Oak Felder
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| Background information | |
| Birth name | Warren Felder |
| Born | 1980 (age 36–37) Istanbul, Turkey |
| Genres | R&B, hip hop, pop |
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| Years active | 2005-present |
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Warren "Oak" Felder (born 1980) is a Turkish-American songwriter and record producer based in Atlanta and Los Angeles. He is known for his as part of the production duo Pop & Oak, and was nominated for a Grammy Award in 2015.
Felder was born and raised in Istanbul, Turkey. After moving to the United States in 2001, he attended Georgia Tech university.
While at Georgia Tech, Felder recorded a demo with the singer/songwriter Sterling Simms, which led to a meeting with L.A. Reid and resulted in Felder writing and producing a track on Chris Brown's first album in 2005. Early in his career, Felder studied under singer/songwriter/producer Sean Garrett.
Around 2009, Felder became partners with Pop Wansel as the production duo Pop & Oak. Their first big hit was "Your Love", the lead single on Nicki Minaj's 2010 debut studio album Pink Friday. Other notable songs they have written and produced include six tracks on Elle Varner's 2012 album Perfectly Imperfect, including the singles "Only Wanna Give It to You" and "I Don't Care"; nine songs on Kehlani's debut album SweetSexySavage; and six tracks on Alessia Cara's 2015 debut album Know-It-All, including the singles "Here" and "Scars to Your Beautiful", which both went to number 1 on the Billboard Mainstream Top 40 charts.
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