David Dawood
| David DaWood | |
|---|---|
| Birth name | David Dawood |
| Born |
14 August 1981 England, United Kingdom |
| Genres | Pop, House, Electro House, Tech House, Hip Hop, R&B |
| Occupation(s) | DJ, Record producer, Songwriter, Audio Engineer |
| Years active | 2001—Present |
| Labels | Universal Music Publishing |
David Dawood (born 31 December 1981), known professionally as DaWood, is an English DJ/producer Songwriter. Also Known as Sonic Matta a House Producer/Dj. DaWood is best known for producing and co-writing the song "Good Times" by Roll Deep, which went to Number 1 in the UK Singles Chart and held this position for 3 weeks making it the longest reigning Number 1 of 2010.
Career
Since the early nineties when Dawood began making beats on his school music computers, his main passion and priority has been creating music, leading to his decision to leave college in order to raise enough funds to buy studio equipment.[1] 2001 brought Dawood his first cut; his track "Flexin" was used on the UK boy band Blue’s album ‘One Love’ – the album selling over 2 million copies worldwide.[1] Dawood has worked closely with Tinchy Stryder and on his 2012 album entitled ‘Full Tank‘, as well as having two cuts on the album, ‘Bad Intentions’ by Dappy.[1]
(2010-present)
David Dawood is the musical architect behind 2010’s dance hit "Good Times" by Roll Deep featuring Jodie Connor. The single went to Number 1 in the UK Singles Chart and held this position for 3 weeks making it the longest reigning Number 1 of 2010.[1]
In 2011, Dawood produced two singles for recording artist Jodie Connor; "Now or Never" which was released in January 2011 and charted at Number 14 on the UK Singles Chart and was soon followed by another UK Top 40, "Bring It" featuring Tinchy Stryder.[1]
In 2012, Dawood produced the track "Take You There" by Jodie Connor featuring Busta Rhymes and it was released on 29 July 2012. Dawood has produced the track "Come with Me" by Dappy, which will feature on his debut studio album entitled Bad Intentions, and the track will be released worldwide on 12 August 2012.[2][3] Other artists DaWood has worked with, written and produced for include Kelly Rowland, Wiley, Roll Deep, Jodie connor, Dappy, Tinchy Stryder, Maxta, Alex Hepburn, Little Nikki, Namie Amuro, Lawson, Cover Drive, Cheryl Cole, Zara Larrson, Vita Chambers, Christina Millian, Blue, Nathan Sykes, 99 Souls, Stylo G, Karen Harding, (FX), M-22, Bakermat, Alex Clare, Fluer East, Klingande
Discography
Songwriting and producing discography
| Year | Artist | Tracks | Album | Label | Credit | Peak Chart Position |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | Blue | Flexin | One Love | Virgin/Innocent Records | Written | UK Albums: 1 |
| 2010 | Roll Deep | Good Times | Winner Stays On | Virgin/Relentless Records | Co - Written/Produced | UK Singles: 1 |
| 2011 | Jodie Connor Feat Wiley | Now Or Never | TBA | Polydor | Co-Written/Produced | UK Singles: 14 |
| 2011 | Jodie Connor | Bring It | TBA | Polydor | Co-Written/Produced | UK Singles: 37 |
| 2012 | Jodie Connor feat. Busta Rhymes | Take You There | TBA | 3Beat/AATW | Co- Written/Produced | N/A |
| 2012 | Tinchy Stryder | Oh No | TBA | Island/Universal | Produced | N/A |
| 2012 | Vita Chambers | Fix You | N/A | Universal Republic | Co-Written/Produced | Canadian Top 100: 40 |
| 2012 | DaWood & Retro vs Dappy & Margs | Come with Me | Bad Intentions | AATW/Island | Co-Written/Produced | N/A |
| 2012 | Dappy | Ying Yang | N/A | ATTW/Universal | Co-Produced | N/A |
| 2013 | Zara Larrson | Cash Me Out | Allow Me To Reintroduce Myself | Ten | Co-Written/Produced | Swedish Album Chart: 7 |
| 2013 | Namie Amuro | La La La | Feel | Dimension Point/Sony | Co-Written/Produced | Japanese Album Chart: 1 |
| 2013 | Little Nikki | Nikki Says | N/A | Sony | Co-Written/Produced | N/A |
| 2013 | Little Nikki | Yo Yo | N/A | Sony | Co-Written/Produced | N/A |
| 2014 | Cheryl Cole | Yellow love | Only Human | Polydor | Co-Written/Produced | UK Album Chart: 37 |
| 2014 | Sonic Matta Featuring Ayak | To Be Loved | N/A | Uptempo Records | Co-Written/Produced | N/A |
| 2015 | Jodie Connor | Back To You | N/A | Mankind Music | Co-Written/Produced | N/A |
| 2015 | (FX) | Cash Me Out | Four Walls | SM Entertainment | Co-Written/Produced | N/A |
| 2016 | Alex Hepburn | Blackout | N/A | Warner France | Co-Written/Co-Produced | Release Date TBC |
| 2016 | Emmi | Sleep On It | N/A | Universal | Co-Written/Produced | N/A |
| 2016 | Emmi | YSYLM | N/A | N/A | Co-Written/Produced | N/A |
| 2016 | M-22 | Inspiration | N/A | Refune | Co-Written | N/A |
| 2016 | M-22 & Sonic Matta Feat Hayley May | Good For Me | N/A | Refune | Co-Written/Co-Produced | Release Date TBC |
| 2016 | M-22 & Sonic Matta | Face | N/A | Refune | Co-Written/Co-Produced | Release Date TBC |
| 2016 | Jodie Connor | Good Lovin - (Pretty Little Thing Tv Advert) | N/A | Mankind Music | Co-Written/Produced | Release Date TBC |
| 2016 | Lawson | When I'm Old | Perspective | Polydor | Co-Written | N/A |
| 2016 | Bakermat Feat Alex Clare | Surviving | N/A | Sony | Co-Written | Release Date TBC |
| 2016 | Nathan Sykes | With You | N/A | Global/Polydor | Co-Written/Co-Produced | Release Date TBC |
Remixography
| Year | Artist | Song title |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | Jodie Connor | "Now or Never" (DaWood Remix) |
| 2014 | Clean Bandit | "Extraordinary" (Sonic Matta Remix) |
| 2014 | Lana Del Ray | "Ultraviolence" (Sonic Matta Remix) |
| 2014 | Cheryl Cole | "I Don't Care" (Sonic Matta Remix) |
| 2014 | Ill Blu | "Bu Magic" (Sonic Matta Remix) |
| 2014 | Joel Compass | "Forgive me" (Sonic Matta Remix) |
| 2015 | Christian B & Lavvy Levan | "Stand Up" (Sonic Matta Remix) |
| 2015 | Emmi | "My Kind of Swag" (Sonic Matta Remix) |
| 2015 | Petite Meller | "Baby Love" (Sonic Matta Remix) |
| 2015 | M-22 | "Good To be Loved" (Sonic Matta Remix) |