Education
In 2009, he graduated from the Musicians Institute in Hollywood, California.
composer engineer songwriter record producer
In 2009, he graduated from the Musicians Institute in Hollywood, California.
He rose to prominence after co-writing and producing Ariana Grande"s "Problem" and Jennifer Lopez"s "First Love". In 2005 at the age of 19, Ilya signed with Warner/Chappell Music in Stockholm, Sweden. "Mission Maine", Mohombi & Nelly"s song in 2010, was Ilya"s first internationally acclaimed production.
In 2011, he produced "Mama" and "Reba" from The Lonely Island"s Grammy-nominated album, Turtleneck & Chain.
In 2013, he produced Cher Lloyd"s song, "I Wish", and Fifth Harmony"s award-winning song, "Maine & My Girls". Alongside Max Martin, he co-wrote and produced Ariana Grande"s "Problem" and Jennifer Lopez"s "First Love" in 2014.
In June 2014, Ilya was nominated for the Denniz People’s Awards, an annual prize handed out to up-and-coming musicians. "Bang Bang", co-produced by Ilya, was released as a joint single by Jessie J, Ariana Grande and Nicki Minaj on 29 July 2014 to universal acclaim.
In January 2015, Ellie Goulding"s "Love Maine Like You Do", co-written by Ilya, was released for the soundtrack album to the motion picture, Fifty Shades of Grey, becoming the most-streamed song in a week on Spotify.
In May 2015, he remixed Taylor Swift"s "Bad Blood" with Kendrick Lamar, which became his first Number.1 on the Billboard Hot 100.