SANDY VEE Garners Two Grammy® Wins for “Best Dance Recording” with Rihanna’s “Only Girl (In The World)”

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DT: FEBRUARY 16, 2011

FR: ALEXANDRA GREENBERG/MSO

SANDY VEE
GARNERS TWO GRAMMY® WINS FOR “BEST DANCE RECORDING”
WITH RIHANNA’S “ONLY GIRL (IN THE WORLD)”
AS PRODUCER AND MIXER

French producer, songwriter and mixer SANDY VEE has garnered two Grammy® Awards in the “Best Dance Recording” category for his work on Rihanna’s single “Only Girl (In The World).” He co-wrote and produced the song with Norwegian wonder team Stargate, as well as mixed it with Phil Tan, thus landing him two awards. Kuk Harell produced the vocals. He is exceptional among hit producers as he does the final mixes himself and now has become an increasingly regular presence on the global charts with hot new releases from a dizzying array of Top 40 A-list artists.

SANDY also was nominated for “Album of the Year” (an artist and producer award) for his contribution to Katy Perry’s album Teenage Dream with the #1 Billboard Hot 100 smash “Firework” (also co-produced along with Stargate). His blend of melodic pop chops, studio expertise and underground aesthetics has culminated in a fresh new sound that brings an underground mentality to the realm of worldwide smash hits. His most current works for Rihanna (“S&M”), Sean Kingston (“Party All Night [Sleep All Day]”), Taio Cruz featuring Travie McCoy (“Higher”) and especially Pitbull featuring T-Pain (“Hey Baby [Drop It To The Floor]”)—which recently hit #1 on the iTunes overall chart–are just starting to percolate at radio. All of these songs are currently ranked within the top 10 on Billboard’s Hot 100 chart.

Since relocating from his native Paris to New York City late last year, SANDY’s unique production style has picked up attention from many major pop stars. Recently, he found himself collaborating on new music with Kylie Minogue, Jennifer Lopez, Britney Spears and Nicole Scherzinger. Soon he’ll be teaming up for some studio time with Enrique Iglesias, Mike Posner and Alexandra Burke (“X Factor”). Prior to becoming a bona fide hit craftsman, SANDY got his start as part of David Guetta’s songwriting team. Along with David, he did production work on seven songs on his groundbreaking, double-platinum album One Love including “Sexy Bitch” featuring Akon. Look for SANDY to join David in the studio again soon.