15. "Die"

16. "Our Way" <small>(Outro)</small>

Deluxe version

17. "Asylum" <small>(featuring Eminem)</small>

18. "Walk of Shame"

20. "Place to Be" <small>(featuring B.o.B)</small>

2013

• Eminem – The Marshall Mathers LP 2 (Studio album released November 5, 2013)

04. "So Much Better"

10. "Brainless"

11. "Stronger Than I Was"

15. "Headlights" <small>(featuring Nate Ruess)</small>

2014

• Various Artists – Shady XV (Studio album released November 24, 2014)

01. "Shady XV" <small>(Eminem)</small>

02. "Psychopath Killer" <small>(Slaughterhouse featuring Eminem and Yelawolf)</small>

03. "Die Alone" <small>(Eminem featuring Kobe)</small>

04. "Vegas" <small>(Bad Meets Evil)</small>

06. "Guts Over Fear" <small>(Eminem featuring Sia)</small>

09. "Fine Line" <small>(Eminem)</small>

10. "Twisted" <small>(Skylar Grey, Eminem and Yelawolf)</small>

11. "Right for Me" <small>(Eminem)</small>

2015

• Yelawolf – Love Story (Studio album released April 21, 2015)

03. "American You"

• Various Artists – Southpaw (soundtrack) (Studio album released July 24, 2015)

02. "Kings Never Die" <small>(Eminem featuring Gwen Stefani)</small>

04. "This Corner" <small>(Denaun)</small>

09. "All I Think About" <small>(Bad Meets Evil)</small>

13. "Phenomenal" <small>(Eminem)</small>

2017

• Eminem – Revival (Studio album released December 15, 2017)

02. "Believe"

2018

• Nicki Minaj – Queen (Studio album released August 10, 2018)

02. "Majesty" <small>(with Labrinth, featuring Eminem)</small>

• Eminem – Kamikaze (Studio album released August 31, 2018)

07. "Stepping Stone"

13. "Venom" <small>(Music from the Motion Picture)</small>

2020

• Eminem&nbsp;– Music to Be Murdered By (Studio album released January 17, 2020)

01. "Premonition (Intro)"

03. "You Gon' Learn" <small>(featuring Royce da 5'9" and White Gold)</small>

08. "Darkness"

12. "Stepdad"

13. "Marsh"

19. "I Will" <small>(featuring Joell Ortiz, Royce da 5'9" and Kxng Crooked)</small>

• Eminem&nbsp;– Music to Be Murdered By – Side B (Studio album released December 18, 2020)

04. "Tone Deaf"

05. "Book of Rhymes" <small>(featuring DJ Premier)</small>

2024

• Eminem&nbsp;– The Death of Slim Shady (Coup de Grâce) (Studio album released July 12, 2024)

01. "Renaissance" <small>(Produced with Eminem)</small>

04. "Brand New Dance" <small>(Produced with Eminem)</small>

06. "All You Got - skit" <small>(Produced with Eminem)</small>

07. "Lucifer" <small>(Produced with Dr. Dre and Callus)</small>

08. "Antichrist" <small>(Produced with Eminem)</small>

09. "Fuel" <small>(Produced with Denaun Porter, Teeba and Eminem)</small>

10. "Road Rage" <small>(Produced with Dem Jointz and Dr. Dre)</small>

11. "Houdini" <small>(Produced with Eminem)</small>

12. "Breaking News - skit" <small>(Produced with Eminem)</small>

13. "Guilty Conscience 2" <small>(Produced with FredWreck, Dem Jointz, Dr. Dre and Eminem)</small>

14. "Head Honcho" <small>(Produced with Jameil Aossey and Eminem)</small>

16. "Bad One" <small>(Produced with Eminem)</small>

19. "Somebody Save Me" <small>(Produced with Emile Haynie, Benny Blanco and David Ray)</small>

Awards and nominations

! |- |align=center|2002 |rowspan="4"| "Lose Yourself" |Academy Award for Best Original Song | | |- |rowspan="3"| 2003 |Grammy Award for Best Song Written for Visual Media | |rowspan="3"| |- |Grammy Award for Song of the Year | |- |rowspan="2"| Grammy Award for Best Rap Song | |- |align=center|2010 |"Not Afraid" | | |-

References

External links

• Luis Resto Interview
• Resto World Music
• Luis Resto. The main man for Hip Hop Biography (and promotional interview for the Melodyne software)