Allan Eshuijs
| Allan Eshuijs | |
|---|---|
| Origin | Zaanstad, Netherlands |
| Genres | Pop, Eurodance, Europop, Dance-pop |
| Occupation(s) | songwriter, producer |
| Instruments | Vocals |
| Years active | 2000–present |
| Labels | vocal.kitchen |
| Associated acts | Chris Willis, Chad Wolf, Curtis Richa, David Guetta, Martin Garrix, Hardwell, Tiesto, Lost Frequencies, Fedde Le Grand, Cascada, Madcon, Estelle, Do, Taio Cruz, Macy Gray, Tjeerd Oosterhuis |
| Website | http://www.vocal.kitchen/ |
Allan Eshuijs (born 31 May 1976, Zaanstad) is a Dutch songwriter, producer and vocalist. He started his songwriting career writing mainly for Dutch and German artists, including Cascada, Yvonne Catterfeld, Ch!pz and Sandy Mölling, but he now also works with US and international artists such as Madcon, Estelle, Taio Cruz, Lost Frequencies, Fedde Le Grand, Dannii Minogue and Macy Gray. His most successful hits to date are "Evacuate the Dancefloor" by Cascada, which reached #1 in the UK and the Netherlands, and Ch!pz' "1001 Arabian Nights".
Career
Vocalist and music production
Eshuijs began his career as a vocalist after obtaining a bachelor's degree in Vocal Performance at the Conservatorium van Amsterdam in 2000.[1] He founded the music production company GEMINI Music and started working as a backing vocalist and keyboardist for a number of successful national and international artists, including Oleta Adams, Jocelyn Brown, Trijntje Oosterhuis, Candy Dulfer and Ruth Jacott.
Songwriter
Eshuijs' first songwriting duties took place in 2003 for Dutch singer Hind.[1] In 2004 he signed to Universal Music Publishing, where he spent five years as a songwriter.[1] During that time he wrote hits for several Dutch acts including Do and Ch!pz, for whom "1001 Arabian Nights" reached #1 in the Netherlands as well as reaching the Top 5 in Germany, Switzerland and Austria.
Entrepreneur
In 2009 Allan founded his own independent publishing and production company, SongKitchen.[1] In 2015 Allan teamed up with long-time friends and fellow songwriters Chris Willis. Chad Wolf, Curtis Richa and Do and founded the songwriting collective vocal.kitchen where they create original vocals for DJs such as David Guetta, Martin Garrix, Hardwell, Tiesto, Fedde Le Grand, Lost Frequencies, and more.
Discography
| Song | Artist | Released | Chart Position |
|---|---|---|---|
| Send Her My Love | Lost Frequencies | 2016 | |
| Down On Me | Fedde Le Grand | 2016 | |
| Dreamin' | Ralvero & Kill The Buzz | 2015 | |
| Once You Go Up | Nungwi | 2015 | |
| Feel Good | Ladies of Soul | 2015 | |
| Hollywood | Kinderen voor Kinderen | 2015 | |
| Dit Is Pas Het Begin | Katrina (Junior Songfestival 2015) | 2015 | |
| The Harder They Fall | Joey Dale | 2015 | |
| Make It Count | Fame Academy (NL) | 2015 | |
| Not Our Day To Die | Do | 2015 | |
| Anything Goes | Disfunktion | 2015 | |
| Oxygen | Bass Modulators | 2015 | |
| Una Noche | Alessandro | 2015 | |
| Flaschengeist | Tanja Kreutmayer & Kilian Scheyer | 2014 | |
| Madness | Cascada feat. Tris | 2014 | |
| Wings | Tom Swoon feat. Taylor Renee | 2013 | |
| Never Comes Back | Reepublic | 2013 | |
| Where Nobody's Gone Before | Madcon feat. Estelle | 2013 | |
| Shameless | Luca Hänni | 2013 | |
| Jump Start The Party | Luca Hänni | 2013 | |
| Don't Stay It's Too Late | Luca Hänni | 2013 | |
| In Libben Yn'e Rock & Roll | Johannes Rypma | 2013 | |
| Till The Morning | Alina (Dance) | 2013 | |
| Let Out Da Freak | Spencer & Hill feat. Mimoza | 2012 | |
| A Stalker | Rochelle Perts | 2012 | |
| Touching A Stranger | Wildboyz | 2011 | |
| My Miss America | Jedward | 2011 | |
| Kom Terug Bij Mij | Jaap Reesema | 2011 | |
| I Hate Goodbyes | Jaap Reesema | 2011 | |
| Stalker | Cascada | 2011 | |
| Au Revoir | Cascada | 2011 | |
| Secret Girl | Ralf Mackenbach | 2010 | |
| Doe De Smoove! | Ralf Mackenbach | 2010 | Nr. 55 Dutch Single Top 100 |
| Ik Leef Mijn Droom | Gerard Joling | 2010 | Nr. 1 Dutch Single Top 100 |
| Alweer Een Goal | Gerard Joling | 2010 | Nr. 6 Dutch Single Top 100 |
| Under Arrest | Danzel | 2010 | |
| Pyromania | Cascada | 2010 | |
| Click Clack | Ralf Mackenbach | 2009 | Nr. 7 Dutch Single Top 100 |
| Je Bent Bij Me | Raf van Brussel | 2009 | |
| Zolang Je Winnen Kan | Quincy | 2009 | Nr. 21 Dutch Single Top 100 |
| She Knows | Jozephine | 2009 | |
| Meer Dan Een Fantasie | Jim | 2009 | |
| What About Me | Cascada | 2009 | |
| Ready Or Not | Cascada | 2009 | |
| Evacuate The Dancefloor | Cascada | 2009 | Nr. 7 Dutch Single Top 100 |
| Sterker Dan Ooit | Antje Monteiro | 2009 | Nr. 18 Dutch Single Top 100 |
| Memory Of Us | Udo | 2008 | |
| Afterparty | Cru5h 5 | 2007 | |
| Perfect Day | Cascada | 2007 | |
| Kenn Ich Dich | Yvonne Catterfeld | 2006 | |
| Can't Stop The Rain | Cascada | 2006 | |
| Love Is Killing Me | Do | 2004 | Nr. 11 Dutch Single Top 100 |
| 1001 Arabian Nights | Ch!pz | 2004 | Nr. 1 Dutch Single Top 100 |
References
- 1 2 3 4 "Interview with Allan Eshuijs". HitQuarters. 6 September 2010. Retrieved Sep 7, 2010.