Louis Bell
| Louis Bell | |
|---|---|
 Louis Bell 2018 | |
| Background information | |
| Born | May 27, 1982 |
| Origin | Boston, Massachusetts, U.S. |
| Genres | |
| Occupation(s) | |
| Years active | 2003–present |
Louis Bell (born May 27, 1982) is an American record producer, songwriter and composer. Bell's work includes collaborations with Post Malone ("Congratulations" featuring Quavo) and ("Rockstar" featuring 21 Savage), Camila Cabello ("Havana" featuring Young Thug), Justin Bieber and DJ Snake ("Let Me Love You"), Steve Angello ("Rebel Nation"), Lorde ("Homemade Dynamite" featuring Khalid, SZA, and Post Malone). [1] He has produced various beats and songs for the artist Mike Stud.
Life and career
Early life
Louis Bell was born on May 27, 1982 in Boston, Massachusetts. He began taking piano lessons at the age of 11 and used this skill to make beats with a keyboard and the audio software Fruity Loops, which lead to him developing himself as a rapper and recording himself on the computer and eventually opening his own studio in Boston where he worked with dozens of artists. [1]
Career
In 2013, Bell moved to Los Angeles after signing with his manager Austin Rosen, CEO/Founder of Electric Feel Management[2]. Rosen introduced Bell to Post Malone's manager Dre London in 2015 to work on the production for another client when London asked Bell to work on Malone's song with 50 Cent "Tryna Fuck Me Over".[3] After some time working together in the studio, Bell and Malone quickly realized they had a great chemistry and the same vision musically and have working together ever since. [1] The duo continued to work together on Malone's debut album Stoney and multiple singles including "Congratulations" that gained popularity in late 2015. [4]
Bell's career took off in January 2016 when Justin Bieber visited him, Malone, and fellow producer Frank Dukes in the studio while finishing the Stoney album and the resulting product was the hit song "Deja Vu".[5]
In August 2016, Bell's first hit song “Let Me Love You” by Justin Bieber, DJ Snake, and co-written with a longtime collaborator Andrew Watt, made its chart-topping debut. [6] Bell co-wrote and vocal produced the Frank Dukes & Metro Boomin co-production "Congratulations", Stoney’s lead single, which debuted at Top 10 on the Billboard Hot 100 Chart followed by "Rockstar", the lead single of Malone's second album, Beerbongs & Bentleys, which held the #1 spot on Billboard's Hot 100 Chart for eight straight weeks. [7]
Bell has also collaborated with numerous artists including PartyNextDoor, Tyga, Juvenile, Sugar Ray, Mike Stud, OMI, Joe Budden, Andrew Watt, and many more. Bell earned a spot on Variety's 2017 Hitmakers list for his work on Malone's "Congratulations", Kygo's collaboration with Selena Gomez's "It Ain't Me", and Camila Cabello and Young Thug's "Havana". [8]
Production discography
| Year | Artist | Label | Song | Album | Production Credit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Halsey | Capitol Records | "Without Me" | N/A | Producer, Writer, Vocal Producer |
| Camila Cabello (feat. Swae Lee) | Epic, Syco | "Real Friends (Remix)" | N/A | Producer, Writer, Vocal Producer, Mixing | |
| Bazzi (feat. Camila Cabello) | Atlantic Records | "Beautiful" | N/A | Vocal Editing | |
| Benny Blanco (with Halsey & Khalid) | Friends Keep Secrets / Interscope Records | "Eastside" | N/A | Vocal Editing | |
| Bebe Rexha (feat. Tory Lanez) | Warner Bros. Records | "Steady" | Expectations | Producer, Writer | |
| Why Don't We | Atlantic Records | "Hooked" | TBA | Vocal Producer | |
| Tiesto, Dzeko, Preme, Post Malone | Musical Freedom Ltd. | "Jackie Chan" | N/A | Writer, Vocal Producer | |
| Kris Wu | Interscope Records | "Like That" | TBA | Writer | |
| Dice SoHo (feat. Vory) | M.W.A | "She Will" | You Could Have | Producer, Writer, Vocal Producer | |
| Jess Glynne | Atlantic Records | "I'll Be There" | TBA (2018) | Producer | |
| Preme (feat. Post Malone) | RCA Records | "Jackie Chan" | Light of Day | Producer, Writer, Vocal Producer | |
| Post Malone | Republic Records | "Paranoid", "Spoil My Night", "Rich & Sad", "Zack and Codeine", "Takin' Shots", "Over Now", "Psycho", "Better Now", "Ball for Me", "Otherside","Stay", "Blame it on Me", "Same Bitches", "Jonestown (Interlude)","92 Explorer", "Sugar Wraith" | Beerbongs & Bentleys | Exec. Producer, Writer, Vocal Producer | |
| Khalid, Ty Dolla Sign & 6LACK | LVRN / Interscope Records | "OTW" | N/A | Vocal Producer | |
| 5 Seconds of Summer | Capitol Records | "Youngblood" | Youngblood | Producer, Writer, Vocal Producer | |
| Cardi B | Atlantic Records | "Thru Your Phone" | Invasion of Privacy | Vocal Producer | |
| Shawn Mendes | Island Records | "Lost In Japan" | Shawn Mendes | Producer | |
| Halsey (featuring Big Sean, Stefflon Don) | Astrelwerks | "Alone" | Hopeless Fountain Kingdom | Producer | |
| Camila Cabello | Epic, Syco | "Never Be The Same" | Camila | Vocal Editing | |
| "All These Years", "Inside Out" | Vocal Producer | ||||
| "She Loves Control", "Into It", "Real Friends" | Writer, Vocal Producer | ||||
| 2017 | Chris Brown | RCA Records | "Hands Up" | Heartbreak On A Full Moon | Writer |
| "On Purpose" | |||||
| Camila Cabello | Epic, Syco | "Havana" | Camila | Writer, Vocal Producer | |
| Camila Cabello & Grey | Atlantic Records | "Crown" | Bright (soundtrack) | Vocal Producer | |
| Post Malone (featuring 21 Savage) | Republic Records | "Rockstar" | Beerbongs & Bentleys | Producer, Writer, Vocal Producer | |
| Post Malone | APG, Atlantic, UMG | "Candy Paint" | The Fate of the Furious: The Album | Producer, Writer, Vocal Producer | |
| Kris Wu (featuring Travis Scott) | KRIS WU STUDIO | "Deserve" | TBA | Producer, Writer | |
| Lorde (feat. Khalid, Post Malone, SZA) | UMG | "Homemade Dynamite (Remix)" | N/A | Writer, Vocal Producer | |
| Kygo and Selena Gomez | Sony, Ultra | "It Ain't Me" | Stargazing | Vocal Producer | |
| ODESZA (featuring WYNNE and Mansionair) | Counter, Ninja Tune, Foreign Family Collective | "Line of Sight" | A Moment Apart | Producer, Writer, Vocal Producer | |
| DJ Snake | Interscope | "Oh Me Oh My", "4 Life", "Let Me Love You" | Encore | Producer, Writer, Vocal Producer | |
| Marshmello and Selena Gomez | RCA | "Wolves" | N/A | Writer, Vocal Producer | |
| 2016 | Post Malone | Republic | "Big Lie", "Deja Vu", "No Option", "Patient", "Congratulations", "Up There", "Yours Truly, Austin Post", "Feeling Whitney" | Stoney | Producer, Writer, Vocal Producer |
| "Money Made Me Do It", "Git Wit U", "Hollywood Dreams" / "Come Down" | August 26th |
“
References
- 1 2 3 "This is How Post Malone's "rockstar" Was Made". Retrieved 9 December 2017.
- ↑ "From 'Rockstar' to 'Havana,' Meet the Indie Management Label Repping Producers Behind Today's Biggest Hits". Retrieved 9 December 2017.
- ↑ "Louis Bell Knew Post Malone's "rockstar" Was A Hit Before He Co-Produced It". Genius. Retrieved 9 December 2017.
- ↑ "Stoney - Post Malone - Credits - AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved 9 December 2017.
- ↑ "Louis Bell on Co-Producing Post Malone's No. 1 Hit 'rockstar': 'We Weren't Thinking of the Hot 100 At All'". Retrieved 9 December 2017.
- ↑ "DJ Snake & Justin Bieber's 'Let Me Love You' Blocked From U.K. No. 1 by Another Bieber Song". Retrieved 9 December 2017.
- ↑ "Post Malone & 21 Savage Earn First Hot 100 No. 1 With 'Rockstar'". Retrieved 9 December 2017.
- ↑ https://variety.com/gallery/varietys-2017-hitmakers/#!6/louis-bell