Daniel "2Dark" Richards
| Daniel 2Dark | |
|---|---|
| Also known as | Daniel 2Dark, D2D, TrackNova |
| Origin | Birmingham, England |
| Genres | Hip-hop, R'n'B, synthpop, pop, UKG |
| Occupation(s) | Producer |
| Years active | 2002-present |
Daniel "2Dark" Richards is a British record producer from Birmingham, England. At 18 whilst attending the Urban Music Seminar (UMS) in Birmingham, Daniel met UMS founder, and offered him his demo CD. He was awarded £10,000 prize money in the 2006 Urban Music Awards.[1] He was then chosen for a nationwide TV and cinema ad campaign for the drinks company Vodka Reef.[2] Daniel moved to London and won the commission for the music for London’s bid for the 2012 Summer Olympics through one of the world’s largest advertising firms M&C Saatchi. 2012, Daniel has been working with an array of international production teams and artists, namely Beluga Heights, with a joint production with JR Rotem, set to make Sean Kingston’s newest album ‘Back 2 Life’. In 2014 D2D is releasing his new single "Sweet Lovin', Happiness & Joy " which features Amy Pearson.
Remix credits
Laura Izibor - Don't Stay (2009)
Amerie - Heard Em All (Dance Remix) (2010)
N-Dubz - Took it all away (2010)
Production credits
- Caron Wheeler (2002) - "Still Running"
- Christian Blaizer ft Erick Sermon & Redman (2005) - "All I want"
- Amerie - In Love & War (2009) - 13. Dear John (Produced with Sean Rumsey)
- Tinie Tempah - In love again (Unreleased)
- Tinie Tempah - My Girl ft Daniel de Bourg (Unreleased)
- DJ Ironik - Ironik ft Skepta and Scorcher - "Slow Down"
- DJ Ironik - Ironik - "Falling in Love ft Jessica Lowndes" (Co-Production)
- Wiley (rapper) - "Paper" (Co-Wrote)
- Master Shortie - "Down to the river" (TBA)
- Jamelia - Rebel - "Alive" (TBA)
- EJ - "Story" (Epic)
- Dutty Menace - "She wanna roll"
- Mike Hough - "Nothing to Lose"
- Mike Hough - "Stars"
- Sean Kingston - Back 2 Life - "TBA" (Co-Production)
- Benny Banks - "TBA"
- D2D ft Amy Pearson - "Sweet Lovin', Happiness & Joy"