Danja Handz談和惠媽合作的經驗

As Whitney Houston's comeback album "I Look To You" debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard 200, Billboard caught up with producer Danja to talk about his work on two of the album's songs: "For The Lovers" and "Nothin' But Love."

"We did it in a day," says Danja about "For The Lovers." "It was a spur-of-the-moment type of thing. We had this record. Everybody loved it but it just could be taken to another level. It just needed something in the chorus, something to build." That's when Danja stepped in.

Danja said he first heard "For The Lovers" before executive producers Larry Jackson and Clive Davis gave it to him to produce. "I always liked it," Danja says. "It made me feel like the 'Africa' song [by Toto]."

Plans for a project between Houston and Danja had been in the works for some time, but specifics hadn't been hammered out and the right song hadn't come along. At some point during production, it became clear "For The Lovers" was meant for Houston. "When we finally got to the zone we started to design it for her," Danja says.

On "Nothin' But Love," Danja added subtle elements to enhance the feel of the song. "I loved the essence of the original track. I didn't want to change it," he says. "Just a little bit more knock in the drums, just make sure the chorus explodes, that everybody should [dance] when they hear it."

After the release of "I Look To You," Danja is looking into current and upcoming projects for Usher, Pooh Bear, Kelly Clarkson, Dr. Dre, Lil Jon, and Jennifer Lopez. He's working on songs for Christina Aguilera's upcoming movie "Burlesque." Danja is also developing his own publishing venture, stating he is in the early stages of "trying to build the brand and bring in new artists, new writers, new producers, and fresh new movement -- a new age."

Source:Billboard.com

惠媽新碟ILTY專輯製作人之一Danja Handz，暢談與惠媽的合作經歷。

在ILTY專輯中，Danja Handz為惠媽製作了"For The Lovers"及"Nothin' But Love"這2首單曲。

這位剛在美國樂壇嶄露頭角的製作人，目前手邊進行的合作藝人有Usher,Pooh Bear, Kelly Clarkson, Dr. Dre, Lil Jon, 及Jennifer Lopez。Christina Aguilera即將推出的電影作品"Burlesque"中， Danja Handz也有參與原聲帶的製作部分。