Dinavon Bythwood ( Producer)
Dinavon Bythwood (born May 23, 1967 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) and also known by his music industry moniker “X1”, is an American R&B Pop Music record producer, and a former American professional football player who was a free agent acquisition by the Cleveland Browns. Bythwood attended the nationally ranked and heralded Glades Central High School, of Palm Beach County, Florida. The New York Times reported Glades Central High School as having “produced more National Football League players than any other high school in the country.”, which include NFL Pittsburg Steelers, Super Bowl XLIII MVP Wide Receiver Santonio Holmes and former Jacksonville Jaguars and current New England Patriots Running Back, Pro Bowler Fred Taylor. A 6”4, 255lb Defensive End, Bythwood played at the University of Miami where he received his Bachelors in Business Administration and was also a NCAA Collegiate Football National Champion in 1991 as was determined by the AP Poll. Bythwood currently resides in Miami, Florida and has a son Brandin Mikel, born April 8th, 1995.
Music Career
As a Record producer, Bythwood and his partner Alex Francis make up the American Music Production duo known as “The Ghostwriters.” In 2008 they produced Keyshia Cole's hit single “Heaven Sent”, off of her Multi-Platinum selling album “Just Like You.” The duo subsequently received two (2) Grammy Nominations from the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences in the category of “Best R&B Song” and “Best Female R&B Performance”.
According to Billboard, “Heaven Sent” peaked at #1 on U.S. Billboard Hot R&B/Rap Songs Chart for 9 consecutive weeks and also reached as high as #28 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100, making “Heaven Sent” Keyshia Cole's most successful single release to-date.
Upcoming Projects & Collaborations
In 2009 the Production Duo reunited with Keyshia Cole and currently have six songs scheduled to debut on her next up and coming
album(s) slated for release in 2010.
Love TKO
Voyage to Atlantis
I Want You
Golden Time of Day
Song #5 TBD
Song #6 TBD
During 2010 Dinavon and Alex will be in production with:
Jennifer Hudson, J Records
Jamie Foxx, J Records
Lady Gaga, Interscope
The Pussycat Dolls,Interscope
Justin Bieber, Def Jam Recordings
Prima J, Interscope Records
Musiq Soulchild, Atlantic Records
Keyshia Cole, Interscope/Geffen
Ahmad Belvin, J Records
David Brown, Interscope/Blackground
External links
http://www.fanbase.com/Dinavon-Bythwood