Felix McTeigue

Edward McTeigue
Birth name Edward McTeigue
Also known as FDR
Occupation(s) Record producer, songwriter, musician
Associated acts Filo

Edward "Felix" McTeigue is a Grammy Award-nominated record producer, songwriter, and musician based in Brooklyn, New York.

Career

He has recorded with his band Filo and under the name "FDR". His 2005, three-CD album New Deal (recorded as "FDR") was recorded with McTeigue playing all instruments, and consists of 50 songs written, recorded, and produced in 50 days.[1]

Notable songs McTeigue's written for others include "Wreck You" on the album What Am I Waiting For (2008),[2][3] recorded by Heidi Newfield and "Jumped Right In" recorded by Juno Award-nominated artist Dallas Smith. His production credits include Sami.The.Great on Bold Love Records and Tommy Brunett's album Hell or High Water. The most recent McTeigue song, the title track on Florida Georgia Line's album "Anything Goes (Florida Georgia Line song)", peaked on the Billboard Country Airplay chart on October 31 2015 . The song also peaked at number 6 on the Hot Country Songs chart and has sold 430,000 copies in the US as of November 2015 . He is a 2017 Grammy Awards nominee for Best American Roots Song (Awarded to Songwriters) for the Lori McKenna song ”Wreck You” (Lori McKenna and Felix McTeigue), produced by Dave Cobb.

Personal life

McTeigue is the cousin of singer-songwriter Lucy Wainwright Roche[4] and son of Maggie Roche of The Roches.[5]

Discography

See also

References

  1. "New Deal CD FDR". CD Universe. Retrieved May 12, 2013.
  2. Caramanica, Jon (August 11, 2008). "Critics' Choice; New CD's | Heidi Newfield". The New York Times. Retrieved March 29, 2013.
  3. Jurek, Thom. "Heidi Newfield  What Am I Waiting For review". AllMusic. Retrieved February 13, 2009.
  4. Monger, James Christopher. "Lucy Wainright Roche Biography". AllMusic. Retrieved May 12, 2013.
  5. Hartenbach, Brett. "Review: Felix McTeigue". AllMusic. Retrieved March 5, 2008.
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