| Scott Cutler |
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| Born |
Chicago, Illinois |
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| Origin |
United States |
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| Genres |
Pop, Rock, Alternative |
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| Occupation(s) |
Music executive, record producer, songwriter, musician |
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| Instruments |
Guitar |
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| Labels |
Pulse Recording |
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| Associated acts |
Madonna, Beyoncé, Katy Perry, Natalie Imbruglia, Sinéad O'Connor, Miley Cyrus, Demi Lovato, Ednaswap |
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| Website |
pulserecordings.com |
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Scott Michael Cutler is an American songwriter, musician, record producer, and music executive. As a member of the alternative rock band Ednaswap, he co-wrote "Torn" which was covered in 1997 by Natalie Imbruglia.[1] Her recording became the worldwide number one airplay song, and spent 14 weeks on the Billboard Hot 100 Airplay Chart in the US.[2] "Torn" has sold an estimated four million copies, it is certified Platinum in 3 countries, and was declared the "number one radio single of the 1990's" by radio personality Rick Dees.[3] Ednaswap released three albums between 1995 and 1998 and toured with No Doubt, Weezer, and Better Than Ezra[4]
As a songwriter and producer, he has collaborated with some of the music industry's top female artists including Madonna, Beyoncé, Katy Perry, Sinéad O'Connor, Miley Cyrus, Kelly Clarkson, Demi Lovato, and Jordin Sparks.[5] He co-wrote "Piano in the Dark" with singer/songwriter Brenda Russell which was nominated for Song of the Year at the 31st Annual Grammy Awards.[6] In 2007, he won the Critic's Choice Award for Best Song for "Listen" from the motion picture adaption of Dreamgirls.[7] The song was also nominated for Best Original Song at the 2007 Academy Awards and the 2007 Golden Globe Awards.
Pulse Recording
In 2007, Cutler created the music publisher Songs of Pulse with writer/producers Josh Abraham and Anne Preven.[8] The company, along with Pulse Management, operates under the Pulse Recording umbrella, to which he became a partner in 2010. Pulse Recording's client roster has co-written Katy Perry's "Teenage Dream", "California Gurls", "Last Friday Night (T.G.I.F.)" and "Part of Me", Taio Cruz's "Dynamite"[9][10] Phillip Phillips' "Home"[11] and Neon Trees' "Animal" and "Everybody Talks".[12] Pulse Recording operates two Recording studios, one based at its headquarters in Los Angeles,[13] and one based in Burbank, California. In 2012, the company established a partnership with Creative Nation, the Nashville-based music management and publishing company owned by songwriter Luke Laird and his with Beth Laird.[14]
Discography
Awards and nominations
Grammy Awards
Broadcast Film Critics Association Award
Academy Award
Golden Globe Award
Black Reel Awards
Satellite Award
References
External links
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| | 1998–2000 | |
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| | 2001–2010 |
- "May It Be"
- Music and lyrics: Enya, Roma Ryan, Nicky Ryan, Howard Shore (2001)
- "Lose Yourself"
- Music and lyrics: Eminem, Luis Resto, Jeff Bass (2002)
- "A Mighty Wind"
- Music and lyrics: Christopher Guest, Michael McKean, Eugene Levy (2003)
- "Old Habits Die Hard"
- Music and lyrics: Mick Jagger, David Stewart (2004)
- "Hustle & Flow"
- Music and lyrics: Terrence Howard (2005)
- "Listen"
- Music and lyrics: Henry Krieger, Scott Cutler, Anne Preven, Beyoncé Knowles (2006)
- "Falling Slowly"
- Music and lyrics: Glen Hansard, Markéta Irglová (2007)
- "The Wrestler"
- Music and lyrics: Bruce Springsteen (2008)
- "The Weary Kind"
- Music and lyrics: Ryan Bingham and T-Bone Burnett (2009)
- "If I Rise"
- Music and lyrics: A. R. Rahman, Dido, Rollo Armstrong (2010)
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| | 2011–2020 | |
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