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'''Chase Vincent Malone''' (born May 25, 1987), more commonly known as '''Cha Cha Malone''', is an American singer, music producer, songwriter, composer, and member of [[b-boying|b-boy]] crew [[Art of Movement]] (AOM), from [[Seattle]], Washington. Malone is widely known for his work with [[Korean-American]] singer, friend, and fellow AOMG member, [[Jay Park]], which began in 2010 with online hits "[[Bestie (Jay Park song)|Bestie]]" and "[[Speechless (Jay Park & Cha Cha Malone song)|Speechless]]", and has produced nine tracks for his multi-platinum and award-winning works, ''[[Take A Deeper Look]]'' and ''[[New Breed (Jay Park album)|New Breed]]''. In 2011, Malone released an EP, ''Breakthrough'', through [[iTunes]] and [[Bandcamp]].<ref name=breakthrough-bandcamp>{{cite web|title=BREAKTHROUGH (MINI EP)|url=http://chachamalone.bandcamp.com/album/breakthrough-mini-ep|publisher=Cha Cha Malone|accessdate=December 27, 2012}}</ref> Aside from collaborations with Park, Malone has produced and worked with many other artists in [[South Korea]], including [[Red Velvet (group)|Red Velvet]], [[Loona (group)|Loona]], [[Cho Seung-youn|Cho Seungyoun]], [[Shinhwa]], [[Kara (South Korean group)|Kara]], [[Dok2]], [[The Quiett]], [[Beenzino]], [[Brian Joo]], [[U-KISS]], [[NU'EST]], [[One (rapper)|One]], [[B1A4]] and, [[Byun Baek-hyun|Baekhyun]], and [[Onew]].<ref name=koreaboo-interview /><ref name=soundcloud>{{cite web|last=Malone|first=Cha Cha|title=CHA CHA MALONE'S stream on SoundCloud|url=https://soundcloud.com/chachamalone|publisher=Soundcloud|accessdate=December 27, 2012}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://onehallyu.com/topic/521857-secrets-jieun-cha-cha-malone-have-co-composed-loo%CE%A0%CE%94-kim-lips-song-twilight/|title=Secret's Jieun & Cha Cha Malone have co-composed LOOΠΔ Kim Lip's song "Twilight"|date=May 24, 2017|access-date=December 12, 2017|archive-date=March 29, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190329223759/https://onehallyu.com/topic/521857-secrets-jieun-cha-cha-malone-have-co-composed-loo%CE%A0%CE%94-kim-lips-song-twilight/|url-status=dead}}</ref> Malone's distinctive [[producer tag]], the phrase 'I need a cha cha beat boy', is heavily associated with Jay Park's music.

Malone was born in [[Seattle]], Washington, to a Filipino mother and an African-American father. He was raised by his mother and his grandmother also played a huge role in his life. Malone's first passion was art and [[illustration]], and from a young age this became his creative outlet.<ref name=facebook>{{cite web|last=Malone|first=Cha Cha|title=CHA CHA MALONE|url=https://www.facebook.com/CHACHAMALONE/info|publisher=Cha Cha Malone|accessdate=December 27, 2012}}</ref>{{Primary source inline|date=March 2020}}</ref> At age 7, Malone began playing the piano [[Ear training|by ear]], and was influenced by his mother, who used to write songs and sing in a band.<ref name=facebook /><ref name=myspace>{{cite web|last=Malone|first=Cha Cha|title=Cha Cha Malone – Myspace|url=https://www.myspace.com/youngchacha|publisher=myspace|accessdate=December 27, 2012}}</ref>{{Primary source inline|date=March 2020}}</ref> Malone used to write rap verses in [[third grade]], and was first introduced to the use of modern technology in [[Hip hop production|beat making]] when he stumbled upon an early version of [[FL Studio]] on a friend's computer in 2000, and has participated in online beat battles at Rocbattle.<ref name="Phoenixstar9-interview">{{cite web|title=Read our Interview with producer @ChaChaAOM ChaCha Malone|url=http://www.phoenixstar9online.com/2012/03/read-our-interview-with-producer.html|publisher=Phoenixstar9|accessdate=December 27, 2012}}</ref> At age 12, and in middle school, Malone entered the world of [[b-boying]] with friends at [[Seattle]]-based b-boy crew, [[Art of Movement]], and in 2006 he appeared in Season 6 episode 19 of [[MTV]]'s ''[[Made (TV series)|Made]]''. Malone graduated from [[The Art Institute of Seattle]] in 2009, earning a [[Bachelor of Fine Arts|BFA]] in [[Media Arts]] and Animation, and was interested in working in the field of [[concept]] art and [[communication design|visual development]].<ref name=koreaboo-interview>{{cite web|title=[Exclusive] Koreaboo interviews K-pop producer Chase "Cha Cha" Malone|url=http://www.koreaboo.com/index.html/_/exclusive/exclusive-koreaboo-interviews-k-pop-producer-r14798|publisher=koreaboo|accessdate=December 27, 2012|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120701232956/http://www.koreaboo.com/index.html/_/exclusive/exclusive-koreaboo-interviews-k-pop-producer-r14798|archivedate=July 1, 2012}}</ref> Malone found he was always making time to create music during his studies, even when classes were long and homework was draining.<ref name=whotolduthat-interview>{{cite web|title=IN THE SPOTLIGHT: CHASE'IN CHA CHA MALONE...|date=December 26, 2012 |url=https://whotolduthat.wordpress.com/2012/12/26/in-the-spotlight-chasein-cha-cha-malone/|publisher=whotolduthat|accessdate=December 27, 2012}}</ref>

In 2009, Malone sent friend and fellow [[Art of Movement]] member, [[Jay Park]], who had recently returned to [[Seattle]] from [[South Korea]], a folder of [[Beat (music)|beats]] to see if he was interested in collaborating.<ref name=koreaboo-interview /> Since then, Malone and Park formed a strong partnership into the producing music and writing songs. In October 2010, the pair's first works were released online; the duet, "[[Speechless (Jay Park & Cha Cha Malone song)|Speechless]]", and Park's single, "[[Bestie (Jay Park song)|Bestie]]".<ref name=soundcloud /> 2011 saw further successful collaborations between Malone and Park, in which Malone produced four of the seven tracks, including the title track, "[[Abandoned (song)|Abandoned]]", on Park's [[Extended play|EP]], ''[[Take A Deeper Look]]'', which went on to win a [[Golden Disk Awards|Golden Disk Award]].<ref name=facebook /> Also in 2011, Malone produced and wrote his own EP, ''Breakthrough'', with title track, "I Still", a self-inspired and heart-capturing track which Malone calls one of his favourites.<ref name=breakthrough-bandcamp /><ref name=koreaboo-interview /> Malone hosted [[Myx TV]]'s Top 10 countdown for a week in 2011.<ref name=myx-tv>{{cite web|last=Malone|first=Chase|title=Cha Cha Malone hosts Myx TV|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TWpkPdCmBFQ|via=YouTube|accessdate=January 11, 2013}}</ref> Malone also released "Single Life", which featured Park, as a free download in September 2011.<ref name=single-life>{{cite web|title=Single Life – Cha Cha Malone feat. Jay Park|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kb_N6w3_DKk|via=YouTube|accessdate=December 27, 2012}}</ref>

In 2012, Malone began working with an increasing number of [[K-pop]] artists and groups alongside Park, and became a member of production team, Iconic Sounds LLC, who have worked on albums such as ''[[The Boys (Girls' Generation album)|The Boys]]'' by [[Girls' Generation]], and ''[[Only One (BoA album)|Only One]]'' by [[BoA]]. February 2012 saw the release of Park's first studio album, ''[[New Breed (Jay Park album)|New Breed]]'', in which Malone produced five tracks. The album went multi-platinum with 100,000+ physical sales in [[South Korea]], and peaking at number 1 on the [[Gaon Album Chart]] and on international [[iTunes]] R&B/Soul charts.<ref name=new-breed-number-1-itunes>{{cite web|title=Jay Park tops iTunes R&B/Soul Chart|url=http://www.allkpop.com/2012/02/jay-park-tops-itunes-rbsoul-chart|publisher=allkpop|accessdate=December 27, 2012}}</ref> Malone and Park produced and wrote "Can't Stop", released in [[Korean language|Korean]] and English, which also featured Park, for [[Brian Joo]]'s 2012 EP, ''ReBorn Part 1''.<ref name=soundcloud /> Malone and Park also worked together on "4U (For You)" for [[U-KISS]]' sixth EP, ''[[DoraDora]]'', and on new K-pop girl group [[Tiny-G]]'s song "Polaris" through South Korea television show, [[Munhwa Broadcasting Corporation|MBC]]'s ''Music & Lyrics'', which starred [[Jay Park]] and [[Lee Si-young]].<ref name=polaris>{{cite web|title=Tiny-G's debut song "Polaris"|url=http://en.korea.com/blog/enter/k-pop/tiny-gs-debut-song-polaris-will-be-released-on-may-5/|publisher=korea.com|accessdate=December 27, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141015202724/http://en.korea.com/blog/enter/k-pop/tiny-gs-debut-song-polaris-will-be-released-on-may-5/|archive-date=October 15, 2014|url-status=dead}}</ref> Malone produced three tracks for Park's 2012 [[mixtape]], [[Fresh Air: Breathe It]], including the title track "BODY2BODY", and featured and wrote the track "Hopeless Love".<ref name=datpiff>{{cite web|title=JAY PARK – Fresh A!r:Breathe !t|url=http://www.datpiff.com/JAY-PARK-Fresh-Arbreathe-t-mixtape.352092.html|publisher=datpiff|accessdate=December 27, 2012|archive-date=May 20, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120520122839/http://www.datpiff.com/JAY-PARK-Fresh-Arbreathe-t-mixtape.352092.html|url-status=dead}}</ref> In October 2012, Malone produced "One Love" for South Korean boy band [[B1A4]]'s 2012 debut Japanese album, ''[[1 (B1A4 album)|1]]''.<ref name=soundcloud /> 2012 also saw Malone working with [[American Idol (season 11)|American Idol]] contestant and fellow Seattleite, Mackenzie Thoms.<ref name=soundcloud /><ref name=mackenzie-thoms>{{cite web|title=Who Is Mackenzie Thoms? American Idol 2012 Contestant Background Info|url=http://www.wetpaint.com/american-idol/articles/who-is-mackenzie-thoms-american-idol-2012-contestant-background-info|publisher=wetpaint.com|accessdate=December 27, 2012}}</ref>

|"[[Bestie (Jay Park song)|Bestie]]" (English Version)

|"[[Bestie (Jay Park song)|Bestie]]" (Korean Version)

|"[[Bestie (Jay Park song)|Bestie]]" (Korean Remix)

|[[Skye (group)|IN2IT]]

|[[Hoody_Hoody (singer)|Hoody]]

|[[Baekhyun]] featuring [[Beenzino]]

| rowspan="34" |2020

|[[Kai_Kai (entertainer,_born_1994 born 1994)|Kai]]

|align="center"| ''[[Kai_Kai (EP)|Kai]]'' <small>(EP)</small>

|rowspan="34" |2021

|align="center"| rowspan="2"Switch It|''[[SOMO: Up"FUME]]'' <small>(SingleAlbum)</small>

|align="center" rowspan="2" |[[Yugyeom|''[[Point of View: U]]'' <small>(Album)</small>]]

* [https://web.archive.org/web/20170909112018/http://www.mtv.com/video-clips/6k6yg9/made-made-moment-jason MTV Made Season 6 Episode 19]

[[Category:21st-century American male singers]]