Ant Whiting
| Ant Whiting | |
|---|---|
| Birth name | Anthony Whiting |
| Occupation(s) | Songwriter, producer, musician |
| Labels | Sony/ATV Music Publishing |
| Associated acts | Rizzle Kicks, M.I.A, Norman Cook, John Newman, , |
| Website | Ant Whiting Management |
Anthony Whiting better known as Ant Whiting is a British songwriter, multi-instrumentalist,[1] and producer signed to Sony/ATV Music Publishing.[2] He has worked as a producer and songwriter with artists such as John Newman and Rizzle Kicks.[3]
Biography
Whiting began his production and writing career with two tracks on M.I.A's debut album Arular, including the singles "Fire Fire" & "Bingo."[4] Since then Whiting has co-written & produced for a number of established artists, his biggest success to date has been with Rizzle Kicks as the main co-writer and producer on the platinum selling UK No. 5 album Stereo Typical, where he delivered six tracks including two singles "Traveller's Chant" and "Dreamer's." Whiting worked with Rizzle Kicks writing for their follow up album (Roaring 20s) out September 2013,[1] where he wrote & produced the majority of their album alongside producer Norman Cook.[2]
Further releases in 2013 included cuts with Devlin (Island) and Chlöe Howl (Columbia), tracks for Ella Eyre (Virgin), and co-writing with Willy Moon (Island).[4] He also produced the John Newmann debut album Tribute, which peaked at No. 1 on the UK album charts.[1] He also worked on the debut by Becky Hill.[1]
Discography
Credits
| Yr | Album or song title |
Artist(s) | Release details |
Writing credits |
Production details |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | "Sunshowers" (#93 UK) | M.I.A | XL | n/a | Add. vocals and production |
| 2005 | "Bingo" | M.I.A | XL/Columbia | Co-writer | Add. vocals and production |
| "Fire Fire" | Co-writer | Add. vocals and production | |||
| 2008 | "See You When You Get Here" | Lisa Mitchell | Warner | n/a | Produced, recorded, mixed |
| 2009 | The Animal | Richard Walters | Kartel | n/a | Producer, engineer, mix |
| Eugene McGuinness | Eugene McGuinness | Domino | n/a | Producer (primary) | |
| "Duchess of Mess" | Lisa Mitchell | Warner AUS | n/a | Producer | |
| "Heroine" | Co-writer | Producer (primary) | |||
| "Animals" | Co-writer | Producer (primary) | |||
| "Stevie" | n/a | Producer (primary) | |||
| "So Jealous" | Co-writer | Producer (primary) | |||
| 2010 | "I'm The Fool" | SoundGirl | Mercury | n/a | Add. Production & Mix |
| "Modern Day Romance" | Jagga | Pure Groove | Co-writer | Producer | |
| 2011 | "Don't Know Why" (#45 UK) | SoundGirl | Mercury | Co-writer | Production |
| "Dancing On My Own" | Pixie Lott | Mercury | n/a | Add. Production & Mix | |
| "Dreamers" (#105 UK) | Rizzle Kicks | Island | Co-writer | Producer (primary) | |
| "Round Up" | Co-writer | Producer (primary) | |||
| "Homewrecker" | Co-writer | Producer (primary) | |||
| "Learn My Lesson" | Co-writer | Producer (primary) | |||
| "Even On A Rainy Day" | Co-writer | Producer (primary) | |||
| "Traveller's Chant" (#44 UK) | Co-writer | Producer (primary) | |||
| "Garden" | Co-writer | Producer (primary) | |||
| 2012 | Vivid | Crystal Kay | Universal | Co-writer | n/a |
| 2013 | Tribute (#1 UK) | John Newman | Island | n/a | Co-producer |
| "Out of My Head" (#91 UK) | n/a | Co-producer | |||
| "Losing Sleep" (#48 UK) | n/a | Co-producer | |||
| "Cheating" (#9 UK) | n/a | Co-producer | |||
| Roaring 20s | Rizzle Kicks | Island | Co-writer | Producer (primary) | |
| "Skip to the Good Bit" (#16 UK) | Lyrics | Co-producer | |||
| "Lost Generation" (#6 UK) | Co-writer | Producer (primary) | |||
| "Thank You Very Much" (#2 POL) | Margaret | Magic | n/a | Producer (primary) | |
| "Really Cold" | Devlin | Island | Co-writer | Producer (primary) | |
| 2014 | Add the Blonde (#8 POL) | Margaret | Magic | Co-writer | Co-producer |
| "Wasted" (#6 POL) | Co-writer | n/a | |||
Remixes
| Year | Title | Original artist | Release details |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | "Hombre" | M.I.A | XL / Columbia |
| 2006 | "You're My Flame" | Zero 7 | Atlantic |
| 2006 | "Want" | Natalie Imbruglia | Island |
| 2009 | "Stone Cold Sober" | Paloma Faith | Epic |
Further reading
- Interviews
- "John Newman & Ant Whiting: Producing Tribute". Sound on Sound. February 2014.
- Discographies
- Ant Whiting at Allmusic
- Ant Whiting at Discogs
See also
- List of songwriters
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 "Ant Whiting". Warner/Chappell Music. Retrieved 2014-12-06.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Ant Whiting at Allmusic
- ↑ Flint, Tom (February 2014). "John Newman & Ant Whiting: Producing Tribute". Sound on Sound. Retrieved 2014-12-06.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Ant Whiting at Discogs
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