Damon Elliott Explained

Damon Elliott
Alias:Buck 22, NomaD[1]
Birth Name:Damon William Elliott
Birth Date:1973 3, mf=yes
Birth Place:Beverly Hills, California, U.S.
Years Active:1996–present

Damon William Elliott (born March 21, 1973) is an American musician, Academy Award Nominated record producer, singer, songwriter and composer, who has worked in several genres of music including hip hop, R&B, pop, pop rock, gospel, reggae and country. He is the founder/CEO of The Damon Elliott Music Group, and the founder and president of both Confidential Records and Kind Music Group.

Elliott's first production project credits include Bone Thugs-n-Harmony member Flesh-n-Bone (1996). Other credits include work with Mya, Destiny's Child (including Beyonce's, Kelly Rowland's and Michelle Williams's solo projects), P!nk, Jessica Simpson, Macy Gray, Athena Cage, Solange Knowles, Keyshia Cole, Kelis, Brooke Allison, Brooke Hogan, Yasmeen Sulieman, rappers Layzie Bone, Yukmouth, Sticky Fingaz, 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 stage name Buck 22. The two released a song "Achy Breaky 2", which peaked at number 80 on the Billboard Hot 100.[2]

Family

Elliott was born on March 21, 1973, to Dionne Warwick and Bill Elliott. He has one brother named David Elliott. Whitney Houston 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

!Year!Song!Artist(s)!Album!Notes
1996"Prayer Intro"Flesh-n-BoneT.H.U.G.S. (Trues Humbly United Gatherin' Souls)
"T.H.U.G.S."Flesh-n-Bone, Ms. Chaz, Damon Elliott
"Northcoast"Flesh-n-Bone, Layzie Bone, Tiarra, Damon Elliottprod. w/ Teddy Harmon
"The Silence Isn't Over"Flesh-n-Bone
"51/50 Skit"
"Mystic Spirits"prod. w/ Teddy Harmon
"Tha Killin Skit"
"Live Soil"
"Empty the Clip"Flesh-n-Bone, Afta Maffprod. w/ Teddy Harmon
1998"Riot"Flesh-n-BoneFamily Scriptures Chapter II: Family Reunion
"War"Bone Thugs-n-Harmony, Henry Rollins, Tom Morello, FleaSmall Soldiers (Music from the Motion Picture)
"What the World Needs Now Is Love"Dionne Warwick, Big Daddy Kane, Bobby Brown, Coolio, Flesh-n-Bone, Horace Brown, Kurupt, Mechalie Jamison, Mic Geronimo, Mike City, Ray J, Royal Flush, Tony Grant, Tyrese, Veronica
2000"Again & Again"MyaFear of Flyingvocal prod. w/ Mya; prod. by BAG & Arnthor
"If I Can Go Back"Flesh-n-Bone
"Way Back"Flesh-n-Bone, Layzie Bone, Ms. Chaz5th Dog Let Loose
"If You Could See"Flesh-n-Bone, Layzie Bone, Wish Bone
"Word to the Wise"Flesh-n-Bone
"The Master"
"Say a Little Prayer"
"Havin' a Ball"
"Kurupted Flesh"Flesh-n-Bone, Kurupt
"Come Fuck with Me"Flesh-n-Bone
"No Other Like My Kind"
"Silent Night"Flesh-n-Bone, B.G. Knocc Out, Damon Elliott
2001"What If I Was White"Sticky Fingaz, EminemMusic From the Motion Picture Down to Earth and [Black Trash] The Autobiography of Kirk Jones
"Smoke On"Layzie BoneThug by Nature
"Clap Yo Hands"Yukmouth
"Sexy Daddy"Destiny's ChildSurvivorprod. w/ Beyonce
"Perfect Chemistry"Brooke AllisonBrooke Allisonprod. w/ Michael Blakey
"Poppin' Up"Yasmeen SuliemanMusic From the Motion Picture Two Can Play That Game
"White Christmas"Destiny's Child8 Days of Christmasprod. w/ Beyonce
"Platinum Bells"
"M!ssundaztood"P!nkMissundaztoodprod. w/ Linda Perry
"Respect"
"Gone to California"
"My Vietnam"
"Until You Come Back to Me"Athena CageThe Art of a Woman
"Make U Wanna"
"He Changed His Mind"
2002"Better Place (9.11)"Michelle WilliamsHeart to Yours
"Thinking About You"Solange Knowles, Murphy LeeMusic from the Motion Picture Scooby-Doo and Solo Starprod. w/ Beyonce
"Hey Goldmember"Beyonce, Devin the Dude, Solange KnowlesMusic from the Motion Picture Austin Powers in Goldmember
"(Love Lives In) Strange Places"Kelly RowlandSimply Deepprod. w/ Billy Mann
"Beyond Imagination"prod. w/ Solange Knowles
"Feelin' You (Part II)"Solange Knowles, N.O.R.E.Solo Starprod. w/ Solange Knowles & Mark Penn
"Just Like You"Solange Knowlesprod. w/ Beyonce
2003"Get Up"Keyshia ColeBiker Boyz (Music From the Motion Picture)
"Whatever Bitch"MyaMoodringprod. w/ Mya
"Take a Picture"add. prod. by Mya & Ron Fair
"Free Fallin'"co-prod. by Mya & Ron Fair
"My Way Home"Jessica SimpsonIn This Skin
"Loving You"
"Fever"BeyonceMusic From the Motion Picture The Fighting Temptationsprod. w/ Beyonce
"Love Song"P!nkTry This
2004"Walk This Way"Macy GrayThe Very Best of Macy Gray
2005"Can't Take My Eyes Off You"Jamie KennedySon of the Mask (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
"Love"Keyshia ColeThe Way It Isadd. prod. w/ Ron Fair & Tal Herzberg; prod. by Gregory G. Curtis
"ODB, Don't Go Breaking My Heart"Ol' Dirty Bastard, Macy GrayA Son Unique
"How Ya Feelin'"Ol' Dirty Bastard
2006"Appreciate Me"KelisKelis Was Hereco-prod. by Teddy Harmon
"Have a Nice Day"
"Low Rider Jeans"Brooke HoganUndiscovered
"Walk on By"Dionne Warwick, Gloria EstefanMy Friends & Meco-prod. by Teddy Harmon
"Message to Michael"Dionne Warwick, Cyndi Lauper
"Close to You"Dionne Warwick, Mya
"I'll Never Love This Way Again"Dionne Warwick, Gladys Knight
"Raindrops Keep Fallin' on My Head"Dionne Warwick, Kelis
"Deja Vu"Dionne Warwick
"I Say a Little Prayer"Dionne Warwick, Reba McEntire
"Anyone Who Had a Heart"Dionne Warwick, Wynonna Judd
"Then Came You"Dionne Warwick, Lisa Tucker
"Wishin' and Hopin'"Dionne Warwick, Olivia Newton-John
"Love Will Find a Way"Dionne Warwick, Cheyenne Elliott
"The Windows of the World"Dionne Warwick, Angie Stone, Chante Moore, Deborah Cox, Da Brat
"Do You Know the Way to San Jose"Dionne Warwick, Celia Cruz
2007"Family First"Whitney Houston, Cissy Houston, Dionne Warwick, Alex Warrick, Allysa Warrick, Barrance Warrick, Bobbi Kristina Brown, Brittney Warrick, Cheyenne Elliott, David Elliott, Deanna Warrick, Delia Warrick, Gary Houston, Kaelyn Elliott, Michael Houston, Pat Houston, Ray Watson, Rayah HoustonMusic inspired by the film Tyler Perry's Daddy's Little Girlsprod. w/ Teddy Harmon; co-prod. by Carlos McKinney
"AEIOU"Macy GrayBig
2008"Battle Hymn of the Republic"Dionne WarwickWhy We Singprod. w/ Percy Bady, BeBe Winans, Teddy Harmon, Gregory G. Curtis, Dionne Warwick
"I'm Going Up"Dionne Warwick, BeBe Winans
"With All My Heart"Dionne Warwick
"Old Landmark"
"The World Needs Jesus"
"I Lift My Heart"
"Jesus Loves Me"
"Show Me the Way"
"Why We Sing"Dionne Warwick, Dee Dee Warwick
"Rise, Shine and Give God the Glory"Dionne Warwick
"The Lord Is My Shepherd"
"Seven"Dionne Warwick, David Elliott
2012"One Way"Tomorrows Bad SeedsThe Great Escape
2017"If You Show Up"[3] Mike Tyson
2019"Am I Dreaming"Dionne Warwick, Musiq SoulchildShe's Backprod. w/ Teddy Harmon & Musiq Soulchild
"Tears Ago"Dionne Warwickprod. w/ Teddy Harmon
"What Color Is Love"Dionne Warwick, Kenny Lattimore
"How Do You Keep the Music Playing"Dionne Warwick, Kevon Edmonds
"Deja Vu"Dionne Warwick, Krayzie Bone
"Forever in My Heart"Dionne Warwick, Brian McKnightprod. w/ Brian McKnight
"Dream with No Love"Dionne Warwickprod. w/ Teddy Harmon
"We're In Love"
"You Really Started Something"
"Two Ships"Dionne Warwick, Fijivocal prod. w/ Fiji; prod. by Rob Shrock
"Life Is Waiting"Dionne Warwickvocal prod.; prod. by Brenda Russell
"If I Want to"prod. w/ Rob Shrock
"We Need to Go Back"Dionne Warwick, Jubilation Choir
"What a Fool Believes"Dionne Warwickvocal prod.; prod. by Rob Shrock
"What the World Needs Now (2019 Version)"Dionne Warwick, Jubilation Choir
"Reach Out for Me"Dionne Warwickprod. w/ Teddy Harmon
"I Say a Little Prayer"
"(There's) Always Something There to Remind Me"
"Aquarela do Brasil"
"Be My Neighbour"
"What the World Needs Now Is Love"
"Do You Know the Way to San Jose"prod. w/ Zane Giles

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Dionne Warwick and Her Son Damon Elliott aka Nomad in News Photo. Harris. Jerod. Getty Images. 2022-01-01. 2023-01-04.
  2. Gruger. William. February 20, 2014. Buck 22, Billy Ray Cyrus' 'Achy Breaky 2' Hits Hot 100. live. March 4, 2021. Billboard. en. https://web.archive.org/web/20140221110948/http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/5915486/buck-22-billy-ray-cyrus-achy-breaky-2-hits-hot-100 . 2014-02-21 .
  3. Web site: Schwadron. Eli. January 17, 2017. Mike Tyson Drops Video for Soulja Boy Diss "If You Show Up" - XXL. March 4, 2021. XXL. en.