Tawgs Salter

Thomas "Tawgs" Salter is a Canadian musician, songwriter, producer, and recording engineer. His extensive body of musical work includes a vast array of artists ranging from Josh Groban, Lights and Lenka to Chantal Kreviazuk, Fefe Dobson, Dear Rouge, Midway State, and USS. Salter has also worked alongside Grammy-winning writer/producer Walter Afanasieff. Salter's music, production and collaborations have been featured on television shows, including Vampire Diaries, Grey's Anatomy, American Idol, and The Simpsons, to films such as Prom Night and Joe Somebody (Tom Wilson).

Career Salter's writing and production of the soaring pop ballad "You Are Loved (Don't Give Up)", Josh Groban's first single from his multi-platinum selling third studio album Awake, reached #9 on the Adult Contemporary Billboard chart. The song was sung by Lisa Simpson on the television show The Simpsons in Season 20, Episode 9.

On December 15, 2009, Canadian singer-songwriter LIGHTS was acknowledged with two No.1 song awards by SOCAN, alongside writing partner Salter, who helped her pen her smash hits "Drive My Soul" and "Saviour". "Drive My Soul" reached the top spot on MuchMusic Countdown on January 8, 2009.

In 2012, Tawgs Salter produced "Drive", the debut song of American actor and singer Cheyenne Jackson.

In 2016, he produced Chantal Kreviazuk's album Hard Sail.

Also in 2016, he appeared on Schiller's Future album (For You).

Discography

Jake Rose "What I Got" Co-writer, Producer Liam St. John "Landslide Over the Highway" Big Loud Co-writer Goldie Boutilier "The Actress" Co-writer, Co-producer Rayelle "Once I Feel Like This" Happy Owl Records Co-writer, producer Joey Hendricks "Lonely Season" Co-writer, producer Alli Walker "I Like Big Trucks" RECORDS Co-writer Lane Brothers "NOLA" Big Yellow Dog Co-writer, producer Joey Hendricks "Doses" Co-writer, producer Redferrin "Champagne In the Morning" Sony Music Entertainment Co-writer, producer

Joey Hendricks "Brother" Co-writer, producer Scott Helman "Collarbone" Warner Music Canada Co-writer, Co-producer Anna Graceman "Diamonds Never Die" Co-writer, producer The Reklaws and Drake Milligan "Honky Tonkin' About" Starseed Records Co-writer, producer ROZES "Happy to See You Sad" Co-writer, Producer Jake Rose "Something Like That" Starts With Music Co-writer, Co-producer Brett Kissel "Never Have I Ever" Big Star Recordings Co-writer, producer ROZES "Used To Love You" Co-writer, Producer

Adam Hambrick "Wreck Me Again" Tree Street Records Co-writer, Producer Caitlyn Smith "Downtown Baby" Monument Records / Sony Music Entertainment Co-writer Fefe Dobson "FCKN IN LOVE" 21 Entertainment Inc. Producer DES3ETT & Serena Ryder "Killing The Pain" Universal Music B.V. Co-writer Dean Brody "Where'd You Learn How to Do That Starseed Records Co-writer Johnny Orlando "terrible person" Universal Music Canada Co-writer

The Reklaws "Happy Hours" Starseed Records Co-writer Scott Helman "Pretty" Warner Music Canada Co-writer, co-producer Alyssa Bonagura "New Wings" ABON MUSIC Co-writer, co-producer Breagh Isabel "Girlfriends" -- Producer Scott Helman "Good Problems (Remix)" ("Good Problems," "Good Problems - Remix") Warner Music Canada Co-writer, co-producer

Serena Ryder "Better Now" ("Waterfall," "Candy") Serenader Source / ArtHaus Co-writer, co-producer Walk Off The Earth "this is love" Golden Carrot Records Co-writer The Reklaws "So Crazy It Just Might Work" Universal Music Canada Co-writer Scott Helman "Nonsuch Park (sa)" ("Wait No More," "Everything Sucks," "Lois," "Good Problems," "EVERGREEN," "True Crime," "Papa") Warner Music Canada Co-writer, co-producer Washboard Union "Everbound" ("If She Only Knew," "Dock Rock") Warner Music Canada Co-writer, co-producer Ria Mae "For Your Love" -- Co-writer, producer

Walk Off The Earth "HERE WE GO!" ("HERE WE GO! (Overtime)) Golden Carrot Records Co-producer Madison Kozak "Household" Big Loud Records Co-writer Chad Brownlee "The Way You Roll" Universal Music Canada Co-writer Hunter Hayes "Visualizer" ("Heartbreak") Atlantic Records Co-writer

Chad Brownlee "single" ("Dear Drunk Me") Universal Music Canada Co-writer Scott Helman "Hang Ups EP" ("Hang Ups", "Dostoevsky") Warner Music Canada Co-writer, producer Dear Rouge Phases ("Live Through the Night," "Stolen Days," "Little by Little," "The Clearing," "Motion") Universal Music Canada Co-writer, co-producer (except "Motion")

Scott Helman Hotel De Ville (all tracks) Warner Music Canada Co-writer, producer Justin Nozuka High Tide EP ("No Place in Mind") Glassnote Records Co-writer Alan Doyle A Week at the Warehouse ("Summer Summer Night," "Beautiful to Me") Co-writer Modern Space Before Sunrise Warner Music Canada Co-writer, producer The Abrams "Fine" Warner Music Canada Co-producer

Trevor Guthrie "Summertime" Interscope Records Co-writer, producer Steve Aoki Neon Future II ("Home We'll Go (Take My Hand)") Ultra, Dim Mak Co-writer Lenka Shadows ("Nothing Here But Love") Skipalong Records Co-writer Newworldson Rebel Transmission ("Learning to be the Light") Inpop Co-writer, producer

Serena Ryder - "Electric Love" SOCAN Awards - No. 1 Song Award

Mother Mother - "The Drugs" SOCAN Awards - No. 1 Song Award

Scott Helman - "Bungalow" SOCAN Awards - Pop/Rock Music

Fefe Dobson - "Can't Breathe" SOCAN Awards - Pop/Rock Music