Wayne Wilkins is a British record producer, songwriter, record engineer and record mixer.
23 Facts About Wayne Wilkins
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Wayne Wilkins has produced and written for artists such as Rick Astley, Natasha Bedingfield, Beyonce, Cheryl Cole, and Jordin Sparks.
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Wayne Wilkins began taking piano lessons by the age of four.
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Wayne Wilkins went on to Royal College of Music in London.
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Wayne Wilkins later graduated with a physics degree from Imperial College.
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Wayne Wilkins interned at Townhouse Studios and Olympic Studios where he received further training in engineering, mixing, and producing.
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Wayne Wilkins was able to work on the No Doubt Rock Steady album, which Wayne Wilkins says later on afforded him higher profile opportunities for him to work on in the industry.
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The first band Wayne Wilkins produced after going independent was The Corrs.
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Wayne Wilkins co-wrote and co-produced another hit for Natasha Bedingfield, "Love Like This", which featured Sean Kingston.
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Wayne Wilkins co-wrote and co-produced the single with fellow prominent members of production team The Runaways, Sam Watters, Rico Love, and Louis Biancaniello.
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In early 2008, Wayne Wilkins co-wrote "We Break the Dawn" alongside Solange Knowles and Andrew Frampton for Michelle Williams' third album Unexpected.
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Wayne Wilkins was involved in creating the remix for the same song.
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Wayne Wilkins co-wrote and co-produced the song that reached the top 10 of Billboard's Hot 100.
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Wayne Wilkins co-wrote and co-produced the single which went platinum in the UK and reached No 1 on the UK Singles Chart.
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Wayne Wilkins co-wrote and co-produced the song, which features British rapper Tinie Tempah.
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Wayne Wilkins has cited artists such as Michael Jackson, David Foster, Whitney Houston, Chicago, John Williams, and Oscar Peterson as having a major influence on his style and tastes.
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Wayne Wilkins has said he attempts to be a "vessel" in which music just flows out of him naturally.
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Wayne Wilkins prefers writing and producing together to see the song all the way through both processes to make sure it's a hit.
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When writing Wayne Wilkins chooses not to use many sounds but only what is completely necessary.
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Wayne Wilkins says he tends to write simple lyrics that people can grasp with a running theme throughout the song.
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Early in his career, Wayne Wilkins worked under mixing engineer Mark "Spike" Stent of EMI.
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Wayne Wilkins prefers to record an artist where they are most comfortable, so he travels to where the artist is with portable gear.
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Wayne Wilkins has stated his gear allows him to record anywhere in the world.