Oak Felder: Making Music that Hits a Nerve and How Songwriting Can Be Like Therapy

 
 

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Oak Felder is the producer and songwriter behind hits like Demi Lovato’s “Sorry Not Sorry” and Alessia Cara’s “Scars to Your Beautiful.” He talks to Guy about his upbringing in Turkey, why comfortable couches and blue lights help creativity, songs that bring him to tears, and how he helps artists unleash their creative potential.

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01. Demi Lovato's "Sorry Not Sorry"

02. Oak producing "Sorry Not Sorry"

03. Alessia Cara's "Scars To Your Beautiful"

04. Sterling Simms' "Jump Off"

05. Oak's TEDx Talk on creating emotionally resonant songs

06. Oak's Recode Talk on producing viral hits

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