Rodney "Darkchild" Jerkins (born July 29, 1977 in Pleasantville, New Jersey) is a Grammy Award-winning songwriter, record producer, and musician. Working largely with his brother Fred Jerkins III & writer LaShawn Daniels, Jerkins has been an extremely in-demand producer for over a decade,[citation needed] being requested by such artists as Michael Jackson, Whitney Houston and Lionel Richie. The words "Darkchild" appear in some form in many of his tracks. He is currently working on forthcoming albums from Brandy,Ciara, Beyoncé, LeToya, Teairra Marí, Anastacia, Melanie Brown and Korean pop sensation Se7en.
