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David Hodges | |
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| Born | (1978-12-05)December 5, 1978 (age 46) Little Rock, Arkansas, U.S. |
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| Years active | 1999–present |
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David Hodges (born December 5, 1978) is an American songwriter and record producer fromLittle Rock, Arkansas. He was a studio contributor to the rock bandEvanescence from 2000 to 2002, and has co-written and co-produced forpop,pop rock andcountry artists, includingKelly Clarkson,Celine Dion,Daughtry,Backstreet Boys,Avril Lavigne,David Archuleta,Christina Aguilera,Carrie Underwood,Jessie James,5 Seconds of Summer,Christina Perri, andTim McGraw.
Hodges co-wrote onEvanescence's 2000 demo CDOrigin and 2003 debut album,Fallen. In 2002 inLittle Rock, he co-founded with Mark Colbert a band called Trading Yesterday, which released a demo CD calledThe Beauty and the Tragedy on May 15, 2004. In 2004, as a credited name onFallen, Hodges received twoGrammy Awards for Best Hard Rock Performance and Best New Artist.[1] He and former Evanescence memberBen Moody co-wrote onKelly Clarkson's songs "Because of You" and "Addicted" from her 2004 albumBreakaway. "Because of You" reached number seven on theBillboard Hot 100.
In 2004, Trading Yesterday, which was renamed The Age of Information, signed a record deal withEpic Records and moved to Los Angeles, California to work on their major label album. The single "One Day" was released on the soundtrack to the filmStealth. In 2006, they parted ways with Epic and the album, tentatively titledMore Than This, was shelved; it was independently released in September 2011. Hodges co-wrote on the single "What About Now" fromDaughtry's 2006debut album.
In 2007, The Age of Information released anEP,Everything is Broken. Hodges co-wrote onCeline Dion's "This Time" and theBackstreet Boys' "Something That I Already Know". In July 2008, he signed toWarner Bros. Records as a solo artist.[2] Under Warner,The Rising (EP) was released digitally on August 11, 2009.[3] He co-wrote and co-produced onAmerican Idol runner upDavid Archuleta's song "Crush", which reached number two on the Billboard Hot 100. Hodges took home BMI pop awards for both "Crush" and "What About Now" in 2010.[4]
Hodges next worked withCarrie Underwood, co-writing "What Can I Say" for her third albumPlay On (2009), which went to No. 1 on the Country Billboard Charts. He also co-wrote the songs "Open Up Your Eyes" and "Supernatural" with Daughtry for their second albumLeave this Town (2009), andJessie James's "Wanted". In 2010, Hodges released a project with John Campbell entitled Avox. He co-wrote with Underwood and Hillary Lindsey on "There's a Place for Us", the end title song of the filmThe Chronicles of Narnia: The Voyage of the Dawn Treader.[5] The song was nominated for a Golden Globe Award for best original song in a motion picture.[6]
In 2011, Hodges released an album entitledKings & Thieves with the band Arrows to Athens. That year, he co-wrote and co-produced onChristina Perri's debut albumLovestrong, including the singles "Arms" and "Distance" featuringJason Mraz. Hodges co-wrote the song "Stitch by Stitch" thatThe Voice winnerJavier Colon performed on thefirst season as his first single, which topped the iTunes pop charts. He also had credits on several songs fromDavid Cook's second albumThis Loud Morning (2011).
Hodges and songwriting partner Steven Solomon wrote multiple songs together with Tristan Prettyman for herCapitol Records albumCedar and Gold. Hodges worked again with Perri to co-write the song "A Thousand Years" for the soundtrack of the filmThe Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn – Part 1 (2011). He then co-wrote "The Woman I Love" with Mraz from his albumLove is a Four Letter Word (2012).
In 2012, Hodges was one of the producers onAvril Lavigne'sself-titled album, and co-wrote on multiple songs in the album including "Here's to Never Growing Up", "Rock n Roll", "Let Me Go" featuringNickelback'sChad Kroeger, and "Hello Kitty". Hodges also began writing withTonic frontmanEmerson Hart for Hart's solo recordBeauty in Disrepair. 2012 also marked the end of Hodges' seven-year publishing relationship withEMI after the company was bought bySony/ATV. Hodges signed withKobalt Music Group and started his own publishing joint-venture with them called Third and Verse.
In 2013, Hodges co-wrote forCarrie Underwood's single "See You Again" from her albumBlown Away. The song went to No. 1 at country radio, and was certified platinum. He also co-wrote Colbie Caillat's "When The Darkness Comes", featured in the soundtrack of the filmThe Mortal Instruments: City of Bones (2013). In 2014, he helped write the song "Faith" withLacey Sturm for her albumLife Screams. In 2015, he co-wrote "The Girl You Think I Am" with Underwood from her albumStoryteller, and "Jet Black Heart" on5 Seconds of Summer's albumSounds Good Feels Good. Hodges has also co-written songs fromKeith Urban,Gavin DeGraw,Christina Aguilera,Tim McGraw,Phillip Phillips,Blake Shelton,Dan + Shay,Hey Violet,Tonight Alive,Steven Tyler,Molly Kate Kestner,Hunter Hayes,Josh Groban,Weezer.
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