Dave Tozer Press Kit
Biography Dave Tozer is a producer, songwriter and musician. He has worked with several R&B, Hip-Hop, Rock and Pop artists including John Legend, Jay-Z, Kanye West, Justin Timberlake, John Mayer, Natasha Bedingfield, Musiq Soulchild, Estelle, Jazmine Sullivan and Elliott Yamin. Hailing from Bridgeton, New Jersey, Tozer taught himself guitar, bass and keyboard. After moving to Philadelphia in the late 1990s, Tozer honed his production skills at various Philadelphia-area studios and began working as a freelance musician playing everything from Hip- Hop and Rock to R&B and Pop. Through Max Blumenthal, a mutual friend, Tozer met University of Pennsylvania student John Stephens (later Grammy award-winning R&B star ) and began a fruitful, professional relationship. In addition to developing creatively with Legend, Tozer produced his three independently released albums: John Stephens (2000), Live at Jimmy s Uptown (2001) and Live at SOB s (2003). Dave Tozer is a talented, tasteful writer and producer with a musical sensibility that is both distinct and classic. Some of my best work has been in collaboration with Dave, and I hope to work with him for many years in the future. Recording Artist In, Tozer contributed to eight tracks on Legend s Grammy Award-winning major label debut and his writing skills garnered him a publishing deal with Viacom-owned Famous Music Publishing. 2005 proved to be an important year for Tozer with the massive success of, which earned eight Grammy nominations and reached multi-platinum status. Legend won three awards including Best New Artist and Best R&B Album. Tozer was a producer on and the track Stay With You, which Tozer co-wrote and produced, was also nominated for Best Traditional R&B Vocal Performance. In 2005, soon after the success of, Tozer was crafting songs for artists such as Heather Headley and Natasha Bedingfield. He has also lent his instrumental abilities to Kanye West s Grammy-
winning single Diamonds From Sierra Leone, and produced another Legend track for the Luther Vandross tribute album So Amazing: An All-Star Tribute to Luther Vandross. For Tozer, the year culminated in a deal with Sony Music as an in-house producer and a renewal of his Famous Music Publishing contract. In 2006, Tozer worked on the track Do U Wanna Ride from Jay- Z's comeback album Kingdom Come. Tozer also reunited with his old friend Legend and produced three songs from his acclaimed second album Once Again, including the itunes single On Top Of The World. He is a very talented, multi-faceted and prolific creator whose gifts span all major genres from urban to pop to rock. Ira Jaffe President & COO Famous Music Publishing In 2007, Tozer continued to work with several different artists, including Mercury Records recording artist George Stanford. Along with contributing to the development of the Philadelphia-based artist, Tozer worked to get Stanford signed to Epic Records before he subsequently moved to Mercury Records. In addition to this, Tozer has also worked with Jazmine Sullivan (J Records), Free Sol (upcoming artist on Justin Timberlake's label Tennman Records) as well as Ashley Hartman from the hit television show The O.C. In 2008, Tozer reunited with long time collaborator, to co-write and produce This Time on s third album, Evolver. In 2009, Tozer worked with American Idol's Elliott Yamin to co-write and produce the record "Someday" on Yamin's second album, Fight for Love. In 2010, Tozer wrote and produced Find Me with Musiq Soulchild and Jazmine Sullivan for Musiq s upcoming album. He also went on to co-write and produce three songs from Free Sol s forthcoming debut album to be released by Justin Timberlake s imprint Tennman Records & Interscope Records.
Selected Credits Year Artist Song Title Album Contribution 2010 Musiq Soulchild Find Me ft. Jazmine Sullivan TBD 2010 Free Sol Panic Attack TBD 2010 Free Sol The Coolest TBD 2010 Free Sol Restraining Order TBD 2009 Elliott Yamin Someday Fight For Love 2008 This Time Evolver 2008 George Stanford Heartbeat Big Drop Mixer 2008 Lizz Wright Speak Your Heart The Orchard Songwriter 2006 Jay-Z Do U Wanna Ride Kingdom Come
Year Artist Song Title Album Contribution 2006 Maxine s Interlude Once Again 2006 On Top of The World Once Again (itunes Single) 2006 Closer To You Once Again (Bonus Track) 2005 Kanye West Diamonds from Sierra Leone Late Registration 2005 Love Won t Let Me Wait So Amazing: An All Star Tribute to Luther Vandross Producer,, Mixer Stay With You Producer, Songwriter I Can Change ft. Snoop Dogg Producer, Songwriter Let s Again, Mixer It Don t Have To Change ft. The Stephens Family Songwriter
Year Artist Song Title Album Contribution Let s Live It Up So High Refuge (When It s Cold Outside) Johnny s Gotta Go (International Release), Mixer Money Blown (International Release) Producer, Songwriter 2003 Full Album Live at SOB s, Mixer 2001 Full Album Live at Jimmy s Uptown, Mixer 2000 Full Album John Stephens, Mixer
Press & Praise Billboard Magazine March 2005 It has been a pleasure to work with Dave over the past two years. He is an exceptional musician and songwriter that has broken through with new and fresh music in a tough environment. I look forward to making many more hits and breaking new artists with him in the future. Lisa Ellis Former Executive Vice President Sony Music Label Group
Billboard Magazine February 2006 doesn t only introduce a gripping new voice to the R&B firmament, it brings the genre something it often sadly lacks: songs so strong that others would clamor to cover them. The tunes he penned with his co-writers regularly upstage the beats, and rarely do they rely on production-generated atmosphere for camouflage. Legend had help on the compositions, most often from producer Dave Tozer. Legend s vocal conviction is supported by his taste and skill at penning or collaborating on compositions. As debuts go, couldn t be more promising. Jim Farber Music Critic New York Daily News
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