Draft:Scott Bruzenak

Scott Bruzenak, also known as Noisecastle iii, is an American producer and songwriter best known for his collaborations with Daya and Dawn Richard. His highest charting songs include the RIAA 2x Platinum singles "Hide Away" and "Sit Still, Look Pretty".

Career
In 2012, Bruzenak formed a production trio called "The BackpackKids" together with Los Angeles natives Tommy Parker and Austin Brown (nephew of Michael Jackson ). Together with The BackpackKids, Bruzenak co-produced 5 songs from R&B singer JoJo's 2012 mixtape Agápē and Brown's debut 2013 mixtape Highway 85.

In 2014, Danity Kane member Dawn Richard enlisted Bruzenak, a relative unknown at the time as sole co-producer on Blackheart. The album, while not a commercial success, received widespread critical acclaim,  claiming the top spot on Fact magazine's 50 best albums of 2015 and featuring on Pitchfork's list of the same name. Pitchfork described Bruzenak's production as a "revelation, sending R&B spinning into any and all nearby galaxies".

In 2015, Bruzenak produced American pop singer Daya's debut single "Hide Away" which rose to #23 on the Billboard Hot 100, becoming Daya's first top 40 single in the US. Daya's second single, "Sit Still, Look Pretty", also produced by Bruzenak, peaked at #28 on the Billboard Hot 100. Of her collaboration with Bruzenak, Daya said "I really like the driving beats. He’s really good at enhancing the songs that way, adding a little bit of meat. He was the first producer that I worked with and we just have a really good relationship." Bruzenak went on to produce 11 songs on Daya's 2016 debut album Sit Still, Look Pretty which peaked at #36 on the US Billboard 200 chart and received RIAA Gold certification. While the album was a commercial success, it received mixed reviews from critics with Rolling Stone calling it "not-especially unique".