DaHeala (Jason Quenneville) — Canadian record producer, songwriter and engineer

DaHeala is the professional name of Jason Quenneville, a Canadian record producer, songwriter and audio engineer. He is most widely recognized for his longstanding creative partnership with The Weeknd, having co-written and co-produced major releases and contributing to projects that crossed into mainstream film soundtracks. His most prominent accolade is an Academy Award nomination for Best Original Song (2016) for "Earned It," shared with collaborators including Belly and Stephen Moccio.

As a producer and engineer, DaHeala combines technical studio skills with songwriting. His credits encompass beat programming, arrangement, vocal production and mixing support, as well as composition and lyrical co-writing. These overlapping roles mean he often shapes both the sonic texture and the structural elements of a record rather than only supplying isolated parts.

Musically, DaHeala is associated with a mood-driven, atmospheric style that became prominent in alternative R&B and dark pop during the 2010s. Typical characteristics in projects he worked on include layered synth pads, restrained percussion, intimate vocal treatments and an emphasis on tension and space. His work helped define a modern, moody aesthetic where production choices serve dramatic expression as much as rhythm.

Career highlights include co-producing The Weeknd's albums Kiss Land (2013) and Beauty Behind the Madness (2015). He also contributed to the film soundtrack for Fifty Shades of Grey through the song "Earned It," which earned the Oscar nomination at the 88th Academy Awards. Outside those headline credits, he has additional songwriting and production listings that appear on formal credit databases and liner notes; comprehensive overviews can be found via an artist profile or detailed songwriting credits pages.

DaHeala's work is often discussed in the context of the broader Canadian music scene that produced a number of internationally successful pop and R&B artists. His collaborative approach—working closely with vocalists, co-writers and other producers—illustrates the increasingly collective nature of contemporary pop production, where multiple creators contribute to a single track’s final form.

Notable distinctions: he is one of a group of behind-the-scenes creators who moved between roles as producer, writer and engineer; his Academy Award nomination for a film song marks a crossover recognition beyond standard music-industry awards. For listeners and researchers, credits for his projects are best verified through official album liners, performing-rights databases and authoritative music services that list production and writing contributions.

Further information, discography details and a fuller list of credits are available through published artist pages and music industry databases: consult an artist profile, official credit listings such as songwriting credits, and pages about collaborators like The Weeknd and Belly for context on shared works.