Music Connection’s Andrea Beenham recently sat down with MIME’s David Porter for their latest songwriter profile discussing his past, his advice for songwriters, legendary music, and more!
Producer-singer-songwriter and A&R phenom David Porter’s continuing impact on music cannot be overstated. With catalog sales beyond 400 million, over 1,700 songwriter-composer credits for artists including Aretha Franklin, James Brown, Otis Redding, Drake, ZZ Top, Bonnie Raitt, Wu-Tang Clan, and many others, as well as delivering a succession of Top 10 R&B hits with co-writer Isaac Hayes, his music has been sampled by the best in the business.
– Andrea Beenham, Music Connection
Growing up four doors from Earth Wind & Fire’s Maurice White, the two first sang together at Rose Hill Baptist Church, forming a gospel group together at six years old. Receiving continuous accolades and encouragement from the congregation, Porter confesses that, “We thought we were good, but it was actually because we were young and cute doing it. It put a spark and desire in both of us and we pursued it passionately.”