Oak Felder
Warren "Oak" Felder | |
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Birth name | Warren Felder III |
Born | Atlanta, Georgia, United States | November 9, 1980
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Years active | 2005-present |
Member of | Pop & Oak |
Warren "Oak" Felder (born November 9, 1980)
Early life
Felder was born and raised in Istanbul, Turkey.[1][2] He studied network technologies and artificial intelligence at Istanbul Technical University,[3] and then moved to the United States in 2001 to attend Georgia Tech.[1][4] His nickname comes from his Turkish name, Okay.[5]
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 a Mariah Carey album in 2005.[1]
Around 2009, Felder became production partners with
Felder was nominated for a 2015
Felder is published by Reservoir, and managed by Lucas Keller and Peter Coquillard at Milk & Honey.[21][22] He is on the board of directors of the Mechanical Licensing Collective, which works to increase the royalty money from streaming companies to songwriters.[20]
Personal life
Felder is married and lives in
Awards
Year | Award | Category | Work | Result |
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2015 | Grammy Award
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Best R&B Song | "Good Kisser" by Usher | Nominated[9] |
2017 | BMI Pop Award
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Songs | "Here" by Alessia Cara | Won[17] |
2018 | BMI Pop Award | Songs | "Scars to Your Beautiful" by Alessia Cara | Won[18] |
2018 | BMI Pop Award | Songs | "Sorry Not Sorry" by Demi Lovato | Won[13] |
2022 | Children's and Family Emmys | Outstanding Short Form Program | We the People | Won |
Discography
Writing and producing credits
Song | Year | Artist | Album | Songwriter | Producer |
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"Ain't No Way (You Won't Love Me)" | 2005 | Chris Brown | Chris Brown | ||
"Ain't Enough" | 2006 | 3LW | Point of No Return | ||
"Hurry Up" | 2007 | Che'Nelle | Things Happen for a Reason | ||
"Lookin'" | |||||
"Kryptonite" (featuring Rich Boy) |
Mario
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Go | |||
"Why" | |||||
"Mile In These Shoes" | Jennifer Lopez | Brave | |||
"Betcha Never Had" | J. Holiday | Back of My Lac' | |||
"Superhuman" (featuring Keri Hilson) |
2008 | Chris Brown | Exclusive: The Forever Edition
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"Single" | Sterling Simms | Yours, Mine & The Truth | |||
"Jump Off" (featuring Sean P )
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"Sex In the City" | |||||
"Chilosa" | Prima J | Prima J | |||
"I Can Change Your Life" | Lloyd | Lessons in Love
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"90's Baby" | Karina Pasian | First Love | |||
"Show Off" | 2009 | Ginuwine | A Man's Thoughts | ||
"Open the Door" | |||||
"Orchestra" | |||||
"Hot Mess" | Ashley Tisdale | Guilty Pleasure | |||
"Hair" | |||||
"Robot Love" | Allison Iraheta | Just Like You
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"Your Love" | 2010 | Nicki Minaj | Pink Friday | ||
"Save Me" | |||||
"Unusual" (featuring Drake) |
Trey Songz | Passion, Pain & Pleasure | |||
"Collard Greens & Cornbread" | Fantasia
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Back to Me
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"Hands Tied" | Toni Braxton | Pulse | |||
"Top Floor" | 2011 | Wiz Khalifa | Rolling Papers
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"Marvin & Chardonnay" (featuring Kanye West & Roscoe Dash) |
Big Sean | Finally Famous | |||
"Rainbow" | Jessie J | Who You Are | |||
"I Need This" | |||||
"Only Wanna Give It to You" (featuring J. Cole) |
2012 | Elle Varner | Perfectly Imperfect | ||
"Sound Proof Room" | |||||
"I Don't Care" | |||||
"Not Tonight" | |||||
"Leaf" | |||||
"So Fly" | |||||
" Right By My Side" )
(featuring Chris Brown |
Nicki Minaj | Pink Friday: Roman Reloaded | |||
"Fire Burns" | |||||
"Use Me" | Miguel | Kaleidoscope Dream | |||
"Where's the Fun in Forever" | |||||
"Fire We Make" (featuring Maxwell) |
Alicia Keys | Girl on Fire | |||
"Limitedless" | |||||
" Numb" )
(featuring Eminem |
Rihanna | Unapologetic | |||
"Bassline" | Chris Brown | Fortune | |||
"Wanted" | 2013 | Tiwa Savage | Once Upon a Time | ||
"Written All Over Your Face" | |||||
"Without My Heart" | |||||
" V.S.O.P. "
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K. Michelle | Rebellious Soul | |||
"Allie Jones" | Mayer Hawthorne | Where Does This Door Go | |||
"Her Favorite Song" | |||||
"Crime" (featuring Kendrick Lamar) |
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"Corsican Rose" | |||||
"The Crying Game" (featuring Jessie Ware) |
2014 | Nicki Minaj | The Pinkprint | ||
"Good Kisser" | Usher | Hard II Love (Japanese edition) | |||
"Going Under" | K. Michelle | Anybody Wanna Buy a Heart? | |||
"Something About the Night" | |||||
"Drake Would Love Me" | |||||
"Chasing Time" | Azealia Banks | Broke With Expensive Taste
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"Break Your Heart Right Back" (featuring Childish Gambino )
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Ariana Grande | My Everything | |||
"Seal Me With a Kiss" (featuring De La Soul) |
Jessie J | Sweet Talker | |||
"Wonderful" | Mary J. Blige | Think Like a Man Too (OST) | |||
"Seventeen" | 2015 | Alessia Cara | Know-It-All | ||
"Here" | |||||
"Outlaws" | |||||
"I'm Yours" | |||||
"Overdose" | |||||
"Scars to Your Beautiful" | |||||
"Deal" | Miguel | Wildheart | |||
"What's Normal Anyway" | |||||
"Leaves" | |||||
"Invincible" | Kelly Clarkson | Piece by Piece | |||
"Alone In Your Heart" | Monica | Code Red | |||
"Trade Hearts" (featuring Julia Michaels) |
Jason Derulo | Everything Is 4 | |||
"Love Falls Over Me" | Tamia | Love Life | |||
"Sandwich and a Soda" | |||||
"Clumsy" | 2016 | Britney Spears | Glory | ||
"Counterfeit" | Jordan Fisher | Jordan Fisher | |||
"Sleep Like a Baby" | K. Michelle | More Issues Than Vogue | |||
"Yes Girl" | Bea Miller | Non-album single | |||
"How Far I'll Go" | Alessia Cara | Moana OST | |||
"Distraction" | 2017 | Kehlani | SweetSexySavage | ||
"Piece of Mind" | |||||
"Not Used to It" | |||||
"Everything Is Yours" | |||||
"Advice" | |||||
"Escape" | |||||
"In My Feelings" | |||||
"Hold Me By the Heart" | |||||
"Thank You" | |||||
"Sorry Not Sorry" | Demi Lovato | Tell Me You Love Me | |||
"Sexy Dirty Love" | |||||
"Daddy Issues" | |||||
"Only Forever" | |||||
"Games" | |||||
"The Deep" (featuring Joey Purp) |
ZZ Ward | Non-album single | |||
"Ghost" | The Storm | ||||
"Let It Burn" | |||||
"Hold On" | |||||
"Burning Bridges" | Bea Miller | Chapter One: Blue | |||
"Warmer" | Chapter Two: Red | ||||
"To the Grave" | Chapter Three: Yellow | ||||
" Joey Bada$$ )
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Anne-Marie
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Non-album single | |||
"Out of Your Mind" (featuring Alison Wonderland) |
2018 | The Presets | Hi Viz | ||
"I Don't Lack Imagination" | E^ST
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Life Ain't Always Roses
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"Stop Myself (Only Human)" | Calum Scott | Only Human | |||
" I Guess That's Why They Call It The Blues "
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Alessia Cara | Revamp: The Songs of Elton John & Bernie Taupin
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"Growing Pains" | The Pains of Growing | ||||
"7 Days" | |||||
"Trust My Lonely" | |||||
"All We Know" | |||||
"Easier Said" | |||||
"Sue Me" | Sabrina Carpenter | Singular: Act I | |||
"Coming to My Senses" | Alina Baraz | The Color of You | |||
"I Don't Even Know Why Though" | |||||
"Who Do You Love" (featuring 5 Seconds of Summer) |
2019 | The Chainsmokers | World War Joy | ||
"Like A Girl" | Lizzo | Cuz I Love You | |||
"Soulmate" | |||||
"Better In Color" | |||||
"FML" | Mabel | High Expectations | |||
"Just a Boy" | Olivia O'Brien | Was It Even Real? | |||
"Pushing 20" | Sabrina Carpenter | Singular: Act II | |||
"Take Off All Your Cool" | |||||
"Sunday" | Jessica Mauboy | Hilda | |||
"Birthday" | 2020 | Anne-Marie
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Therapy (Japanese Edition) | ||
"I Love Me" | Demi Lovato | Non-album single | |||
"Ting Ting Ting" (with Oliver Heldens) |
Itzy | It'z Me | |||
"Change Your Life" (featuring Jhené Aiko) |
Kehlani | It Was Good Until It Wasn't | |||
"This Is What They Say" | Carly Rae Jepsen | Dedicated Side B | |||
"Ooh Laa" | John Legend | Bigger Love | |||
"Actions" | |||||
"Favorite Place" | |||||
"Blossom" | Azealia Banks | Fantasea II: The Second Wave
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"The Art of Starting Over" | 2021 | Demi Lovato | Dancing with the Devil... the Art of Starting Over | ||
"Lonely People" | |||||
"Melon Cake" | |||||
"The Kind of Lover I Am" | |||||
"15 Minutes" | |||||
"My Girlfriends Are My Boyfriend" (featuring Saweetie) |
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"California Sober" | |||||
"Good Place" | |||||
"Starting Now" | Brandy | Disney Princess Remixed — An Ultimate Princess Celebration | |||
"FREAK" (Feat. Yungblud) | 2022 | Demi Lovato | Holy Fvck | ||
"SKIN OF MY TEETH" | |||||
"SUBSTANCE" | |||||
"EAT ME" (featuring Royal & the Serpent | |||||
"HOLY FVCK" | |||||
"29" | |||||
"HAPPY ENDING" | |||||
"HEAVEN" | |||||
"CITY OF ANGELS" | |||||
"BONES" | |||||
"WASTED" | |||||
"COME TOGETHER" | |||||
"DEAD FRIENDS" | |||||
"HELP ME" (featuring Dead Sara) | |||||
"FEED" | |||||
"4 EVER 4 ME" | |||||
You Only Love Me | 2023 | Rita Ora | You & I |
References
- ^ a b c d e f g Dale Kawashima, "Interview with Oak Felder, Hit Writer/Producer for Alessia Cara, Demi Lovato, Nicki Minaj And Other Artists," Songwriter Universe, September 7, 2017.
- ^ a b c DeVon Hyman, "Pop and Oak – Get Familiar With the Production Duo," Parle, April 29, 2012.
- ^ "GRAMMY-Nominated Oak Felder Gets and Gives Advice". BMI.com. July 19, 2018.
- ^ "Producers: A Q&A with Oak Felder". American Songwriter. June 18, 2018.
- ^ a b "How 'Oak' Felder Quietly Became One of R&B's Most Important Producers". Rolling Stone. October 17, 2018.
- ^ a b "Producer Duo Pop and Oak Talk Sparkle, Elle Varner and Alicia Keys," Singersroom, February 1, 2012.
- ^ a b c 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.
- ^ a b "Warren 'Oak' Felder," grammy.com. Accessed October 20, 2017.
- ^ "Grammys 2015: Complete list of nominees," Los Angeles Times, February 8, 2015.
- ^ a b c d 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.
- ^ a b "Sting, Imagine Dragons and Martin Bandier Honored at BMI's 67th Annual Pop Awards". BMI.com. May 15, 2019.
- ^ "Sabrina Carpenter New Single "Pushing 20"". 360 Magazine. March 8, 2019.
- ^ "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.
- ^ a b "Barry Manilow Honored as BMI Icon at 65th Annual BMI Pop Awards," BMI, May 10, 2017.
- ^ a b "Mark Ronson Receives the BMI Champion Award at the 66th BMI Pop Awards". BMI.com. May 8, 2018.
- ^ "REVIEW: Lizzo showcases vocal prowess on debut album". Daily Trojan. April 21, 2019.
- ^ a b "Producer Oak Felder Talks Lizzo, Demi Lovato and Need for More Female Producers: 'Music Can't Be One-Dimensional'". Billboard.com. September 13, 2019. Retrieved 18 September 2019.
- ^ "Reservoir inks JV with Grammy-winning songwriter Warren 'Oak' Felder". Music Business Worldwide. 2017-12-05. Retrieved 2019-06-08.
- ^ "Reservoir inks global publishing deal with songwriter and producer Warren 'Oak' Felder". Music Business Worldwide. 2022-02-02. Retrieved 2022-02-22.
External links
- Oak Felder at AllMusic