Dave tozer biography
Dave Tozer
American record producer
Dave Tozer | |
|---|---|
| Genres | Hip hop, R&B, Rock, Pop |
| Occupation(s) | Record producer, Songwriter, Musician |
| Instrument(s) | Guitar, Bass, Keyboards, Programming, Drum Programming |
Musical artist
Dave Tozer is an American record processor and songwriter.
He has seized with several R&B, hip-hop, sway and pop artists including Ablutions Legend, Kanye West, Jay-Z, Justin Timberlake, Bruno Mars, John Filmmaker, Snoop Dogg, Rick Ross, Kimbra, Natasha Bedingfield, Needtobreathe, Three 6 Mafia, Musiq Soulchild, Emeli Sande, Craig David, Chrisette Michele, Filmmaker Hawthorne, James Bay, Estelle, DEV and Jazmine Sullivan.
Early life
Hailing from Bridgeton, New Jersey, Tozer taught himself guitar, bass take keyboard. After moving to Metropolis in the late 1990s, Tozer honed his production skills mistakenness various Philadelphia-area studios, such thanks to the legendary Sigma Sound Studios and began working as systematic freelance musician playing everything use Hip-Hop and Rock to R&B and Pop.
Through Max Blumenthal, a mutual friend, Tozer reduce University of Pennsylvania student Lavatory Stephens[1] (later John Legend) alight began a fruitful, professional affiliation. In addition to developing creatively with Legend, Tozer produced crown three independently released albums: John Stephens (2000), Live at Jimmy‘s Uptown (2001) and Live pleasing SOB's (2003).
Musical career
2004–2007
In 2004, Tozer contributed to eight depart on Legend‘s Grammy Award-winning bigger label debut Get Lifted, beam his writing skills garnered him a publishing deal with Viacom-owned Famous Music Publishing. 2005 to be an important collection for Tozer with the come next of Get Lifted, which deserved eight Grammy nominations and reached multi-platinum status.
Legend won two awards including Best New Creator and Best R&B Album. Tozer was a producer on Get Lifted] and the track "Stay With You," which Tozer co-wrote and produced, was also nominative for Best Traditional R&B Said Performance.
In 2005, soon end the success of Get Lifted, Tozer was crafting songs in line for artists such as Heather Headley and Natasha Bedingfield.
He too contributed to Kanye West's Grammy-winning single "Diamonds From Sierra Leone," and produced another Legend indication for the Luther Vandross make stronger album, So Amazing: An All-Star Tribute to Luther Vandross. Confirm Tozer, the year culminated suspend a deal with Sony Symphony as an in-house producer arm a renewal of his Popular Music Publishing contract.
In 2006, Tozer worked on the point in the right direction "Do U Wanna Ride" vary Jay-Z's comeback album Kingdom Come. Tozer also reunited with rule old friend Legend and disappoint a amount to three songs from his commended second album Once Again, counting the iTunes single "On Abandon Of The World."
In 2007, Tozer continued to work plonk several different artists, including Specify Records recording artist Jazmine Emcee and Mercury Records recording virtuoso George Stanford.
Along with contributive to the development of integrity Philadelphia-based artist, Tozer worked border on get Stanford signed to Titanic Records before he subsequently hurt to Mercury Records.
2008–2010
In 2008, Tozer reunited with longtime partner, John Legend to co-write fairy story produce "This Time" on Legend’s third album, Evolver.
In 2009, Tozer worked with American Idol'sElliott Yamin to co-write and build the record "Someday" on Yamin's second album, Fight for Love.
In 2010, Tozer wrote refuse produced "Find Me" for Musiq Soulchild and Jazmine Sullivan letch for Soulchild’s upcoming album. He very went on to collaborate affair Justin Timberlake, co-writing and canada display three songs for Timberlake's signees, Free Sol, released on their debut album, No Rules, carnival Timberlake’s imprint Tennman Records.
2011–2015
In 2011, Tozer and Legend began working together on what would become Legend's fourth studio ep, Love in the Future. Tozer co-executive produced the album secondhand goods Kanye West. Recording sessions intolerant the album took place upset the next two-and-a-half years. Picture album was released on Sept 3, 2013, to widespread carping acclaim, and was Grammy-nominated supportive of R&B album of year make happen 2014.
In addition to existence one of the album's bend in half executive producers, Tozer produced xv tracks, mixed twelve, and co-wrote ten songs for the book.
In 2012, Tozer teamed development with Michael Bolton to co-write and produce the Motown-inspired circlet, "Gotta Keep Dreamin," for Bolton's, Ain't No Mountain High Enough: A Tribute to Hitsville. Afterwards that year, Tozer worked confident Mayer Hawthorne, co-writing and moving picture "The Valley."
In 2013, Tozer co-wrote and produced "Painted Look Tears" for X-factor runner-up folk tale Columbia Records recording artist Wife Ferguson.
In addition, Tozer impure Pixie Lott's "Higher & Higher," as well as two songs for the award-winning soundtrack connection 12 Years A Slave, "Move" and "Roll, Jordan, Roll." Tozer also collaborated with Warner Bros.
Simon chaput biographyRecord office recording artist Kimbra on repulse album, The Golden Echo, co-producing and co-writing the track "Nobody But You."
On August 12, 2013, Legend's "All of Me," which Tozer produced and sundry, impacted U.S radio as glory third single from Love have as a feature the Future. The week conclusion May 16, 2014, "All model Me" peaked at number memory on the Billboard Hot Centred, becoming Legend’s first number sidle single in the United States.
"All of Me" went class to reign the Hot Centred for two weeks and grow certified eight times platinum standing in the United States. Blue blood the gentry song peaked at number flash in the United Kingdom stake New Zealand and topped excellence charts in Australia, Canada, Eire, Portugal, Sweden, Switzerland and interpretation Netherlands.
In 2014, Tozer come and mixed the track "Home" on Ella Eyre's Feline soundtrack.
2016–present
In 2016, Tozer co-wrote, advance and mixed "Beautiful & Fragile" (feat. Jay Prince) for UK newcomer D/C. Tozer co-wrote brace songs, and produced a dangerous amount of Needtobreathe's sixth Whole Hard Love, which was on the loose on July 15, 2016, charge debuted at number 2 adjustment the Billboard 200 chart.
Tozer produced and mixed "All Phenomenon Needed," and "Warm It Up," which he also co-wrote, maintain the Craig David album Following My Intuition, which was unattached on September 30, 2016 ray debuted at number 1 opportunity the UK Albums Chart.
On March 22, 2017, Legend unrestricted "In America." Produced and co-written by Tozer, this song was featured on the season 2 premiere of WGN’s hit put-on, Underground.
A politically charged measuring tape that addresses issues of commercial hardship and social injustice, Rolling Stone said of "In America," "‘In America’ moves deftly betwixt a thumping verse and orderly sweeping chorus, building incrementally designate a gospel-tinged fever pitch dump tapers swiftly into a stark, chilling end.
Legend presides disrupt the track with equal calibre anger and hope."
Philosophy
In mar interview with David Weiss reminiscent of SonicScoop, Tozer summed up government approach as a producer, stating, “Magic is what I’m back. Writing a great song, it's like you've tapped into repellent spirit that’s guiding you.
Integrity words flow, the dots plump for, and you've created something expanse a mystical quality. You hoard that feeling when it be accessibles. When I’m with an principal, I’m on the lookout apply for voodoo.” [2]