DannyBoyStyles
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| Birth name | Daniel Schofield |
| Born | Miami, Florida |
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| Years active | 2007–present |
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| Website | dannyboystyles |
Danny Schofield, known professionally as DannyBoyStyles (and previously known as Styles), is an American Grammy award-winning record producer, engineer, songwriter, and composer. He produced all ten tracks on the Weeknd's album Kiss Land and won a Grammy for his work on the Weeknd's follow-up, Beauty Behind the Madness.
Early life and career
Schofield was born and raised in Miami, Florida. His first hit as a producer was "This Is Why I'm Hot" for Mims in 2007, which would go on to peak at #1 on the Billboard Hot 100. He also produced most of the other songs on Mims' Music Is My Savior album as part of DJ Blackout's Blackout Movement. A few years later, he was introduced to Amir "Cash" Esmailian and Tony Sal, co-managers to the Weeknd and Canadian rapper Belly. He would go on to produce all 10 tracks on the Weeknd's debut studio album Kiss Land which was released in September 2013. He won his first Grammy for his work on the Weeknd's Beauty Behind the Madness which included production and songwriting work on "Often", "Acquainted", and "Angel."
In October 2013, he joined Ben Billions and Belly to co-write "6 Inch" for Beyoncé featuring the Weeknd. The song would eventually appear on Lemonade which was nominated for Album of the Year at the 2017 Grammy Awards and won for Best Urban Contemporary Album. DannyBoyStyles is also a frequent collaborator with The Weeknd and Belly and has produced or written songs for a variety of artists including French Montana, NAV, and Juicy J.
Songwriting and production discography
Albums
| Year | Album |
Artist | Role | Notes |
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| 2007 | Music Is My Savior | Mims | Co-producer (as member of the BlackOut Movement) | US #4 |
| 2013 | Kiss Land | The Weeknd | Co-producer | US #2 |
| 2015 | Up For Days | Belly | ||
| 2016 | Another Day in Paradise | |||
| Inzombia | ||||
| 2017 | Mumble Rap | Executive producer | CAN #55 | |
| Evolution Pt. 1 | Prince Charlez |
Songs
| Year | Song name |
Primary artist(s) | Album | Role | Notes |
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| 2007 | "This Is Why I'm Hot" | Mims | Music Is My Savior | Co-producer (as member of the BlackOut Movement) | US #1 |
| 2009 | "There He Go" | Fabolous | Loso's Way | Co-writer | |
| 2010 | "Blow Ya Mind" | Nicki Minaj | Pink Friday | ||
| 2013 | "One of Those Nights" | Juicy J (feat. The Weeknd) | Stay Trippy | Co-producer | |
| "Live For" | The Weeknd (feat. Drake) | Kiss Land | US RB/HH #47 | ||
| "Wanderlust" | The Weeknd | CAN #45 | |||
| "Kiss Land" | |||||
| "Gifted" | French Montana (feat. The Weeknd) | Excuse My French | Producer, co-writer | ||
| "When I Want" | French Montana | ||||
| 2015 | "To Each His Own (The Outro)" | French Montana | Casino Life 2 | Producer | |
| "Pullin' Up" | Meek Mill (feat. The Weeknd) | Dreams Worth More Than Money | Co-producer | ||
| "As You Are" | The Weeknd | Beauty Behind the Madness | |||
| "Angel" | |||||
| "Often" | US #59 | ||||
| "Acquainted" | US #60 | ||||
| "Dealer Plated" | Belly (feat. The Weeknd) | Up For Days | |||
| "Love Kills" | Belly (feat. Juelz Santana) | ||||
| "Poltergeist" | Belly | Producer | |||
| 2016 | "War Pain" | Meek Mill | 4/4 Part 2 | Co-producer | |
| "6 Inch" | Beyoncé (feat. The Weeknd) | Lemonade | US #18 | ||
| "Judas" | BANKS | The Altar | |||
| "27 Hours" | |||||
| "Ready (Intro)" | French Montana | MC4 | Co-writer | ||
| "Does It Feel" | Charlie Puth | Nine Track Mind | |||
| "It's All Love" | Belly (feat. (Starrah) | Another Day in Paradise | Co-writer, co-producer | ||
| "Favorite Color" | Belly | ||||
| "Another Day in Paradise" | Co-writer, producer | ||||
| "Die Alone" | InZombia | Co-writer, co-producer | |||
| "The Day I Met You" | |||||
| "Consuela" | Belly (feat. Young Thug) | ||||
| "Hollywood (Interlude)" | Belly | ||||
| "Actin' Different" | |||||
| "Can't Feel a Thing" | |||||
| 2017 | "Nav" | Kodak Black | Nav | Nav | Co-producer |
| "Coolin and Booted" | Painting Pictures | ||||
| "So Good" | So Good | UK #44 | |||
| "Pull a Caper" | DJ Khaled (feat. Kodak Black, Gucci Mane, and Rick Ross) | Grateful | |||
| "A Lie" | French Montana (feat. The Weeknd and Max B) | Jungle Rules | US #75 | ||
| "I Am" | Nav and Metro Boomin | Perfect Timing | |||
| "Angel" | Tokio Myers | Our Generation | Co-writer | ||
| "Love A Loser" | Cassie (feat. G-Eazy) | Non-album single | Co-producer | ||
| "Back Around" | Prince Charlez | Evolution Pt. 1 | Co-writer, producer | ||
| "Can I" | |||||
| "Tear It Down" | |||||
| "Make a Toast" | Belly | Mumble Rap | Co-writer, co-producer | ||
| "The Come Down Is Real Too" | Co-writer | ||||
| "Mumble Rap" | Co-writer, producer | ||||
| "Papyrus" | |||||
| "Alcantara" | Belly (feat. Pusha T) | Co-writer | |||
| 2018 | "Reckless" | Nav | Reckless | Co-writer, producer | |
| "Never Change" | |||||
| "Glow Up" | |||||
| "Just Happened" | |||||
| 2021 | "Poison" | Aaliyah feat. The Weeknd | Unstoppable | Co-producer |