Ant Whiting
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| occupation = Songwriter, producer, musician
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| label = Sony/ATV Music Publishing
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Anthony Whiting better known as Ant Whiting is a British songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, and producer signed to Sony/ATV Music Publishing. He has worked as a producer and songwriter with artists such as John Newman and Rizzle Kicks.
Biography
Whiting began his production and writing career with two tracks on MIA's debut album Arular, including the singles "Fire Fire" & "Bingo." Since then Whiting has co-written & produced for a number of established artists, his biggest success to date has been with Rizzle Kicks as the main co-writer and producer on the platinum selling UK No. 5 album Stereo Typical, where he delivered six tracks including two singles "Traveller's Chant" and "Dreamer's." Whiting worked with Rizzle Kicks writing for their follow up album (Roaring 20s) out September 2013, where he wrote & produced the majority of their album alongside producer Norman Cook.
Further releases in 2013 included cuts with Devlin (Island) and Chlöe Howl (Columbia), tracks for Ella Eyre (Virgin), and co-writing with Willy Moon (Island). He also produced the John Newman debut album Tribute, which peaked at No. 1 on the UK album charts. He also worked on the debut by Becky Hill.
Discography
{{See also|Category:Songs written by Ant Whiting|Category:Albums produced by Ant Whiting|Category:Song recordings produced by Ant Whiting}}
=Credits=
class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:left;font-size:100%;"
|+ Selected production and songwriting credits for Ant Whiting ! Yr ! Album or song ! Artist(s) ! Release ! Writing ! Production details | |||||
|rowspan="1"|2004 | "Sunshowers" (#93 UK) | MIA | XL | {{NA|n/a}} | Add. vocals and production |
rowspan="2"|2005 | "Bingo" | rowspan="2"| MIA | rowspan="2"| XL/Columbia | Co-writer | Add. vocals and production |
"Fire Fire" | Co-writer | Add. vocals and production | |||
rowspan="1"|2008 | "See You When You Get Here" | Lisa Mitchell | Warner | {{NA|n/a}} | Produced, recorded, mixed |
rowspan="7"|2009
| The Animal | Richard Walters | Kartel | {{NA|n/a}} | Producer, engineer, mix | |
Eugene McGuinness | Eugene McGuinness | Domino | {{NA|n/a}} | Producer (primary) | |
"Duchess of Mess" | rowspan="5"| Lisa Mitchell | rowspan="5"| Warner AUS | {{NA|n/a}} | Producer | |
"Heroine" | Co-writer | Producer (primary) | |||
"Animals" | Co-writer | Producer (primary) | |||
"Stevie" | {{NA|n/a}} | Producer (primary) | |||
"So Jealous" | Co-writer | Producer (primary) | |||
rowspan="2"|2010 | "I'm The Fool" | SoundGirl | Mercury | {{NA|n/a}} | Add. Production & Mix |
"Modern Day Romance" | Jagga | Pure Groove | Co-writer | Producer | |
rowspan="9"|2011
| "Don't Know Why" (#45 UK) | SoundGirl | Mercury | Co-writer | Production | |
"Dancing on My Own" | Pixie Lott | Mercury | {{NA|n/a}} | Add. Production & Mix | |
"Dreamers" (#105 UK) | rowspan="7"| Rizzle Kicks | rowspan="7"| Island | Co-writer | Producer (primary) | |
"Round Up" | Co-writer | Producer (primary) | |||
"Homewrecker" | Co-writer | Producer (primary) | |||
"Learn My Lesson" | Co-writer | Producer (primary) | |||
"Even on a Rainy Day" | Co-writer | Producer (primary) | |||
"Traveller's Chant" (#44 UK) | Co-writer | Producer (primary) | |||
"Garden" | Co-writer | Producer (primary) | |||
rowspan="1"|2012 | Vivid | Crystal Kay | Universal | Co-writer | {{NA|n/a}} |
rowspan="9"|2013 | Tribute (#1 UK) | rowspan="4"|John Newman | rowspan="4"| Island | {{NA|n/a}} | Co-producer |
"Out of My Head" (#91 UK) | {{NA|n/a}} | Co-producer | |||
"Losing Sleep" (#48 UK) | {{NA|n/a}} | Co-producer | |||
"Cheating" (#9 UK) | {{NA|n/a}} | Co-producer | |||
Roaring 20s | rowspan="3"| Rizzle Kicks | rowspan="3"| Island | Co-writer | Producer (primary) | |
"Skip to the Good Bit" (#16 UK) | Lyrics | Co-producer | |||
"Lost Generation" (#6 UK) | Co-writer | Producer (primary) | |||
"Thank You Very Much" (#2 POL) | Margaret | Magic | {{NA|n/a}} | Producer (primary) | |
"Really Cold" | Devlin | Island | Co-writer | Producer (primary) | |
rowspan="2"|2014 | Add the Blonde (#8 POL) | rowspan="2"| Margaret | rowspan="2"| Magic | Co-writer | Co-producer |
"Wasted" (#6 POL) | Co-writer | {{NA|n/a}} |
=Remixes=
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|+ Selected remixes by Ant Whiting, with date of remix release ! scope="col" rowspan="1 | Year ! scope="col" rowspan="1"| Title ! scope="col" rowspan="1" | Original artist ! scope="col" rowspan="1" | Release details | |
rowspan="1"|2005
!scope="row"|"Hombre" | MIA | align=left|XL / Columbia |
rowspan="1"|2006
!scope="row"|"You're My Flame" | Zero 7 | align=left|Atlantic |
rowspan="1"|2006
!scope="row"|"Want" | align=left|Island |
rowspan="1"|2009
!scope="row"|"Stone Cold Sober" | align=left|Epic |
See also
References
{{reflist| refs =
{{cite news
| title = Ant Whiting
| url = http://uk.warnerchappell.com/artist-details/277
| publisher = Warner/Chappell Music
| accessdate = 6 December 2014
}}
{{cite magazine
| title = John Newman & Ant Whiting: Producing Tribute
| first = Tom
| last = Flint
| url = http://www.soundonsound.com/sos/feb14/articles/john-newman.htm
| magazine = Sound on Sound
| date = February 2014
| accessdate = 6 December 2014
}}
[http://www.discogs.com/artist/Anthony+Whiting Ant Whiting] at Discogs
[http://www.allmusic.com/artist/ant-whiting-mn0001079506/credits Ant Whiting] at Allmusic
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External links
- {{Twitter|toekneew}}
- [http://www.allmusic.com/artist/ant-whiting-mn0001079506/credits Ant Whiting] at Allmusic
- [http://www.discogs.com/artist/Anthony+Whiting Ant Whiting] at Discogs
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Category:British record producers
Category:British male songwriters
Category:Year of birth missing (living people)