{{short description|American rapper (born 1972)}} {{distinguish|Bryse Wilson}} {{For|the drummer of the same name|Amyl and the Sniffers}} {{Multiple issues| {{BLP sources|date=May 2015}} {{COI|date=May 2015}} }} {{Use American English|date=December 2025}} {{Use mdy dates|date=December 2025}} {{Infobox musical artist | name = Bryce Wilson | image = | caption = | image_size = | birth_name = Bryce Wilson | birth_place = New York<ref>{{cite news|last=Jackson|first=Kevin|title=Dreaming of reggae|date=August 18, 2015|newspaper=Jamaica Observer|url=https://www.jamaicaobserver.com/entertainment/dreaming-of-reggae/|accessdate=June 17, 2022}}</ref> | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1972|10|7}} | death_date = | origin = [[New York City]], [[New York (state)|New York]], U.S. | instrument = [[electronic piano|Keyboard]] | genre = [[Hip hop music|Hip hop]], [[Electro (music)|electro]] | occupation = [[record producer|Producer]], [[acting|actor]] | years_active = 1991–present | label = [[Capitol Records|Capitol]]/[[EMI|EMI Records]] (Mantronix)<br />[[Epic Records|Epic]]/[[Sony Music Entertainment|SME Records]] (Groove Theory) | website = {{URL|https://www.twitter.com/bryce_wilson}}, {{URL|http://www.SIZE.net}} }}
'''Bryce Wilson''' (born October 7, 1972) is an American [[record producer]], [[entrepreneur]] and [[actor]]. He was one half of the 1990s duo [[Groove Theory]], and a former member of the [[dance music|dance]]/[[electro (music)|electro]] hip-hop group [[Mantronix]].
==Mantronix MC and keyboardist== {{Main|Mantronix}} Following the departure of [[electro (music)|electro-funk]]/[[old school hip hop|hip hop]] group [[Mantronix]]'s original rapper [[MC Tee]], Wilson (then known as Bryce "Luvah" or MC Luvah), and [[D.J. D]], the cousin of the remaining Mantronix member [[Kurtis Mantronik]], joined Mantronix for 1990's ''[[This Should Move Ya]]''. The album spawned two top-10 hits on the [[UK Singles Chart]], "[[Got to Have Your Love]]" at No. 4, and "Take Your Time" at No. 10. In the United States, the album reached No. 61 on the [[Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs|Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums]] chart.<ref name="Allmusic ''This Should Move Ya'' Review">{{cite web|url={{AllMusic|class=album|id=r12394|pure_url=yes}}|accessdate=2006-11-22|author=Wynn, Ron|title=''This Should Move Ya'' Review|publisher=AllMusic.com}}</ref> Wilson was the primary rapper on all of the rap-based tracks that appeared on the album, and was responsible for the lyrical content.
Mantronix's final release, with vocalist [[Jade Trini Goring|Jade Trini]] replacing D.J. D, was ''[[The Incredible Sound Machine]]'' in 1991.<ref name="Allmusic ''The Incredible Sound Machine'' Review">{{cite web|url={{AllMusic|class=album|id=r12391|pure_url=yes}}|accessdate=November 22, 2006|author=Henderson, Alex|title=''The Incredible Sound Machine'' Review|publisher=AllMusic.com}}</ref> ''The Incredible Sound Machine'', which tended to favor [[new jack swing]] and [[house music]] over hip hop, was considered both a critical and commercial disappointment.<ref name="Allmusic ''The Incredible Sound Machine'' Review"/> Shortly after the tour and promotion related to the release of ''The Incredible Sound Machine'', Mantronix disbanded.<ref name="When Recorded Hip-hop was in its Infancy, One Man was Responsible for Really Pushing the Sonic Envelope. It's Been Far from Plain Sailing Since, But the Mantronix Legacy will Run Forever">{{cite web|url=http://www.cheebadesign.com/legends/articleX.html |title=When Recorded Hip-hop was in its Infancy, One Man was Responsible for Really Pushing the Sonic Envelope. It's Been Far from Plain Sailing Since, But the Mantronix Legacy will Run Forever |publisher=cheebadesign.com |accessdate=May 29, 2015 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110524234641/http://www.cheebadesign.com/legends/articleX.html |archivedate=May 24, 2011 }}</ref>
==Groove Theory== {{Main|Groove Theory}} Following the demise of Mantronix, Wilson paired with [[Amel Larrieux]] to form the duo [[Groove Theory]]. In [[1995 in music|1995]], the group released its self-titled debut album ''[[Groove Theory (album)|Groove Theory]]''. The album featured the hit, [[Music recording sales certification|gold]] certified single "[[Tell Me (Groove Theory song)|Tell Me]]" which reached #5 on the [[Billboard Hot 100|''Billboard'' Hot 100]] and #3 on the [[Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs|R&B chart]].
The Makeda Davis-Bryce Wilson Groove Theory line-up released one [[extended play|EP]], ''4 Shure'', in [[2000 in music|2000]], which was the last recording released by the group.<ref name="Allmusic.com Groove Theory Biography">{{cite web|url={{AllMusic|class=artist|id=p168620|pure_url=yes}}|accessdate=2006-11-22|author=Huey, Steve|title=Groove Theory profile|publisher=AllMusic.com}}</ref>
==Record producer== In [[1996 in music|1996]], he collaborated with [[Kenneth "Babyface" Edmonds|Babyface]], and the two co-produced "[[You're Makin' Me High]]," a smash hit single for [[Toni Braxton]] that went #1 on both the [[Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs|R&B]] and [[Billboard Hot 100|Pop]] charts. He also appeared in the video as Toni's love interest. Wilson received a Grammy Award nomination for [[Grammy Award for Best R&B Song|Best R&B Song]].<ref name=Grammy1997>{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1997/01/08/books/babyface-celine-dion-and-pumpkins-compete-for-multiple-grammys.html?pagewanted=2|title=Babyface, Celine Dion & Pumpkins Compete For Multiple Grammys|date=January 8, 1997|access-date=April 24, 2010|page=2|first=Neil|last=Strauss|work=The New York Times}}</ref> Wilson produced for [[Brandy (entertainer)|Brandy]]'s fifth studio album, released in 2008. Bryce has achieved two Billboard number ones as a writer in 2015, [[Secondcity]]'s "[[I Wanna Feel]]", which went #1 in the UK and No. 2 on ''Billboard'' dance charts and [[Wale (rapper)|Wale]]'s "The Glass Egg".{{citation needed|date=May 2015}}
==Acting== Since 1995, when he made a guest appearance with [[Groove Theory]] on an episode of the television drama ''[[New York Undercover]]'', he has acted in a variety of films and [[television shows]]. He appeared as James in ''[[Beauty Shop]]'' (2005).<ref>[https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0933113/ Internet Movie DataBase profile], imdb.com; accessed May 29, 2015.</ref>
===Film and television work=== * ''[[The Game (American TV series)|The Game]]'' (2012) * ''Milk & Honey'' (2012) * ''[[Pastor Brown]]'' (as Hansan) (2009) * ''Jury Of Our Peers'' (2008) (as Vic) * ''[[The Stick Up Kids]]'' (2008) (as Hands) * ''Show Stoppers'' (2008) (as Fabian) * ''[[The System Within]]'' (2006) (as Rollins) * ''Belly 2: Millionaire Boyz Club'' (2006) (as Amp) * ''[[Beauty Shop]]'' (2005) (as James) * ''All Shades of Fine: 25 Hottest Women of the Past 25 Years'' (2005) * ''[[Hair Show]]'' (2004) (as Drake) * ''Retrosexual: The 80's'' (2004) * ''[[Guilty by Association (film)|Guilty by Association]]'' (2003) (as Kenny) * ''Weekend Vibe'' (2002) * ''[[Trois]]'' (2000) (as Robert) * ''[[New York Undercover|New York Undercover... aka Uptown Undercover-Grim Reaper]]'' (1997) (with [[Groove Theory]])
==References== {{Reflist}}
==External links== * [http://www.discogs.com/artist/Bryce+Wilson Profile], Discogs.com
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