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Doug Showalter is an American music producer and songwriter known for his work on records by Harry Styles, Miley Cyrus, 30 Seconds to Mars, Smokey Robinson, Dean Lewis, and Mikky Ekko[1][2]. He is also known as a producer and former member of Cam's touring band.[3][4][5]

Career

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Showalter graduated from Indiana University Kokomo with a major in Communication Arts and a minor in Fine Arts in 2005.[6]

Showalter was Cam's downstairs neighbor in Los Angeles and was hired to join her touring band.[7] He recorded guitars on Cam's 2015 country hit single "Burning House" [8] and performed the song with her band on Good Morning America.[9][10] He later co-produced three songs on her 2020 album The Otherside.[11][12]

Also in 2020, Showalter co-produced Lennon Stella’s “Goodnight”, the closing track of her Three. Two. One. album,[13] as well as a remix of "Goodnight" for her Three. Two. One. (Alternate Versions) EP under the pseudonym DYRTYBRD.[14]

In 2022, Showalter contributed to three songs for Harry Styles' album Harry's House[15], including electric guitars and percussion programming for lead single "As It Was"[16][17]

In 2023, Showalter contributed keyboards to Miley Cyrus' hit single "Flowers".[18]

In 2024, Showalter co-produced “Down The River” for alternative metal band Nothing More.[19]

Discography

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Year Title Artist Originating album Credits Ref.
2015 "Burning Doves" Mikky Ekko Time Acoustic Guitar [20]
2020 "The Otherside" Cam The Otherside Co-producer [21]
"Forgetting You"
"What Goodbye Means"
"Goodnight" Lennon Stella Three. Two. One.
  • Co-producer
  • Acoustic Guitar
[22]
"Goodnight (DYRTYBRD Remix)" Three. Two. One. (Alternate Versions) Producer [23]
2022 "Music for a Sushi Restaurant" Harry Styles Harry's House Sound Design [24]
"As It Was"
  • Electric Guitars
  • Percussion Programming
"Little Freak" Sound Design
"The Hardest Love" Dean Lewis The Hardest Love Co-producer [25]
2023 "Flowers" Miley Cyrus Endless Summer Vacation Keyboards [26]
2024 "Down the River" Nothing More Carnal Co-producer [27]

References

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  1. ^ "Doug Showalter Credits". Allmusic.
  2. ^ Matera, Joe (March 2024). "How I Got That Sound: Doug Showalter". Sound on Sound.
  3. ^ "Cam Records 'Here Comes the Sun' for 'Miracles From Heaven'". Taste of Country. 10 April 2016.
  4. ^ Mays, Shelley (August 19, 2016). "On the road with Cam". The Tennessean.
  5. ^ "Douglas Charles Showalter / Cam".
  6. ^ "Music City provides inspiration for business students". IU Kokomo News & Events. January 13, 2022.
  7. ^ Watts, Cindy (August 19, 2016). "Cam: On the grueling road to the top". The Tennessean.
  8. ^ Roland, Tom (July 15, 2015). "Country Singer Cam Dreams Up a Smoldering Ballad With 'Burning House'". Billboard.
  9. ^ "Instructor Douglas Showalter On Good Morning America". GuitarTricks.com.
  10. ^ "Showalter finds niche with Cam, will play "Good Morning America Tuesday". Pharaos Tribune. August 31, 2015.
  11. ^ Hoff, Kristin (November 1, 2020). "Country artist Cam confronts hard truths on 'The Otherside'". Telegram & Gazette.
  12. ^ Gibbons, Annette (October 28, 2020). "Cam "The Otherside" Album Review". Think Country Music.
  13. ^ "Three. Two. One". Jaxta.com.
  14. ^ "Three. Two. One. (Alternate Versions)". Jaxta.com.
  15. ^ Bloom, Madison (May 20, 2022). "Harry Styles Releases New Album Harry's House: Listen and Read the Full Credits". Pitchfork.
  16. ^ Rogerson, Ben (June 29, 2023). "The making of Harry Styles' As It Was". Music Radar.
  17. ^ Homewood, Ben (October 22, 2022). "'Harry's a full-blown force': Tyler Johnson on the making of As It Was". MusicWeek.
  18. ^ Hussey, Allison (March 10, 2023). "Miley Cyrus Releases New Album Endless Summer Vacation: Listen and Read the Full Credits". Pitchfork.
  19. ^ Costa, Joel (June 1, 2024). "Nothing More's Daniel Oliver on the new album". Bass Empire.
  20. ^ "Mikky Ekko – Time". Discogs.com.
  21. ^ Gibbons, Annette (October 28, 2020). "Cam "The Otherside" Album Review". Think Country Music.
  22. ^ "Three. Two. One". Jaxta.com.
  23. ^ "Three. Two. One. (Alternate Versions)". Jaxta.com.
  24. ^ Bloom, Madison (May 20, 2022). "Harry Styles Releases New Album Harry's House: Listen and Read the Full Credits". Pitchfork.
  25. ^ "Doug Showalter Credits". Allmusic.
  26. ^ Hussey, Allison (March 10, 2023). "Miley Cyrus Releases New Album Endless Summer Vacation: Listen and Read the Full Credits". Pitchfork.
  27. ^ Costa, Joel (June 1, 2024). "Nothing More's Daniel Oliver on the new album". Bass Empire.