David Stewart

DISPLAYTITLE:David Stewart (Dynamite producer)

David Stewart is a British songwriter, record producer, and musician. He co-wrote and produced BTS' song "Dynamite" (2020).

Early years Stewart's father is Allan Stewart, a Scottish actor, comedian, singer and pantomime artist. His mother is an actress and a dancer. Later on, she started a hospitality company that catered for major tours. His sister Kate is a musician working for Warner Music. Being in an artistic family, Stewart started very early and his father told the Scottish Daily Record that by the age of 3, Stewart was making up songs. In his early years, he ended up drumming in a band supporting Simply Red in a 15-arena tour all across the UK. In 2012, he released his mixtape Late Night Viewing and following that, a four-track EP called Dark Side of Paradise.

Career Stewart became a session guitarist playing in hundreds of live shows and gigs with Example, an English singer-rapper-producer, in the early 2010s.

Moving to Atlanta for two years, he wrote hundreds of songs and performed as a session musician many times. He returned to England writing and producing for young or up-and-coming artists. He ended up getting attention from major-label A&Rs and landed a cut with the UK rapper Tinie Tempah in his 2017 album track "Cameras". Stewart co-wrote the song and was featured in the track appearing on Tinie Tempah's 2017 album Youth. Discovering and working closely with the singer Claudia Valentina was another break. He also worked with Charlie Christie, managing artists like Rex Orange County. He became an A&R at Interscope Records, and with Neil Jacobson who runs Hallwood Media. Jacobson had been a former president of Geffen Records. Stewart had collaborated many times with Agombar who worked for Atlantic Records and wrote for the girl group Parade.

Songwriting and production credits Year Artist Song Album Ref. 2010 Example "Won't Believe the Fools" Won't Go Quietly 2015 Danny Seth "Past/Forever" Perception 2017 TroyBoi "Showbiz" KStewart "Hands" Tinie Tempah "Cameras" Youth TroyBoi "Spooky" Vibez EP 2018 Naïka "Serpentine" Kate Stewart "Strangers" In the Beginning EP 2020 Jonas Brothers "What a Man Gotta Do" Marina Kaye "The Whole 9" Twisted Griff "Good Stuff" Hailee Steinfeld "I Love You's" Half Written Story EP Eyelar "Say It With Your Eyes" BTS "Dynamite" Be Alec Wigdahl "Big Red Balloon" Bill & Ted Face the Music OST Marina Kaye "Double Life" Twisted "7 Billion" Claudia Valentina 4:15 Claudia Valentina EP "If I'm Being Honest" Marina Kaye "Scream" Twisted "Visions" "Blind Heart" "Anywhere But Home" "Alone" 2021 L.L.A.M.A. "Shake" Anthony Ramos "Lose My Mind" Love and Lies "Nobody Else" Jackson Wang "Drive You Home" Jonas Brothers "Who's in Your Head" Alan Walker "Man on the Moon" World of Walker Monsta X "You Problem" The Dreaming 2022 Ava Max "Million Dollar Baby" Diamonds & Dancefloors Shania Twain "Waking Up Dreaming" Queen of Me Olly Murs "Die of a Broken Heart" Marry Me 2023 Shania Twain "Giddy Up!" Queen of Me Jungkook "3D" Golden "Too Sad To Dance" "Shot Glass of Tears" &Team "Dropkick" First Howling: Me 2024 New Kids on the Block "Kids" Still Kids