Grammy Award-winning songwriter and producer Rodney Jerkins has created hits and hot tracks for the likes of Whitney Houston, Britney Spears, Toni Braxton, Beyonce, and the King of Pop Michael Jackson. With a roster of megastar alliances such as this, Jerkins might have every right to arrogant, but he lives his life quite to the contrary.

The super producer might have simultaneous hits, but he takes it one day at a time, as one of the most sought after music producers around. He’s finished up a track with Mary J. Blige and Drake that is not only a hit, but the AT&T commercial soundtrack and he’s currently putting the finishing touches on a track with the sister of one of his greatest music collabo partners, Janet Jackson.

“Janet is coming out with a greatest hits album. It’s due this winter for Christmas,” Jenkins revealed. He produced the single “Make Me” for the new album.

“It’s fun. We did it focusing on her fans,” he said of the track. “We weren’t trying to make a record that’s going to compete with Rihanna or Beyonce; it really is a gift for her fans. We just really wanted to tap into her fanbase, and for me – being a fan – that made it easy for me.”