Emily Wright
| Emily Wright | |
|---|---|
| Born |
July 1, 1980 Hartford, Connecticut, U.S. |
| Origin | Wethersfield, Connecticut, U.S. |
| Genres | Pop |
| Occupations | Musician, producer, songwriter, engineer |
| Years active | 2007–present |
Emily Wright (born July 1, 1980) is an American songwriter, producer and Grammy-nominated engineer currently based in Los Angeles.
Early life
Wright grew up in Wethersfield, Connecticut, graduating from Glastonbury High School and the Greater Hartford Academy of the Arts in 1998. Wright studied theater and directing at New York University and, upon graduation, worked in sound design in theater, working in New York, Chicago and Minneapolis, and then in television.[1]
Music career
After getting laid off from a job in television, Wright was introduced by a mutual friend to Lukasz Gottwald, aka songwriter and producer Dr. Luke. Wright started her career by running errands for Gottwald before becoming an engineer, vocal producer and songwriter.[1] She is currently signed to Gottwald's Prescription Songs.[2]
Wright's first official credit was as engineer on Lil Mama's VYP (Voice of the Young People). Since then, she has recorded and produced for numerous pop singers, including Katy Perry, Britney Spears, Ke$ha, Miley Cyrus, Jessie J, Flo Rida, Kelly Clarkson, Cobra Starship, Taio Cruz, Adam Lambert and Karmin.[3] Some of her notable tracks include Cyrus's "Party in the USA," Miranda Cosgrove's "Kissin U," Spears' "Circus," Clarkson's "My Life Would Suck Without You," & Perry's "I Kissed A Girl" and "Hot N Cold".[4]
In 2010, Wright began work on Katy Perry's Teenage Dream as an engineer.[1] The album would go on to earn four GRAMMY nominations, including Album of the Year and Best Pop Vocal Album. That same year, Wright recorded and vocal edited eight songs on Ke$ha's Animal.[4] The following year, Wright engineered eight songs and co-wrote one song on Britney Spears' Femme Fatale.[5]
In February 2012, Wright began working with musician Adam Young, who records under the name Owl City, on the singer's upcoming fourth album.[6] That same year, Wright wrote and co - produced "Brokenhearted" off Karmin's Hello EP.[7]
Discography
| Year | Artist | Album | Details |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | Leona Lewis | Spirit | Engineer ("I Will Be") |
| Miranda Cosgrove | iCarly | Engineer ("About You Now") | |
| 2008 | Lil Mama | VYP (Voice of the Young People) | Engineer ("Broken Pieces") |
| Katy Perry | One of the Boys | Engineer ("I Kissed a Girl", "Hot n Cold") | |
| Vanessa Hudgens | Identified | Engineer ("Identified", "First Bad Habit", "Don't Ask Why", "Amazed", "Set it Off") | |
| Britney Spears | Circus | Engineer, Vocal editing ("Circus", "Shattered Glass", "Lace and Leather") | |
| 2009 | Kelly Clarkson | All I Ever Wanted | Engineer, Vocal editing ("My Life Would Suck Without You") |
| Flo Rida | R.O.O.T.S. | Engineer, Vocal editing ("Right Round", "Touch Me") | |
| Ciara | Fantasy Ride | Engineer, Vocal editing ("Tell Me What Your Name Is") | |
| Jordin Sparks | Battlefield | Engineer, Vocal editing ("Watch You Go") | |
| Pitbull | Rebelution | Engineer, Vocal editing ("Girls") | |
| Miley Cyrus | The Time of Our Lives | Vocal producer, Engineer, Vocal editing ("Party in the U.S.A.", "The Time of Our Lives") | |
| Adam Lambert | For Your Entertainment | Vocal production, Engineer ("For Your Entertainment") | |
| 2010 | Ke$ha | Animal | Engineer, Vocal editing ("Tik Tok", "Your Love Is My Drug", "Take It Off", "Kiss N Tell", "Hungover", "Blind", "Dancing with Tears in My Eyes", "Animal") |
| Miranda Cosgrove | Sparks Fly | Vocal producer, Engineer, Vocal editing ("Kissin' U", "There Will Be Tears") | |
| Three 6 Mafia | Laws of Power | Engineer, Vocal editing ("Shots After Shots", "Go To Work") | |
| 3OH!3 | Streets of Gold | Engineer, Vocal editing ("My First Kiss", "Streets of Gold") | |
| B.o.B | B.o.B Presents: The Adventures of Bobby Ray | Engineer, Vocal editing ("Magic") | |
| Lil Jon | Crunk Rock | Engineer, Vocal editing ("Hey") | |
| Katy Perry | Teenage Dream | Engineer ("Teenage Dream", "Last Friday Night (T.G.I.F.)", "California Gurls", "E.T.", "The One That Got Away", | |
| Taio Cruz | Rokstarr | Engineer ("Dynamite") | |
| Victoria Justice | Victorious | Engineer, Vocal editing ("Make It Shine", "Leave It All to Shine") | |
| Ke$ha | Cannibal | Engineer, Vocal editing ("We R Who We R", "Sleazy", "Blow", "Crazy Beautiful Life", "Grow a Pear", "Cannibal") | |
| Kelly Rowland | Here I Am | Vocal Producer, Engineer ("Rose Colored Glasses") | |
| Nelly | 5.0 | Engineer ("Move That Body") | |
| Usher | Versus | Engineer ("DJ Got Us Fallin' in Love") | |
| 2011 | Britney Spears | Femme Fatale | Writer, Vocal producer ("Gasoline"), Vocal producer, Engineer ("How I Roll", "(Drop Dead) Beautiful", "Trip To Your Heart"),
Engineer ("Hold it Against Me", "Till The World Ends", "Inside Out", "Seal It With A Kiss") |
| Jessie J | Who You Are | Engineer, Vocal producer ("Domino"), Engineer ("Price Tag (feat. B.o.B)") | |
| Pitbull | Planet Pit | Engineer ("Come N Go") | |
| Sabi | Upcoming Debut Album | Vocal producer, ("Wild Heart") | |
| Flo Rida | Only One Flo (Part 1) | Engineer ("Who Dat Girl") | |
| Cobra Starship | Night Shades | Vocal producer ("You Make Me Feel..." feat. Sabi) | |
| New Boys | Too Cool to Care | Vocal producer ("Tough Kids" feat. Sabi) | |
| T.I. | No Mercy | Engineer ("That's All She Wrote") | |
| 2012 | Sabi | Upcoming Debut Album | Vocal producer ("Where They Do That At") |
| Flo Rida | Wild Ones | Vocal Producer ("Good Feeling") | |
| Karmin | Hello | Co - Writer, Co - Producer ("Brokenhearted") | |
| Miranda Cosgrove | iCarly | Writer, Vocal producer ("Million Dollars" "All Kinds of Wrong") | |
| Adam Lambert | Trespassing | Vocal producer ("Better Than I Know Myself", "Never Close Our Eyes", "Naked Love") | |
| Owl City | Shooting Star (EP) | Writer ("Gold", "Take it All Away") | |
| Rome | Dedication (EP) | Vocal producer ("Seasons") | |
| Owl City | The Midsummer Station | Writer ("Dreams and Disasters", "Gold", "Embers", "Take it All Away") | |
| Marina and the Diamonds | Electra Heart | Vocal producer ("How To Be A Heartbreaker") | |
| Cody Simpson | Paradise | Vocal producer ("Wish U Where Here" feat. Becky G.) | |
| Cher Lloyd | Sticks + Stones | Writer ("Oath" feat. Becky G.) | |
| One Direction | Take Me Home | Vocal producer ("Rock Me") | |
| Ke$ha | Warrior | Vocal Production ("C'mon", "Wonderland", "Last Goodbye", "Gold Transam", "Out Alive") Additional Vocal Production ("Warrior", "Thinking Of You") Engineer ("Crazy Kids", "Only Wanna Dance With You", "Love Into the Light") | |
| 2013 | |||
| The Summer Set | Legendary | Writer ("Lightning In A Bottle") | |
| Big Time Rush | 24/Seven | Writer ("Like Nobody's Around") | |
| Britney Spears | The Smurfs 2 Soundtrack | Vocal Producer ("Ooh La La") | |
| Owl City | The Smurfs 2 Soundtrack | Writer ("Live It Up") | |
| Relient K | Collapsible Lung | Writer ("Can't Complain"), Vocal Producer ("That's My Jam" feat. Owl City) | |
| Gavin Degraw | Make a Move | Vocal Producer ("Make A Move") | |
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Danton, Eric (February 13, 2011). "Glastonbury Native A Grammy Nominee For Work on Katy Perry's Album" Hartford Courant.
- ↑ Advanced Alternative Media Artist Page
- ↑ Allmusic.com Page
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Women in the Recording Studio Panel - SXSW 2011
- ↑ Danton, Eric (March 28, 2011). "Britney Spears' Femme Fatale Is Her Best Yet" Hartford Courant.
- ↑ Graff, Gary (February 28, 2012). "Owl City '80, 85 Percent' Done with New Album" Billboard.
- ↑ http://www.crazedhits.com/hit-prediction-brokenhearted/