Emile Ghantous

Who is Emile Ghantous?

Emile Ghantous is a Los Angeles based songwriter and record producer who was born in Peoria, IL. He moved to Chicago in 2000 to study music production and business at Columbia College. While studying at Columbia College, he got his big break by working with local Chicago legends Public Announcement, Sparkle, and Do Or Die.

In 2005, Ghantous created the songwriting/production duo The Insomniax along with partner Erik Nelson. The Insomniax quickly began working with major recording artists Boyz II Men, Jojo, 3LW, Bobby V, Jon B, B5, Fat Joe, R Kelly, Ralph Tresvant, 2XL, Karina Pasian, Lemarvin, I-15, Na'Shay, Nephu, Aksent, AI, Lil Romeo, and many others.

In 2009, with a production schedule in high gear, Ghantous relocated to Los Angeles, CA where he worked on international releases for German artist Fabian Buch and Japanese recording artist Che'Nelle.