| Robert Conley | |
|---|---|
| Also known as | dp13 |
| Origin | New Hampshire |
| Genres | pop, pop rock, electronica |
| Occupations | Musician, record producer, songwriter |
| Instruments | Synthesizer |
| Labels | Specific Music |
Robert Conley (dp13) is an American record producer, programmer and engineer. He has worked with some of the biggest names in the worldwide music industry, including KISS, Destiny's Child, Celine Dion, Ricky Martin and Darren Hayes.[1]
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Robert Conley was born March 13, 1973 in Portsmouth, New Hampshire. He grew up in Harrison, Ohio, a suburb of Cincinnati, Ohio, the eldest of three boys. When he was in the tenth grade, his father bought him an Ensoniq VFX sd II, and he began to create his own sequences and songs.[2] Conley graduated from William Henry Harrison High School in 1991, and briefly went to the University of Dayton, before dropping out to make music.
Conley moved to Chicago, Illinois in 1992 and started an 'industrial' band called 'Darius Pogue' (the inspiration behind the 'dp' and 'dp13' aliases).[2] The band played shows in and around Chicago. He then moved to Phoenix in 1997, where he started electronica band 'Specificus' with Matt Kelly (aka K. Roxwell, aka MK Ultra), making music influenced by The Chemical Brothers, The Crystal Method, Aphex Twin and Squarepusher.[2] Conley and Kelly moved to Hollywood to pursue a career in engineering/programming in 1999. They worked in 'Tone King' recording studio where the KISS - Alive III album was mixed.[2]
While working on the KISS album, the studio was visited by producer Walter Afanasieff and songwriter Robi 'Draco' Rosa who were working on some new music for Ricky Martin. Conley's boss gave him the job of being programmer/engineer for Afanasieff and Rosa for the day. Afanasieff was so impressed with Conley that he hired him on the spot and started training him to be his 'right hand man'. Ricky Martin's She Bangs was the first song they worked on together.[2]
During his time with Afanasieff, Robert Conley worked with many artists, one of whom was Darren Hayes. After working on the Spin album together, Hayes invited Conley's band 'Specificus' to support him on his Too Close For Comfort world tour.[2] Upon returning from the tour, Conley and Hayes got together in San Francisco to work on Hayes' second solo album, The Tension and the Spark. The album was mixed by Mark Stent, and when it was completed, Conley and Hayes moved to the UK to promote the album, which was well received.[2]
After 18 months in the UK, Robert Conley returned to the US, moving to Phoenix, Arizona. While here, he reconnected with Mark Kelly and worked on some new tracks for 'Specificus'. He also teamed up with Australian songwriter and producer Vince Pizzinga to form another electronica duo, which they named The Beautiful Left.[3] Conley also started on some new tracks, which would become the central theme to Darren Hayes' album This Delicate Thing We've Made.[3]
In May 2007, Conley signed with Sony/ATV Music Publishing in Australia, and moved to Sydney. He has worked as songwriter and producer for several up and coming Australian acts, including 'The Adventure', 'Penny Phillips', and Axle Whitehead.[3] Conley was instrumental in the development of Sydney band, Amy Meredith, co-producing their debut album Restless, and co-writing six songs from the album, including their breakthrough single Pornstar, and their ARIA Top Ten hit, Lying. Conley also worked with Brian McFadden co-writing and co-producing much of the Wall of Soundz album, including the ARIA Number One hit single Just Say So, the Christian Lo Russo/Brian McFadden collaboration Not Now, and the Delta Goodrem/Brian McFadden collaboration, Mistakes.[4]
Depeche Mode, Kraftwerk, New Order, Dead or Alive, Pet Shop Boys, Nine Inch Nails, Front 242, Front Line Assembly, Skinny Puppy, Meat Beat Manifesto, Ministry, KLF, KMFDM, Nightmares on Wax, Daft Punk, Coldcut, DJ Accucrack.[2]
| Year | Song/Album | Artist | Credit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | "Alive III Album" | KISS | Assistant Engineer[1] |
| 2000 | "She Bangs" (song from Sound Loaded album) | Ricky Martin | Programmer/Engineer[5] |
| 2000 | "My Baby You" (song from Marc Anthony album) | Marc Anthony | Programmer/Engineer[1] |
| 2000 | "Dont Let Me Leave" (song from Marc Anthony album) | Marc Anthony | Programmer/Engineer[1] |
| 2001 | "When You Told Me You Loved Me" (song from Irresistible album) | Jessica Simpson | Programmer/Engineer[1] |
| 2001 | "To Fall In Love Again" (song from Irresistible album) | Jessica Simpson | Programmer/Engineer[1] |
| 2001 | "Nobody Wants To Be Lonely" (song from Sound Loaded album) | Ricky Martin and Christina Aguilera | Programmer/Engineer[1] |
| 2001 | "Brown Eyes" (song from Survivor album) | Destiny's Child | Programmer/Engineer[5] |
| 2002 | "A New Day Has Come" (song from A New Day Has Come album) | Celine Dion | Programmer/Engineer[1] |
| 2002 | "Nature Boy" (song from A New Day Has Come album) | Celine Dion | Programmer/Engineer[1] |
| 2002 | "Prayer" (song from A New Day Has Come album) | Celine Dion | Programmer/Engineer[1] |
| 2002 | "Novus" (song from Shaman album) | Carlos Santana featuring Placido Domingo | Programmer/Engineer[5] |
| 2002 | "Spin" Album | Darren Hayes | Programmer/Engineer[1] |
| 2002 | "Crush(1980 Me)" (song from Spin album) | Darren Hayes | Co-writer/Programmer/Engineer[5] |
| 2002 | "Love With My Eyes Closed" (song from Only A Woman Like You album) | Michael Bolton | Programmer/Engineer[1] |
| 2002 | "The Centre Of My Heart" (song from Only A Woman Like You album) | Michael Bolton | Programmer/Engineer[1] |
| 2003 | "You're The Only Place" (song from SoulO album) | Nick Lachey | Programmer/Engineer[1] |
| 2004 | "The Tension and the Spark" Album | Darren Hayes | Co-writer/Co-producer[1] |
| 2005 | "So Beautiful" (song from Truly Madly Completely: The Best Of Savage Garden album) | Savage Garden | Co-writer[5] |
| 2008 | "Losing Sleep" Album | Axle Whitehead | Co-writer/Producer[1] |
| 2009 | "I Don't Do Surprises" Single | Axle Whitehead | Co-writer/Producer[4] |
| 2009 | "Anywhere" Single | Axle Whitehead | Co-writer/Producer[4] |
| 2009 | "Spaceship" Single | Phrase | Co-writer/Co-producer[1] |
| 2009 | "Pornstar" Single | Amy Meredith | Co-writer/Co-producer[1] |
| 2010 | "Restless" Album | Amy Meredith | Co-writer/Co-producer[1] |
| 2010 | "Lying" Single | Amy Meredith | Co-writer/Co-producer[1] |
| 2010 | "Young At Heart" Single | Amy Meredith | Co-writer/Co-producer[4] |
| 2010 | "Just Say So" Single | Brian McFadden | Co-writer/Co-producer[6] |
| 2010 | "Wall Of Soundz" Album | Brian McFadden | Co-writer/Producer[1] |
| 2010 | "Chemical Rush" Single | Brian McFadden | Co-producer[4] |