Samuel Dixon

Samuel Dixon is an Australian record producer, songwriter and musician, based in London.

He has frequently collaborated with fellow-Australian Sia Furler.[1][2] His compositions have featured on her albums, Some People Have Real Problems, Colour the Small One, We Are Born and 1000 Forms of Fear. Dixon co-wrote the single "Clap Your Hands", from We Are Born, which was nominated for Best Single at the 2010 ARIA Music Awards[3] and Song of the Year at the 2011 APRA Music Awards.[4][5] He has played bass in Sia's live and studio band.[6]

Dixon and Furler co-wrote four songs with Christina Aguilera for her 2010 album Bionic, including the second single, "You Lost Me", with Dixon producing the songs.[7] Dixon produced and co-wrote "Bound to You" which Aguilera performed in the 2010 movie, Burlesque.[8] "Bound to You" was nominated for the 2010 Golden Globe Award for Best Original Song.[9]

His production and writing credits also include KT Tunstall, Paloma Faith, I Blame Coco, Will Young, the Presets (notably on their 2005 song, "Girl and the Sea"[10]) and Leona Naess.[11] Dixon co-wrote and produced There There by Megan Washington.[12]

Dixon's primary instrument is the bass guitar. He plays bass for singer Adele and appeared on Adele's Live at the Royal Albert Hall DVD/CD, including on the song Set Fire To The Rain which was awarded Best Solo Pop Performance at the Grammy Awards.[13][14] His playing can also be heard on recordings such as "Put Your Records On" by Corinne Bailey Rae,[15] "Warwick Avenue" by Duffy,[16] Tom Jones' "Spirit in the Room" and "Ludlow Street" by Suzanne Vega.[17] Dixon played bass for Directions in Groove in the 1990s.[18]

Originally from Adelaide, Australia, he currently lives and works in London.[19] He is published by BMG Chrysalis UK.[20]

References

  1. ↑ Review: Sia, We Are Born
  2. ↑ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rA7PLnqvySA
  3. ↑ Musicians, fans rev up for ARIAs abc.net.au/news. Retrieved on 2010-11-25.
  4. ↑ The Man Behind the Songs The West Australian, Retrieved on 2011-06-22
  5. ↑ APRA AMCOS: Song of the Year - 2011 apra-amcox.com.au. Retrieved on 2011-05-27.
  6. ↑ http://www.siamusic.net/live
  7. ↑ http://www.allmusic.com/album/r1801137
  8. ↑ AllMusic: Bound to You. AllMusic.com. Retrieved on 2010-11-25.
  9. ↑ Black Swan dives for golden glory AdelaideNow.com Retrieved on 2011-1-14.
  10. ↑ http://www.allmusic.com/song/t8469644
  11. ↑ http://www.allmusic.com/artist/p444004
  12. ↑ Washington's London high Sydney Morning Herald Retrieved on 2014-03-15.
  13. ↑ 'Choice Excerpts From Adele's Cover Story', www.rollingstone.com Retrieved on 04-19-2011
  14. ↑ Q & A: Sam Dixon, touring bassist for Adele, www.canculture.com, Retrieved 2011-06-22
  15. ↑ Discogs: Corinne Bailey Rae, Corinne Bailey Rae
  16. ↑ Discogs: Duffy, Rockferry
  17. ↑ Discogs: Suzanne Vega, Beauty & Crime
  18. ↑ McFarlane, Ian (1999). "Encyclopedia entry for 'd.i.g. (directions in groove)'". Encyclopedia of Australian Rock and Pop. St Leonards, NSW: Allen & Unwin. ISBN 1-86508-072-1. Retrieved 14 July 2011.
  19. ↑ Killackey, F. and Bampton, M. (2008) "Aussies Doing Us Proud", YEN magazine. Issue 36, p62 http://www.yenmag.net/backissues/36/
  20. ↑ BMG Songwriter: Samuel Dixon http://www.bmg.com/category/music/?artist=sam-dixon-2

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