Damon William Elliott (born March 21, 1973) is an American record producer, songwriter and composer. Throughout his career he has worked with various artists spanning across

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, R&B, pop,

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and

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. He also produced the

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-nominated song "Applause" from the 2022 film '' Tell It Like a Woman''. Elliott is the son of

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and Bill Elliott.

Career

Elliott's first production project credits include

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member Flesh-n-Bone (1996). Other credits include work with Mya,

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's solo projects), P!nk, Jessica Simpson,

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, Yukmouth,

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, Ol' Dirty Bastard, and former boxing champion Mike Tyson. He has written and produced theme songs for the television shows '' Holly's World'', '' Kendra on Top'' and ''The Lylas''. As a singer, Elliott contributed to N-Tyce, Tina Harris and Beat Funktion. He co-wrote "Blow Me" and "Catwalk" for American entrepreneur Jeffree Star. Since 2014, with the support of Billy Ray Cyrus, Elliott began releasing hick-hop songs using

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Buck 22. The two released a song "Achy Breaky 2", which peaked at number 80 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100. He is the founder/CEO of The Damon Elliott Music Group, and the founder and president of both Confidential Records and Kind Music Group.

Personal life

Elliott was born on March 21, 1973, to

and Bill Elliott. He has one brother named David Elliott.

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was his first cousin once removed and opera singer Leontyne Price is another cousin. He is the nephew of singer Dee Dee Warwick, Dionne's sister.

Discography

Production discography

References

External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Elliott, Damon 1973 births Living people 21st-century American singers Record producers from California Dionne Warwick Houston–Warwick family