Darryl Pearson

Darryl Pearson
Also known asDX, DAY, DP SOUNDZ
BornBaltimore, Maryland, United States
Genres
Occupations
  • Songwriter
  • producer
  • multi-instrumentalist
  • singer
  • music executive
Labels

Darryl "Day" Pearson is an American record producer, songwriter, singer, and multi-instrumentalist, best known for writing and producing "It's All About Me", a Mya/Sisqó single that peaked at #6 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart, "Part Time Lover" (a Top 10 R&B Hit for group H-Town from the 1994 Above the Rim soundtrack), as well as "Trippin' ", a collaboration between Total and Missy Elliott that climbed to #7 on the Hot 100 in 1998.[1][2][3][4][5] His 1998 contributions to albums from Total, Mya, and others resulted in a top 10 placement on Billboard's "Hot R&B Producers" 1998 Year-End Chart.[6] Pearson has also produced or written songs for Usher, Beyoncé, and Sam Smith, among others.[7]

  1. ^ "Day Trippin'". Billboard. February 13, 1999. Archived from the original on January 17, 2024. Retrieved February 27, 2023.
  2. ^ "Upbeat debut album marks promising start for 18-year-old". The Lantern. October 3, 1998. Archived from the original on December 30, 2022. Retrieved December 30, 2022.
  3. ^ "Rob Sheffield on the 98 Best Songs of 1998: Pop's Weirdest Year". Rolling Stone. June 4, 2018. Archived from the original on December 30, 2022. Retrieved December 30, 2022.
  4. ^ "Single Reviews: Mya & Sisqó - "It's All About Me"". SPIN. August 1998. Archived from the original on January 17, 2024. Retrieved January 6, 2023.
  5. ^ "Hot 100 Singles Sales". Billboard. May 28, 1994. Archived from the original on May 13, 2023. Retrieved February 27, 2023.
  6. ^ "Hot R&B Producers". Billboard. December 26, 1998 – January 2, 1999. Archived from the original on January 8, 2024. Retrieved January 6, 2023.
  7. ^ "Darryl Pearson Talks Da Bassment, DeVante Swing, Producing for Jodeci, Mya, Dru Hill & More". YouKnowIGotSoul.com. July 2, 2020. Archived from the original on December 27, 2022. Retrieved December 27, 2022.