Edward Theodore "Teddy" Riley (born October 8, 1967) is a
Grammy Award–winning American singer-songwriter, musician, keyboardist and record producer credited with the creation of the
new jack swing genre. Through his production work with
Michael Jackson,
Bobby Brown,
Doug E. Fresh,
Today,
Keith Sweat,
Heavy D.,
Usher,
Jane Child, etc. and membership of the groups
Guy and
Blackstreet, Riley is credited with having a massive impact and seminal influence on the formation of
contemporary R&B,
hip-hop, soul and pop since the 1980s.