Ivan Barias is part of the Philadelphia production duo Carvin &amp; Ivan. Initially starting out as a solo hip hop artist, he moved into production and songwriting. He has written and produced songs for artists including Jazmine Sullivan, Jill Scott, Musiq Soulchild, Justin Timberlake, Mario, Chris Brown, Ledisi, Raheem DeVaughn, Keyshia Cole, Jaheim, Estelle, Floetry, Skillz, Ace Hood, and Rick Ross.
Career.
Along with Carvin Haggins, he is notable for introducing Musiq Soulchild to the world and giving him his staple sound. Together they were responsible for writing and producing the vast majority of Musiq's more popular charted singles such as "Just Friends (Sunny)", "Halfcrazy", "Dontchange", "B.U.D.D.Y.", and "Teachme".
Barias is the former president of the Philadelphia Chapter of The Recording Academy and now serves on the Academy's Board of Trustees. On February 1, 2011, he became a creative ambassador for the city of Philadelphia as a part of Greater Philadelphia Tourism Marketing Corporation's Philly 360°. In 2012 he was named as one of the brightest minds of Philadelphia in "Philadelphia Magazine"'s Innovation issue.
In 2011, Barias was selected as an ambassador of the Philadelphia 76ers community program La Liga del Barrio.
Early years.
Carvin &amp; Ivan met in the mid-90s at A Touch Of Jazz, a recording studio in Philadelphia owned by DJ Jazzy Jeff.
Discography.
Selected discography as producer, songwriter, composer and engineer.
2000.
Musiq Soulchild - "Aijuswanaseing"
2001.
Jill Scott - ""
Angie Stone - "Mahogany Soul"
Lina - "Stranger on Earth"
2002.
Musiq Soulchild - "Juslisen"
Justin Timberlake - "Justified"
Dawn Robinson - "Dawn"
Floetry - "Floetic"
Syleena Johnson - ""
2003.
Musiq Soulchild - "Soulstar"
Joe - "And Then..."
Hootie &amp; The Blowfish - "Hootie &amp; the Blowfish"
2004.
Jill Scott - ""
Mario - "Turning Point"
Planet Asia - "The Grand Opening"
Skillz - "Okayplayer - True Notes Vol. 1"
Toshinobu Kubota - "Time to Share"
2005.
Faith Evans - "The First Lady"
Chris Brown - "Chris Brown's Journey"
Brian McKnight - "Gemini"
2006.
2pac- "Pac's Life"
Heather Headley - "In My Mind"
Keshia Chanté - "2U"
Javier Colon - "Left of Center"
2007.
Musiq Soulchild - "Luvanmusiq"
2pac- ""
Freeway - "Free at Last"
Mýa - "Liberation"
2008.
Raheem DeVaughn - "Love Behind the Melody"
Jazmine Sullivan - "Fearless"
Keyshia Cole - "A Different Me"
Skillz- "The Million Dollar Backpack"
2009.
Musiq Soulchild - "OnMyRadio"
Ledisi - "Turn Me Loose"
Ace Hood - "Ruthless"
Ameriie - "In Love &amp; War"
2010.
Jaheim - "Another Round"
Faith Evans - "Something About Faith"
Skillz - "The World Needs More Skillz"
Leela James - "My Soul"
2011.
Ledisi - "Pieces Of Me"
Jill Scott - "The Original Jill Scott from the Vault, Vol. 1"
2012.
Estelle - "All of Me"
SWV - "I Missed Us"
Kenny Lattimore - "Back To Cool"
Alex Boyd - "Commit Me"
Tamia - "Beautiful Surprise"
Q. Parker - "The MANual"
2013.
Chrisette Michelle - "Better"
Raheem DeVaughn - "A Place Called Loveland"
TGT - "Three Kings" 
Glenn Lewis - "Moment of Truth"
2014.
Ledisi - "The Truth"
Kiki Rowe - "Kiki Rowe"
2015.
Jamie Foxx - "" 
Estelle - "We Bare Bears" theme song
Estelle - "True Romance"
Ledisi - "The Intimate Truth" 
Jill Scott - "Golden Moments"
Kenny Lattimore - "Anatomy Of A Love Song"
2017.
Bell Biv Devoe - "Three Stripes" 
Ledisi - "Let Love Rule" 
Stokley Williams - "Introducing Stokley" 
Justin Timberlake - "R&amp;B Mixtape - Ministry of Sound" 
ThePLAYLIST - "Chasing Goosebumps"
2019.
DJ Aktive - "The Tour (album)"
Awards and nominations.
Grammy Awards.
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Ascap Awards.
ASCAP Rhythm &amp; Soul Awards
References.
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