LDN Noise is a Britishsongwriting and record production duo based in London, United Kingdom. Consisted of songwriter Greg Bonnick and DJ Hayden Chapman, the duo has worked with artists such as Nathan Sykes, Nick Jonas and Chris Brown since 2012, most notably having co-written the 2012's number-one UK hit "Turn Up the Music" for the latter artist. Bonnick and Chapman, however, are most known for their work with K-pop artists, most notably with soloists and idol groups under the management of SM Entertainment, such as f, EXO, Red Velvet and NCT. Describing their sonic style as "different but similar", the duo often incorporates elements from UK garage, drum and bass, funk and '90s house music to their EDM-influenced work, thus creating their own signature sonic style. In addition to their initial work with South Korean artists, the duo released several digital singles as both a lead artist and a featured act since 2016. LDN Noise was since hailed as one of the "hidden heroes" behind the success of K-pop by The Korea Times.
Background and career
Both Chapman and Bonnick studied music, but at different colleges prior to their professional career as songwriters. After meeting through their mutual friends, the duo started writing and producing together under the name Agent X with Leon Price, and eventually landed their first writing credit for "Turn Up the Music", which was released as the first single from Chris Brown's fifth studio albumFortune. The song was a commercial success, peaking at number ten on the BillboardHot 100 chart while topping the UK Singles Chart, having sold more than 2.7 million copies worldwide. After being introduced by their friend Andrew Jackson to the K-pop market, the duo started writing for boy bandShinhwa and Got7, which was both Bonnick and Chapman's first work in the K-pop market. According to Chapman, LDN Noise then met SM Entertainment's A&R executives on a songwriting trip to Sweden during mid-2014, and started working with the label closely since then. They eventually earned their first writing and producing credit under SM with "View" by SHINee, which was a commercial success upon its release, and has since become a frequent collaborator with the label's artists. In addition to their work with SM Entertainment, LDN Noise also contributed their work to several K-pop artists, notably including Sistar, Girl's Day, Astro and Twice as of 2020.
