David Siegel (musician)

Last updated

David "The Steelist" Siegel
Born Miami, Florida
Genres
Occupation(s)
  • Producer
  • songwriter
  • musician
Instrument(s)Keyboard, bass guitar
Years active2000–present
Website davethesteelist.impress.ly

David Siegel is an American producer, songwriter and musician based in Miami, FL. He is best known for co-writing Escape recorded by Enrique Iglesias in 2002, as well as co-writing a three-times certified platinum song by the RIAA. [1] Whatever You Like recorded by T.I. in 2008, which remained #1 in the Billboard Hot 100 for seven non-consecutive weeks. [2]

Contents

Siegel placed #3 in the Top Ten Songwriters Chart listed in Billboard Magazine's First Publishers Quarterly Edition issued in May 2009.

He has songs written with writers/artists/producers such as Beyonce, Kara DioGuardia, Christina Aguilera, Cathy Dennis, Shelly Peiken, Linda Perry, Shepp Soloman, Rico Love, Jim Jonsin, Mutt Lang, Rico Beats, Ron Fair, Steve Morales, Bilewa Mohammed, and Mike Caren.

He is the only writer/producer whose repertoire spans from pop divas such as Celine Dion, Christina Aguilera, and Jessica Simpson, rap artists like Pusha T, T.I., and Soulja Boy, several prominent Latin American crossover artists, to notable jazz artists like Kurt Elling and Arturo Sandoval.

Awards

Discography and song credits

Touring and television appearances

 Machine Gun Kelly, OT Genaesis Casey  Veggies, Kyle

Related Research Articles

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Enrique Iglesias</span> Spanish singer (born 1975)

Enrique Miguel Iglesias Preysler is a Spanish singer and songwriter. He started his recording career in the mid-1990s on the Mexican label Fonovisa and became the bestselling Spanish-language act of the decade. By the turn of the millennium, he made a successful crossover into the mainstream English-language market. He signed a multi-album deal with Universal Music Group for US$68 million with Universal Music Latino to release his Spanish albums and Interscope Records to release English albums.

Latin American music has long influenced popular music in the United States. Within the industry, "Latin music" has influenced jazz, rhythm and blues, and country music, even giving rise to unique US styles of music, including salsa, New Mexico, Tejano, and Western. Fusion genres such as Chicano rock, Nuyorican rap, and Chicano rap have emerged from Latin communities within the United States.

Latin pop is a pop music subgenre that is a fusion of US–style music production with Latin music genres from anywhere in Latin America and Spain. Originating with Spanish-speaking musicians, Latin pop may also be made by musicians in Portuguese and the various Romance Creole languages. Latin pop usually combines upbeat Latin music with American pop music. Latin pop is commonly associated with Spanish-language pop, rock, and dance music.

Mexican pop is a music genre produced in Mexico, particularly intended for teenagers and young adults.

<i>Vivir</i> (album) 1997 studio album by Enrique Iglesias

Vivir is the second Spanish studio album recorded by Spanish singer-songwriter Enrique Iglesias. It was released by Fonovisa on 21 January 1997. The album includes three number-one singles on the Billboard Hot Latin Tracks charts in United States: "Enamorado Por Primera Vez", "Sólo En Ti" and "Miente". In the United States, it was platinum on 6 May 1997. This album received a nomination for Grammy Award for Best Latin Pop Album at the 40th Annual Grammy Awards, on 25 February 1998, losing to Romances by Luis Miguel. The album received a Premio Lo Nuestro award for "Pop Album of the Year" at the 9th Lo Nuestro Awards. To the date the record has sold a million copies in U.S and over 5 million copies worldwide.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Simón Brand</span> Columbian film director

Simón Brand is a Colombian film director. Brand has directed more than 200 TV commercials for companies such as Coca-Cola, Coors Light, AT&T, Apple Inc., BMW. He has also directed music videos for artists such as Paulina Rubio, Thalía, Juanes, Shakira, Alejandro Fernández, Enrique Iglesias and Ricky Martin.

Fabio Alonso Salgado, better known as Estéfano is a Colombian musician, singer-songwriter and record producer. Along with Donato Poveda formed the duo Donato y Estefano, releasing three studio albums through 1995–1999. After the duo disbanded he went on to pursue a solo career with his album Código Personal: A Media Vida released in 2005.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Equivocada</span> 2009 single by Thalía

"Equivocada" is the lead single of the live album Primera fila by Mexican pop star Thalía. The single was officially released on October 7, 2009. It is a tragic love ballad. The song is a success for Thalía, already exceeding the number of digital sales in Mexico, Latin America, USA and Europe. The song peaked at No. 2 in the Latin Pop songs category on the Billboard charts and No. 8 on the Hot Latin Songs chart.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">11th Annual Latin Grammy Awards</span> Music awards presented Nov 2010

The 11th Annual Latin Grammy Awards were held on Thursday, November 11, 2010, at the Mandalay Bay Events Center in Las Vegas, Nevada. It was the third time the annual event had taken place at this location. The eligibility period for recordings to be nominated was July 1, 2009 to June 30, 2010. Nominations were announced on September 8, 2010. On September 14, 2010, it was announced that the Latin Recording Academy Person of the Year honoree would be Plácido Domingo. The big winners of the night were Camila, Juan Luis Guerra and Gustavo Cerati with three awards.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Gaitanes</span> Panamanian musician duo

Gaitanes is a duo of producers, composers and singers formed by Ricardo and Alberto Gaitán. The duo originates from Panama and have been active since 1989, releasing albums, singles and musical collaborations as well as winning various awards and nominations.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Finally Found You</span> 2012 single by Enrique Iglesias featuring Sammy Adams

"Finally Found You" is a song by Spanish singer Enrique Iglesias, released on 20 September 2012. It was later included on the international deluxe edition of his tenth studio album Sex and Love. The track features vocals from rapper Sammy Adams. Both artists co-wrote the song with Jacob Luttrell, R3hab, Fabian Lenssen, Yoan Chirescu, Raphaël Judrin, and Pierre-Antoine Melki. The latter two, known together as soFLY & Nius, are also the producers. Another version featuring Puerto Rican rapper Daddy Yankee was released for Latin market.

The 14th Lo Nuestro Awards ceremony, presented by Univision and honoring the best Latin music of 2001 and 2002, took place on February 7, 2002, at a live presentation held at the James L. Knight Center in Miami, Florida. The ceremony was broadcast in the United States and Latin America by Univision.

<i>Sex and Love</i> 2014 studio album by Enrique Iglesias

Sex and Love is the tenth studio album recorded by Spanish recording artist Enrique Iglesias. It was released on 14 March 2014 by Republic Records. The album's three Spanish singles—"Loco", "El Perdedor", and "Bailando"—reached No. 1 on the Billboard Hot Latin Songs chart. The album features guest vocals from Jennifer Lopez, Kylie Minogue, Descemer Bueno, Pitbull, Flo Rida, Anthony Touma, Romeo Santos, Mickael Carreira, Marco Antonio Solís, Yandel, Gente de Zona, Luan Santana, India Martínez, and Sean Paul. Sex and Love won the Lo Nuestro Award for Pop Album of the Year.

Ezequiel "Cheche" Alara is a Grammy and Latin Grammy-winning music composer, producer, music director, conductor and keyboardist.

The 2014 Billboard Latin Music Awards, honors the most popular albums, songs, and performers in Latin music in 2013, as determined by the actual sales, radio airplay, streaming and social data that supplements Billboard's weekly charts. The ceremony was broadcast live on Telemundo and mun2 on April 24, 2014, from the BankUnited Center at the University of Miami in Coral Gables, Florida. The hosts were Raúl González, Roselyn Sánchez, and Laura Flores.

<i>Latina</i> (album) 2016 studio album by Thalía

Latina is the fifteenth studio album by Mexican recording artist Thalía, released on May 6, 2016, by Sony Music Latin. The album consists of 13 tracks, including collaborations with Maluma, Silvestre Dangond, De La Ghetto, OMI, Jacob Forever and Chiky Bom Bom "La Pantera". Latina is Thalia's recent studio album since 2014's Amore Mio. The album was praised by music critics' and well received commercially receiving Platinum certifications in both Mexico and United States.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">José Miguel Velásquez</span> Musical artist

Jose Miguel Velasquez is a Venezuelan-born composer, music producer and vocal coach to several internationally famous recording artists. He currently resides in Miami, Florida, United States. He has been the recipient of two BMI Awards and a Latin Grammy Award.

The 31st Premio Lo Nuestro ceremony was held on February 21, 2019. Univision broadcast the show live from the AmericanAirlines Arena in Miami, Florida. Mexican-American TV presenter, Alejandra Espinoza, Mexican singer and actress Maite Perroni, and American singer Victor Manuelle hosted the ceremony.

The 8th annual Billboard Latin Music Awards which honor the most popular albums, songs, and performers in Latin music took place in Miami.

Chris Rodriguez better known by C-Rod, is an American songwriter, record producer, music arranger, mixer, engineer, and remixer. He wrote and produced Paulina Rubio's Billboard charting singles, Lo Haré Por Ti, El Último Adiós, and Algo Tienes as well as producing singles for Celia Cruz, Thalía, Ana Cristina, Chayanne, Danna Paola, and Erika Jayne, among others.

References

  1. "RIAA – Gold & Platinum". RIAA . Retrieved January 25, 2009.
  2. Powers, Ann (October 7, 2008). "T.I.'s 'Whatever You Like': a song for our times". Los Angeles Times . Retrieved November 11, 2008.
  3. "BMI.com Pop Awards 2010".
  4. "BMI.com Urban Awards 2009: BMI Award-Winning Songs".
  5. "BMI.com Latin Awards 2005 Song List".
  6. "BMI.com Latin Awards 2003 Song List".
  7. "BMI.com Pop Awards 2003 Song List".