Pop & Oak

{{Short description|American R&B duo}} {{more citations needed|date=January 2017}} {{Infobox musical artist | name = Pop & Oak | image = | caption = | alias = | origin = | genre = {{flatlist| * [[Contemporary R&B|R&B]] * [[Hip hop music|hip hop]] * [[Soul music|soul]] * [[pop music|pop]] }} | occupation = {{flatlist| * [[Songwriter]]s * [[Record producer|producers]] }} | years_active = 2005–present | label = | instrument = | website = | current_members = [[Pop Wansel|Andrew (Pop) Wansel]] [[Oak Felder|Warren (Oak) Felder]] }} '''Pop & Oak''' is a songwriting and production duo consisting of [[Pop Wansel|Andrew "Pop" Wansel]] and [[Oak Felder|Warren "Oak" Felder]]. Wansel is the son of [[Dexter Wansel]], staff songwriter, producer and session musician of [[Gamble and Huff]]'s [[Philadelphia International Records]].<ref>{{cite web|last1=Ballin|first1=Sofiya|title=Producer Andrew 'Pop' Wansel, inspired by Philly|url=http://articles.philly.com/2014-08-27/entertainment/53248611_1_ramp-old-city-trey-songz|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140927040952/http://articles.philly.com/2014-08-27/entertainment/53248611_1_ramp-old-city-trey-songz|url-status=dead|archive-date=September 27, 2014|website=philly.com|access-date=2015-08-08}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last1=Trammell|first1=Matthew|title=Beat Construction: Meet Andrew "Pop" Wansel, the Producer Behind Nicki Minaj's Soft Side|url=https://www.thefader.com/2014/06/17/beat-construction-andrew-pop-wansel-nicki-minaj|website=the fader.com|publisher=The Fader, Inc.|access-date=2015-08-08}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last1=Hailey|first1=Jonathan|title=Pop Wansel Names Top Five Producers & Best R&B Song Ever [VIDEO]|url=https://theurbandaily.com/2014/08/08/pop-wansel-top-five-producers/|website=theurbandaily.com|date=8 August 2014 |publisher=The Urban Daily|access-date=2015-08-08}}</ref>

==Life and careers== Pop and Oak began producing music together as '''The Knightwritaz''' after their shared manager at the time suggested they work together.<ref name="YKIGS">{{cite web |title=Interview: Oak & Pop Discuss How Two Producers From Different Sides of the World Work Together to Make Hit Records |url=https://youknowigotsoul.com/interview-oak-pop-one-of-the-hottest-production-teams-in-the-game-discuss-their-hit-songs-and-what-to-expect-next |website=You Know I Got Soul |date=6 June 2011}}</ref> They shortly after started to become known as Pop & Oak. Oak described the day he met Pop was a [[red letter day]] and their partnership exposed him to hip-hop for the first time.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Roberts |first1=Dave |title='I Knew That Making Music Was a Needle in a Haystack Thing.' |url=https://www.musicbusinessworldwide.com/i-knew-that-making-it-in-music-was-a-needle-in-a-haystack-thing/ |website=Music Business Worldwide |date=12 June 2018}}</ref> Their first production of visibility was [[Ashley Tisdale]]'s "Hair" from her 2009 album, ''[[Guilty Pleasure (Ashley Tisdale album)|Guilty Pleasure]]''.<ref name="YKIGS"/>

==Production style== The pair use a hands on style while working with artists, hoping to avoid a reputation of only being "beat-makers."<ref name="YKIGS"/> Pop's style is more focused on rap with beats and bass, while Oak has a more "melodic" background in musical composition, pop and R&B.<ref name="YKIGS"/>

==Production discography== {| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;" ! scope="col"| Year ! scope="col"| Artist(s) ! scope="col"| Album ! scope="col"| Song |- | rowspan="4"| 2009 | style="text-align:center;"| [[Ashley Tisdale]] | ''[[Guilty Pleasure (Ashley Tisdale album)|Guilty Pleasure]]'' ! scope="row"| "Hair"<ref name="YKIGS"/> |- | rowspan="3" style="text-align:center;"| [[Ginuwine]] | rowspan="3"|''[[A Man's Thoughts]]'' ! scope="row"| "Orchestra" |- ! scope="row"| "Show Off"<ref name="YKIGS"/> |- ! scope="row"| "Open the Door" |- | rowspan="5"| 2010 | style="text-align:center;"| [[Fantasia Barrino|Fantasia]] | ''[[Back to Me (Fantasia Barrino album)|Back to Me]]'' ! scope="row"| "Collard Greens & Cornbread"<ref name="YKIGS"/> |- | style="text-align:center;"| [[Trey Songz]] | ''[[Passion, Pain & Pleasure]]'' ! scope="row"| "[[Unusual (song)|Unusual]]" {{small|(featuring [[Drake (musician)|Drake]])}} |- | rowspan="3" style="text-align:center;"| [[Nicki Minaj]] | rowspan="3"|''[[Pink Friday]]'' ! scope="row"| "Muny" |- ! scope="row"| "Save Me" |- ! scope="row"| "[[Your Love (Nicki Minaj song)|Your Love]]" |- | rowspan="16"| 2012 | rowspan="3" style="text-align:center;"| [[Diggy Simmons|Diggy]] | rowspan="3"|''[[Unexpected Arrival]]'' ! scope="row"| "[[Do It Like You]]" {{small|(featuring [[Jeremih]])}} |- ! scope="row"| "The Reign" |- ! scope="row"| "[[Copy, Paste]]" |- | style="text-align:center;"| [[Monica (singer)|Monica]] | ''[[New Life (Monica album)|New Life]]'' ! scope="row"| "Catch Me |- | rowspan="6" style="text-align:center;"| [[Elle Varner]] | rowspan="6"|''[[Perfectly Imperfect (Elle Varner album)|Perfectly Imperfect]]'' ! scope="row"| "[[Only Wanna Give It to You]]" {{small|(featuring [[J. Cole]])}} |- |- ! scope="row"| "Sound Proof Room" |- ! scope="row"| "[[I Don't Care (Elle Varner song)|I Don't Care]]" |- ! scope="row"| "Not Tonight" |- ! scope="row"| "Leaf" |- ! scope="row"| "So Fly" |- | style="text-align:center;"| [[Busta Rhymes]] | ''[[Year of the Dragon (Busta Rhymes album)|Year of the Dragon]]'' ! scope="row"| "Pressure" {{small|(featuring [[Lil Wayne]])}} |- | rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;"| [[Miguel (singer)|Miguel]] | rowspan="2"|''[[Kaleidoscope Dream]]'' ! scope="row"| "Use Me" |- ! scope="row"| "Where's the Fun in Forever" |- | style="text-align:center;"| [[Rihanna]] | ''[[Unapologetic]]'' ! scope="row"| "[[Numb (Rihanna song)|Numb]]" {{small|(featuring [[Eminem]])}} |- | rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;"| [[Alicia Keys]] | rowspan="2"|''[[Girl on Fire (album)|Girl on Fire]]'' ! scope="row"| "[[Fire We Make]]" {{small|(duet with [[Maxwell (musician)|Maxwell]])}} |- ! scope="row"| "Limitedless" |- | rowspan="3"| 2013 | rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;"| [[Chrisette Michele]] | rowspan="2"|''[[Better (Chrisette Michele album)|Better]]'' ! scope="row"| "A Couple of Forevers" |- ! scope="row"| "Snow" |- | style="text-align:center;"| [[K. Michelle]] | ''[[Rebellious Soul]]'' ! scope="row"| "[[V.S.O.P. (K. Michelle song)|V.S.O.P.]]" |- | rowspan="7"| 2014 | style="text-align:center;"| [[Usher (singer)|Usher]] | {{n/a|Non-album single}} ! scope="row"| "[[Good Kisser]]" |- | style="text-align:center;"| [[Ariana Grande]] | ''[[My Everything (Ariana Grande album)|My Everything]]'' ! scope="row"| "Break Your Heart Right Back" |- | style="text-align:center;"| [[Azealia Banks]] | ''[[Broke with Expensive Taste]]'' ! scope="row"| "[[Chasing Time (song)|Chasing Time]]" |- | style="text-align:center;" | [[Jennifer Lopez]] | ''[[A.K.A. (album)|A.K.A.]]'' ! scope="row"| "Troubeaux" {{small|(featuring [[Nas]])}} |- | style="text-align:center;"| [[Jessie J]] | ''[[Sweet Talker (Jessie J album)|Sweet Talker]]'' ! scope="row"| "Seal Me with a Kiss" {{small|(featuring [[De La Soul]])}} |- | style="text-align:center;"| [[K. Michelle]] | ''[[Anybody Wanna Buy a Heart?]]'' ! scope="row"| "Going Under" |- | style="text-align:center;"| [[Omarion]] | ''[[Sex Playlist]]'' ! scope="row"| "You Like It" |- | rowspan="16"| 2015 | style="text-align:center;"| [[Jason Derulo]] | ''[[Everything Is 4]]'' ! scope="row"| "Trade Hearts" {{small|(featuring [[Julia Michaels]])}} |- | rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;"| [[Miguel (singer)|Miguel]] | rowspan="2"|''[[Wildheart (album)|Wildheart]]'' ! scope="row"| "DEAL" |- ! scope="row"| "leaves" |- | style="text-align:center;"| [[Prince Royce]] |''[[Double Vision (Prince Royce album)|Double Vision]]'' ! scope="row"| "Getaway" |- | rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;"| [[Tamia]] | rowspan="2"|''[[Love Life (Tamia album)|Love Life]]'' ! scope="row"| "Love Falls Over Me" |- ! scope="row"| "[[Sandwich and a Soda]]" |- | rowspan="7"| [[Alessia Cara]] | rowspan="7"| ''[[Four Pink Walls]] / [[Know-It-All (album)|Know-It-All]]'' ! scope="row"| "Seventeen" |- ! scope="row"| "[[Here (Alessia Cara song)|Here]]" |- ! scope="row"| "Outlaws" |- ! scope="row"| "I'm Yours" |- ! scope="row"| "Four Pink Walls" |- ! scope="row"| "Overdose" |- ! scope="row"| "Scars To Your Beautiful" |- | rowspan="2"| [[Fleur East]] | rowspan="2"| ''[[Love, Sax and Flashbacks]]'' ! scope="row"| "Over Getting Over" |- ! scope="row"| "Never Say When" |- | style="text-align:center;"| [[Monica (singer)|Monica]] | ''[[Code Red (Monica album)|Code Red]]'' ! scope="row"| "Alone In Your Heart" |- | rowspan="3"| 2016 | style="text-align:center;"| [[Brandy Norwood|Brandy]] | {{n/a|Non-album single}} ! scope="row"| "[[Beggin & Pleadin]]" |- | style="text-align:center;"| [[K. Michelle]] | ''[[More Issues Than Vogue]]'' ! scope="row"| "Sleep Like A Baby" |- | style="text-align:center;"| [[Bea Miller]] | {{n/a|Non-album single}} ! scope="row"| "[[Yes Girl]]" |- | rowspan="11"| 2017 | rowspan="9"| [[Kehlani]] | rowspan="9"|''[[SweetSexySavage]]'' ! scope="row"| "[[Distraction (Kehlani song)|Distraction]]" |- ! scope="row"| "[[Advice (Kehlani song)|Advice]]" |- ! scope="row"| "Peace of Mind" |- ! scope="row"| "Not Used to It" |- ! scope="row"| "Everything Is Yours" |- ! scope="row"| "Escape" |- ! scope="row"| "In My Feelings" |- ! scope="row"| "Hold Me By The Heart" |- ! scope="row"| "Thank You" |- | [[Betty Who]] | ''[[The Valley (Betty Who album)|The Valley]]'' !scope="row"| "Some Kinda Wonderful" |- | [[Miguel (singer)|Miguel]] | {{n/a|Non-album single}} ! scope="row"| "[[Shockandawe]]" |- |rowspan="5"| 2018 |rowspan="5"| Alessia Cara | rowspan="5"|''[[The Pains of Growing (Alessia Cara album)|The Pains of Growing]]'' ! scope="row"| "[[Growing Pains (Alessia Cara song)|Growing Pains]]" |- ! scope="row"| "Trust My Lonely" |- ! scope="row"| "7 Days" |- ! scope="row"| "All We Know" |- ! scope="row"| "Easier Said" |- |rowspan="2"|2021 |rowspan="2"|[[Demi Lovato]] |''[[Dancing with the Devil... the Art of Starting Over]]'' !scope="row"|"My Girlfriends are My Boyfriend" {{small|(featuring [[Saweetie]])}} |- | {{n/a|Non-album single}} !scope="row"|"Unforgettable (Tommy's Song)" |}

==References== {{Reflist}}

==External links== * {{Allmusic|class=artist|id=mn0002534462|label=Pop Credits}} * {{Allmusic|class=artist|id=mn0000985235|label=Oak Credits}}

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