"KNOCDOWN & OZGO" formerly known as "Crossfade", is a Swedish songwriter/producer team consisting of Ilya "KnocDown" Salmanzadeh and Oscar "OzGo" Görres.

Their music is very diverse, containing elements of pop, rock, urban and dance. Each of them celebrate a completely different musical background which helps shape their unique sound.

Together they have written and/or produced many successful tracks in the European market for artists including Mohombi, Nelly, Modern Talking, Danny, Eric Saade, Lazee and more. 

They have also collaborated with other top artists like Bloodshy & Avant, RedOne, The Lonely Island, U.G.L.Y (Chris Brown), Sebastian Ingrosso, iSHi, Xavier Naidoo, J.R. Rotem, Twin, and more.

In 2010, they got their first major international release as songwriters/producers, Co-writing and Co-producing Mohombi's UK & Japan (#3 Airplay) single "Miss Me" featuring Nelly, together with Mohombi and super producer RedOne.

In 2011, they got their first #3 on the Billboard Album charts and #1 on the Billboard Rap Album charts with GRAMMY nominated "The Lonely Island - Turtleneck & Chain", producing "Mama" & "Reba".

KNOCDOWN & OZGO has had seven Swedish #1’s under their belt so far. Some of them are Eric Saade - Vol.2 (Platinum), EMD - A State of Mind (Platinum) and Ola - Unstoppable (Platinum).


Some of the international artists that they are currently working closely with are Mohombi (Newly signed to Cash Money Records in a joint venture with RedOne's 2101 Records), Ella (Newly signed to Virgin Records UK).