Milton Davis
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Milton Davis is an American musician, songwriter and producer from Birmingham, Alabama, who is based in the California Bay Area. He recalls being introduced to gospel music by his grandfather at the age of seven and playing and singing in gospel groups from his childhood to his teenage years.{{citation needed|date=March 2012}} Davis' grandfather was responsible for managing groups such as The Flying Clouds and The Mighty Clouds of Joy.
Davis' early influences include a large range of style and artists: Parliament Funkadelic, The Meters, Earth Wind & Fire, Roxy Music, Led Zeppelin, Peter Gabriel and Prince. His later influences include Jeff Buckley, Tool, Portishead, Jay-Z, The Foo Fighters, Jamiroquai, Red Hot Chili Peppers and Jane’s Addiction.
His accomplishments[https://www.allmusic.com/artist/milton-davis-mn0000118071/credits Milton Davis - credits], AllMusic. include work with 3LW, John Mellencamp,[http://faultlinestudios.com/archives/tag/milton-davis "The New Mastersounds Make Faultline Home!"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130928142600/http://faultlinestudios.com/archives/tag/milton-davis |date=September 28, 2013 }} Faultline Studios, July 19, 2011. Michael Hedges, Tamia, Dawn Robinson, David Ryan Harris, Eric Benet, Paula Abdul, Chyna Phillips, Idina Menzel, Citizen King, Jhene, Damon Johnson and Al Jarreau. Davis was also responsible for the musical scoring of The Parent Trap.
Discography
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| style="width:70px;"| Year
! style="width:150px;"| Artist ! style="width:200px;"| Album ! style="width:250px;"| Credits |
|---|
| |Shane Evans
|Rise | |
| 1992
|Vova Nova |Bass, vocals |
| 1995
|Bass, producer |
| 1996
|Count the Days |Producer |
| 1996
|Bass |
| 1997
|4 Songs |Bass |
| 1997
|David Ryan Harris |David Ryan Harris |Bass |
| 1998
|Still I Can’t Be Still |Bass, producer |
| 1999
|The Other Sister |Movie Soundtrack |Composer, producer |
| 2002
|So Much |Executive producer |
| 2002
|Dawn |Producer |
| 2003
|Various Artists |N-Coded Music Presents, Vol. 2: Smooth Urban Vocal |Composer |
| 2003
|Lil’ J |Back 2 J |Guitar |
| 2003
|Christina Valemi |Aunque Soy Joven |Composer |
| 2003
|Follow the Star | Engineer, vocal producer |
| 2003
|Various Artists |Fit Mix: Walking |Composer |
| 2004
|Proper introduction to Sonny Rollins: Young Rollins | Composer |
| 2004
|Various Artists |Essential Jazz Collection (Encoded) |Composer |
| 2004
|Various Artists |Rock of the 90s (Sony 3 Pak) |Composer |
| 2004
|Follow the Star (DVD) |Vocal producer |
| 2004
|Various Artists |Christmas Gumbo |Producer |
| 2004
|Neville BrothersBlair Jackson, [http://mixonline.com/mag/audio_neville_brothers/ "The Neville Brothers - Still the first family of funk"] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140826115424/http://mixonline.com/mag/audio_neville_brothers/ |date=August 26, 2014 }}, Mix, December 1, 2004. |Walkin’ in the Shadow of Life |Bass, audio production, guitar, producer, programming, mixing, composer |
| 2004
|Words And Music: John Mellencamp’s Greatest Hits |Bass |
| 2004
|It Was Hot |Producer |
| 2005
|Various Artists |Austin City Limits Music Festival: 2004 |Composer |
| 2005
|Christmas Prayer |Bass, composer, drum programming, engineer, orchestral arrangements, mixing, guitar, editing, percussion, vocals (background), vocal arrangement, string arrangements, programming |
| 2005
|Various Artists |Hurricane Relief: Come Together Now |Composer |
| 2005
|Neville Brothers |Gold |Composer, producer |
| 2007
|Various Artists |All #1 Hits 90s |Composer |
| 2007
|Various Artists |Wow Gospel Christmas |Vocal producer |
| 2008
|Wire: And All the Pieces Matter – Five Years of Music from the Wire |Movie Soundtrack |Producer |
| 2008
|Various Artists |Essential 90s (CD/DVD) |Producer, composer |
| 2008
|Love Songs |Composer |
| 2009
|Sara Wasserman |Solid Ground |Audio production |
| 2010
|Composer |
| 2010
|John Mellencamp |On the Rural Route 7609 (Special Edition) |Bass |
| 2010
|Best of Original Masters |Strings |
References
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External links
- {{IMDb name|1192491}}
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Category:American music arrangers
Category:Record producers from Alabama
Category:Songwriters from Alabama
Category:Year of birth missing (living people)
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