Dallas Austin
Producer/songwriter/keyboardist/remixer Dallas Austin's credits include Monica, Boyz II Men, Madonna, After 7, Michael Jackson, DJ Jazzy Jeff & the Fresh Prince, Aretha Franklin, and Brand New Heavies, among others. He also recorded as a member of Highland Place Mobsters, appearing on the movie soundtracks of Boomerang and White Men Can't Jump. Austin was born on December 29, 1972, in Columbus, GA, and began playing guitar as a child before switching to keyboards. In 1986, he moved to Atlanta, GA, and started playing in bands.
His first production assignment was former Klymaxx ("I Miss You") member Joyce "Fenderella" Irby's Motown single "Mr. DJ," which had a rap by Doug E. Fresh. It went to number two R&B on Billboard's charts in spring 1989. Other hits followed: Troop's "I Will Always Love You," Boyz II Men's nine-million-selling Motown LP Cooleyhighharmony (number three pop,summer 1991), TLC's four-million-selling OOOOOOOOh...On the TLC Tip (number 14 pop, summer 1992) and their double platinum album CrazySexy Cool (number eight pop, late 1994), Another Badd Creation's gold Motown singles "Iesha" (number six R&B, number nine pop, fall 1990) and "Playground" (number four R&B, number ten pop, spring 1991), both from their platinum LP Coolin' at the Playground Ya Know, to just name a few.
With his thriving independent production career, Austin opened his own recording studio, DARP (Dallas Austin Recording Projects), in Atlanta. He also opened his own label, Rowdy Records (QT's "My Baby Mama" and For Real), which was distributed by Arista/BMG. Later, he began the Volcano Records-associated label, Freeworld.
Dallas Austin-related releases are Brandy's Never Say Never, Monica's The Boy Is Mine and Miss Thang, Michael Jackson's HIStory: Past, Present and Future, Book 1, For Real's Free, TLC's Fanmail and the import single "Unpretty (Remixes)," Madonna's Bedtime Stories, A Few Good Men's Take a Dip, Indigo Girls'Shaming of the Sun, Aretha Franklin's A Rose Is Still a Rose, Carnival: Rainforest Foundation Concert, Deborah Cox's Deborah Cox, Lenny Kravitz's "I Belong to You," N'Dea Davenport's N'Dea Davenport, Troop's Attitude, After 7's Takin' My Time, Hi-Five's Faithful, DJ Jazzy Jeff & the Fresh Prince's Code Red, Fishbone's Chim Chim's Bad Ass Revenge, Paula Abdul's Head over Heels, and the movie soundtracks to Boomerang, Small Soldiers, Nutty Professor (Eddie Murphy), Poetic Justice, and White Men Can't Jump.
© Ed Hogan /TiVo
Artistes similaires
Discographie
18 album(s) • Trié par Meilleures ventes
-
Moneyango (DALiCO Remix)
Dance - Paru chez Rowdy Records le 28 mai 2021
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
The Color of Sound
Hip-Hop/Rap - Paru chez Rowdy Records le 10 déc. 2021
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Ready 2 Wear EP
Chris Trucher, Dallas Austin, Felix Da Housecat
Électronique - Paru chez Founders of Filth le 30 oct. 2020
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
And This Christmas
Musiques de Noël - Paru chez D.A.D. le 25 nov. 2022
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Touch the Skyy
Dallas Austin, Digital Farm Animals
Hip-Hop/Rap - Paru chez Rowdy Records le 11 janv. 2022
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
-
-
Under the Christmas Lights
Musiques de Noël - Paru chez D.A.D. le 25 nov. 2022
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
-
R U Down
Dalico, Dallas Austin, Cory Enemy, Madge
Dance - Paru chez Rowdy Records le 11 déc. 2020
24-Bit 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
-
Broke Ass Home
Hip-Hop/Rap - Paru chez Rowdy Records le 14 mai 2021
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
No Cap
Johnny Apollo, DJ Tripp Da Hit Major, E Chapo, Dallas Austin
Hip-Hop/Rap - Paru chez Rowdy Records le 16 avr. 2021
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Not This Time
Dalico, Kaelyn Kastle, Dallas Austin
Pop - Paru chez Rowdy Records le 16 sept. 2022
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Moneyango
Dallas Austin, Naz Tokio, Junior Sanchez
Pop - Paru chez Rowdy Records le 24 avr. 2020
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Shiloh
Dalico, Dallas Austin, Cory Enemy
Pop - Paru chez Rowdy Records le 9 sept. 2020
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
BETTER SAY IT'S ME
Dallas Austin, Dalico, Kaelyn Kastle
Dance - Paru chez Rowdy Records le 24 mars 2023
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Better Say It's Me
Dalico, Kaelyn Kastle, Dallas Austin
Dance - Paru chez Rowdy Records le 24 mars 2023
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo