Interview with Steve Booker, songwriter and producer for Duffy, Alexandra Burke, Nadine Coyle, Alesha Dixon - March 8, 2010“I decided to get much more involved in the production side of things. I thought that was probably the strongest way of making sure your songs got cut.”
Roles as a folk rock singer-songwriter, a Nashville songsmith and a top-liner ‘gun for hire’ in LA gave Steve Booker the experience and finely-honed skills needed to establish himself as one of the UK pop’s most successful and in-demand producer-songwriters. Having garnered awards for his work with soul pop megastar Duffy, Booker has gone on to work with Alexandra Burke, Alesha Dixon and, most recently, Girls Aloud’s Nadine Coyle on her eagerly awaited debut. In this interview Booker talks to HitQuarters about the creative process behind Duffy’s ‘Mercy’ and Alexandra Burke’s ‘You Broke My Heart’, his long road to the hit parade, and how a call from Simon Cowell can turn a song upside down. Click here to read more Read On ... |
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