Cirkut (record producer)

Cirkut
Cirkut
Background information
Birth name	Henry Russell Walter
Born	1985/1986 (age 32–33)[1]
Origin	Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Genres	Pop
Occupation(s)	Record producer, songwriter

Henry Russell Walter, known professionally as Cirkut, is a Canadian record producer and songwriter. He has co-produced and co-written for Rihanna, The Weeknd, Britney Spears, Jessie J, Kesha, Shakira, Nicki Minaj, B.o.B, and Lil Wayne, and songs he has written and produced include the Billboard Hot 100 No. 1 singles, "Part of Me", "Roar", and "Dark Horse" by Katy Perry, and "Wrecking Ball" by Miley Cyrus.^[2]^[3]

Life and career

Walter was raised in Halifax, Nova Scotia and moved to Toronto in 2004. He co-produced the Britney Spears song, "Mmm Papi", which appeared on her 2008 album, Circus.^[4] He sent it as an instrumental track to Kobalt Music Group via their attorney Chris Taylor, where songwriter Nicole Morier began using it to write with Britney Spears.^[5]

Walter opened Dream House Studios in Toronto. He then relocated to Los Angeles, California.^[6] He co-produced "Part of Me", the title song to Katy Perry's 2012 concert film, Katy Perry: Part of Me. Walter was also responsible for producing and co-writing The Weeknd's track "High for This". He recently co-produced and co-wrote 9 songs on The Weeknd's album Starboy.

Discography

Title	Year	Album	Writer	Producer	Remix
"Mmm Papi"^[4]	2008	Britney Spears – Circus	Y	Y
"Blow (Cirkut Remix)"	2011	Kesha – I Am the Dance Commander + I Command You to Dance: The Remix Album	Y	Y	Y
"Seal It with a Kiss"		Britney Spears – Femme Fatale	Y	Y
"High For This"		The Weeknd – House of Balloons	Y	Y
"Wild Heart", "Where They Do That At"		Sabi – Upcoming Debut Album	Y	Y
"Domino"		Jessie J – Who You Are	Y	Y
"Domino"		Jessie J – Domino EP	Y	Y
"Good Feeling"		Flo Rida – Wild Ones	Y	Y
"Hangover", "Tattoo"^[7]		Taio Cruz – TY.O	Y	Y
"You Da One", "Where Have You Been"		Rihanna – Talk That Talk^[8]	Y	Y
"Turn All The Lights On"		T-Pain – Revolver	Y	Y
"Never Close Our Eyes", "Better Than I Know Myself"^[9]	2012	Adam Lambert – Trespassing	Y	Y
"Part of Me", "Wide Awake"		Katy Perry – Teenage Dream: The Complete Confection	Y	Y
"Problem (The Monster Remix)"		Becky G – Hotel Transylvania Soundtrack	Y	Y
"Young Forever", "Va Va Voom", "Masquerade"		Nicki Minaj – Pink Friday: Roman Reloaded	Y	Y
"Brokenhearted"^[10]		Karmin – Hello	Y	Y
"Both of Us" (featuring Taylor Swift), "Strange Clouds" (featuring Lil Wayne), "Arena" (featuring T.I. & Chris Brown)^[11]		B.o.B – Strange Clouds	Y	Y
"Primadonna", "Lies", "How To Be A Heartbreaker"^[12]		Marina and the Diamonds – Electra Heart	Y	Y
"One More Time"		Baby E – Upcoming Debut Album	Y	Y
"High For This"		The Weeknd – Trilogy	Y	Y
"Wish U Were Here"		Cody Simpson feat Becky G – Paradise	Y	Y
"Rock Me"		One Direction – Take Me Home	Y	Y
"Oath" (featuring Becky G)		Cher Lloyd feat Becky G – Sticks + Stones	Y	Y
"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	Y	Y
"Till The World Ends (Twister Remix)"		Britney Spears – Single	Y	Y	Y
"High For This"		Ellie Goulding – Halcyon	Y	Y
"Die Young", "Supernatural"		Kesha – Deconstructed		Y
"Geekin'"	2013	will.i.am – #willpower	Y
"Fall Down" (featuring Miley Cyrus)		will.i.am – #willpower	Y	Y
"Ooh La La"		Britney Spears – Music From and Inspired by the Smurfs 2	Y	Y
"Vacation"		G.R.L. – Music From and Inspired by the Smurfs 2	Y	Y
"Walks Like Rihanna"		The Wanted – Word of Mouth	Y	Y
"Play It Again", "Can't Get Enough" (featuring Pitbull), "Zoomin' Zoomin", "Built for This", "Lovin' What You Do"		Becky G – Play It Again (EP)	Y	Y
"Roar", "Legendary Lovers", "Birthday", "Unconditionally", "Dark Horse" (featuring Juicy J), "International Smile", "Ghost"		Katy Perry – Prism	Y	Y
"Wrecking Ball"		Miley Cyrus – Bangerz	Y	Y
"Harder We Fall", "Excuse My Rude", "Gold"		Jessie J – Alive	Y	Y
"Smokin Rollin", "Bounce It"		Juicy J – Stay Trippy	Y	Y
"Give It 2 U"		Robin Thicke – Blurred Lines	Y	Y
"Brightest Morning Star"		Britney Spears – Britney Jean	Y	Y
"Timber" (featuring Kesha)		Pitbull – Global Warming: Meltdown	Y	Y
"Show Me What You Got", "Ugly Heart", "Rewind"	2014	G.R.L. – G.R.L.	Y	Y
3BallMTY – Quiero Bailar (All Through The Night)		Globall	Y	Y
"Dare (La La La)"		Shakira – Shakira	Y	Y
"La La La (Brazil 2014)", "We Are One (Ole Ola)"		Shakira – One Love, One Rhythm - The 2014 FIFA World Cup Official Album	Y	Y
"La La La (Brazil 2014)", "We Are One (Ole Ola)"		Pitbull – One Love, One Rhythm - The 2014 FIFA World Cup Official Album	Y	Y
"Wild Wild Love" (featuring G.R.L.)		Pitbull – Globalization	Y	Y
"Zipper"		Jason Derulo – Talk Dirty	Y	Y
"Shower", "Can't Stop Dancin'", "Can't Get Enough (Spanish Version)"		Becky G – TBA	Y	Y
"I Don't Mind"		Usher – UR	Y	Y
"Get on Your Knees" (featuring Ariana Grande), "Only (featuring Drake, Lil Wayne & Chris Brown)", "Trini Dem Girls" (featuring LunchMoney Lewis), "The Night is Still Young", "Pills N Potions"		Nicki Minaj – The Pink Print	Y	Y
"She Knows"		Ne-Yo – Non Fiction	Y	Y
"Stayin Out All Night"		Wiz Khalifa – Blacc Hollywood	Y	Y
"Sugar"		Maroon 5 – V	Y	Y
"Low" (featuring Nicki Minaj, Lil Bibby and Young Thug),		Juicy J – The Hustle Continues	Y	Y
"Never Been In Love", "One More"		Elliphant – One More	Y	Y
"Completement Fou", "Coca Sans Bulles", "Florence En Italie", "Un Jour Viendra"		Yelle – Complètement fou	Y	Y
"This Is How We Roll"	2015	Fifth Harmony – Reflection	Y	Y
"Lighthouse"		G.R.L. – TBA	Y	Y
"Dance Like We're Makin' Love", "Give Me Love", "Lullaby", "Kiss N Tell", "Special Edition"		Ciara – Jackie	Y	Y
"The Water Dance"		Chris Porter – The Water Dance	Y	Y
"Once in a Lifetime"		Flo Rida – My House	Y	Y
"Like This", "Locked Away" (featuring Adam Levine), "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	Y	Y
"Marching Band" (featuring Juicy J)		R. Kelly – The Buffet	Y	Y
"Lovin' So Hard", "Break a Sweat", "You Love It"		Becky G – TBA	Y	Y
"Everybody" (featuring Azealia Banks), "Love Me Badder"		Elliphant – Living Life Golden	Y	Y
"Whip It!" (featuring Chloe Angelides), "Ain't Too Cool"		Lunchmoney Lewis – TBA	Y	Y
"Ain't Your Mama"	2016	Jennifer Lopez – TBA	Y	Y
"Greenlight" (featuring Flo Rida & LunchMoney Lewis)		Pitbull – Climate Change	Y	Y
"Guys My Age"		Hey Violet – From the Outside	Y
"Starboy" (featuring Daft Punk), "False Alarm", "Reminder", "Secrets", "Six Feet Under", "Ordinary Life", "Nothing Without You", "I Feel It Coming" (featuring Daft Punk)		The Weeknd – Starboy	Y	Y
"I Don't Want It At All", "Slow It Down"	2017	Kim Petras – TBA	Y	Y
"All Night" (featuring LunchMoney Lewis)		Big Boi – Boomiverse	Y	Y
"Ugly"		Jaira Burns – TBA	Y	Y
"A Little Work"		Fergie – Double Dutchess	Y	Y
"Bang Bang" (featuring R. City, Selah Sue and Craig David)		DJ Fresh,Diplo – TBA	Y
"Girls Like You" (featuring Cardi B)	2018	Maroon 5 – Red Pill Blues	Y	Y
"Savior" (featuring Quavo)		Iggy Azalea – TBA	Y	Y
"Hurt You" (featuring Gesaffelstein)		The Weeknd – My Dear Melancholy,	Y	Y
"Heart to Break", "Can't Do Better", "All the Time"		Kim Petras – TBA	Y	Y
"Any Weather"		Birdman – Birdman presents: Before Anythang (Soundtrack)	Y	Y
"Nights Like These", "On Ur Mind", "Ocean Sure"		Ne-Yo – Good Man	Y	Y
"Animal", "Priceless"		Trey Songz – Tremaine the Album	Y	Y
"Come See About Me"		Nicki Minaj – Queen	Y	Y
"Creep On Me" (featuring French Montana & DJ Snake)		GASHI – TBA	Y	Y
"Treasure Island"		Azealia Banks – Fantasea II: The Second Wave	Y	Y
"Sweet But Psycho"^[13]		Ava Max – TBA	Y	Y

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)
- 2018: Urban Contemporary Album - “Starboy” - The Weeknd (Won)
Juno Awards
- 2014: Jack Richardson Producer of the Year (Won)
- 2015: Songwriter of the Year (Nominated)

References

↑ Seabroke, John (October 14, 2013). "The Doctor Is In". The New Yorker. pp. 44–56.
↑ "Number one singles". Retrieved 18 July 2018.
↑ Hung, Steffen. "swedishcharts.com - Henry Walter". swedishcharts.com. Retrieved 18 July 2018.
1 2 "Mmm Papi". Retrieved July 18, 2018.
↑ Nemetz, Andrea (December 3, 2008). "Canadian trio behind Spears tune Mmm Papi". Toronto Star. Archived from the original on September 28, 2013. Retrieved August 15, 2013.
↑ Gormely, Ian (April 2013). "The Dreamhouse". Exclaim!. Archived from the original on April 3, 2013. Retrieved August 15, 2013.
↑ "Taio Cruz - TY.O". Discogs. Retrieved 18 July 2018.
↑ "Track Review: Rihanna, 'Where Have You Been'". Billboard. Retrieved 18 July 2018.
↑ "Track Review: Adam Lambert, 'Better Than I Know Myself'". Billboard. Retrieved 18 July 2018.
↑ "Broken Hearted". Retrieved 18 July 2018.
↑ "Strange Clouds". Retrieved 18 July 2018.
↑ "News - Entertainment, Music, Movies, Celebrity". MTV News. Retrieved 18 July 2018.
↑ "Atlantic Records Press | Ava Max". press.atlanticrecords.com. Retrieved 2018-09-12.

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[1] Seabroke, John (October 14, 2013). "The Doctor Is In". The New Yorker. pp. 44–56.

[2] "Number one singles". Retrieved 18 July 2018.

[3] Hung, Steffen. "swedishcharts.com - Henry Walter". swedishcharts.com. Retrieved 18 July 2018.

[mm-4] 1 2 "Mmm Papi". Retrieved July 18, 2018.

[5] Nemetz, Andrea (December 3, 2008). "Canadian trio behind Spears tune Mmm Papi". Toronto Star. Archived from the original on September 28, 2013. Retrieved August 15, 2013.

[6] Gormely, Ian (April 2013). "The Dreamhouse". Exclaim!. Archived from the original on April 3, 2013. Retrieved August 15, 2013.

[7] "Taio Cruz - TY.O". Discogs. Retrieved 18 July 2018.

[8] "Track Review: Rihanna, 'Where Have You Been'". Billboard. Retrieved 18 July 2018.

[9] "Track Review: Adam Lambert, 'Better Than I Know Myself'". Billboard. Retrieved 18 July 2018.

[10] "Broken Hearted". Retrieved 18 July 2018.

[11] "Strange Clouds". Retrieved 18 July 2018.

[12] "News - Entertainment, Music, Movies, Celebrity". MTV News. Retrieved 18 July 2018.

[13] "Atlantic Records Press | Ava Max". press.atlanticrecords.com. Retrieved 2018-09-12.