Boots (musician)

BOOTS
BOOTS in 2015
BOOTS in 2015
Background information
Birth nameJordan Asher Cruz[1][2]
Genres
Occupations
  • Record producer
  • director
  • singer
  • songwriter
  • rapper
  • filmmaker
Instruments
  • Vocals
  • piano
  • keyboards
  • guitar
  • drums
  • bass guitar
  • synthesizer
  • percussion
Years active2011–present
Labels
Spouse
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(m. 2022)​
Children1

Jordan Asher Cruz,[3][2] known professionally as Boots (stylized as BOOTS), is an American record producer, singer, songwriter, director, and animator. He is best known for his production and songwriting contributions to Beyoncé's self-titled fifth studio album (2013).[4] For his work on the album and its follow-up, Lemonade (2016), he has earned two Grammy Award nominations for Album of the Year.[5]

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference Complex was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ a b Castillo, Arielle (January 22, 2010). "Tonight's Stonefox Show in Fort Lauderdale Is Likely the Band's Last". Miami New Times. Retrieved June 24, 2017.
  3. ^ Finney, Ross (October 28, 2014). "Boots 101: A primer on the mysterious Roc Nation producer". Retrieved June 24, 2017.
  4. ^ Tanzer, Miles (December 13, 2013). "Meet Boots, the Unknown Guy Behind Beyonce's New Album". BuzzFeed. Retrieved December 15, 2013.
  5. ^ "Boots". GRAMMY.com. The Recording Academy. Retrieved November 14, 2019.