Cirkut (record producer)
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| Birth name | Henry Russell Walter |
| Born | 1985/1986 (age 37–38)[1] |
| Origin | Toronto, Ontario, Canada |
| Genres | Pop |
| Occupation(s) | record producer, songwriter |
| Associated acts | Dr. Luke, Let's Go to War |
Henry Russell Walter, known professionally as Cirkut, is a Canadian record producer and songwriter. Described by The Hollywood Reporter as record producer Dr. Luke's "right-hand man and main production partner",[2] he has co-produced and co-written for Jessie J, Britney Spears, Kesha, Rihanna, Shakira, Nicki Minaj, B.o.B, Lil Wayne, and Taylor Swift, including the Billboard Hot 100 No. 1 singles, "Part of Me", "Roar", and "Dark Horse" by Katy Perry, and "Wrecking Ball" by Miley Cyrus.
Life and career
Walter was raised in Halifax, Nova Scotia and moved to Toronto in 2004. As a member of the Toronto-based band Let's Go to War, he co-produced the Britney Spears song, "Mmm Papi", which appeared on her 2008 album, Circus. The trio had submitted it as an instrumental track to Kobalt Music Group via their attorney Chris Taylor, where producer Nicole Morier began using it to write with Britney Spears.[3]
Walter opened The Dreamhouse Recording Studio in Toronto in 2010 with partners Adrien Gough and Alex Bonenfant. He then relocated to Los Angeles, California to work with Dr. Luke's production team.[4] He co-produced "Part of Me", the title song to Katy Perry's 2012 concert film, Katy Perry: Part of Me. He co-wrote and co-produced 12 songs on Kesha's 2012 album, Warrior.[5] Walter also produces with Adrien Gough as the production duo Dream Machine, responsible for producing and co-writing The Weeknd's track "High for This".
Discography
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| "Mmm Papi" | 2008 | Britney Spears – Circus |
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| "Blow (Cirkut Remix)" | 2011 | Kesha – I Am the Dance Commander + I Command You to Dance: The Remix Album |
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| "Seal It with a Kiss" | Britney Spears – Femme Fatale |
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| "High For This” | The Weeknd – House of Balloons |
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| "Wild Heart", "Where They Do That At" | Sabi – Upcoming Debut Album |
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| "Domino" | Jessie J – Who You Are |
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| "Domino" | Jessie J – Domino EP |
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| "Good Feeling" | Flo Rida – Wild Ones |
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| "Hangover", "Tattoo" | Taio Cruz – TY.O |
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| "You Da One", "Where Have You Been" | Rihanna – Talk That Talk |
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| "Turn All The Lights On" | T-Pain – Revolver |
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| "Never Close Your Eyes", "Better Than I Know Myself" | 2012 | Adam Lambert – Trespassing |
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| "Part of Me" | Katy Perry – Teenage Dream: The Complete Confection |
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| "Wide Awake" | Katy Perry – Teenage Dream: The Complete Confection |
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| "Young Forever", "Va Va Voom", "Masquerade" | Nicki Minaj – Pink Friday: Roman Reloaded |
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| "Brokenhearted" | Karmin – Hello |
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| "Both of Us", "Strange Clouds, Arena" | B.o.B – Strange Clouds |
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| "Primadonna", "Lies", "How To Be A Heartbreaker" | Marina and the Diamonds – Electra Heart |
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| "One More Time" | Baby E – Upcoming Debut Album |
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| "Wish You Were Here" | Cody Simpson – Paradise |
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| "High For This" | The Weeknd – Trilogy |
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| "Wish U Were Here" | Cody Simpson – Paradise EP |
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| "Rock Me" | One Direction – Take Me Home |
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| "Oath" | Cher Lloyd – Sticks + Stones |
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| "Problem (Monster Remix)" | Becky G – Play It Again |
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| "Warrior", "Die Young", "C'mon", "Thinking of You", "Crazy Kids", "Wherever You Are", "Dirty Love", "Wonderland", "Only Wanna Dance With You", "Supernatural", "Gold Trans Am", "Last Goodbye" | Kesha – Warrior |
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| "Till The World Ends (Twister Remix)" | Britney Spears – Single |
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| "High For This" | Ellie Goulding – Halcyon |
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| "Die Young", "Supernatural" | 2013 | Kesha – Deconstructed |
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| "Geekin'" | will.i.am – #willpower |
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| "Fall Down'" | will.i.am – #willpower |
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| "Ooh La La" | Britney Spears – Music From and Inspired by the Smurfs 2 |
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| "Walks Like Rihanna" | The Wanted – Word of Mouth |
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| "Roar", "Legendary Lovers", "Birthday", "Unconditionally", "Dark Horse", "International Smile", "Ghost" | Katy Perry – Prism |
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| "Wrecking Ball" | Miley Cyrus – Bangerz |
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| "Harder We Fall", "Excuse My Rude", "Gold" | Jessie J – Alive |
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| "Smokin Rollin", "Bounce It" | Juicy J – Stay Trippy |
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| "Give It 2 You" | Robin Thicke – Blurred Lines |
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| "Brightest Morning Star" | Britney Spears – Britney Jean |
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| "Timber" | Pitbull – Global Warming: Meltdown |
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| "Show Me What You Got", "Ugly Heart", "Rewind" | 2014 | G.R.L. – G.R.L. |
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| "Globall" | 3BallMTY – Quiero Bailar (All Through The Night) |
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| "Dare (La La La)" | Shakira – Shakira |
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| "La La La (Brazil 2014)", "We Are One (Ole Ola)" | Shakira – One Love, One Rhythm - The 2014 FIFA World Cup Official Album |
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| "La La La (Brazil 2014)", "We Are One (Ole Ola)" | Pitbull – One Love, One Rhythm - The 2014 FIFA World Cup Official Album |
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| "Wild Wild Love" | Pitbull – Globalization |
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| "Shower" | Becky G – TBA |
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| "I Don't Mind" | Usher – UR |
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| "Get on Your Knees", "Only", "Trini Dem Girls", "The Night is Still Young", "Pills N Potions" | Nicki Minaj – The Pink Print |
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| "She Knows" | Ne-Yo – Non Fiction |
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| "Stayin Out All Night" | Wiz Khalifa – Blacc Hollywood |
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| "Sugar" | Maroon 5 – V |
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| "Low" | Juicy J – The Hustle Continues |
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| "Never Been In Love", "One More" | Elliphant – One More |
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| "Completement Fou", "Coca Sans Bulles", "Florence En Italie", "Un Jour Viendra" | Yelle – Complètement fou |
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| "This Is How We Roll" | 2015 | Fifth Harmony – Reflection |
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| "Dance Like We're Makin' Love", "Give Me Love", "Lullaby", "Kiss N Tell", "Special Edition" | Ciara – Jackie |
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| "The Water Dance" | Chris Porter – The Water Dance |
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| "Once in a Lifetime" | Flo Rida – My House |
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| "Like This", "Locked Away", "Checking for You", "Take You Down", "Broadway", "Over", "Make Up", "Again", "Live By The Gun", "Slave To The Dollar", "Save My Soul", "Crazy Love", "Don't You Worry", "Our Story" | R. City – What Dreams Are Made Of |
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| "Marching Band" | R. Kelly – The Buffet |
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| "Lovin' So Hard", "Break a Sweat", "You Love It" | Becky G – TBA |
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| "All Or Nothing", Love Me Badder", "The Best People In The World" | Elliphant – Living Life Golden |
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| "Whip It", "Ain't Too Cool" | Lunchmoney Lewis – TBA |
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| "Ain't Your Mama" | 2016 | Jennifer Lopez – TBA |
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Awards and nominations
- Grammy Awards
- 2014: Song of the Year - "Roar" - Katy Perry (Nominated)
- 2015: Best Pop Duo/Group Performance - "Dark Horse" - Katy Perry ft. Juicy J (Nominated)
- Juno Awards
- 2014: Jack Richardson Producer of the Year (Won)
- 2015: Songwriter of the Year (Nominated)
References
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- http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/46470/track-review-rihanna-where-have-you-been Retrieved 2012-4-5.
- http://www.billboard.com/articles/review/1067330/track-review-adam-lambert-better-than-i-know-myself Retrieved 2012-4-5.
- http://www.trendingrecords.com/2012/02/premiere-adam-lambert-better-than-i-know-myself/ Retrieved 2012-4-5.
- http://thedreammachinemusic.com/ Retrieved 2012-4-5.
- http://buzzworthy.mtv.com/2012/04/17/meiko-the-wanted-marina-the-diamonds-new-pop-music/ Retrieved 2012-4-5.
- http://smashleaks.co.uk/site/2012/05/02/album-stream-b-o-b-strange-clouds/7814/ Retrieved 2012-7-5
- http://www.allureofsound.com/?tag=adam-lambert Retrieved 2012-7-5
- http://www.thestar.com/entertainment/article/547398 Retrieved 2012-7-5
- http://thehypefactor.com/category/songs/dance-songs/ Retrieved 2012-7-5
- http://content.usatoday.com/topics/more+articles/max+martin Retrieved 2012-7-5
- http://adamlambertobsession.blogspot.com/ Retrieved 2012-7-5
- http://www.sing365.com/music/lyric.nsf/Broken-Hearted-lyrics-Karmin/982F3ACD586569EA482579B10030B034 Retrieved 2012-7-5
- http://swedishcharts.com/showperson.asp?name=Henry+Walter Retrieved 2012-7-5
- http://www.discogs.com/Taio-Cruz-TYO/release/3298959 Retrieved 2012-7-5
- http://www.ultratop.be/en/showperson.asp?name=Henry+Walter Retrieved 2012-8-5
- http://www.ghostriderradio.net/tag/henry-walter/ Retrieved 2012-8-5
- http://adamtopia.com/index.cgi?action=display&board=daily&thread=856&page=1 Retrieved 2012-9-5
- http://www.aux.tv/2012/04/top-5-pop-releases-april/ Retrieved 2012-9-5
External links
- Cirkut on TwitterLua error in Module:WikidataCheck at line 28: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value).
- Dream House Studios
- Dream Machine Publishing
- Prescription Songs
