David Arthur Garcia (born January 18, 1983) is an American

record producer A record producer is a recording project's creative and technical leader, commanding studio time and coaching artists, and in popular genres typically creates the song's very sound and structure.Virgil Moorefield"Introduction" ''The Producer as ...

and

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. He has received four

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, and has won nine

GMA Dove Award A Dove Award is an accolade by the Gospel Music Association (GMA) of the United States to recognize outstanding achievement in the Christian music industry. The awards are presented annually. Formerly held in Nashville, Tennessee, the Dove Awards ...

s, for his songwriting and record production. He was honored with the

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Christian songwriter on the year award, in 2015. He co-wrote and produced the smash hit single " Meant to Be" with

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featuring

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, and co-produced " Let You Down" by NF.

Early and personal life

David Arthur Garcia was born in 1983, in

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. He is married to Krystal Garcia (''

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'', Ogden).

Music career

His

music production A record producer is a recording project's creative and technical leader, commanding studio time and coaching artists, and in popular genres typically creates the song's very sound and structure.Virgil Moorefield"Introduction" ''The Producer as ...

songwriting A songwriter is a musician who professionally composes musical compositions or writes lyrics for songs, or both. The writer of the music for a song can be called a composer, although this term tends to be used mainly in the classical music gen ...

career commenced around 2008, where he gained

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for his music production in 2011 for ''

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'', 2013 for ''

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'', and 2014 for '' Overcomer'', while obtaining an award for composing in 2013 for ''

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''. Garcia was awarded two

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at the

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, in the categories of

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, in recognition of his songwriting, and

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, in recognition of his production. In 2015, he was recognized as the Christian co-songwriter of the year by

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. In 2017 he earned his first No. 1 song at country radio for Kip Moore's song "More Girls Like You". Along with co-writing it, he also co-produced it with Kip He co-wrote and co-produced the smash hit "Meant to Be" on Bebe Rexha's Latest EP featuring Florida Georgia Line. Garcia started working with

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to produce her sixth studio album, ‘’

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’’. He also co-produced the hit song " Let You Down", from NF's album ''

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''.. in 2019, Garcia co-produced Avenue Beat's self-titled debut EP. In 2020, he worked again with Carrie Underwood, co-writing the song "Sweet Baby Jesus" for the album ''

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'', which he again co-produced with Underwood, as well as co-producing her first

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cover album '', My Savior''. During 2022, Garcia worked with Underwood for her upcoming ninth studio album, '' Denim & Rhinestones'', co-producing the entire album, and co-writing all but one track on the album, scheduled for release on June 10, 2022.

References

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Metric Halo Interview
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