Dave Katz


David Katz is an American songwriter and record producer. He has written and/or produced for artists including Train, Boys Like Girls, Gym Class Heroes, Good Charlotte, Mandy Moore, Neon Trees, Cobra Starship, 3OH!3, Coheed and Cambria, All Time Low, Metro Station, We The Kings, Uncle Kracker, Sugar Ray, Matisyahu, Blues Traveler, Tom Jones, Hot Chelle Rae, David Cook, Big Time Rush, Chiddy Bang, Kelly Rowland, Arrested Development, and Hollywood Undead, among others.

Early years

Katz graduated from New Lincoln High School in Manhattan. His first records as a songwriter were for Roger Daltrey's Rocks in the Head album in the early 1990s. In 1999 Katz wrote "Candy" for Mandy Moore, which was a top 40 hit and went to #1 on MTV's TRL.

Current

Katz has written and/or produced 20 US Top 40 Pop Hits, and in 2008 was named the 2008 Rolling Stone Hot List Producer of the Year, alongside partner Sam Hollander.

Selected discography