Russ Castella

Russ Castella

Background information
Birth name	Russ Castella
Born	(1983-11-15) November 15, 1983
Origin	Baku, Azerbaijan
Genres	Hip hop, R&B , Pop
Occupation(s)	Producer, Remixer
Instruments	Keyboard, Sampler drums, percussion
Years active	2004–present
Labels	Bliss Entertainment
Associated acts	O'so Krispie
Website	Russ Castella on Myspace

Russ Castella (born November 15, 1983) is an American record producer. He has found success in many genres of music, particularly dance, pop, and R&B. He has his own record label, Bliss Entertainment.

He has produced and remixed for a variety of artists including Lil Wayne, Irene Nelson, Ciara, Mariah Carey, The-Dream, Britney Spears, O'so Krispie, Rihanna, Keri Hilson, The Black Eyed Peas, Rockell, Danielle Bollinger, Mike Rizzo, Allie, Elissa (Canadian singer), and many more. His remixes can be recognized by the intro where he says the artist's name following "you know I had to do this, right? It's the Russ Castella remix." Russ has also scored a full length soundtrack for the movie titled Swamp Zombies^[1] in 2006^[2] which starred porn star Jasmin St. Claire.^[3]

Current projects

Russ Castella is currently heavily involved in managing a singing career of Irene Nelson. He has remixed her debut single "Sunrise" which is distributed by Universal Music Group. The remix features Lil Wayne.^[4]

Russ is also in the studio with the UPN reality TV star O'so Krispie^[5] for whom he is producing a full album titled, The Pink Album^[6]

A remix of Lil Wayne - Prom Queen has been leaked on March 13 which was produced by Russ Castella. It features a melodic ballad with just piano and strings titled as "Russ Castella Piano Version". A more radio friendly version of the remix has been sent out to US radio stations on March 13 which is titled "Russ Castella Remix." It consists of the same piano melody, heavy bass, and 808s drums.^[7]