Cirkut

Cirkut
Cirkut
Background information
Birth name	Henry Russell Walter
Born	April 23, 1985 or 1986 (age 38–39)
Origin	Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Genres	Pop; R&B; hip hop;
Occupations	Record producer; songwriter;

Henry Russell Walter (born April 23, 1986), known professionally as Cirkut, is a Canadian record producer and songwriter. He has co-produced and co-written for Dr. Luke, Katy Perry, Becky G, Ava Max, Nicki Minaj, R. City, The Weeknd, Kesha, Ciara, Pitbull, Britney Spears, Ne-Yo, Rihanna, Adam Lambert, B.o.B, Marina and the Diamonds, will.i.am, G.R.L. and Juicy J among others. 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] His production credits on The Weeknd's album Starboy won him the 2018 Grammy Award for Best Urban Contemporary Album.^[4] His most recent collaboration was on Kanye West's 10th studio album Donda. ^{[citation needed]}

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.^[5] 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.^[6]

Walter opened Dream House Studios in Toronto. He then relocated to Los Angeles, California.^[7] 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". In 2016, he co-produced and co-wrote 9 songs on The Weeknd's album Starboy.^[8]

Walter has been in a relationship with Ava Max since 2014.^[9].

Discography

Title	Year	Album	Writer	Producer	Remix
"Mmm Papi"^[5]	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 Do They Do That At?"		Sabi – All I Want	Y	Y
"Domino"		Jessie J – Who You Are	Y	Y
"Good Feeling"		Flo Rida – Wild Ones	Y	Y
"Hangover", "Tattoo"^[10]		Taio Cruz – TY.O	Y	Y
"You Da One", "Where Have You Been", "Fool in Love"		Rihanna – Talk That Talk^[11]	Y	Y
"Turn All The Lights On"		T-Pain – Revolver	Y	Y
"Never Close Our Eyes", "Better Than I Know Myself"^[12]	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"^[13]		Karmin – Hello	Y	Y
"Both of Us" (featuring Taylor Swift), "Strange Clouds" (featuring Lil Wayne), "Arena" (featuring T.I. & Chris Brown)^[14]		B.o.B – Strange Clouds	Y	Y
"Primadonna", "Lies", "How To Be A Heartbreaker"^[15]		Marina and the Diamonds – Electra Heart	Y	Y
"One More Time"		Baby E – N/A	Y	Y
"High For This"		The Weeknd – Trilogy	Y	Y
"Wish U Were Here" (featuring Becky G)		Cody Simpson – 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 – N/A	Y	Y	Y
"High For This"		Ellie Goulding – Halcyon	Y	Y
"Die Young", "Supernatural"		Kesha – Deconstructed		Y
"Fall Down" (featuring Miley Cyrus), "Far Away from Home" (featuring Nicole Scherzinger), "Geekin"	2013	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
"Quiero Bailar (All Through The Night)"		3BallMTY – Globall	Y	Y
"Dare (La La La)"		Shakira – Shakira	Y	Y
"La La La (Brazil 2014)"		Shakira – One Love, One Rhythm - The 2014 FIFA World Cup Official Album	Y	Y
"We Are One (Ole Ola)" (featuring Jennifer Lopez & Claudia Leitte)		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 – N/A	Y	Y
"I Don't Mind"		Usher – N/A	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 Pinkprint	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. – N/A	Y	Y
"For Everybody"		Juicy J, Wiz Khalifa, R. City – N/A	Y	Y
"Dance Like We're Makin' Love", "Give Me Love", "Lullaby", "Kiss N Tell", "Special Edition"		Ciara – Jackie	Y	Y
"Best People in the World"		Elliphant – N/A	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 – N/A	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 – N/A	Y	Y
"Silk Road"		Rick Ross – Black Market	Y	Y
"Ain't Your Mama"	2016	Jennifer Lopez – N/A	Y	Y
"Tabú"		Pablo Alborán, Ava Max – Tabú		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
"Bang Bang" (featuring R. City, Selah Sue and Craig David)		DJ Fresh, Diplo – N/A	Y
"Another Love Song"	2017	Ne-Yo – N/A	Y	Y
"I Don't Want It at All", "Slow It Down"		Kim Petras – N/A	Y	Y
"All Night" (featuring LunchMoney Lewis)		Big Boi – Boomiverse	Y	Y
"Ugly"		Jaira Burns – N/A	Y	Y
"A Little Work"		Fergie – Double Dutchess	Y	Y
"Girls Like You" (featuring Cardi B)	2018	Maroon 5 – Red Pill Blues	Y	Y
"Savior" (featuring Quavo)		Iggy Azalea – N/A	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 – N/A	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 – Gashi	Y	Y
"Treasure Island"		Azealia Banks – Fantasea II: The Second Wave	Y	Y
"Sweet but Psycho"^[16]		Ava Max – Heaven & Hell	Y	Y
"So Am I", "Torn", "Salt"	2019		Y	Y
"Kings & Queens", "Who's Laughing Now", "OMG What's Happening", "Heaven", "Naked", "Tattoo", "Call Me Tonight", "Born to the Night", "Take You to Hell", "Belladonna", "Rumors", "My Head & My Heart"	2020		Y	Y
"On Me (featuring Ava Max)"	2020	Thomas Rhett, Kane Brown – SCOOB! The Album	Y	Y
"EveryTime I Cry"	2021	Ava Max – N/A	Y	Y
"Let you"	2021	Iann Dior – N/A	Y	Y
"Echo (featuring blackbear)", "One Light (featuring Bantu)", "Convince Me Otherwise (featuring H.E.R)"	2021	Maroon 5 - JORDI	Y	Y
"Hurricane"	2021	Kanye West – Donda	Y	Y
"Tears in the Club"	2021	FKA twigs	Y	Y
"House on Fire"	2022	Mimi Webb – Amelia	Y	Y
"Hold Me Closer"	2022	Elton John and Britney Spears – N/A		Y
"Maybe You're the Problem"	2022	Ava Max – Diamonds & Dancefloors	Y	Y
"Million Dollar Baby"	2022	Ava Max – Diamonds & Dancefloors	Y	Y
"Star Walkin' (League of Legends Worlds Anthem)"	2022	Lil Nas X – Star Walkin' (League of Legends Worlds Anthem)	Y	Y
"Unholy"	2022	Sam Smith and Kim Petras		Y

Awards and nominations

Grammy Awards^[4]


Year	Nominee / work	Award	Result
2014	"Roar"	Song of the Year	Nominated
2018	Starboy	Best Urban Contemporary Album	Won
2022	Donda	Album of the Year	Nominated

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 July 18, 2018.
^ Hung, Steffen. "swedishcharts.com - Henry Walter". swedishcharts.com. Retrieved July 18, 2018.
^ ^a ^b "Henry Walter". GRAMMY.com. Retrieved August 26, 2022.
^ ^a ^b "Mmm Papi". Toronto Star. December 3, 2008. 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.
^ "Starboy liner notes" (PDF). umusic. Archived (PDF) from the original on December 21, 2016. Retrieved January 11, 2017.
^ Koci, Ava (September 17, 2017). "Ava Koci was with Henry Walter in San Francisco, California". Archived from the original on May 4, 2022. Retrieved May 1, 2022 – via Facebook. 3 years with the love of my life. I couldn't have asked for a better partner in this life.
^ "Taio Cruz - TY.O". Discogs. Retrieved July 18, 2018.
^ "Track Review: Rihanna, 'Where Have You Been'". Billboard. Retrieved July 18, 2018.
^ "Track Review: Adam Lambert, 'Better Than I Know Myself'". Billboard. Retrieved July 18, 2018.
^ "Broken Hearted". Archived from the original on February 2, 2013. Retrieved July 18, 2018.
^ "Strange Clouds". Archived from the original on May 4, 2012. Retrieved July 18, 2018.
^ "News - Entertainment, Music, Movies, Celebrity". MTV News. Retrieved July 18, 2018.
^ "Atlantic Records Press | Ava Max". press.atlanticrecords.com. Retrieved September 12, 2018.

External links

Cirkut on Twitter
Dream House Studios
The Dream Machine Music website
Dream Machine Publishing Archived June 25, 2016, at the Wayback Machine
Prescription Songs

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

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

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

[Grammy-4] "Henry Walter". GRAMMY.com. Retrieved August 26, 2022.

[mm-5] "Mmm Papi". Toronto Star. December 3, 2008. Retrieved July 18, 2018.

[6] 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.

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

[linernoteswknd-8] "Starboy liner notes" (PDF). umusic. Archived (PDF) from the original on December 21, 2016. Retrieved January 11, 2017.

[9] Koci, Ava (September 17, 2017). "Ava Koci was with Henry Walter in San Francisco, California". Archived from the original on May 4, 2022. Retrieved May 1, 2022 – via Facebook. 3 years with the love of my life. I couldn't have asked for a better partner in this life.

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

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

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

[13] "Broken Hearted". Archived from the original on February 2, 2013. Retrieved July 18, 2018.

[14] "Strange Clouds". Archived from the original on May 4, 2012. Retrieved July 18, 2018.

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

[16] "Atlantic Records Press | Ava Max". press.atlanticrecords.com. Retrieved September 12, 2018.

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