David Dawood
| David DaWood | |
|---|---|
| Birth name | David Dawood |
| Born |
31 December 1981 England, United Kingdom |
| Genres | EBM, house, electro house, hip house |
| Occupation(s) | Record producer, songwriter, Audio Engineer, DJ |
| Years active | 2001—2002, 2010—present |
| Labels | Universal Music Publishing |
David Dawood (born 31 December 1981), known professionally as Dawood, is an English electronic body music and house music producer and Computer DJ. Dawood produced on the studio album, One Love by the English boy band Blue, with the album selling over 2 million copies worldwide, and produced 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. He is signed to Takeover Entertainment.[1]
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.[2] 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.[2] 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.[2]
(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.[2]
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.[2]
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.[3][4]
Discography
Songwriting and producing discography
| Year | Artist | Tracks | Album | Label | SW/P | Record chart |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | Blue | Flexin | One Love | Virgin/Innocent Records | SW | UK Albums: 1 |
| 2010 | Roll Deep | Good Times | Winner Stays On | Virgin/Relentless Records | SW + P | UK Singles: 1 |
| 2011 | Jodie Connor | Now or Never | TBA | Polydor | SW + P | UK Singles: 14 |
| 2011 | Jodie Connor | Bring It | TBA | Polydor | SW + P | UK Singles: 37 |
| 2012 | Jodie Connor feat. Busta Rhymes | Take You There | TBA | 3Beat/AATW | SW + P | N/A |
| 2012 | vs. Dappy & Margs |
Come with Me | Bad Intentions | AATW/Island | P | N/A |
Remixography
| Year | Artist | Song title |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | Jodie Connor | "Now or Never" (Dawood Remix) |
Singles
| Year | Song | Album | Record chart |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | Love Of My Life (Dawood & Knight featuring Jodie Connor) |
Love Of My Life - Single | N/A |
| 2012 | Come with Me (Dawood & Retro vs. Dappy & Margs) |
Bad Intentions | N/A |