Warren "Oak" Felder | |
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| Birth name | Warren Felder III |
| Born | November 9, 1980 Istanbul, Turkey |
| Origin | Atlanta, Georgia, United States |
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| Years active | 2005-present |
| Member of | Pop & Oak |
Warren "Oak" Felder (born November 9, 1980) [1] is an American songwriter and record producer based in Atlanta and Los Angeles. He is known for his work as part of the production duo Pop & Oak, and was nominated for a Grammy Award in 2015.
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]
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 Pop Wansel as the production duo Pop & Oak. [6] 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"; [6] 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", [7] which both went to number 1 on the Billboard Mainstream Top 40 charts. [8]
Felder was nominated for a 2015 Grammy Award for Best R&B Song for writing Usher's single "Good Kisser"; [9] [10] produced two songs on the Alicia Keys album Girl on Fire , which won the 2014 Grammy Award for Best R&B Album; [11] wrote and produced "Invincible", the lead single from Kelly Clarkson's 2015 album Piece by Piece ; [11] wrote and produced "Clumsy", the second single from the 2016 Britney Spears album Glory ; [7] 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] [12] winning a 2019 BMI Pop Award for the single. [13] He has also written and produced songs for artists including Trey Songz, Rihanna, Miguel, Kehlani, Ariana Grande, Jennifer Lopez, Mario, Tamia, ZZ Ward, and Sabrina Carpenter. [2] [7] [11] [5] [14] He was named as a top producer by BMI in 2012 and 2013, [15] [16] and won a 2017 BMI Pop Award for co-writing Alessia Cara's "Here", [17] and a 2018 BMI Pop Award for co-writing her single "Scars to Your Beautiful". [18] He also wrote and produced three tracks on Lizzo's 2019 major label debut Cuz I Love You , [19] wrote and produced the top 40 single "Who Do You Love" by The Chainsmokers featuring 5 Seconds of Summer, and is working on new music with Kehlani, Demi Lovato, and Alessia Cara in 2019. [20]
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]
Felder is married and lives in Atlanta, Georgia, and has a studio in Los Angeles, California. [11]
| Year | Award | Category | Work | Result |
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| 2015 | Grammy Award | Best R&B Song | "Good Kisser" by Usher | Nominated [9] |
| 2017 | BMI Pop Award | 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 |
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