Damon William Elliott (born March 21, 1973) is an American musician, Academy Award Nominated record producer, singer, songwriter and composer, who has worked in several genres of music including hip hop, R&B, pop, pop rock, gospel, reggae and country. He is the founder/CEO of The Damon Elliott Music Group, and the founder and president of both Confidential Records and Kind Music Group.
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| Birth name | Damon William Elliott |
| Also known as | Buck 22, NomaD[1] |
| Born | March 21, 1973 Beverly Hills, California, U.S. |
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| Years active | 1996–present |
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Elliott's first production project credits include Bone Thugs-n-Harmony member Flesh-n-Bone (1996). Other credits include work with Mya, Destiny's Child (including Beyonce's, Kelly Rowland's and Michelle Williams's solo projects), P!nk, Jessica Simpson, Macy Gray, Athena Cage, Solange Knowles, Keyshia Cole, Kelis, Brooke Allison, Brooke Hogan, Yasmeen Sulieman, rappers Layzie Bone, Yukmouth, Sticky Fingaz, Ol' Dirty Bastard, and former boxing champion Mike Tyson. He has written and produced theme songs for the television shows Holly's World, Kendra on Top and The Lylas. As a singer, Elliott contributed to N-Tyce, Tina Harris and Beat Funktion. He co-wrote "Blow Me" and "Catwalk" for American entrepreneur Jeffree Star.
Since 2014, with the support of Billy Ray Cyrus, Elliott began releasing hick-hop songs using stage name Buck 22. The two released a song "Achy Breaky 2", which peaked at number 80 on the Billboard Hot 100.[2]
Family
editElliott was born on March 21, 1973, to Dionne Warwick and Bill Elliott. He has one brother named David Elliott. Whitney Houston was his first cousin once removed and opera singer Leontyne Price is another cousin. He is the nephew of singer Dee Dee Warwick, Dionne's sister.
Discography
editProduction discography
editReferences
edit- ^ Harris, Jerod (2022-01-01). "Dionne Warwick and Her Son Damon Elliott aka Nomad in News Photo". Getty Images. Retrieved 2023-01-04.
- ^ Gruger, William (February 20, 2014). "Buck 22, Billy Ray Cyrus' 'Achy Breaky 2' Hits Hot 100". Billboard. Archived from the original on 2014-02-21. Retrieved March 4, 2021.
- ^ Schwadron, Eli (January 17, 2017). "Mike Tyson Drops Video for Soulja Boy Diss "If You Show Up" - XXL". XXL. Retrieved March 4, 2021.