Samuel Dixon

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Samuel Dixon
Born1973
Adelaide, Australia
Genres Pop, rock, alternative rock
OccupationsRecord producer, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist
InstrumentsBass guitar, keyboards, guitar
Website samuel-dixon.com

Samuel Dixon (born 1973, Adelaide, South Australia) is a record producer, songwriter and musician, based in London. Dixon has produced and written with artists including Adele, Sia, Kylie Minogue, Christina Aguilera, Paloma Faith and Jack Savoretti. He is a multi-instrumentalist, best known for his work as a bass guitarist.

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Biography

Dixon co-wrote with Adele and produced the track "Love in the Dark" from her album 25 . He played bass in Adele's live band throughout the promotion and touring for 21 , and can be seen on Adele's Live at the Royal Albert Hall DVD. [1]

Dixon has frequently collaborated with fellow-Australian Sia. [2] His compositions have featured on her albums, Colour the Small One , Some People Have Real Problems , We Are Born , 1000 Forms of Fear and the deluxe version of This Is Acting. Dixon co-wrote the single "Clap Your Hands", from We Are Born . He played bass in Sia's live and studio band from 2003 to 2010. [3]

Dixon and Furler co-wrote four songs with Christina Aguilera for her 2010 album Bionic, including the second single, "You Lost Me", with Dixon producing the songs. [4] Dixon produced and co-wrote "Bound to You" which Aguilera performed in the 2010 movie, Burlesque [5] and which was nominated for the 2010 Golden Globe Award for Best Original Song. [6]

Other production and writing credits include Jack Savoretti, Carly Rae Jepsen (co-production as "The High Street"), Paloma Faith, I Blame Coco, KT Tunstall, Will Young, the Presets (notably on their 2005 song, "Girl and the Sea") [7] and Leona Naess. [8] Dixon co-wrote and produced There There by fellow-Australian Megan Washington. [9]

Dixon's primary instrument is the bass guitar. His playing can be heard on recordings such as "Put Your Records On" by Corinne Bailey Rae, [10] "Warwick Avenue" by Duffy, [11] Tom Jones' "Spirit in the Room", Ryan Adams' "Ashes & Fire" and "Ludlow Street" by Suzanne Vega. [12] Dixon played bass for Australian band Directions in Groove in the 1990s. [13]

Originally from Adelaide, Australia, he currently lives and works in London. [14] He is published by BMG Chrysalis UK. [15]

Discography

Selected production and songwriting credits

Awards and nominations

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