David Waehner

About the Artist

David Waehner is DW PRODUCTIONS, a multi-talented composer/musician/engineer/producer based in Atlanta, who can work in any musical genre, as you can easily hear if you check out his portfolio at www.davidwaehner.com, but he specializes in Urban, R&B, Film/TV Soundtracks, Contemporary Christian, Pop and Hip-Hop. From co-writing songs with new writers to producing and mastering radio-ready tracks for CD release in his state-of-the-art Pro Tools facility, David's clients walk away with stellar results. In addition to his working with singer/songwriters and musicians, David also works extensively with corporate clients, recording custom music for items like Baby Einstein and Winnie the Pooh for global toy giant, KIDS II; creating custom tracks for companies like UPS, Singer Sewing Machine & Rustler Jeans: as well as scoring films, the most recent being for the short fantasy film ´Buying Time´ for SunBurst Films.
As a touring musician/songwriter, he performed throughout much of the Mid-West and Eastern U. S. and opened shows for major recording artists including: The Doors, Lou Reed, REO Speedwagon, Cheap Trick, Foghat, The Edgar Winter Group, Mother´s Finest, Joe Walsh (The James Gang), The Turtles (Flo & Eddie), and Sly Stone. In 1993, he co-founded Synergy Studio, located in the same building where icons Jimi Hendricks, Peabo Bryson, Lynyrd Skynyrd, Paul Davis and The Atlanta Rhythm Section, to name a few, have recorded. At Synergy he engineered a two day session for LITTLE RICHARD and AKON recorded some of his first songs there. Then in 1998, he signed on with ATM Records and American Music as Chief Engineer/Producer, working mainly in the Hip Hop and R&B genres.
CD Credits
• Keyboards, drum programming and all engineering/mixing for the CD, ´I Got Beat Out´, the 11th release by blues/soul man MARVIN SEASE on Jive Records/Zomba Recording Corporation
• Co-wrote, produced and engineered ´Top Notch Diva´ for QLEE, featuring Trick Daddy and Trina. It reached #3 on the BILLBOARD R&B/Hip-Hop Single Sales Chart in 2006. Later that year he co-wrote ´Paradise´ with AKON and QLEE
• Engineered/mixed/mastered the debut Hip-Hop CD, ´University Of The Streets´, for Atlanta rapper MAR-WON, released in 2007. Produced the song ´Gettin´ My Paper´ and played keys, bass and guitar on many of the tracks
• Co-wrote/produced/mixed/mastered ´It Is What It Is´ for Atlanta R&B artist SYREETA, scheduled for release, May 2008 on Lola Waxx Records, London, England
Clients Include
Jive/Zomba, Universal, Sony, Trina, Trick Daddy, Quiarre Lee, Monifa, Key Money Grip Entertainment, Lola Waxx /London, England, ATM Records, Summerhill Music Group, MWA/London, England, Marvin Sease, Lazie Bone and Mo’Thugs, Malik, Kilo, DJ Taz, Syreeta Zieglar, Maestro, Carmichael, Myrian Freeman, Natasha Lemons, Doni Toran, Meshon Fuller, John Christmas, atty., Theresa Patterson/TFP, atty., Kids II, Groundbreaking Music, Innovative Music Entertainment, Ace Entertainment, Regime Entertainment, Baby First TV, Power House, and more…