Daniel 2Dark | |
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| Also known as | Daniel 2Dark, D2D, TrackNova |
| Born | 1983 (age 39–40) |
| Origin | Birmingham, England |
| Genres | Hip-hop, R'n'B, synthpop, pop, UKG |
| Occupation(s) | Producer |
| Years active | 2002-present |
Daniel "2Dark" Richards (born 1983) is a British record producer from Birmingham, England. At 18, whilst attending the Urban Music Seminar (UMS) in Birmingham, Daniel met UMS founder, and offered him his demo CD. He was awarded £10,000 prize money in the 2006 Urban Music Awards.[1] He was then chosen for a nationwide TV and cinema ad campaign for the drinks company Vodka Reef.[2] Richards moved to London and won the commission for the music for London’s bid for the 2012 Summer Olympics through one of the world's largest advertising firms M&C Saatchi. In 2012, he worked with an array of international production teams and artists, namely Beluga Heights, with a joint production with JR Rotem, set to make Sean Kingston's album, Back 2 Life. In 2014, D2D released his new single "Sweet Lovin', Happiness & Joy" which featured Amy Pearson.
Remix credits
- Laura Izibor - "Don't Stay" (2009)
- Amerie - "Heard Em All" (Dance Remix) (2010)
- N-Dubz - "Took It All Away" (2010)
Production credits
- Caron Wheeler (2002) - "Still Running"
- Christian Blaizer ft Erick Sermon & Redman (2005) - "All I Want"
- Amerie - In Love & War (2009) - 13. Dear John (Produced with Sean Rumsey)
- Tinie Tempah - "In Love Again" (Unreleased)
- Tinie Tempah - "My Girl" ft Daniel de Bourg (Unreleased)
- DJ Ironik - Ironik ft Skepta and Scorcher - "Slow Down"
- DJ Ironik - Ironik - "Falling in Love" ft Jessica Lowndes (Co-Production)
- Wiley (rapper) - "Paper" (co-wrote)
- Master Shortie - "Down To the River"
- Jamelia - Rebel - "Alive"
- EJ - "Story" (Epic)
- Dutty Menace - "She Wanna Roll"
- Mike Hough - "Nothing to Lose"
- Mike Hough - "Stars"
- Sean Kingston - Back 2 Life - "TBA" (Co-Production)
- D2D ft Amy Pearson - "Sweet Lovin', Happiness & Joy"
References
External links
- Daniel 2Dark Official MySpace
- "BBC New Talent - Music - Success - Fame Academy". Bbc.co.uk. 2014-09-19. Retrieved 2020-05-21.
- "Daniel 2Dark - TrackNova | Listen and Stream Free Music, Albums, New Releases, Photos, Videos". Myspace.com. Retrieved 2020-05-21.
- "Hip hop producers enter the R&B; stage". Archived from the original on 2011-06-07. Retrieved 2020-05-21.