Dillon Pace is a songwriter, producer and founding member of the band of Verona.

Early Career

Dillon Pace was born in Staten Island

Staten Island

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, New York

New York

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 and grew up playing shows and producing acts in the Williamsburg

Williamsburg

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, Brooklyn

Brooklyn

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 music scene. In 2009 he met multi-platinum producer Toby Gad

Toby Gad

Tobias "Toby" Gad is a Los Angeles-based hit producer and songwriter from Germany, perhaps best known for co-writing Fergie's Grammy nominated hit song "Big Girls Don't Cry" as well as co-writing and producing Beyoncé's worldwide #1 hit "If I Were a Boy", and The Veronicas multi-platinum #1...

 who signed him to Gad Songs, a joint venture between Toby Gad, EMI Music Publishing and David Sonenberg

David Sonenberg

David Sonenberg is known for being the founder of the music management label DAS Communications. Sonenberg also dabbled in the film industry as the producer of the Academy Award winning film When We Were Kings....

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Songwriting

Dillon has collaborated with such producers, songwriters and artists as: Mikal Blue, Toby Gad

Toby Gad

Tobias "Toby" Gad is a Los Angeles-based hit producer and songwriter from Germany, perhaps best known for co-writing Fergie's Grammy nominated hit song "Big Girls Don't Cry" as well as co-writing and producing Beyoncé's worldwide #1 hit "If I Were a Boy", and The Veronicas multi-platinum #1...

, Warren Huart

Warren Huart

Warren Huart is an English record producer/musician/composer and recording engineer based in Los Angeles, California. He currently lives in Silver Lake, Los Angeles, California with his wife and son.- Biography :...

, Jon Ingoldsby, Mandi Perkins

Mandi Perkins

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, Lemar

Lemar

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, Lola Blanc, The Veronicas

The Veronicas

The Veronicas are an Australian electrorock, pop-punk and rock band. Twin sisters Jessica and Lisa Origliasso formed the band in 1999 in Brisbane. They have their own line of clothing which was released in 2007....

, Paloma Faith

Paloma Faith

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, Lindy Robins, Alexz Johnson

Alexz Johnson

Alexzandra Spencer "Alexz" Johnson is a Canadian singer-songwriter, record producer and actress. Her debut album Voodoo was independently released on March 30, 2010....

, Ashley Tisdale

Ashley Tisdale

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, Greyson Chance

Greyson Chance

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, Ruth-Anne Cunningham

Ruth-Anne Cunningham

Ruth-Anne Cunningham is a singer/songwriter/producer from Donaghmede, Dublin, Ireland.- Songwriting :Ruth-Anne is a 23-year-old singer/songwriter/producer/vocal producer from Dublin, In Ireland, She is signed to Sony ATV as of May 2010...

, Emily Osment

Emily Osment

Emily Jordan Osment is an American teen actress, singer-songwriter and voice actress born in Los Angeles, California. After working in several television films in her childhood, she gained fame for co-starring as Gerti Giggles in Spy Kids 2: Island of Lost Dreams and Spy Kids 3-D: Game Over...

, Allstar Weekend

Allstar Weekend

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 & Allison Iraheta

Allison Iraheta

Allison Iraheta is an American singer from Los Angeles, California, who was the fourth place finalist on the eighth season of American Idol. Prior to Idol, Iraheta won the Telemundo competition Quinceañera: Mamá Quiero Ser Artista. Following the conclusion of Idol, Iraheta was signed to a record...

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of Verona

Dillon founded the band of Verona with Mandi Perkins

Mandi Perkins

Mandi Perkins is a Canadian songwriter and lead singer of the band of Verona.-Early Career and School:Mandi Perkins was born and raised in Toronto, Canada. Her ambitions inspired a move to California to pursue both a career in music and to attend UC Berkeley where she graduated with Honors with a...

in the summer of 2010. The bands EP, Fall Like Roses, was released in the summer of 2011, with their debut album, The White Apple currently in the works. MTV named the band one of their artists to watch for in 2011, stating that if you like melodic rock and roll with great female vocals like Florence & The Machine, you’ll definitely dig of Verona.