Milton Davis

Milton Davis is an American musician, songwriter and producer from Birmingham, Alabama, who is based in the California Bay Area. He recalls being introduced to gospel music by his grandfather at the age of seven and playing and singing in gospel groups from his childhood to his teenage years. Davis' grandfather was responsible for managing groups such as The Flying Clouds and The Mighty Clouds of Joy.

Davis' early influences include a large range of style and artists: Parliament Funkadelic, The Meters, Earth Wind & Fire, Roxy Music, Led Zeppelin, Peter Gabriel and Prince. His later influences include Jeff Buckley, Tool, Portishead, Jay-Z, The Foo Fighters, Jamiroquai, Red Hot Chili Peppers and Jane’s Addiction.

His accomplishments include work with 3LW, John Mellencamp, Michael Hedges, Tamia, Dawn Robinson, David Ryan Harris, Eric Benet, Paula Abdul, Chyna Phillips, Idina Menzel, Citizen King, Jhene, Damon Johnson and Al Jarreau. Davis was also responsible for the musical scoring of The Parent Trap. Walkin’ in the Shadow of Life Bass, audio production, guitar, producer, programming, mixing, composer 2004 John Mellencamp Words And Music: John Mellencamp’s Greatest Hits Bass 2004 Greta Gaines It Was Hot Producer 2005 Various Artists Austin City Limits Music Festival: 2004 Composer 2005 Aaron Neville Christmas Prayer Bass, composer, drum programming, engineer, orchestral arrangements, mixing, guitar, editing, percussion, vocals (background), vocal arrangement, string arrangements, programming 2005 Various Artists Hurricane Relief: Come Together Now Composer 2005 Neville Brothers Gold Composer, producer 2007 Various Artists All #1 Hits 90s Composer 2007 Various Artists Wow Gospel Christmas Vocal producer 2008 Wire: And All the Pieces Matter – Five Years of Music from the Wire Movie Soundtrack Producer 2008 Various Artists Essential 90s (CD/DVD) Producer, composer 2008 Al Jarreau Love Songs Composer 2009 Sara Wasserman Solid Ground Audio production 2010 Damon Johnson Release Composer 2010 John Mellencamp On the Rural Route 7609 (Special Edition) Bass 2010 Ernie Smith Best of Original Masters Strings