| Robby De Sá | |
| Landscape: | yes |
| Birth Place: | Potchefstroom, South Africa |
| Genre: | Pop, indie pop |
| Occupation: | Music producer, songwriter, musician |
| Instrument: | Guitar, electric guitar, keys, drums |
| Years Active: | 1999–present |
| Label: | Sony/ATV Music Publishing |
| Associated Acts: | The Veronicas, MAY-A, Gretta Ray, Busby Marou, Mitch James, Tina Arena, Brian McFadden |
| Website: | www.robbydesa.com |
Robby De Sá is a producer, songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist from Potchefstroom in South Africa. He attended Potchefstroom High School for Boys and North-West University.
Based in Sydney, he has worked with many artists, songwriters and producers including The Veronicas, MAY-A, Gretta Ray, Busby Marou, Mitch James, Tina Arena, Pamela Shayne, 5 Seconds of Summer, and Stan Walker. He (along with others) was reported to be one of 'Australia's most accomplished songwriters' in November 2013.[1]
| Artist | Album | Song | Release Date | Credit | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coterie | "Honey Dance with Me" | 2022 | Co-producer | ||
| Coterie | Coterie | "Deja Vu" | 2022 | Co-producer | |
| Coterie | Coterie | "Stepping Stone" | 2022 | Co-producer | |
| Coterie | Coterie | "West Coast Drive" | 2022 | Co-producer | |
| Coterie | Coterie | "For the People" | 2022 | Co-producer | |
| Coterie | Coterie | "Feelin' It" | 2022 | Co-producer | |
| Coterie | Coterie | "Accidental Love" | 2022 | Co-producer | |
| Coterie | Coterie | "Killing It Off" | 2022 | Co-producer | |
| Coterie | Coterie | "Cool It Down" | 2021 | Co-producer | |
| Human | Without You | 2021 | Co-writer/co-producer | ||
| Human | Jealous | 2021 | Co-writer/co-producer | ||
| MAY-A | Green - Single | Green[2] | 2020 | Co-writer/Producer | |
| Mayhem to Madness | Open Heart | 2020 | Co-writer | ||
| Mayhem to Madness | Free Fall | 2020 | Co-writer | ||
| Shannen James | Collide - Single | Collide | 2020 | Co-writer | |
| Think of Me - Single | 2019 | Co-writer/Producer | |||
| The_Great_Divide_(Busby_Marou_album) | The Great Divide | Best of Times | 2019 | Co-writer | |
| MAY-A | Fools Paradise - Single | Fools Paradise | 2019 | Co-writer/Producer | |
| Eilish Gilligan | Keep Up - Single | Keep Up | 2019 | Co-writer/Producer | |
| Can't Help Myself | 2018 | Co-writer/Producer | |||
| Matt Gresham | Who Am I Now | Rising Up | 2018 | Co-writer/Producer | |
| Matt Gresham | Who Am I Now | Who Am I Now | 2018 | Co-writer/Producer | |
| Marcelo | Skin and Bones - Single | Skin and Bones | 1 December 2016 | Co-writer/Producer | |
| Gavin Edwards | Silver Skies | Beautiful Morning | 21 October 2016 | Co-writer | |
| Good Times | 1 April 2016 | Co-writer/Producer | |||
| A Thousand Lifetimes | 6 November 2015 | Co-writer | |||
| Miss You | 6 November 2015 | Co-writer | |||
| Without You | 6 November 2015 | Co-writer | |||
| Heart So Dry | 25 September 2014 | Co-writer/Producer | |||
| Sail Away | 11 July 2014 | Co-writer/Producer | |||
| Time To Save Our Love | 25 October 2013 | Co-writer/Co-Producer | |||
| Hurricane | 25 October 2013 | Co-writer/Co-Producer | |||
| Only Lonely | 18 October 2013 | Co-writer/Producer | |||
| Lose Myself | 18 October 2013 | Co-writer | |||
| Time To Save Our Love | 29 September 2013 | Co-writer | |||
| Loveless – EP | Twice | 23 April 2013 | Co-writer | ||
| Loveless – EP | Knock on My Window | 23 April 2013 | Co-writer | ||
| Brittany Cairns | Brittany Cairns EP | Behind The Scenes | 22 March 2013 | Co-writer |
| Artist | Tour | Location | Year | Credit | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Australia | 2014 | Guitarist | |||
| OneRepublic 'Native' support act[3] | Australia | 2013 | Musical Director & Guitarist | ||
| Ronan Keating 'Fires' support act[4] | UK and Australia | 2013 | Guitarist | ||
| Rachael Leahcar Tour[5] | Australia | 2013 | Musical Director & Guitarist |
Roberto Manuel De Sá (Robby) has been a professional guitarist since 1999 when he joined South African band 'Allegory' in Johannesburg, South Africa. In 2002, after the band completed a contract for Sun City International, he moved to Ireland with vocalist Gavin Edwards at the request of ex-Westlife member Brian McFadden and formed the band 'Franklin' with several other South African musicians.[6] They were signed to Brian's own label (Pig Records) in Ireland. Robby co-wrote and released the single "You" in June 2004 which led to the Top 20 hit[7] for the band in Ireland. Franklin performed at many of the Ireland's high-profile events such as Oxegen, Michelstown Festival and O2 in The Park. The band also supported Incubus at the Point Depot, Dublin in May 2004.[8] As a session musician Robby has performed and toured with Enrique Iglesias, Il Divo, Westlife, Brian Mcfadden, Charley Pride, Shakin Stevens, Delta Goodrem and Ben Mills.
Robby was a co-writer of the song 'Paperthin' which placed second in the 2013 'Vanda & Young Songwriting Competition'[9] [10]
Robby co-wrote and produced the Tina Arena song Only Lonely (from her album Reset),[11] which featured in a commercial for the 2013 season finale of Australian soap opera Home and away . The song peaked at No. 32 on the Australian Aria Singles Chart[12] on 24 November 2013 and peaked at No. 14 in the Australian iTunes Store[13]
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