LDN Noise (pronounced ''London Noise'') is a
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songwriting and record production duo based in
London
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, England. Consisting of songwriter Greg Bonnick and DJ Hayden Chapman, the duo has worked with artists such as
Nathan Sykes
Nathan James Sykes (born 18 April 1993) is an English singer, best known as a member of the boy band The Wanted. In 2013, Sykes appeared with his bandmates in the E! channel reality television series '' The Wanted Life''. After the band's hiat ...
,
Nick Jonas
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and
Chris Brown
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since 2012, most notably having co-written the 2012's
number-one UK hit "
Turn Up the Music" for the latter artist.
Bonnick and Chapman, however, are most known for their work with
K-pop
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artists, most notably with
soloists and idol groups under the management of
SM Entertainment
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, such as
f(x),
Exo
Exo ( ko, 엑소; stylized in all caps) is a South Korean-Chinese boy band based in Seoul formed by SM Entertainment in 2011 and debuted in 2012. The group consists of nine members: Xiumin, Suho, Lay, Baekhyun, Chen, Chanyeol, D.O., Kai ...
,
Red Velvet and
NCT. Describing their sonic style as "different but similar", the duo often incorporates elements from
UK garage
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,
drum and bass
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,
funk
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and
'90s house music to their
EDM
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-influenced work, thus creating their own signature sonic style. In addition to their initial work with South Korean artists, the duo has released several digital singles as both a lead artist and a featured act since 2016. LDN Noise has been hailed as one of the "hidden heroes" behind the success of K-pop by ''
The Korea Times
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''.
Background and career
Both Chapman and Bonnick studied music, but at different colleges, prior to their professional career as songwriters. After meeting through mutual friends, the duo started writing and producing together under the name Agent X with Leon Price, and eventually landed their first writing credit for "Turn Up the Music", which was released as the first single from Chris Brown's fifth studio album ''
Fortune
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''. The song was a commercial success, peaking at number ten on the
''Billboard'' Hot 100 chart while topping the
UK Singles Chart
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. After being introduced by their friend Andrew Jackson (who is also a songwriter) to the
K-pop
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market, the duo started writing for the boy bands
Shinhwa
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and
Got7, which was Bonnick and Chapman's first work in the K-pop market. According to Chapman, LDN Noise then met SM Entertainment's
A&R executives on a songwriting trip to Sweden during mid-2014, and started working with the label closely. They eventually earned their first writing and producing credit under SM with "View" by
Shinee
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, which was a commercial success upon its release, and has since become a frequent collaborator with the label's artists.
In addition to their work with SM Entertainment, LDN Noise also contributed their work to several K-pop artists, notably including
Sistar
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,
Girl's Day
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Afte ...
,
Astro
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and
Twice
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as of 2020.
Discography
Singles
Production and songwriting credits
K-pop
S.M. Entertainment artists
Other K-pop artists
Others
References
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