Musical artist
Samuel Dixon (born 1973, Adelaide, South Australia) is a
record producer ,
songwriter and musician, based in
London . Dixon has produced and written with artists including
Adele ,
Sia ,
Kylie Minogue ,
Christina Aguilera ,
Paloma Faith and
Jack Savoretti . He is a multi-instrumentalist, best known for his work as a bass guitarist.
Biography
Dixon co-wrote with
Adele and produced the track "Love in the Dark" from her album
25 . He played bass in Adele's live band throughout the promotion and touring for
21 , and can be seen on Adele's
Live at the Royal Albert Hall DVD.
[1]
Dixon has frequently collaborated with fellow-Australian
Sia .
[2] His compositions have featured on her albums,
Colour the Small One ,
Some People Have Real Problems ,
We Are Born ,
1000 Forms of Fear and the deluxe version of
This Is Acting . Dixon co-wrote the single "
Clap Your Hands ", from
We Are Born . He played bass in Sia's live and studio band from 2003 to 2010.
[3]
Dixon and Furler co-wrote four songs with
Christina Aguilera for her 2010 album
Bionic , including the second single, "
You Lost Me ", with Dixon producing the songs.
[4] Dixon produced and co-wrote "
Bound to You " which Aguilera performed in the 2010 movie,
Burlesque
[5] and which was nominated for the 2010
Golden Globe Award for Best Original Song .
[6]
Other production and writing credits include
Jack Savoretti ,
Carly Rae Jepsen (co-production as "The High Street"),
Paloma Faith ,
I Blame Coco ,
KT Tunstall ,
Will Young ,
the Presets (notably on their 2005 song, "
Girl and the Sea ")
[7] and
Leona Naess .
[8] Dixon co-wrote and produced
There There by fellow-Australian
Megan Washington .
[9]
Dixon's primary instrument is the
bass guitar . His playing can be heard on recordings such as "
Put Your Records On " by
Corinne Bailey Rae ,
[10] "
Warwick Avenue " by
Duffy ,
[11]
Tom Jones ' "
Spirit in the Room ",
Ryan Adams ' "
Ashes & Fire " and "Ludlow Street" by
Suzanne Vega .
[12] Dixon played bass for Australian band
Directions in Groove in the 1990s.
[13]
Originally from
Adelaide , Australia, he currently lives and works in
London .
[14] He is published by
BMG Chrysalis UK.
[15]
Discography
Selected production and songwriting credits
2004 –
The Presets -
Beams (songwriter "Girl and the Sea")
2004 –
Sia -
Colour the Small One (songwriter, (6 tracks) including "
Where I Belong ")
2007 –
KT Tunstall -
Drastic Fantastic (songwriter "Someday Soon")
2008 –
Sia -
Some People Have Real Problems (songwriter, (5 tracks) )
2008 –
Leona Naess -
Thirteens (songwriter and producer (7 tracks) )
2009 –
Paloma Faith -
Do You Want the Truth or Something Beautiful? (songwriter and producer, "My Legs Are Weak")
2010 –
Sia -
We Are Born (songwriter, (3 tracks) including "
Clap Your Hands ")
2010 –
Christina Aguilera -
Bionic (songwriter and producer, (3 tracks) including "
You Lost Me ")
2010 –
Christina Aguilera -
Burlesque: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack - "Bound to You"
2010 –
I Blame Coco -
The Constant (songwriter and producer, "Turn Your Back on Love")
2012 –
Paloma Faith -
Fall to Grace (songwriter, "Freedom")
2014 –
Sia -
1000 Forms of Fear (songwriter, "
Fire Meet Gasoline ")
2014 –
Megan Washington -
There There (songwriter and producer)
2015 –
Jack Savoretti -
Written In Scars (songwriter and producer, (4 tracks) )
2015 –
Carly Rae Jepsen -
Emotion (songwriter and producer, "Making the Most of the Night")
2016 –
Sia -
This Is Acting (Deluxe Edition) (songwriter, "Jesus Wept")
2016 –
Adele -
25 (songwriter and producer, "Love in the Dark")
2016 –
Jack Savoretti -
Sleep No More
2017 –
Paloma Faith - "Warrior" (songwriter and producer)
2017 –
Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds -
Who Built The Moon? (bass guitar, (3 tracks) )
2018 –
Kylie Minogue -
Golden (songwriter and producer, "
Music's Too Sad Without You ")
2020 –
Eves Karydas -
Further Than the Planes Fly (songwriter and producer)
2020 –
Katie Melua -
Album No. 8 (songwriter, "A Love Like That")
2021 –
Jack Savoretti -
Europiana (songwriter and producer, "Mea Culpa")
Awards and nominations
References
^ Betts, Stephen (13 April 2011).
"Choice Excerpts From Adele's Cover Story Pictures" . Rolling Stone . Archived from
the original on 17 April 2011. Retrieved 26 November 2015 .
^ Craig Mathieson (7 July 2010).
"Sia, We are Born | Album Review" . The Sydney Morning Herald . Retrieved 26 November 2015 .
^
"Q & A: Sam Dixon, touring bassist for Adele" . Archived from
the original on 27 June 2010. Retrieved 26 June 2010 .
^
Stephen Thomas Erlewine (8 June 2010).
"Bionic - Christina Aguilera | Songs, Reviews, Credits" .
AllMusic . Retrieved 26 November 2015 .
^
AllMusic: Bound to You . AllMusic. Retrieved 2010-11-25.
^
"Black Swan dives for golden glory" . The Advertiser . Adelaide. Retrieved 26 November 2015 .
^
"Girl and the Sea - The Presets | Song Info" . AllMusic. Retrieved 26 November 2015 .
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"Samuel Dixon | Credits" . AllMusic. Retrieved 26 November 2015 .
^ Bernard Zuel (14 March 2014).
"Washington's London high" . The Sydney Morning Herald . Retrieved 26 November 2015 .
^
"Corinne Bailey Rae - Corinne Bailey Rae (CD, Album)" . discogs. Retrieved 26 November 2015 .
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"Duffy - Rockferry (Vinyl, LP, Album)" . discogs. 16 May 2008. Retrieved 26 November 2015 .
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"Suzanne Vega - Beauty & Crime (CD, Album)" . discogs. Retrieved 26 November 2015 .
^
McFarlane, Ian (1999).
"Encyclopedia entry for 'd.i.g. (directions in groove)' " .
Encyclopedia of Australian Rock and Pop .
St Leonards, NSW :
Allen & Unwin .
ISBN
1-86508-072-1 . Archived from
the original on 31 August 2004. Retrieved 14 July 2011 .
^
"Yen Magazine" . Archived from
the original on 26 June 2010. Retrieved 28 June 2010 .
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"Music | BMG Music Rights Management" . Bmg.com. 15 September 2013. Archived from
the original on 26 November 2015. Retrieved 26 November 2015 .
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"APRA AMCOS Song of the Year" . apraamcos.com.au. Retrieved 29 December 2016 .
^ Lucy Carter (6 November 2010).
"Musicians, fans rev up for ARIAs" . Australian Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved 26 November 2015 .
^
"The man behind the songs - The West Australian" . Yahoo! News. 16 June 2011. Archived from
the original on 28 September 2012. Retrieved 26 November 2015 .
^
"APRA AMCOS Song of the Year 2011" . Archived from
the original on 11 June 2011. Retrieved 27 May 2011 .
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"Overseas Recognition Award" .
Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA) |
Australasian Mechanical Copyright Owners Society (AMCOS). 2017. Retrieved 6 April 2017 .
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