Thomas "Tawgs" Salter is a

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and

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. His extensive body of musical work includes a vast array of artists ranging from Josh Groban,

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and

Lenka Lenka Kripac (born 19 March 1978) is an Australian singer-songwriter and actress best known for her song " The Show", from her debut album, ''Lenka''. " The Show" has been used in numerous advertisements, most notably for Old Navy, as well as ...

Chantal Kreviazuk Chantal Jennifer Kreviazuk (; born May 18, 1974) is a Canadian singer, songwriter, composer, and pianist. Born in Winnipeg, she played music from a young age before signing with Columbia Records in the 1990s. Her debut studio album, ''Under These ...

, Fefe Dobson, Dear Rouge,

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and USS. Salter has also worked alongside Grammy-winning writer/producer

Walter Afanasieff Walter Afanasieff (born Vladimir Nikitich Afanasyev; February 10, 1958), formerly nicknamed Baby Love in the 1980s, is an American record producer and songwriter of Russian-Chinese descent. He was a collaborator with Mariah Carey on her first ...

. Salter's music, production and collaborations have been featured on television shows, including Vampire Diaries, Grey's Anatomy,

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and

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to films such as Prom Night and

Joe Somebody ''Joe Somebody'' is a 2001 American comedy-drama film written by John Scott Shepherd and directed by John Pasquin. The film stars Tim Allen as an ordinary man forced into violence by a workplace bully. The film also stars Julie Bowen, Kelly Lynch ...

(Tom Wilson).

Career

Salter's writing and production of the soaring pop ballad

You Are Loved (Don't Give Up) "You Are Loved (Don't Give Up)" is the second track and the first single from Josh Groban's third album, ''Awake'', released on November 7, 2006. The song's music and lyrics were written by Tawgs Salter. The single peaked at #9 on the Hot Adult C ...

, Josh Groban's first single from his multi-platinum selling third studio album ''

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'', reached #9 on the Adult Contemporary ''

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'' chart. The song was sung by Lisa Simpson on the television show

in Season 20, Episode 9. On December 15, 2009, Canadian singer-songwriter

LIGHTS Light is an electromagnetic radiation, part of which stimulates the sense of vision. Light or Lights may also refer to: Illumination * Light bulb * Traffic light Arts and entertainment Music * Lights (musician) (born 1987), Canadian singer-son ...

was acknowledged with two No.1 song awards by

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, alongside writing partner Salter, who helped her pen her smash hits

Drive My Soul "Drive My Soul" is the debut single by Canadian singer-songwriter Lights from her debut self-titled EP. It was released as the EP's lead single on March 11, 2008, in Canada and July 24, 2008, in the United States. The song reached number 18 on th ...

and

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reached the top spot on MuchMusic Countdown on January 8, 2009. In 2012, Tawgs Salter produced "

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", the debut song of American actor and singer

Cheyenne Jackson Cheyenne David Jackson (born July 12, 1975) is an American actor and singer. His credits include leading roles in Broadway musicals and other stage roles, as well as film and television roles, concert singing, and music recordings. After beginni ...

. In 2016, he produced

's album ''

Hard Sail ''Hard Sail'' is the sixth studio album by Chantal Kreviazuk. It was released on June 17, 2016. A single, "Into Me", was released in October 2015. A second song from the album, "All I Got", was released as a single on May 6, 2016. Kreviazuk says ...

''. Also in 2016 he appeared on Schiller's ''Future'' album (For You).

Discography

Awards and nominations

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Juno Award The Juno Awards, more popularly known as the JUNOS, are awards presented annually to Canadian musical artists and bands to acknowledge their artistic and technical achievements in all aspects of music. New members of the Canadian Music Hall of ...

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Producer of the Year The Grammy Award for Producer of the Year, Non-Classical is an honor presented to record producers for quality non-classical music at the Grammy Awards, a ceremony that was established in 1958 and originally called the Gramophone Awards. Honors in ...

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Scott Helman Scott Helman (born October 1, 1995) is a Canadian singer-songwriter from Toronto. He released his debut EP, ''Augusta'' in 2014 followed by ''Spotify Sessions'' in 2016 and ''Hang Ups'' in 2018. His album ''Hôtel de Ville'' was released in 201 ...

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Little Machines ''Little Machines'' is the third studio album by Canadian electropop singer-songwriter Lights, released on September 19, 2014, through Warner Bros. Records. It was preceded in July 2014 by the release of its lead single "Up We Go", which debuted o ...

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Newworldson Newworldson is a Canadian Christian pop/soul band based in St. Catharines, Ontario. Their musical style is very eclectic, but is principally soul music. The band is signed to Inpop Records and has toured extensively with the Newsboys. The band h ...

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References

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