Dinavon Bythwood

Dinavon Bythwood
Background information
Birth name	Dinavon Bythwood
Born	(1967-05-23) May 23, 1967 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Origin	Belle Glade, Florida, U.S.
Genres	Pop, pop rock, dance-pop, R&B, electropop, hip pop
Occupation(s)	Executive Producer, Music Executive, Musician, Record producer, Songwriter
Instruments	Piano, Synth, Hammond Organ, vocals, electronic keyboard, DAW
Years active	1998–present
Labels	EMI Music Group, Sony/ATV Music Publishing
Associated acts	Jason Derulo, Charice Pempengco, Belinda Peregrin, Leona Lewis, Alexandra Burke, Ginuwine, Keyshia Cole, Joselyn Rivera (The Voice), Tamia, Monica, Chingy, Kierra Sheard, Cristyle, Danja (record producer), Timbaland

Dinavon Bythwood (born May 23, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) and also known by his music industry moniker “X1”,^[1] is an American Music Executive, Pop Music record producer and songwriter. Bythwood is also a former American professional football player who was an NFL free agent acquisition by the Cleveland Browns.^[2][3] A 6”4, 255 lb Defensive End, Bythwood played at the University of Miami^[4] where he received his Bachelors in Business Administration and was also a NCAA Collegiate Football National Champion in 1991 as was determined by the AP Poll.^[5] From 1991 -1994 Bythwood played alongside notable teammates Actor Dwayne Johnson,^[6] 2013 NFL Hall of Fame Inductee Warren Sapp^[7][8] and future NFL Hall of Famer, Super Bowl Champion Ray Lewis.^[9][10] Bythwood currently resides in Miami, Florida and has a son Brandin Mikel, born April 8, 1995.

Music career

2009: Grammy Nomination

Keyshia Cole

As a record producer, Bythwood and former partner Alex Francis made up the American music production team known as The Ghostwriters.^[1] In 2008 they produced Keyshia Cole's hit single "Heaven Sent", from her multi-platinum-selling album Just like You. According to Billboard, "Heaven Sent" peaked at #1 on U.S. Hot R&B/Rap Songs chart for nine consecutive weeks and also reached #28 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100,^[11] making "Heaven Sent" Cole's most successful single release to date. The duo subsequently received two Grammy nominations in the categories Best R&B Song and Best Female R&B Performance.^[12]

Charice Pempengco

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In 2011 Bythwood /“The Ghostwriters” collaborated with former American Idol Judge / Grammy Nominated Songwriter Kara DioGuardi and Pop Music Recording Artist Jason Derulo to produce the critically acclaimed song “Lessons for Life” which featured on Warner Bros. Records International Pop star Charice Pempengco’s album Infinity.^[13] Charice Pempengco is a Philippine International Superstar recording artist and Actor for the hit television series “Glee”. She first rose to prominence as a YouTube singing sensation and was initially discovered by popular songwriter Haras Fyre (pka Patrick Grant). Charice was dubbed by media icon Oprah Winfrey as “the most talented girl in the world”, which subsequently prompted Winfrey to introduce her to legendary songwriter and 16x Grammy Award winning music producer David Foster; renowned for his work with Celine Dion, Christina Aguilera, Whitney Houston, Janet Jackson, Michael Jackson, Chaka Khan, Beyoncé Knowles, Nsync, Prince among many other notable music icons.

Musik~Hause Produktionen Internationale

Thru his co-publishing venture with EMI/Sony ATV, “Musik~Hause Produktionen Internationale,” Bythwood’s music production company, employs a network of over 20 diverse and creatively gifted songwriters and producers. This very close knit network of talent enables Bythwood to produce and develop young, new, emerging artist(s) within the music industry for distribution.

Based out of “The Studio Center,”^[14] a State-Of-The-Art Boutique styled studio in Miami, Florida. Bythwood recently partnered with the Studio, in a joint venture deal, to house Musik~Hause Produktionen Internationale/Sony Music, his imprint label. This studio and its environment have yielded 8 Grammy Awards for multiple artist(s) including Shakira and Ricky Martin.^[15] Bythwood explains: “I'm extremely excited about the opportunity to make “The Studio Center” our home. It is paramount that our Producer(s), Artist(s), Writer(s), and Engineer(s) have an environment conducive to creativity”… and why this joint venture with "Studio Center keeps Musik~Hause on the fore front and cutting edge of music technology and cultivates an environment that fosters timeless music.

Currently Musik Hause, through a joint collaborative with Sony Music, Fox, and NBC, has begun cultivating the projects of and are in production with several "Stand Out Top Tier" performers from NBC's "The Voice", FOX's "American Idol" and "X Factor" respectfully. Through this venture Bythwood, via Musik Hause/Sony ATV concentrations will be the artist development and production of those standout performers selected by Bythwood that were eliminated from competition. Recent roster signings have included NBC’s “The Voice (U.S. season 3)" Finalist Joselyn Rivera, whose introductory single is slated to be released in 2014. In addition to Joselyn Rivera, Bythwood has worked with American Idol (season 11) Finalist/Runner-up Jessica Sanchez, NBC “The Voice (U.S. season 4) standout performer Monique Abaddie, and American Idol (season 11) Contestant Deneco Pittman (Neco Starr) among others.

Lewis performing at the Clive Davis Pre Grammy Gala in 2009

An ardent believer in “Reality TV” talent based shows; Bythwood’s work with Simone Cowell’s “SYCO/Sony Music Entertainment” recording artists and UK “X Factor” Winners, Leona Lewis and Alexandra Burke helped to further solidify Musik Hause’s artist developmental philosophy. Bythwood explains: “Talented artist become Superstar icons because of phenomenal songs.” All talented singers are not great songwriters which is why our approach at Musik Hause is to operate outside of status quo and the traditional norm of songwriting.

In times past, artist would write most if not all of their material and then enlist the aid of a producer to build the music around it…. However given the change over the years in the global dynamic of how labels and distributors operate, it is highly important that the Producer delivers a commercially viable product in line with label(s) needs while simultaneously and seamlessly maintaining artist integrity and creativity. All of this is done in pursuit of the primary goal of ultimately producing records that fans and music lovers will love and long appreciate.

This process is why Bythwood/Musik Hause handles the production of every song from conception. Bythwood directs the development of the song along with the production team, by producing and overseeing all aspects of the instrumentation, marrying infectious melodies with meaningful lyrical content, vocal production, engineering/mixing for sonic cohesion, and lastly, but most importantly, creating a magical bond between the vocal performance of the artist and the music to ultimately deliver a timeless memorable record. Bythwood states "Music is a 3 Dimensional picture whose canvass is the sonic auditory consciousness of the listener.

References

External links

• http://www.fanbase.com/Dinavon-Bythwood
• http://www.x1muzik.com/
• Dinavon Bythwood on Facebook
• The Ghostwriters on Myspace