# Robby De Sá

Robby De Sá is a producer, songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist from Potchefstroom in South Africa. He attended Potchefstroom High School for Boys and North-West University.

## Career

Based in Sydney, he has worked with many artists, songwriters and producers including The Veronicas, MAY-A, Gretta Ray, Busby Marou, Mitch James, Tina Arena, Pamela Shayne, 5 Seconds of Summer, and Stan Walker. He (along with others) was reported to be one of 'Australia's most accomplished songwriters' in November 2013.

## Credits
### Discography

| Artist | Album | Song | Release Date | Credit |
| Coterie | Coterie | "Honey Dance with Me" | 2022 | Co-producer |
| Coterie | Coterie | "Deja Vu" | 2022 | Co-producer |
| Coterie | Coterie | "Stepping Stone" | 2022 | Co-producer |
| Coterie | Coterie | "West Coast Drive" | 2022 | Co-producer |
| Coterie | Coterie | "For the People" | 2022 | Co-producer |
| Coterie | Coterie | "Feelin' It" | 2022 | Co-producer |
| Coterie | Coterie | "Accidental Love" | 2022 | Co-producer |
| Coterie | Coterie | "Killing It Off" | 2022 | Co-producer |
| Coterie | Coterie | "Cool It Down" | 2021 | Co-producer |
| The Veronicas | Human | Without You | 2021 | Co-writer/co-producer |
| The Veronicas | Human | Jealous | 2021 | Co-writer/co-producer |
| MAY-A | Green - Single | Green | 2020 | Co-writer/Producer |
| The McClymonts | Mayhem to Madness | Open Heart | 2020 | Co-writer |
| The McClymonts | Mayhem to Madness | Free Fall | 2020 | Co-writer |
| Shannen James | Collide - Single | Collide | 2020 | Co-writer |
| The Veronicas | Human (The Veronicas album) | Think of Me - Single | 2019 | Co-writer/Producer |
| Busby Marou | The Great Divide | Best of Times | 2019 | Co-writer |
| MAY-A | Fools Paradise - Single | Fools Paradise | 2019 | Co-writer/Producer |
| Eilish Gilligan | Keep Up - Single | Keep Up | 2019 | Co-writer/Producer |
| Mitch James | Mitch James | Can't Help Myself | 2018 | Co-writer/Producer |
| Matt Gresham | Who Am I Now | Rising Up | 2018 | Co-writer/Producer |
| Matt Gresham | Who Am I Now | Who Am I Now | 2018 | Co-writer/Producer |
| Marcelo | Skin and Bones - Single | Skin and Bones | 1 December 2016 | Co-writer/Producer |
| Gavin Edwards | Silver Skies | Beautiful Morning | 21 October 2016 | Co-writer |
| In Stereo | She's Rock n Roll - EP | Good Times | 1 April 2016 | Co-writer/Producer |
| Joe Moore | A Thousand Lifetimes | A Thousand Lifetimes | 6 November 2015 | Co-writer |
| Joe Moore | A Thousand Lifetimes | Miss You | 6 November 2015 | Co-writer |
| Joe Moore | A Thousand Lifetimes | Without You | 6 November 2015 | Co-writer |
| Dami Im | Heart Beats | Heart So Dry | 25 September 2014 | Co-writer/Producer |
| Taylor Henderson | Burnt Letters | Sail Away | 11 July 2014 | Co-writer/Producer |
| Stan Walker | Inventing Myself | Time To Save Our Love | 25 October 2013 | Co-writer/Co-Producer |
| Stan Walker | Inventing Myself | Hurricane | 25 October 2013 | Co-writer/Co-Producer |
| Tina Arena | Reset | Only Lonely | 18 October 2013 | Co-writer/Producer |
| Tina Arena | Reset | Lose Myself | 18 October 2013 | Co-writer |
| Brian McFadden | Non-album single | Time To Save Our Love | 29 September 2013 | Co-writer |
| Ben Hazlewood | Loveless – EP | Twice | 23 April 2013 | Co-writer |
| Ben Hazlewood | Loveless – EP | Knock on My Window | 23 April 2013 | Co-writer |
| Brittany Cairns | Brittany Cairns EP | Behind The Scenes | 22 March 2013 | Co-writer |

### Performing credits

| Artist | Tour | Location | Year | Credit |
| Tina Arena | 'Reset' Tour | Australia | 2014 | Guitarist |
| Emma Birdsall | OneRepublic 'Native' support act | Australia | 2013 | Musical Director & Guitarist |
| Brian McFadden | Ronan Keating 'Fires' support act | UK and Australia | 2013 | Guitarist |
| Rachael Leahcar | Rachael Leahcar Tour | Australia | 2013 | Musical Director & Guitarist |

## Early Career and Franklin

Roberto Manuel De Sá (Robby) has been a professional guitarist since 1999 when he joined South African band 'Allegory' in Johannesburg, South Africa. In 2002, after the band completed a contract for Sun City International, he moved to Ireland with vocalist Gavin Edwards at the request of ex-Westlife member Brian McFadden and formed the band 'Franklin' with several other South African musicians. They were signed to Brian's own label (Pig Records) in Ireland. Robby co-wrote and released the single "You" in June 2004 which led to the Top 20 hit for the band in Ireland. Franklin performed at many of the Ireland's high-profile events such as Oxegen, Michelstown Festival and O2 in The Park. The band also supported Incubus at the Point Depot, Dublin in May 2004. As a session musician Robby has performed and toured with Enrique Iglesias, Il Divo, Westlife, Brian Mcfadden, Charley Pride, Shakin Stevens, Delta Goodrem and Ben Mills.

### Vanda and Young Songwriting Competition 2013

Robby was a co-writer of the song 'Paperthin' which placed second in the 2013 'Vanda & Young Songwriting Competition'

### Only Lonely

Robby co-wrote and produced the Tina Arena song Only Lonely (from her album Reset), which featured in a commercial for the 2013 season finale of Australian soap opera Home and away . The song peaked at No. 32 on the Australian Aria Singles Chart on 24 November 2013 and peaked at No. 14 in the Australian iTunes Store