Dave Katz

Dave Katz
Birth name	David Katz
Born	March 8, 1961 New York City
Origin	New York City, New York, U.S.
Genres	Pop, pop rock, dance-pop, electropop, hip pop
Occupation(s)	Songwriter, record producer, musician
Instruments	Guitar,piano programming, vocals
Years active	1992-present
Associated acts	S*A*M and Sluggo

Dave Katz (Sluggo) is an American songwriter and record producer. He has written and/or produced hits for the likes of Train, Boys Like Girls, Gym Class Heroes, Good Charlotte, Mandy Moore, Neon Trees, Cobra Starship, 3OH!3, Coheed and Cambria,^[1] All Time Low, Metro Station,^[2] We The Kings, Uncle Kracker, Sugar Ray, Matisyahu, Blues Traveler, Tom Jones,^[3][4] Hot Chelle Rae, David Cook, Big Time Rush, Chiddy Bang, Kelly Rowland, Arrested Development, and Hollywood Undead, among others.

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 wrote "Candy" for Mandy Moore, which was a top 40 hit and went to #1 on MTV's TRL.

Current

Katz has written and/or produced 20 US Top 40 Pop Hits, and in 2008 was named the 2008 Rolling Stone Hot List Producer of the Year, alongside partner Sam Hollander.^[5]

Selected discography

• Katy Perry "If You Can Afford Me" (Capitol) (co-write/produce)
• Train "Save Me San Francisco"/"Marry Me" (Columbia) (co-write)
• Train "This'll Be My Year" (Columbia) (co-write)
• Hollywood Undead "Pigskin" (Octone Records) (co-write/produce)
• 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)
• Good Charlotte "Sex on the Radio" (Capitol) (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)
• Roger Daltrey "Before My Time Is Up"/"Love Is" (Atlantic Records)
• Cobra Starship "While the City Sleeps, We Rule the Streets" (Decaydance/Fueled By Ramen) (co-write/produce)
• Mandy Moore "Candy" (Epic) (co-write)
• New Medicine "Laid" and "American Wasted" (Photo Finish Records) (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)
• Hot Chelle Rae "Honestly" (RCA) (co-write/produce)
• The Academy Is... "Fast Times at Barrington High" (Fueled By Ramen) (co-write/produce)
• Coheed and Cambria "The Running Free"/"The Road And The Damned" (Columbia) (co-write)
• Blake Lewis "Heartbreak on Vinyl"/"How Many Words"/"Here's My Hello" (RCA/Tommy Boy) (co-write/produce)^[6]
• Cartel "Perfect Mistake" (Wind-Up) (co-write)
• Uncle Kracker "Hot Mess" (Atlantic) (co-write/produce)
• Sugar Ray "Girls Were Made To Love" (Pulse) (co-write/produce)
• The White Tie Affair "Take It Home" (Epic) (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)
• Allstar Weekend "Dance Forever" (Hollywood Records) (produce)
• Allstar Weekend "Hey, Princess" (Hollywood Records) (co-write/produce)
• A Rocket To The Moon "Mr. Right" (Fueled By Ramen) (co-write)
• Mitchel Musso "How To Lose A Girl" (Walt Disney Records) (co-write/produce)
• 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)
• Jive Jones "Me Myself and I" (Jive Records) (co-write/produce)
• Tania Mitchell "Should I Stay" (Universal Records) (write/produce)
• Jeannie Ortega "Can U?" (Hollywood Records) (co-write/produce)

References

1. Monster Island Recording notes & photo with Coheed And Cambria: http://www.monsterisland.com/news/
2. MyPlay SonyBMG Metro Station article: http://myplay.com/artists/metro-station/bio
3. Singer Tom Jones: http://www.sugarcainentertainment.com/?p=929
4. Bumps on the Humps, Tom Jones: http://blogs.nypost.com/popwrap/archives/2008/10/bumps_on_the_hu_10.html
5. http://www.rollingstone.com/news/coverstory/24604682/page/8
6. United Press International Release: http://www.upi.com/NewsTrack/Entertainment/2008/02/29/lewis_to_debut_new_single_on_idol/6407/

External links

• Dave Katz on Facebook
• Dave Katz at the Internet Movie Database