Warren "Oak" Felder | |
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| Birth name | Warren Felder III |
| Also known as | Oakwud |
| Born | (1980-11-09)November 9, 1980 (age 44) Istanbul, Turkey |
| Origin | Atlanta, Georgia, U.S. |
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| Years active | 2005-present |
| Member of | Pop & Oak |
Warren "Oak" Felder (born November 9, 1980)[1] is a Turkish songwriter and record producer based inAtlanta andLos Angeles. He is known for his work as part of the production duoPop & Oak, and was nominated for aGrammy Award in 2015.
Felder was born inIstanbul and grew up there.[1][2] After studying network technologies and artificial intelligence atIstanbul Technical University in Istanbul,[3] he moved to the United States in 2001 to attendGeorgia Tech in Atlanta.[1][4] His nickname comes from his Turkish name,Okay.[5]
While a student at Georgia Tech, Felder recorded a demo with the singer/songwriterSterling Simms, which led to a meeting withL.A. Reid and resulted in Felder writing and producing a track on aMariah Carey album in 2005.[1]
Around 2009, Felder became production partners withPop Wansel as the production duoPop & Oak.[6] Their first big hit was "Your Love", the lead single onNicki Minaj's 2010 debut studio albumPink Friday.[1][2] Other notable songs they have written and produced include six tracks onElle Varner's 2012 albumPerfectly Imperfect (two of the singles are "Only Wanna Give It to You" and "I Don't Care"),[6] nine songs onKehlani's debut albumSweetSexySavage,[1] and six tracks onAlessia Cara's 2015 debut albumKnow-It-All, including the singles "Here" and "Scars to Your Beautiful",[7] which both went to number 1 on theBillboardMainstream Top 40 charts.[8]
Felder was nominated for a 2015Grammy Award for Best R&B Song for writingUsher's single "Good Kisser";[9][10] produced two songs on theAlicia Keys albumGirl on Fire, which won the 2014Grammy Award for Best R&B Album;[11] wrote and produced "Invincible", the lead single fromKelly Clarkson's 2015 albumPiece by Piece;[11] wrote and produced "Clumsy", the second single from the 2016Britney Spears albumGlory;[7] and wrote and produced five tracks onDemi Lovato's 2017 albumTell Me You Love Me, including the lead single "Sorry Not Sorry",[1][12] winning a 2019BMI Pop Award for the single.[13] Felder has also written and produced songs for artists includingTrey Songz,Rihanna,Miguel,Kehlani,Ariana Grande,Jennifer Lopez,Mario,Tamia,ZZ Ward, andSabrina Carpenter.[2][7][11][5][14] Felder was named as a top producer byBMI in 2012 and 2013,[15][16] and won a 2017BMI Pop Award for co-writing Alessia Cara's "Here",[17] and a 2018 BMI Pop Award for co-writing her single "Scars to Your Beautiful".[18] He also wrote and produced three tracks onLizzo's 2019 major label debutCuz I Love You,[19] wrote and produced the top 40 single "Who Do You Love" byThe Chainsmokers featuring5 Seconds of Summer, and working on music with Kehlani, Demi Lovato, and Alessia Cara in 2019.[20]
Felder is published byReservoir and managed byLucas Keller and Peter Coquillard at Milk & Honey.[21][22] Felder is on the board of directors of theMechanical Licensing Collective, which works to increase the royalty money from streaming companies to songwriters.[20]
Felder is married and lives in Atlanta and has a studio in Los Angeles.[11]
| Year | Award | Category | Work | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Grammy Award | Best R&B Song | "Good Kisser" byUsher | Nominated[9] |
| 2017 | BMI Pop Award | Songs | "Here" byAlessia Cara | Won[17] |
| 2018 | BMI Pop Award | Songs | "Scars to Your Beautiful" by Alessia Cara | Won[18] |
| 2018 | BMI Pop Award | Songs | "Sorry Not Sorry" byDemi Lovato | Won[13] |
| 2022 | Children's and Family Emmys | Outstanding Short Form Program | We the People | Won |
| Song | Year | Artist | Album | Songwriter | Producer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| "Ain't No Way (You Won't Love Me)" | 2005 | Chris Brown | Chris Brown |  Y | Y |
| "Ain't Enough" | 2006 | 3LW | Point of No Return | Y | Y |
| "Hurry Up" | 2007 | Che'Nelle | Things Happen for a Reason | Y | Y |
| "Lookin'" | Y | Y | |||
| "Kryptonite" (featuringRich Boy) | Mario | Go | Y | Y | |
| "Why" | Y | Y | |||
| "Mile In These Shoes" | Jennifer Lopez | Brave | Y | ||
| "Betcha Never Had" | J. Holiday | Back of My Lac' | Y | Y | |
| "Superhuman" (featuringKeri Hilson) | 2008 | Chris Brown | Exclusive: The Forever Edition | Y | Y |
| "Single" | Sterling Simms | Yours, Mine & The Truth | Y | Y | |
| "Jump Off" (featuringSean P) | Y | Y | |||
| "Sex In the City" | Y | Y | |||
| "Chilosa" | Prima J | Prima J | Y | Y | |
| "I Can Change Your Life" | Lloyd | Lessons in Love | Y | Y | |
| "90's Baby" | Karina Pasian | First Love | Y | ||
| "Show Off" | 2009 | Ginuwine | A Man's Thoughts | Y | Y |
| "Open the Door" | Y | Y | |||
| "Orchestra" | Y | Y | |||
| "Hot Mess" | Ashley Tisdale | Guilty Pleasure | Y | Y | |
| "Hair" | Y | Y | |||
| "Robot Love" | Allison Iraheta | Just Like You | Y | Y | |
| "Your Love" | 2010 | Nicki Minaj | Pink Friday | Y | Y |
| "Save Me" | Y | Y | |||
| "Unusual" (featuringDrake) | Trey Songz | Passion, Pain & Pleasure | Y | Y | |
| "Collard Greens & Cornbread" | Fantasia | Back to Me | Y | ||
| "Hands Tied" | Toni Braxton | Pulse | Y | ||
| "Top Floor" | 2011 | Wiz Khalifa | Rolling Papers | Y | Y |
| "Marvin & Chardonnay" (featuringKanye West &Roscoe Dash) | Big Sean | Finally Famous | Y | Y | |
| "Rainbow" | Jessie J | Who You Are | Y | Y | |
| "I Need This" | Y | Y | |||
| "Only Wanna Give It to You" (featuringJ. Cole) | 2012 | Elle Varner | Perfectly Imperfect | Y | Y |
| "Sound Proof Room" | Y | Y | |||
| "I Don't Care" | Y | Y | |||
| "Not Tonight" | Y | Y | |||
| "Leaf" | Y | Y | |||
| "So Fly" | Y | Y | |||
| "Right By My Side" (featuringChris Brown) | Nicki Minaj | Pink Friday: Roman Reloaded | Y | Y | |
| "Fire Burns" | Y | Y | |||
| "Use Me" | Miguel | Kaleidoscope Dream | Y | Y | |
| "Where's the Fun in Forever" | Y | Y | |||
| "Fire We Make" (featuringMaxwell) | Alicia Keys | Girl on Fire | Y | Y | |
| "Limitedless" | Y | Y | |||
| "Numb" (featuringEminem) | Rihanna | Unapologetic | Y | Y | |
| "Bassline" | Chris Brown | Fortune | Y | Y | |
| "Wanted" | 2013 | Tiwa Savage | Once Upon a Time | Y | |
| "Written All Over Your Face" | Y | ||||
| "Without My Heart" | Y | ||||
| "V.S.O.P." | K. Michelle | Rebellious Soul | Y | Y | |
| "Allie Jones" | Mayer Hawthorne | Where Does This Door Go | Y | Y | |
| "Her Favorite Song" | Y | Y | |||
| "Crime" (featuringKendrick Lamar) | Y | Y | |||
| "Corsican Rose" | Y | Y | |||
| "The Crying Game" (featuringJessie Ware) | 2014 | Nicki Minaj | The Pinkprint | Y | |
| "Good Kisser" | Usher | Hard II Love (Japanese edition) | Y | Y | |
| "Going Under" | K. Michelle | Anybody Wanna Buy a Heart? | Y | ||
| "Something About the Night" | Y | ||||
| "Drake Would Love Me" | Y | ||||
| "Chasing Time" | Azealia Banks | Broke With Expensive Taste | Y | ||
| "Break Your Heart Right Back" (featuringChildish Gambino) | Ariana Grande | My Everything | Y | Y | |
| "Seal Me With a Kiss" (featuringDe La Soul) | Jessie J | Sweet Talker | Y | Y | |
| "Wonderful" | Mary J. Blige | Think Like a Man Too (OST) | Y | Y | |
| "Seventeen" | 2015 | Alessia Cara | Know-It-All | Y | Y |
| "Here" | Y | Y | |||
| "Outlaws" | Y | Y | |||
| "I'm Yours" | Y | Y | |||
| "Overdose" | Y | Y | |||
| "Scars to Your Beautiful" | Y | Y | |||
| "Deal" | Miguel | Wildheart | Y | Y | |
| "What's Normal Anyway" | Y | Y | |||
| "Leaves" | Y | Y | |||
| "Invincible" | Kelly Clarkson | Piece by Piece | Y | Y | |
| "Alone In Your Heart" | Monica | Code Red | Y | Y | |
| "Trade Hearts" (featuringJulia Michaels) | Jason Derulo | Everything Is 4 | Y | Y | |
| "Love Falls Over Me" | Tamia | Love Life | Y | Y | |
| "Sandwich and a Soda" | Y | Y | |||
| "Clumsy" | 2016 | Britney Spears | Glory | Y | Y |
| "Counterfeit" | Jordan Fisher | Jordan Fisher | Y | Y | |
| "Sleep Like a Baby" | K. Michelle | More Issues Than Vogue | Y | Y | |
| "Yes Girl" | Bea Miller | Non-album single | Y | Y | |
| "How Far I'll Go" | Alessia Cara | Moana OST | Y | ||
| "Distraction" | 2017 | Kehlani | SweetSexySavage | Y | Y |
| "Piece of Mind" | Y | Y | |||
| "Not Used to It" | Y | Y | |||
| "Everything Is Yours" | Y | Y | |||
| "Advice" | Y | Y | |||
| "Escape" | Y | Y | |||
| "In My Feelings" | Y | Y | |||
| "Hold Me By the Heart" | Y | Y | |||
| "Thank You" | Y | Y | |||
| "Sorry Not Sorry" | Demi Lovato | Tell Me You Love Me | Y | Y | |
| "Sexy Dirty Love" | Y | Y | |||
| "Daddy Issues" | Y | Y | |||
| "Only Forever" | Y | Y | |||
| "Games" | Y | Y | |||
| "The Deep" (featuringJoey Purp) | ZZ Ward | Non-album single | Y | ||
| "Ghost" | The Storm | Y | Y | ||
| "Let It Burn" | Y | Y | |||
| "Hold On" | Y | Y | |||
| "Burning Bridges" | Bea Miller | Chapter One: Blue | Y | Y | |
| "Warmer" | Chapter Two: Red | Y | Y | ||
| "To the Grave" | Chapter Three: Yellow | Y | Y | ||
| "Either Way" (featuringJoey Bada$$) | Snakehips withAnne-Marie | Non-album single | Y | Y | |
| "Out of Your Mind" (featuringAlison Wonderland) | 2018 | The Presets | Hi Viz | Y | |
| "I Don't Lack Imagination" | E^ST | Life Ain't Always Roses | Y | Y | |
| "Stop Myself (Only Human)" | Calum Scott | Only Human | Y | Y | |
| "I Guess That's Why They Call It The Blues" | Alessia Cara | Revamp: The Songs of Elton John & Bernie Taupin | Y | ||
| "Growing Pains" | The Pains of Growing | Y | Y | ||
| "7 Days" | Y | Y | |||
| "Trust My Lonely" | Y | Y | |||
| "All We Know" | Y | Y | |||
| "Easier Said" | Y | Y | |||
| "Sue Me" | Sabrina Carpenter | Singular: Act I | Y | Y | |
| "Coming to My Senses" | Alina Baraz | The Color of You | Y | ||
| "I Don't Even Know Why Though" | Y | Y | |||
| "Who Do You Love" (featuring5 Seconds of Summer) | 2019 | The Chainsmokers | World War Joy | Y | Y |
| "Like A Girl" | Lizzo | Cuz I Love You | Y | Y | |
| "Soulmate" | Y | Y | |||
| "Better In Color" | Y | Y | |||
| "FML" | Mabel | High Expectations | Y | Y | |
| "Just a Boy" | Olivia O'Brien | Was It Even Real? | Y | Y | |
| "Pushing 20" | Sabrina Carpenter | Singular: Act II | Y | Y | |
| "Take Off All Your Cool" | Y | Y | |||
| "Sunday" | Jessica Mauboy | Hilda | Y | Y | |
| "Birthday" | 2020 | Anne-Marie | Therapy (Japanese Edition) | Y | Y |
| "I Love Me" | Demi Lovato | Non-album single | Y | Y | |
| "Ting Ting Ting" (withOliver Heldens) | Itzy | It'z Me | Y | Y | |
| "Change Your Life" (featuringJhené Aiko) | Kehlani | It Was Good Until It Wasn't | Y | Y | |
| "This Is What They Say" | Carly Rae Jepsen | Dedicated Side B | Y | Y | |
| "Ooh Laa" | John Legend | Bigger Love | Y | Y | |
| "Actions" | Y | Y | |||
| "Favorite Place" | Y | ||||
| "Blossom" | Azealia Banks | Fantasea II: The Second Wave | Y | ||
| "The Art of Starting Over" | 2021 | Demi Lovato | Dancing with the Devil... the Art of Starting Over | Y | Y |
| "Lonely People" | Y | Y | |||
| "Melon Cake" | Y | ||||
| "The Kind of Lover I Am" | Y | Y | |||
| "15 Minutes" | Y | Y | |||
| "My Girlfriends Are My Boyfriend" (featuringSaweetie) | Y | Y | |||
| "California Sober" | Y | Y | |||
| "Good Place" | Y | ||||
| "Starting Now" | Brandy | Disney Princess Remixed — An Ultimate Princess Celebration | Y | ||
| "FREAK" (Feat.Yungblud) | 2022 | Demi Lovato | Holy Fvck | Y | Y |
| "SKIN OF MY TEETH" | Y | Y | |||
| "SUBSTANCE" | Y | Y | |||
| "EAT ME" (featuringRoyal & the Serpent | Y | Y | |||
| "HOLY FVCK" | Y | Y | |||
| "29" | Y | Y | |||
| "HAPPY ENDING" | Y | Y | |||
| "HEAVEN" | Y | Y | |||
| "CITY OF ANGELS" | Y | Y | |||
| "BONES" | Y | Y | |||
| "WASTED" | Y | Y | |||
| "COME TOGETHER" | Y | Y | |||
| "DEAD FRIENDS" | Y | Y | |||
| "HELP ME" (featuringDead Sara) | Y | Y | |||
| "FEED" | Y | Y | |||
| "4 EVER 4 ME" | Y | Y | |||
| You Only Love Me | 2023 | Rita Ora | You & I | Y |
