Oak Felder
| Oak Felder | |
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| Background information | |
| Birth name | Warren Felder |
| Born |
1980 (age 37–38) Istanbul, Turkey |
| Genres | R&B, hip hop, pop |
| Occupation(s) |
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| Years active | 2005-present |
| Associated acts | |
Warren "Oak" Felder (born 1980)[1] is a Turkish-American songwriter and record producer based in Atlanta and Los Angeles. He is known for his as part of the production duo Pop & Oak, and was nominated for a Grammy Award in 2015.
Early life
Felder was born and raised in Istanbul, Turkey.[1][2] After moving to the United States in 2001, he attended Georgia Tech university.[1]
Career
While at Georgia Tech, Felder recorded a demo with the singer/songwriter Sterling Simms, which led to a meeting with L.A. Reid and resulted in Felder writing and producing a track on Chris Brown's first album in 2005.[1]
Around 2009, Felder became production partners with Pop Wansel as the production duo Pop & Oak.[3] Their first big hit was "Your Love", the lead single on Nicki Minaj's 2010 debut studio album Pink Friday.[1][2] Other notable songs they have written and produced include six tracks on Elle Varner's 2012 album Perfectly Imperfect, including the singles "Only Wanna Give It to You" and "I Don't Care";[3] nine songs on Kehlani's debut album SweetSexySavage;[1] and six tracks on Alessia Cara's 2015 debut album Know-It-All, including the singles "Here" and "Scars to Your Beautiful",[4] which both went to number 1 on the Billboard Mainstream Top 40 charts.[5]
Felder was nominated for the 2015 Grammy Award for Best R&B Song for writing Usher's single "Good Kisser";[6][7] produced two songs on the Alicia Keys album Girl on Fire, which won the 2014 Grammy Award for Best R&B Album;[8] wrote and produced "Invincible", the lead single from Kelly Clarkson's 2015 album Piece by Piece;[8] wrote and produced "Clumsy", the second single from the 2016 Britney Spears album Glory;[4] and wrote and produced five tracks on Demi Lovato's 2017 album Tell Me You Love Me, including the lead single "Sorry Not Sorry".[1][9] He has also written and produced songs for artists including Trey Songz, Rihanna, Miguel, Kehlani, Ariana Grande, Jennifer Lopez, Mario and Tamia.[2][4][8] He was named a top producer by BMI in 2012 and 2013,[10][11] and won a 2017 BMI Pop Award for co-writing Alessia Cara's "Here".[12]
Personal life
Felder lives in Atlanta, Georgia, and has a studio in Los Angeles, California.[8]
Awards
| Year | Award | Category | Work | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Grammy Award | Best R&B Song | "Good Kisser" by Usher | Nominated |
| 2017 | BMI Pop Award | Songs | "Here" by Alessia Cara | Won |
Discography
Writing and producing credits
| Year | Artist | Album | Song | Credit |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | Chris Brown | Chris Brown | "Ain't No Way (You Won't Love Me)" | Writer, producer |
| 2007 | Che'Nelle | Things Happen for a Reason | "Hurry Up" | Writer, producer |
| "Lookin'" | Writer, producer | |||
| Mario | Go | "Kryptonite" (feat. Rich Boy) | Writer, producer | |
| "Why" | Writer, producer | |||
| Jennifer Lopez | Brave | "Mile In These Shoes" | Producer | |
| J. Holiday | Back of My Lac' | "Betcha Never Had" | Writer, producer | |
| 2008 | Chris Brown | Exclusive: The Forever Edition | "Superhuman" (feat. Keri Hilson) | Writer, producer |
| Sterling Simms | Yours, Mine & The Truth | "Single" | Writer, producer | |
| "Jump Off" (feat. Sean P) | Writer, producer | |||
| "Sex In the City" | Writer, producer | |||
| Prima J | Prima J | "Chilosa" | Writer, producer | |
| Lloyd | Lessons in Love | "I Can Change Your Life" | Writer, producer | |
| Karina Pasian | First Love | "90's Baby" | Writer | |
| 2009 | Ginuwine | A Man's Thoughts | "Show Off" | Writer, producer |
| "Open the Door" | Writer, producer | |||
| "Orchestra" | Writer, producer | |||
| Ashley Tisdale | Guilty Pleasure | "Hot Mess" | Writer, producer | |
| "Hair" | Writer, producer | |||
| 2010 | Nicki Minaj | Pink Friday | "Your Love" | Writer, producer |
| "Save Me" | Writer, producer | |||
| Trey Songz | Passion, Pain & Pleasure | "Unusual" (feat. Drake) | Writer, producer | |
| Fantasia | Back to Me | "Collard Greens & Cornbread" | Writer | |
| Toni Braxton | Pulse | "Hands Tied" | Writer | |
| 2011 | Wiz Khalifa | Rolling Papers | "Top Floor" | Writer, producer |
| Jessie J | Who You Are | "Rainbow" | Writer, producer | |
| "I Need This" | Writer, producer | |||
| 2012 | Elle Varner | Perfectly Imperfect | "Only Wanna Give It to You" (feat. J. Cole) | Writer, producer |
| "Sound Proof Room" | Writer, producer | |||
| "I Don't Care" | Writer, producer | |||
| "Not Tonight" | Writer, producer | |||
| "Leaf" | Writer, producer | |||
| "So Fly" | Writer, producer | |||
| Nicki Minaj | Pink Friday: Roman Reloaded | "Right By My Side" (feat. Chris Brown) | Writer, producer | |
| "Fire Burns" | Writer, producer | |||
| Miguel | Kaleidoscope Dream | "Use Me" | Writer, producer | |
| "Where's the Fun in Forever" | Writer, producer | |||
| Alicia Keys | Girl on Fire | "Fire We Make" (feat. Maxwell) | Writer, producer | |
| "Limitedless" | Writer, producer | |||
| Rihanna | Unapologetic | "Numb" (feat. Eminem) | Writer, producer | |
| Chris Brown | Fortune | "Bassline" | Writer, producer | |
| 2013 | K. Michelle | Rebellious Soul | "V.S.O.P." | Writer, producer |
| Mayer Hawthorne | Where Does This Door Go | "Allie Jones" | Writer, producer | |
| "Her Favorite Song" | Writer, producer | |||
| "Crime" (feat. Kendrick Lamar) | Writer, producer | |||
| "Corsican Rose" | Writer, producer | |||
| 2014 | Nicki Minaj | The Pinkprint | "The Crying Game" (feat. Jessie Ware) | Writer |
| Usher | "Good Kisser" | Writer, producer | ||
| K. Michelle | Anybody Wanna Buy a Heart? | "Going Under" | Producer | |
| "Something About the Night" | Producer | |||
| "Drake Would Love Me" | Producer | |||
| Azealia Banks | Broke With Expensive Taste | "Chasing Time" | Writer | |
| Ariana Grande | My Everything | "Break Your Heart Right Back" (feat. Childish Gambino) | Writer, producer | |
| Jessie J | Sweet Talker | "Seal Me With a Kiss" (feat. De La Soul) | Writer, producer | |
| Mary J. Blige | Think Like a Man Too (OST) | "Wonderful" | Writer, producer | |
| 2015 | Alessia Cara | Know-It-All | "Seventeen" | Writer, producer |
| "Here" | Writer, producer | |||
| "Outlaws" | Writer, producer | |||
| "I'm Yours" | Writer, producer | |||
| "Overdose" | Writer, producer | |||
| "Scars to Your Beautiful" | Writer, producer | |||
| Miguel | Wildheart | "Deal" | Writer, producer | |
| "What's Normal Anyway" | Writer, producer | |||
| "Leaves" | Writer, producer | |||
| Kelly Clarkson | Piece by Piece | "Invincible" | Writer, producer | |
| Monica | Code Red | "Alone In Your Heart" | Writer, producer | |
| Jason Derulo | Everything Is 4 | "Trade Hearts" (feat. Julia Michaels) | Writer, producer | |
| Tamia | Love Life | "Love Falls Over Me" | Writer, producer | |
| "Sandwich and a Soda" | Writer, producer | |||
| 2016 | Britney Spears | Glory | "Clumsy" | Writer, producer |
| Jordan Fisher | Jordan Fisher | "Counterfeit" | Writer, producer | |
| K. Michelle | More Issues Than Vogue | "Sleep Like a Baby" | Writer, producer | |
| Bea Miller | "Yes Girl" | Producer | ||
| 2017 | Kehlani | SweetSexySavage | "Distraction" | Writer, producer |
| "Piece of Mind" | Writer, producer | |||
| "Not Used to It" | Writer, producer | |||
| "Everything Is Yours" | Writer, producer | |||
| "Advice" | Writer, producer | |||
| "Escape" | Writer, producer | |||
| "In My Feelings" | Writer, producer | |||
| "Hold Me By the Heart" | Writer, producer | |||
| "Thank You" | Writer, producer | |||
| Demi Lovato | Tell Me You Love Me | "Sorry Not Sorry" | Writer, producer | |
| "Sexy Dirty Love" | Writer, producer | |||
| "Daddy Issues" | Writer, producer | |||
| "Only Forever" | Writer, producer | |||
| "Games" | Writer, producer | |||
| ZZ Ward | "The Deep" (feat. Joey Purp) | Writer | ||
| The Storm | "Ghost" | Writer, producer | ||
| "Let It Burn" | Writer, producer | |||
| "Hold On" | Writer, producer | |||
| Bea Miller | Chapter One: Blue | "Burning Bridges" | Writer | |
| Chapter Two: Red | "Warmer" | Writer | ||
| Chapter Three: Yellow | "To the Grave" | Writer | ||
| Snakehips with Anne-Marie feat. Joey Bada$$ | "Either Way" | Writer, producer | ||
| 2018 | The Presets | Hi Viz | "Out of Your Mind" (feat. Alison Wonderland) | Writer |
| Calum Scott | Only Human | "Stop Myself (Only Human)" | Writer, producer | |
| Alessia Cara | Revamp: The Songs of Elton John & Bernie Taupin | "I Guess That's Why They Call It The Blues" | Producer | |
| TBA | "Growing Pains" | Writer, producer | ||
References
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Dale Kawashima, "Interview with Oak Felder, Hit Writer/Producer for Alessia Cara, Demi Lovato, Nicki Minaj And Other Artists," Songwriter Universe, September 7, 2017.
- 1 2 3 DeVon Hyman, "Pop and Oak – Get Familiar With the Production Duo," Parle, April 29, 2012.
- 1 2 "Producer Duo Pop and Oak Talk Sparkle, Elle Varner and Alicia Keys," Singersroom, February 1, 2012.
- 1 2 3 Nolan Feeney, "Britney Spears' 'Glory': Inside the making of her ninth album," Entertainment Weekly, August 11, 2016.
- ↑ Gary Trust, "Alessia Cara Scores Second Pop Songs No. 1 With 'Scars to Your Beautiful'," Billboard, January 23, 2017.
- ↑ "Warren 'Oak' Felder," grammy.com. Accessed October 20, 2017.
- ↑ "Grammys 2015: Complete list of nominees," Los Angeles Times, February 8, 2015.
- 1 2 3 4 Gail Mitchell, "Producer Oak Felder Talks Kelly Clarkson, Khalid and More: 'I Love That I Can Fly Under the Radar'," Billboard, May 23, 2017.
- ↑ Nolan Feeney, "Demi Lovato: Fans will know 'exactly what I'm talking about' on my new album," Entertainment Weekly, September 12, 2017.
- ↑ "Mariah Carey, Drake, Lil Wayne, EMI Music Publishing & More Honored at BMI Urban Awards," BMI, September 8, 2012.
- ↑ "Just In: Pop Wansel & Oak Felder Recognized At BMI Awards As Top Producers In 2013," uwishunu.com, August 23, 2013.
- ↑ "Barry Manilow Honored as BMI Icon at 65th Annual BMI Pop Awards," BMI, May 10, 2017.