Shellback (record producer)
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Birth name | Karl Johan Schuster |
Born | 1 February 1985 |
Origin | Karlshamn, Sweden |
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Years active | 2003–present |
Website | shellbackmusic |
Karl Johan Schuster (Swedish: [ˈjûːan ˈɧʏ̌sːtɛr]; born 1 February 1985), known professionally as Shellback, is a Swedish record producer, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist. Shellback was listed as the No. 1 producer of 2012 on Billboard magazine's year end chart, and he also topped the list of their "Top 10 Songwriters Airplay Chart" the same year; he has won four Grammy Awards.
He regularly collaborates with songwriter
Life and career
Karl Johan Schuster was born and raised in
At the age of 16, Schuster met Max Martin through their mutual friend Julius. By that time, according to an interview in the Swedish music magazine Stim-magasinet, Schuster's taste in music was "too cool for school" and he had no interest in pop music whatsoever. Julius kept sending Schuster's indie rock-death metal demos to Martin, who became curious about what it would sound like if Schuster would make pop music. So in 2006 Martin invited Schuster to his studio in Stockholm to record a demo with him, and since 2007 Schuster has been signed to Martin's production company
Among the first songs Schuster co-wrote with Martin are Pink's 2008 single "So What" and Britney Spears' 2008 single "If U Seek Amy".[2] In 2012 Schuster won the STIM Platinum guitar prize.[3] In 2014, Schuster produced "Problem" alongside Martin and Ilya.[4] In 2015, Shellback collaborated with Swedish
Discography
- With Meriah
- ...Turn Him Your Other Cheek (Demo) (2003)
- With Blinded Colony
- Promo Demo (2005)
- Bedtime Prayers (2006)
- As a guest musician
Production discography
Billboard Hot 100
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The following singles peaked inside the top ten on the Billboard Hot 100.
- Number-one singles
- "So What"
- "3"
- "Raise Your Glass"
- "Moves like Jagger"
- "We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together"
- "One More Night"
- "Shake It Off"
- "Blank Space"
- "Bad Blood"
- "Can't Stop the Feeling!"
- Top 10 Hits
- "Whataya Want from Me"
- "DJ Got Us Fallin' in Love"
- "Fuckin' Perfect"
- "Loser Like Me"
- "I Wanna Go"
- "Payphone"
- "Scream"
- "I Knew You Were Trouble"
- "Problem"
- "Animals"
- "Style"
- "Wildest Dreams"
- "Just like Fire"
- "Send My Love (To Your New Lover)"
- "...Ready for It?"
- "I Don't Care"
Awards
- 1989
- Best Pop Vocal Album - 1989
- Album of the Year - 25
- Best Song Written for Visual Media - "Can't Stop the Feeling!"
References
- Maratone official website. maratone.se. Archivedfrom the original on 27 January 2009. Retrieved 2 February 2009.
- ^ Eigert, Av Ann-Marie (6 November 2008). "Pink hyllade svenske Johan". Expressen (in Swedish). AB Kvällstidningen Expressen. Archived from the original on 11 December 2008. Retrieved 5 January 2009.
- ^ "There is value in music". Stim.se. Retrieved 20 January 2019.
- ^ "How Ariana Grande and Max Martin Made 'Problem' the Song of the Summer". Rolling Stone. 22 May 2014. Archived from the original on 7 April 2018. Retrieved 2 June 2014.
- ^ Lamington23 (24 June 2014). "Refused on lying, selling out and Taylor Swift". FasterLouder. FasterLouder Pty Ltd. Archived from the original on 28 June 2015. Retrieved 28 June 2015.
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