Intro...

Hi I'm David Brant, and welcome to my Vybrant Music website. I've had major successes in the music business and I'm a multiple BPI Award winner for my production and songwriting work with such Artists as Mis-Teeq (Telstar), Nate James (FroFunk), Liberty X (V2) and Stewart Mac (Gold Typhoon). I've had several Top 10 hit records in both singles and album charts in the UK and international territories. I continue to work hard in the industry as a Producer, Writer and Artist Manager on my latest projects, of which you can find out more right here.....

Use the Navigator on the left to scroll quickly to different sections, check out my songs and video playlists. I'm always updating so come back regularly to see what i'm up to. Very soon I'll be starting a blog section with news on who and what I'm working on.

If you want to contact me about work or want to submit material, you can use the contact sheet at the bottom of my site or just call me!

My Story...

Born and raised in Harlesden, north-west London, England, a hive of soul and reggae music culture, David Brant grew up listening to the likes of Stevie Wonder, Michael Jackson, Aretha Franklin and other 60’s, 70’s & 80’s soul greats. Drumming was his main passion and soon took up the keys as his natural musical talent progressed…
When he left school, he studied music technology for a couple of years before jumping deep into studio engineering and programming, cutting his teeth recording and mixing some of the biggest underground dance artists of the 90’s. In 1996 David signed his first publishing deal to independent publisher Reverb Music, built on his work with girl band N-Tyce, who were signed to Telstar Records. After setting up his own studio, David built upon his production skills, developing various artists and worked with some of the best co-writers in the industry.

David went on to co-write and produce a song called “Why?” with Alan Glass and Ron St.Louis, which he demo’ed with up and coming girl group Mis-Teeq. A friend of his, DJ Darren Stokes (Tin Tin Out) heard the song, loved it and passed it over to successful indie dance label Inferno Records, who signed Mis-Teeq up to a singles deal. Later the next year they gained a no.8 UK chart position the following year in 2001. On the back of that breakthrough song, David also penned and produced “All I Want” with Alan Glass & Maryanne Morgan, which topped the charts at No.2 in July that same year, which is still to this day one of Mis-Teeq's most successful and popular singles. Subsequently, Mis-teeq’s album flew into the top.3 of the UK album charts gaining platinum status.

On the back of those hit singles, David and his team were asked to write with new V2 Records signing Liberty X. They wrote a track called “I Got What You Want” on the album “Thinking It Over” which went top 3 in the UK album charts and soon sold to double platinum (600,000) status. David also co-wrote/produced “Stop Stop” plus other songs for beautiful R&B/Pop band Tymes 4, signed to Edel Records, which was released in Europe and further afield in Asia and Japan.

His reputation as a songwriter and producer grew, and he still continued to nurture new acts. In early 2003 David met up with Ipswich based artist, Nate James and worked for over 2 years developing his sound. The breakthrough single “Set The Tone” (co-written with Nate James & Dawn Joseph), threw Nate into the music industry’s spotlight, gaining huge support from the top R&B DJ’s in the UK. Nate's debut album 'Set The Tone' was licensed and released internationally, most notably to EMI Japan, where the album became a big hit, selling in excess of 200,000 albums. Nate was also nominated in his own country for MOBO awards, and several other R&B/Soul awards. David was asked back to the production helm for Nate James' 3rd album for EMI Japan, a covers album called 'Revival', which was a collection of classic soul songs from the 70's, 80's & 90's.

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Following on from his past successes, David found a new protege: singer-songwriter Stewart Mac. After working closely together for a few months, he soon discovered they were building up to a debut album. They decided to soft-release the album on i-Tunes, when Stewart made a breakthrough and won 'The London Paper' competition to support Bon Jovi in the summer of '08. This gave Stewart a chance to get the music heard by up to 60,000 Bon Jovi fans and won a few hearts over with rave reviews.

Stewart went on to steal another heart - Ex Ceo of EMI Asia: Hans Ebert, who went on to license Stewart Mac and the album onto Gold Typhoon Records in China. This ultimately lead to gaining a successful debut single called 'I Love You' (written originally by famous Chinese artist David Tao) produced by David Brant, and they released the album, achieving a No.1 Western Chart position in China in February '10, with literally millions of streams and downloads.

Currently David continues to build his profile as one of the UK’s finest crossover producers, specializing in all pop crossover genres of music. He is currently working with up and coming artists such as Zarif, Corrine Cherish, Rakell, Rajiv, Roxy Rain, and MC Blaze Blackheart.

My Music...

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What People Say...

"Working with Dave is always a pleasure. He is highly talented and I had no qualms in handing over responsibility of mixing Nathan Watson's new album to him. The results speak for themselves, and he has done an exemplary job. Nathan has one word for him - Awesome!" (Steve Salvari, Producer - Moondance Musik)

“Not only did Dave have faith and belief in what I was trying to achieve with my music from day one, as a producer he seemed to have an almost telepathic understanding of the sounds I could hear in my head. He managed to channel those ideas into productions that went further than what I could have imagined on my own. He is the true definition of a producer and is as important to my sound as any guitar part or vocal melody.”(Stewart Mac)

“Working with David Brant has been enlightening to say the least. I was a ‘Rebel with a Cause’ when I met David and he was the first producer to bring out a talent in me I never realized I had. My first solo album and my best songwriting to date. Thank you Davey for letting me be me! Love ya!” (Nosheen)

“David Brant…You are a rose among thorns in this business! It’s so hard to find a producer/songwriter willing to work ‘with’ you as well as for you. You helped bring so many songs to life…and your love of music is infectious! I only hope to spend more and more studio time in your presence for years to come! If I had it my way we’d be in the studio everyday working on ideas and having a giggle in the meantime too!” (Corrine Cherish)

“Vybrant Music produced 3 of my songs for me. David was fantastic. He took the time to hear and understand my vision for the direction of each song and also had great ideas of his own. When I wasn't sure where I wanted to go, he gave excellent guidance which no doubt was a result of his expertise and years in the business. He was a pleasure to work with, he is friendly, professional and efficient. He even helped me out with some great session singers. In an industry where you only get one chance to present your material in the best light, David helped me do that,I couldn't be happier with my tracks. It’s the best money I’ve spent, to date.” (M. Jamal Griffith - Songwriter)

“I’m proud to say I had the pleasure to work with Dave.
He is really and truly a great producer and person. We’ve worked together on loads of tracks and I have never felt more comfortable with a producer which is what an artist needs especially when you’re first starting out. Dave was one of the first producers to produce tracks for our Tymes 4 album called 4Story. His originality, the quality of music and style is phenomenal. He is a fantastic person to work with and more importantly he makes great hits.” Melissa Garriques (Tymes 4)

“David Brant is one of the finest producers I have ever worked with...in fact, the best! He is incredibly inspirational when it comes to writing and finding a sound that suits the artist. I have had so many exciting experiences in the studio with him as his passion for what he does really is contagious and the results are superb! I have met no other person who exudes the same enthusiasm and talent that Dave does. Most important of all though, Dave is the nicest guy you could ever meet, working with him has been such a pleasure because he is so much fun to work with and makes you feel completely at ease which is so important in a writing environment when an artist needs to be able to let themselves go completely. (Madeleine Wilson)

Vybrant Musings...

This section is a general News & Views part of my website. I'll be keeping all those who are interested, up-to-date with my work, ideas and points of view. Enjoy!

April - May 2010