David Cole (producer)

David Cole
Birth name	David Bryon Cole[1]
Born	June 3, 1962(1962-06-03) Johnson City, Tennessee United States
Died	January 24, 1995(1995-01-24) (aged 32) New York City, New York United States
Genres	Dance
Occupations	Producer, Composer
Years active	1981–1995
Associated acts	C+C Music Factory, Robert Clivillés, Martha Wash, Deborah Cooper, Mariah Carey, Freedom Williams, Jim Carrey

David Cole (3 June 1962 - 24 January 1995) was a songwriter and record producer, and was one half of the dance-music duo C+C Music Factory, which he founded with musical partner Robert Clivillés.

Robert Clivillés and David Cole also produced various hits for other artists such as Mariah Carey, Aretha Franklin, James Brown, Lisa Lisa and Cult Jam, Deborah Cooper, and many others. After Cole's death in 1995, partner Robert Clivillés continued to keep C+C Music Factory going through his own production work.

Musical career

In the late 1980's Robert Clivillés and David Cole where active in 2 Puerto Ricans, a Blackman, and a Dominican and The 28th Street Crew.^[2][3] Cole also released one solo-single called "You Take My Breath Away" in 1988.^[1] The duo were also responsible for the formation of pop group Seduction, for whom they wrote and produced a string of Top-10 hits. They contributed to the career of former Weather Girls vocalist Martha Wash who at the same time was one the lead vocalist for the dance act Blackbox. In 1990 Clivillés and Cole released a single, featuring later C+C Music Factory rapper Freedom Williams, called "Get Dumb! (Free Your Body)" as The Crew.^[4] But the duo's biggest success was the group C+C Music Factory that scored worldwide in 1991.^[5]

Production and remix work

Further information: Clivillés and Cole production discography

Death

Cole died on January 24, 1995 after a long illness.^[6][7] The official cause was announced by his partner, Robert Clivillés as "complications from spinal meningitis",^[8] although others in the gay and music community refer to complications from AIDS.^[9]

He was buried at East Ridgelawn Cemetery in Clifton, New Jersey.^[10]

The song "One Sweet Day" by Mariah Carey, featuring Boyz II Men, was written in memory of David Cole.^[11][12]

Notes

1. ^ ^{a b} David Cole, Discogs
2. ^ Chep Nuñez, Discogs
3. ^ 28th Street Crew, The, Discogs
4. ^ Crew, The Featuring Freedom Williams – Get Dumb! (Free Your Body), Discogs
5. ^ C+C Music Factory/Full Biography, MTV
6. ^ C+C Music Factory's David Cole Succumbs, Jet, 13 February 1995 (page 18)
7. ^ C+C Music Factory's David Cole Dies At 32, Billboard, 4 February 1995 (page 9)
8. ^ "C+C's David Cole dies at 32"NY Daily News, 25 January 1995
9. ^ "HIV : Behind the Music POZ magazine, February 2000
10. ^ David B. Cole's grave from Find-A-Grave
11. ^ Nickson 1998, pp. 144
12. ^ The ultimate 90 Mariah Carey, VIBE (November 2007)

External links

• MTV announcement of David Cole's passing (video)
• David Cole at Find a Grave

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Name	Cole, David
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Date of birth	June 3, 1962
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Date of death	January 24, 1995
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