Oak Felder
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| Background information | |
| Birth name | Warren Felder |
| Born | 1980 (age 43–44) Istanbul, Turkey |
| Genres | R&B, hip hop, pop |
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| Years active | 2005-present |
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] Oak Felder is published by Kobalt for the world, and managed by Lucas Keller and Peter Coquillard at Milk & Honey.[13]
Personal life
Felder is married and lives in Atlanta, Georgia, and has a studio in Los Angeles, California.[8]
Awards
| Year | Award | Category | Work[citation needed] | Result |
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| 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
| Song | Year | Artist | Album | Songwriter | Producer |
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| "Ain't No Way (You Won't Love Me)" | 2005 | Chris Brown | Chris Brown | 
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| "Hurry Up" | 2007 | Che'Nelle | Things Happen for a Reason |
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| "Lookin'" |
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| "Kryptonite" (featuring Rich Boy) |
Mario | Go |
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| "Why" |
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| "Mile In These Shoes" | Jennifer Lopez | Brave |
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| "Betcha Never Had" | J. Holiday | Back of My Lac' |
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| "Superhuman" (featuring Keri Hilson) |
2008 | Chris Brown | Exclusive: The Forever Edition |
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| "Single" | Sterling Simms | Yours, Mine & The Truth |
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| "Jump Off" (featuring Sean P) |
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| "Sex In the City" |
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| "Chilosa" | Prima J | Prima J |
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| "I Can Change Your Life" | Lloyd | Lessons in Love |
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| "90's Baby" | Karina Pasian | First Love |
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| "Show Off" | 2009 | Ginuwine | A Man's Thoughts |
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| "Open the Door" |
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| "Orchestra" |
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| "Hot Mess" | Ashley Tisdale | Guilty Pleasure |
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| "Hair" |
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| "Robot Love" | Allison Iraheta | Just Like You |
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| "Your Love" | 2010 | Nicki Minaj | Pink Friday |
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| "Save Me" |
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| "Unusual" (featuring Drake) |
Trey Songz | Passion, Pain & Pleasure |
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| "Collard Greens & Cornbread" | Fantasia | Back to Me |
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| "Hands Tied" | Toni Braxton | Pulse |
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| "Top Floor" | 2011 | Wiz Khalifa | Rolling Papers |
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| "Rainbow" | Jessie J | Who You Are |
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| "I Need This" |
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| "Only Wanna Give It to You" (featuring J. Cole) |
2012 | Elle Varner | Perfectly Imperfect |
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| "Sound Proof Room" |
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| "I Don't Care" |
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| "Not Tonight" |
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| "Leaf" |
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| "So Fly" |
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| "Right By My Side" (featuring Chris Brown) |
Nicki Minaj | Pink Friday: Roman Reloaded |
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| "Fire Burns" |
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| "Use Me" | Miguel | Kaleidoscope Dream |
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| "Where's the Fun in Forever" |
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| "Fire We Make" (featuring Maxwell) |
Alicia Keys | Girl on Fire |
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| "Limitedless" |
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| "Numb" (featuring Eminem) |
Rihanna | Unapologetic |
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| "Bassline" | Chris Brown | Fortune |
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| "Wanted" | 2013 | Tiwa Savage | Once Upon a Time |
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| "Written All Over Your Face" |
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| "Without My Heart" |
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| "V.S.O.P." | K. Michelle | Rebellious Soul |
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| "Allie Jones" | Mayer Hawthorne | Where Does This Door Go |
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| "Her Favorite Song" |
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| "Crime" (featuring Kendrick Lamar) |
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| "Corsican Rose" |
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| "The Crying Game" (featuring Jessie Ware) |
2014 | Nicki Minaj | The Pinkprint |
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| "Good Kisser" | Usher | Hard II Love (Japanese edition) |
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| "Going Under" | K. Michelle | Anybody Wanna Buy a Heart? |
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| "Something About the Night" |
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| "Drake Would Love Me" |
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| "Chasing Time" | Azealia Banks | Broke With Expensive Taste |
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| "Break Your Heart Right Back" (featuring Childish Gambino) |
Ariana Grande | My Everything |
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| "Seal Me With a Kiss" (featuring De La Soul) |
Jessie J | Sweet Talker |
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| "Wonderful" | Mary J. Blige | Think Like a Man Too (OST) |
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| "Seventeen" | 2015 | Alessia Cara | Know-It-All |
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| "Here" |
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| "Outlaws" |
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| "I'm Yours" |
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| "Overdose" |
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| "Scars to Your Beautiful" |
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| "Deal" | Miguel | Wildheart |
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| "What's Normal Anyway" |
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| "Leaves" |
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| "Invincible" | Kelly Clarkson | Piece by Piece |
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| "Alone In Your Heart" | Monica | Code Red |
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| "Trade Hearts" (featuring Julia Michaels) |
Jason Derulo | Everything Is 4 |
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| "Love Falls Over Me" | Tamia | Love Life |
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| "Sandwich and a Soda" |
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| "Clumsy" | 2016 | Britney Spears | Glory |
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| "Counterfeit" | Jordan Fisher | Jordan Fisher |
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| "Sleep Like a Baby" | K. Michelle | More Issues Than Vogue |
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| "Yes Girl" | Bea Miller | Non-album single |
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| "Distraction" | 2017 | Kehlani | SweetSexySavage |
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| "Piece of Mind" |
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| "Not Used to It" |
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| "Everything Is Yours" |
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| "Advice" |
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| "Escape" |
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| "In My Feelings" |
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| "Hold Me By the Heart" |
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| "Thank You" |
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| "Sorry Not Sorry" | Demi Lovato | Tell Me You Love Me |
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| "Sexy Dirty Love" |
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| "Daddy Issues" |
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| "Only Forever" |
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| "Games" |
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| "The Deep" (featuring Joey Purp) |
ZZ Ward | Non-album single |
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| "Ghost" | The Storm |
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| "Let It Burn" |
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| "Hold On" |
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| "Burning Bridges" | Bea Miller | Chapter One: Blue |
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| "Warmer" | Chapter Two: Red |
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| "To the Grave" | Chapter Three: Yellow |
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| "Either Way" (featuring Joey Bada$$) |
Snakehips with Anne-Marie | Non-album single |
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| "Out of Your Mind" (featuring Alison Wonderland) |
2018 | The Presets | Hi Viz |
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| "Stop Myself (Only Human)" | Calum Scott | Only Human |
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| "I Guess That's Why They Call It The Blues" | Alessia Cara | Revamp: The Songs of Elton John & Bernie Taupin |
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| "Growing Pains" | The Pains of Growing |
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| "7 Days" |
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| "Trust My Lonely" |
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| "All We Know" |
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| "Easier Said" |
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| "Sue Me" | Sabrina Carpenter | Singular: Act I |
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| "Coming to My Senses" | Alina Baraz | The Color of You |
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| "I Don't Even Know Why Though" |
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| "Who Do You Love" (featuring 5 Seconds of Summer) |
2019 | The Chainsmokers | World War Joy |
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| "Like A Girl" | Lizzo | Cuz I Love You |
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| "Soulmate" |
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| "Better In Color" |
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| "Pushing 20" | Sabrina Carpenter | Singular: Act II |
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| "Take Off All Your Cool" |
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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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Reservoir inks JV with Grammy-winning songwriter Warren 'Oak' Felder". Music Business Worldwide. 2017-12-05. Retrieved 2019-06-08.
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