Dave Katz (songwriter)

Early years

Katz graduated from New Lincoln High School in Manhattan. His first records as a songwriter were for Roger Daltrey's Rocks in the Head album in the early 1990s. In 1999, Katz co-wrote "Candy" for Mandy Moore, which was a top-40 hit and went to No. 1 on MTV's TRL.

Current

Katz has written and/or produced 24 US Top 40 Pop Hits, and in 2008 was named the 2008 Rolling Stone Hot List Producer of the Year.

Selected discography

• Train "Save Me San Francisco"/"Marry Me" (Columbia) (co-write)
• Gym Class Heroes "As Cruel as School Children" (Decaydance/Fueled By Ramen) (co-write/produce)
• Gym Class Heroes "Cupid's Chokehold" (Decaydance/Fueled By Ramen) (produce)
• Matisyahu "Shine On" (co-write)
• Kelly Rowland "Daylight" (Columbia) (produce)
• Cobra Starship "Bring It (Snakes on a Plane)" (Decaydance/New Line) (co-write/produce for the movie and soundtrack Snakes on a Plane)
• Cobra Starship "While the City Sleeps, We Rule the Streets" (Decaydance/Fueled By Ramen) (co-write/produce)
• Metro Station "Shake It" (Red Ink/Columbia) (produce)
• We The Kings "Check Yes Juliet"/"Heaven Can Wait"/"Secret Valentine"/"We'll Be A Dream" / "Say You Like Me" (S-Curve/EMI) (co-write/produce)
• The Academy Is... "Fast Times at Barrington High" (Fueled By Ramen) (co-write/produce)
• Blake Lewis "Heartbreak on Vinyl"/"How Many Words"/"Here's My Hello" (RCA/Tommy Boy) (co-write/produce)
• Hey Monday "Hold On Tight" (Decaydance/Columbia) (co-write/produce)
• The Virgins "The Virgins" (Atlantic) (produce)
• All Time Low "Lost in Stereo"/"Holly (Would You Turn Me On)" (Hopeless) (co-write/produce)
• Boys Like Girls "The Great Escape"/ "Love Drunk"/"Five Minutes To Midnight"/"Learning To Fall" (Columbia) (co-write)
• Charlotte Sometimes "Waves and the Both of Us" (Geffen) (co-write/produce)
• David Archuleta "Something 'Bout Love" (Jive Records) (co-write/produce)
• 3OH!3 "Hit It Again" (Atlantic)/(Photo Finish Records) (co-write/produce)
• Hollywood Undead "Hear Me Now"/"My Town" (produce)
• Yungblud "Medication" "Doctor Doctor" "Die For The Hype" ([Interscope Records]) (co-write/produce)
• Bleeker "James Dean" "Give A Little Bit More (Disaster) ([Better Noise Music]) co-write/produce
• Violent Femmes "Holy Ghost" "Foothills" co-write
• Just Loud "Electrified" "Soul Train (Feat Debbie Harry of Blondie)" co-write/produce
• Mike Posner Silence" (Island Records) Remix
• Loote "Longer Than I Thought Feat. Joe Jonas" (Island Records) co-write/produce

References

References

1. Monster Island Recording notes & photo with Coheed And Cambria: http://www.monsterisland.com/news/ {{Webarchive. link. (January 31, 2013)
2. MyPlay SonyBMG Metro Station article: http://myplay.com/artists/metro-station/bio {{Webarchive. link. (February 10, 2012)
3. link. (January 12, 2018)
4. Bumps on the Humps, Tom Jones: http://blogs.nypost.com/popwrap/archives/2008/10/bumps_on_the_hu_10.html {{Webarchive. link. (February 21, 2009)
5. [https://web.archive.org/web/20081207015415/http://www.rollingstone.com/news/coverstory/24604682/page/8 Rollingstone]
6. United Press International Release: http://www.upi.com/NewsTrack/Entertainment/2008/02/29/lewis_to_debut_new_single_on_idol/6407/