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| Years active | 2005–present |
| Members | Andrew (Pop) Wansel Warren (Oak) Felder |
Pop & Oak is a songwriting and production duo consisting of Andrew "Pop" Wansel and Warren "Oak" Felder. Wansel is the son of Dexter Wansel, staff songwriter, producer and session musician of Gamble and Huff's Philadelphia International Records. [1] [2] [3]
Pop and Oak began producing music together after their shared manager at the time suggested they work together. [4] Oak described the day he met Pop was a red letter day and their partnership exposed him to hip-hop for the first time. [5] Their first production of visibility was Ashley Tisdale's "Hair" from her 2009 album, Guilty Pleasure . [4]
The pair use a hands on style while working with artists, hoping to avoid a reputation of only being "beat-makers." [4] Pop's style is more focused on rap with beats and bass, while Oak has a more "melodic" background in musical composition, pop and R&B. [4]
| Year | Artist(s) | Album | Song |
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| 2009 | Ashley Tisdale | Guilty Pleasure | "Hair" [4] |
| Ginuwine | A Man's Thoughts | "Orchestra" | |
| "Show Off" [4] | |||
| "Open the Door" | |||
| 2010 | Fantasia | Back to Me | "Collard Greens & Cornbread" [4] |
| Trey Songz | Passion, Pain & Pleasure | "Unusual" (featuring Drake) | |
| Nicki Minaj | Pink Friday | "Muny" | |
| "Save Me" | |||
| "Your Love" | |||
| 2012 | Diggy | Unexpected Arrival | "Do It Like You" (featuring Jeremih) |
| "The Reign" | |||
| "Copy, Paste" | |||
| Monica | New Life | "Catch Me | |
| Elle Varner | Perfectly Imperfect | "Only Wanna Give It to You" (featuring J. Cole) | |
| "Sound Proof Room" | |||
| "I Don't Care" | |||
| "Not Tonight" | |||
| "Leaf" | |||
| "So Fly" | |||
| Busta Rhymes | Year of the Dragon | "Pressure" (featuring Lil Wayne) | |
| Miguel | Kaleidoscope Dream | "Use Me" | |
| "Where's the Fun in Forever" | |||
| Rihanna | Unapologetic | "Numb" (featuring Eminem) | |
| Alicia Keys | Girl on Fire | "Fire We Make" (duet with Maxwell) | |
| "Limitedless" | |||
| 2013 | Chrisette Michele | Better | "A Couple of Forevers" |
| "Snow" | |||
| K. Michelle | Rebellious Soul | "V.S.O.P." | |
| 2014 | Usher | Non-album single | "Good Kisser" |
| Ariana Grande | My Everything | "Break Your Heart Right Back" | |
| Azealia Banks | Broke with Expensive Taste | "Chasing Time" | |
| Jennifer Lopez | A.K.A. | "Troubeaux" (featuring Nas) | |
| Jessie J | Sweet Talker | "Seal Me with a Kiss" (featuring De La Soul) | |
| K. Michelle | Anybody Wanna Buy a Heart? | "Going Under" | |
| Omarion | Sex Playlist | "You Like It" | |
| 2015 | Jason Derulo | Everything Is 4 | "Trade Hearts" (featuring Julia Michaels) |
| Miguel | Wildheart | "DEAL" | |
| "leaves" | |||
| Prince Royce | Double Vision | "Getaway" | |
| Tamia | Love Life | "Love Falls Over Me" | |
| "Sandwich and a Soda" | |||
| Alessia Cara | Four Pink Walls / Know-It-All | "Seventeen" | |
| "Here" | |||
| "Outlaws" | |||
| "I'm Yours" | |||
| "Four Pink Walls" | |||
| "Overdose" | |||
| "Scars To Your Beautiful" | |||
| Fleur East | Love, Sax and Flashbacks | "Over Getting Over" | |
| "Never Say When" | |||
| Monica | Code Red | "Alone In Your Heart" | |
| 2016 | Brandy | Non-album single | "Beggin & Pleadin" |
| K. Michelle | More Issues Than Vogue | "Sleep Like A Baby" | |
| Bea Miller | Non-album single | "Yes Girl" | |
| 2017 | Kehlani | SweetSexySavage | "Distraction" |
| "Advice" | |||
| "Peace of Mind" | |||
| "Not Used to It" | |||
| "Everything Is Yours" | |||
| "Escape" | |||
| "In My Feelings" | |||
| "Hold Me By The Heart" | |||
| "Thank You" | |||
| Betty Who | The Valley | "Some Kinda Wonderful" | |
| Miguel | Non-album single | "Shockandawe" | |
| 2018 | Alessia Cara | The Pains of Growing | "Growing Pains" |
| "Trust My Lonely" | |||
| "7 Days" | |||
| "All We Know" | |||
| "Easier Said" | |||
| 2021 | Demi Lovato | Dancing with the Devil... the Art of Starting Over | "My Girlfriends are My Boyfriend" (featuring Saweetie) |
| Non-album single | "Unforgettable (Tommy's Song)" |
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