The Writing Camp

History

Members

• Evan "Kidd" Bogart, the son of legendary Casablanca Records founder Neil Bogart, began rapping before transitioning into corporate gigs at Interscope and Warner Bros. Records, BAT Management, Casbah Artists Management, and Agency for the Performing Arts, where he aided in the discovery and development of Eminem, Maroon 5 and OneRepublic, among others. When his co-written "SOS", recorded by Rihanna, became a worldwide smash, Bogart returned to the creative side where he has since penned songs for everyone from Beyoncé to Leona Lewis.
• New York-born Erika Nuri spent formative creative time in the musical R&B hotbed of Atlanta before relocating to Los Angeles, signing a co-publishing deal with Kenneth "Babyface" Edmonds' company and garnering cuts with K-Ci & JoJo, Chingy, B2K, Yasmeen and penning "Fatal" for J. Holiday. After a brief hiatus from the business, Nuri rebounded with an eight-week number 1 Billboard hit, the two-time Grammy nominated "When I See U" performed by American Idol champ Fantasia.
• David "DQ" Quinones was raised in the Washington, DC suburb of Sterling, VA. He attended Shenandoah Conservatory for music education and opera studies before entering Berklee College of Music with a focus on music production and engineering. His studio résumé in vocal production and arrangements is extensive and DQ has consistently "wowed" the likes of Rodney "Darkchild" Jerkins, J.R. Rotem, Ryan Tedder and Midi Mafia, to name a few. DQ's has written most notably for Beyoncé, Brandy, Pussycat Dolls and Enrique Iglesias
• Boston native Greg Ogan signed with TWC Music Publishing/Sony ATV Music LLC in November 2009. He graduated Berklee College of Music with a focus on music production and engineering where he attended with TWC co-founder David "DQ" Quinones. Ogan spent over 2 years as the head engineer for J.R. Rotem's Beluga Heights where he worked closely with TWC co-founder Evan "Kidd" Bogart". While at Beluga Heights, Ogan worked on albums by Britney Spears, Leona Lewis, Rihanna, Natasha Bedingfield and Sean Kingston, among others. Ogan vocal-produced the majority of Kingston's sophomore release "Tomorrow".
• Los Angeles born and bred singer-songwriter Eric Bellinger signed with TWC Music Publishing/Sony ATV Music LLC in mid-2010. Grandson of Jackson 5 hit making songwriter Bobby Day, Bellinger has been singing since he could speak. Eric Bellinger is an all-star talent who, in his young career, has already written for the likes of Chris Brown, Chipmunk, Greyson Chance, John Brown, Cali Swag District and Selena Gomez & The Scene.
• Singer/Songwriter Shari Short moved from Idaho to Los Angeles several years ago to pursue her dream as an artist and songwriter. She signed with TWC Music Publishing/Sony ATV Music LLC in early-2010. Shari has had songs placed on Desperate Housewives, Grey's Anatomy, and got her first cut as a songwriter on the Hannah Montana soundtrack. She has written with artists such as Joe Jonas, Matthew Morrison and co-wrote the theme song with Jessica Simpson & TWC's Bogart for Simpson's television show "Price of Beauty" on VH1.
• New Jersey native Sonyae Elise grew up in a musical family being with her mother in the recording studio often. In 2011, Elise took part in the television series Platinum Hit and ultimately won the competition. As a part of her prize she won a publishing deal with The Writing Camp.

  Discography

Singles

As songwriter

• 2004: "Don't Worry" Chingy featuring Janet Jackson
• 2006: "SOS" - #1 on Billboard Hot 100 for 4 weeks
• 2007: "When I See U" - #1 on Billboard Hot R&B/Hip Hops Songs for several weeks
• 2007: "Fuego"
• 2007/2008: "He Said She Said" - #1 on MTV for 16 weeks
• 2007/2008: "Take You There" - Top 10 on Billboard Hot 100 for 7 weeks
• 2008: "Homegirlz"
• 2008: "Give You the World"
• 2008: "There's Nothin' "
• 2008: "Karma"
• 2008: "Future Love"
• 2008: "Too Good for Me"
• 2008: "Right Here " - #1 on Billboard Dance Chart
• 2008: "Reach Out" - #1 on Billboard Dance Chart
• 2009: "Halo" - Top 10 on Billboard Hot 100 for 8 weeks, #1 on UK Radio for 5 weeks
• 2009: "Jai Ho! " from Slumdog Millionaire
• 2009: "Sabotage"
• 2009: "Happy"
• 2009: "Future Love"
• 2010: "Automatik"
• 2010: "The Sky's the Limit"
• 2010: "Waiting Outside the Lines"
• 2010/2011: "Friday to Sunday"
• 2010/2011: "Champion"
• 2010/2011: "Tonight Tonight"

  Other credited songs

• 14. "Hate 2 Love U"

• 13. "Broken Open"
• 15. "Down the Rabbit Hole"

• 03. "He Said She Said"

• 10. "Would You Be Here"

• 12. "Don't Take It So Personal"

• 01. "Alive"

• 02. "Halo" - 2010 Grammy Nominated for "Record of the Year" & "Best Female Pop Vocal Performance"
• 06. "Hello"

• 10. "I Know U Know" - Featuring Cymphonique

• 06. "Surrender"

• 00. "Right Here

• 15. "Everybody" - Bonus Track

• 08. "Next to You"

• 01. "Fuego"
• 07. "Do No Wrong"

• 10. "Fatal"

• 00."I'm That Chick"

• 04. "The Sky's the Limit"
• 07. "Fallen"
• 08. "Encore"

• 01. "Stay Together"

• 14. "Until It Beats No More"

• 07. "My Baby"

• 00. "Gimme" featuring Lil Scrappy
• 00. "Draw the Line"

• 00. "Who We Are"

• 00. "Friday to Sunday"

• 08. "All the Things I Should Have Known"

• 07. "Footworkin'" also listed as "Footwurkin'"

• 12. "This Is Us"

• 02. "Future Love"
• 03. "Speak Up"
• 05. "Sabotage"

• 00. "Homegirlz"

• 01. "Happy"
• 14. "Stone Hearts & Hand Grenades"

• 00. "Automatik"

• 01. "Crash"
• 07. "Tell Her"
• 08. "Guilty"

• 05. "Treason"

• 10. "Always"

• 00. "Karma"

• 07. "Shut Your Mouth"
• 08. "Up Against the Wall"

• 04. "I Want You"

• 00. "Top of the World" - MTV's "The City" Theme Song
• 00. "Jai Ho! " - from Slumdog Millionaire

• 00. "Too Good for Me"

• 01. "SOS"

• 10. "Fall Apart"

• 02. "Take You There"
• 06. "Dry Your Eyes"
• 08. "There's Nothin" featuring Paula DeAnda
• 11. "Your Sister"
• 00. "There's Nothin' " featuring Elan from The D.E.Y. and Juelz Santana

• 05. "Ghost"

• 00. "Future Love"
• 00. "Lost Then Found"

• 12. "Keep It on the Real"