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 hip hop, R&B, pop, pop rock, gospel, reggae and country. He also produced the Academy Award-nominated song "Applause" from the 2022 film Tell It Like a Woman.[2][3] Elliott is the son of Dionne Warwick and Bill Elliott.
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| Birth name | Damon William Elliott |
| Also known as | Buck 22, NomaD[1] |
| Born | March 21, 1973 Beverly Hills, California, U.S. |
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| Years active | 1996–present |
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Career
editElliott'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.[4]
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
editElliott 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
editProduction discography
edit| Year | Song | Artist(s) | Album | Notes |
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| 1996 | "Prayer Intro" | Flesh-n-Bone | T.H.U.G.S. (Trues Humbly United Gatherin' Souls) | N/A |
| "T.H.U.G.S." | Flesh-n-Bone, Ms. Chaz, Damon Elliott | N/A | ||
| "Northcoast" | Flesh-n-Bone, Layzie Bone, Tiarra, Damon Elliott | prod. w/ Teddy Harmon | ||
| "The Silence Isn't Over" | Flesh-n-Bone | N/A | ||
| "51/50 Skit" | N/A | |||
| "Mystic Spirits" | prod. w/ Teddy Harmon | |||
| "Tha Killin Skit" | N/A | |||
| "Live Soil" | N/A | |||
| "Empty the Clip" | Flesh-n-Bone, Afta Maff | prod. w/ Teddy Harmon | ||
| 1998 | "Riot" | Flesh-n-Bone | Family Scriptures Chapter II: Family Reunion | N/A |
| "War" | Bone Thugs-n-Harmony, Henry Rollins, Tom Morello, Flea | Small Soldiers (Music from the Motion Picture) | N/A | |
| "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 | N/A | N/A | |
| 2000 | "Again & Again" | Mya | Fear of Flying | vocal prod. w/ Mya; prod. by BAG & Arnthor |
| "If I Can Go Back" | Flesh-n-Bone | Mo Thugs III: The Mothership | N/A | |
| "Way Back" | Flesh-n-Bone, Layzie Bone, Ms. Chaz | 5th Dog Let Loose | N/A | |
| "If You Could See" | Flesh-n-Bone, Layzie Bone, Wish Bone | N/A | ||
| "Word to the Wise" | Flesh-n-Bone | N/A | ||
| "The Master" | N/A | |||
| "Say a Little Prayer" | N/A | |||
| "Havin' a Ball" | N/A | |||
| "Kurupted Flesh" | Flesh-n-Bone, Kurupt | N/A | ||
| "Come Fuck with Me" | Flesh-n-Bone | N/A | ||
| "No Other Like My Kind" | N/A | |||
| "Silent Night" | Flesh-n-Bone, B.G. Knocc Out, Damon Elliott | N/A | ||
| 2001 | "What If I Was White" | Sticky Fingaz, Eminem | Music From the Motion Picture Down to Earth and [Black Trash] The Autobiography of Kirk Jones | N/A |
| "Smoke On" | Layzie Bone | Thug by Nature | N/A | |
| "Clap Yo Hands" | Yukmouth | Thug Lord: The New Testament | N/A | |
| "Sexy Daddy" | Destiny's Child | Survivor | prod. w/ Beyonce | |
| "Perfect Chemistry" | Brooke Allison | Brooke Allison | prod. w/ Michael Blakey | |
| "Poppin' Up" | Yasmeen Sulieman | Music From the Motion Picture Two Can Play That Game | N/A | |
| "White Christmas" | Destiny's Child | 8 Days of Christmas | prod. w/ Beyonce | |
| "Platinum Bells" | ||||
| "M!ssundaztood" | P!nk | Missundaztood | prod. w/ Linda Perry | |
| "Respect" | ||||
| "Gone to California" | ||||
| "My Vietnam" | ||||
| "Until You Come Back to Me" | Athena Cage | The Art of a Woman | N/A | |
| "Make U Wanna" | N/A | |||
| "He Changed His Mind" | N/A | |||
| 2002 | "Better Place (9.11)" | Michelle Williams | Heart to Yours | N/A |
| "Thinking About You" | Solange Knowles, Murphy Lee | Music from the Motion Picture Scooby-Doo and Solo Star | prod. w/ Beyonce | |
| "Hey Goldmember" | Beyonce, Devin the Dude, Solange Knowles | Music from the Motion Picture Austin Powers in Goldmember | N/A | |
| "(Love Lives In) Strange Places" | Kelly Rowland | Simply Deep | prod. w/ Billy Mann | |
| "Beyond Imagination" | prod. w/ Solange Knowles | |||
| "Feelin' You (Part II)" | Solange Knowles, N.O.R.E. | Solo Star | prod. w/ Solange Knowles & Mark Penn | |
| "Just Like You" | Solange Knowles | prod. w/ Beyonce | ||
| 2003 | "Get Up" | Keyshia Cole | Biker Boyz (Music From the Motion Picture) | N/A |
| "Whatever Bitch" | Mya | Moodring | prod. w/ Mya | |
| "Take a Picture" | add. prod. by Mya & Ron Fair | |||
| "Free Fallin'" | co-prod. by Mya & Ron Fair | |||
| "My Way Home" | Jessica Simpson | In This Skin | N/A | |
| "Loving You" | N/A | |||
| "Fever" | Beyonce | Music From the Motion Picture The Fighting Temptations | prod. w/ Beyonce | |
| "Love Song" | P!nk | Try This | N/A | |
| 2004 | "Walk This Way" | Macy Gray | The Very Best of Macy Gray | N/A |
| 2005 | "Can't Take My Eyes Off You" | Jamie Kennedy | Son of the Mask (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) | N/A |
| "Love" | Keyshia Cole | The Way It Is | add. prod. w/ Ron Fair & Tal Herzberg; prod. by Gregory G. Curtis | |
| "ODB, Don't Go Breaking My Heart" | Ol' Dirty Bastard, Macy Gray | A Son Unique | N/A | |
| "How Ya Feelin'" | Ol' Dirty Bastard | N/A | ||
| 2006 | "Appreciate Me" | Kelis | Kelis Was Here | co-prod. by Teddy Harmon |
| "Have a Nice Day" | N/A | |||
| "Low Rider Jeans" | Brooke Hogan | Undiscovered | N/A | |
| "Walk on By" | Dionne Warwick, Gloria Estefan | My Friends & Me | co-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 Houston | Music inspired by the film Tyler Perry's Daddy's Little Girls | prod. w/ Teddy Harmon; co-prod. by Carlos McKinney |
| "AEIOU" | Macy Gray | Big | N/A | |
| 2008 | "Battle Hymn of the Republic" | Dionne Warwick | Why We Sing | prod. 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 Seeds | The Great Escape | N/A |
| 2017 | "If You Show Up"[5] | Mike Tyson | N/A | N/A |
| 2019 | "Am I Dreaming" | Dionne Warwick, Musiq Soulchild | She's Back | prod. w/ Teddy Harmon & Musiq Soulchild |
| "Tears Ago" | Dionne Warwick | prod. 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 McKnight | prod. w/ Brian McKnight | ||
| "Dream with No Love" | Dionne Warwick | prod. w/ Teddy Harmon | ||
| "We're In Love" | ||||
| "You Really Started Something" | ||||
| "Two Ships" | Dionne Warwick, Fiji | vocal prod. w/ Fiji; prod. by Rob Shrock | ||
| "Life Is Waiting" | Dionne Warwick | vocal prod.; prod. by Brenda Russell | ||
| "If I Want to" | prod. w/ Rob Shrock | |||
| "We Need to Go Back" | Dionne Warwick, Jubilation Choir | N/A | ||
| "What a Fool Believes" | Dionne Warwick | vocal prod.; prod. by Rob Shrock | ||
| "What the World Needs Now (2019 Version)" | Dionne Warwick, Jubilation Choir | N/A | ||
| "Reach Out for Me" | Dionne Warwick | prod. w/ Teddy Harmon | ||
| "I Say a Little Prayer" | ||||
| "(There's) Always Something There to Remind Me" | N/A | |||
| "Aquarela do Brasil" | N/A | |||
| "Be My Neighbour" | N/A | |||
| "What the World Needs Now Is Love" | N/A | |||
| "Do You Know the Way to San Jose" | prod. w/ Zane Giles |
References
edit- ^ Harris, Jerod (2022-01-01). "Dionne Warwick and Her Son Damon Elliott aka Nomad in News Photo". Getty Images. Retrieved 2023-01-04.
- ^ "The 95th Academy Awards | 2023". www.oscars.org. 2024-03-19. Retrieved 2024-10-11.
- ^ "The Columbus Dispatch Subscription Offers, Specials, and Discounts". subscribe.dispatch.com. Retrieved 2024-10-11.
- ^ Gruger, William (February 20, 2014). "Buck 22, Billy Ray Cyrus' 'Achy Breaky 2' Hits Hot 100". Billboard. Archived from the original on 2014-02-21. Retrieved March 4, 2021.
- ^ Schwadron, Eli (January 17, 2017). "Mike Tyson Drops Video for Soulja Boy Diss "If You Show Up"". XXL. Retrieved March 4, 2021.