Keith Uddin
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Keith Uddin also known as KU, is a songwriter and record producer/engineer.
Keith Uddin has had 78 consecutive top 20 singles & albums, as a producer/engineer and/or writer, worldwide, so far this Century, and 42 of those singles and albums went to No1. Amongst the many artists he’s written, produced, engineered for during this period are The Cure
The Cure
The Cure are an English rock band formed in Crawley, West Sussex in 1976. The band has experienced several line-up changes, with frontman, vocalist, guitarist and principal songwriter Robert Smith being the only constant member...

, Nick Cave
Nick Cave
Nicholas Edward "Nick" Cave is an Australian musician, songwriter, author, screenwriter, and occasional film actor.He is best known for his work as a frontman of the critically acclaimed rock band Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds, established in 1984, a group known for its eclectic influences and...

, Madonna
Madonna (entertainer)
Madonna is an American singer-songwriter, actress and entrepreneur. Born in Bay City, Michigan, she moved to New York City in 1977 to pursue a career in modern dance. After performing in the music groups Breakfast Club and Emmy, she released her debut album in 1983...

, No Doubt
No Doubt
No Doubt is an American rock band from Anaheim, California that formed in 1986. The ska-pop sound of their first album No Doubt , failed to make an impact...

 (17 million sales), Bjork (Over 35 million sales), Blue
Blue
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, Leona Lewis
Leona Lewis
Leona Louise Lewis is a British singer and songwriter. Lewis first came to prominence in 2006 when she won the third series of the British television series The X Factor....

, Kelly Clarkson
Kelly Clarkson
Kelly Brianne Clarkson is an American pop rock singer-songwriter and actress. Clarkson came into prominence after becoming the winner of the inaugural season of the television series American Idol in 2002 and would later become the runner-up in the television special World Idol in 2003.In 2003,...

, Simon Webbe
Simon Webbe
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, Kate Winslet
Kate Winslet
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, Melanie C.

Since he started producing & writing 10 years ago Uddin has been associated with a total of 136 worldwide Top 40 singles and albums and 50 of those went to No1.
Other artists included here are, Oasis
Oasis (band)
Oasis were an English rock band formed in Manchester in 1991. Originally known as The Rain, the group was formed by Liam Gallagher , Paul "Bonehead" Arthurs , Paul "Guigsy" McGuigan and Tony McCarroll , who were soon joined by Liam's older brother Noel Gallagher...

, Eagle Eye Cherry, Five, Vanessa-Mae
Vanessa-Mae
Vanessa-Mae Vanakorn Nicholson , known professionally as Vanessa-Mae , is an internationally known British violinist. Her music style is self-described as "violin techno-acoustic fusion", as several of her albums prominently feature the techno style...

, Vanessa Amorosi & Spice Girls
Spice Girls
The Spice Girls were a British pop girl group formed in 1994. The group consisted of Victoria Beckham , Melanie Brown, Emma Bunton, Melanie Chisholm and Geri Halliwell. They were signed to Virgin Records and released their debut single, "Wannabe" in 1996, which hit number-one in more than 30...

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Keith Uddin is considered as one of the best young producer/mixers in Rock/Pop/Indie music today, and is one half of 'The Dream Team' awarded at the Miami Ultra Music festival 2007. Keith has engineered/mixed some of the most successful recordings from No Doubt's “Rocksteady” to Nick Cave's ”Nocturama" and his work has sold in excess of one hundred million records, equaling over one billion dollars in sales.

In 2008 Uddin produced The Cure
The Cure
The Cure are an English rock band formed in Crawley, West Sussex in 1976. The band has experienced several line-up changes, with frontman, vocalist, guitarist and principal songwriter Robert Smith being the only constant member...

 on their 13th studio album 4:13 Dream which topped the Billboard 200
Billboard 200
The Billboard 200 is a ranking of the 200 highest-selling music albums and EPs in the United States, published weekly by Billboard magazine. It is frequently used to convey the popularity of an artist or groups of artists...

 charts in October 2008 and on Friendly Fires
Friendly Fires
Friendly Fires are an English band from St Albans, Hertfordshire, England. They are currently signed to XL Recordings. Their self-titled debut album was released on 1 September 2008 and was announced as one of the shortlisted twelve for the 2009 Mercury Prize on 21 July 2009.-History:Friendly Fires...

 release Friendly Fires (album)
Friendly Fires (album)
"Friendly Fires" originally debuted on the UK Albums Chart at number 38 on 13 September 2008. The following week, the album fell to number 88, before falling out of the Top 100 the week after...

 2008.

Most recently it was reported in Keyboard magazine that Keith Uddin was working with Michael Jackson
Michael Jackson
Michael Joseph Jackson was an American recording artist, entertainer, and businessman. Referred to as the King of Pop, or by his initials MJ, Jackson is recognized as the most successful entertainer of all time by Guinness World Records...

 putting together the show for Michael's sold out "This Is It" tour at the 02 Arena. A quote from the Keyboard Magazine article reads; Keith Uddin, Record Producer/Mixer who has twirled the knobs for No Doubt, The Cure, Bono and many other artists — Keith dropped everything for the Michael Jackson gig. Keith kept track of everything in “keyboard world,” and was a true beacon standing in the middle of all the craziness that surrounded this gig.
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