Emily Wright Explained

Emily Wright
Birth Date:July 1, 1980
Birth Place:Hartford, Connecticut, U.S.
Origin:Wethersfield, Connecticut, U.S.
Genre:Pop
Occupation:Record producer, audio engineer, songwriter
Years Active:2007–present

Emily Wright (born July 1, 1980) is an American songwriter, record producer and audio engineer based in Los Angeles.[1] [2] [3]

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.[4]

Career

After getting laid off from a job in television, Wright was introduced by a mutual friend to songwriter and producer Dr. Luke. Wright started her career by running errands for Gottwald before becoming an engineer, vocal producer and songwriter.[4] [5]

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 performers including Katy Perry, Britney Spears, Ke$ha, Miley Cyrus, Jessie J, Flo Rida, Kelly Clarkson, Cobra Starship, Taio Cruz, Adam Lambert and Karmin.[6] [7] Some of her notable tracks are 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".[8]

In 2010, Wright began work on Katy Perry's Teenage Dream as an engineer.[4] 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.[8] The following year, Wright engineered eight songs and co-wrote one song ("Gasoline") on Britney Spears' Femme Fatale.[9]

In February 2012, Wright began working with musician Adam Young and Owl City.[10] That same year, Wright wrote and co - produced "Brokenhearted" off Karmin's Hello EP.[11] In 2016, Emily co-wrote "Call Me When You Get There" and "You Can Have Mine" off Dan Layus's solo album "Dangerous Things".[12] In February 2019, Wright collaborated as a vocal producer with Sekai no Owari (End of the World) and Static & Ben El.[13] [14] [15]

Personal life

Wright married Matt Thiessen, lead singer of band Relient K, in New York City on August 23, 2015.[16] [17] They divorced on February 23, 2018.[18]

Discography

YearArtistAlbumDetails
2007Leona LewisSpiritaudio engineer ("I Will Be")[19]
Miranda CosgroveiCarlyaudio engineer ("About You Now")
2008Lil MamaVYP (Voice of the Young People)audio engineer ("Broken Pieces")
Katy PerryOne of the Boysaudio engineer ("I Kissed a Girl", "Hot n Cold")
Vanessa HudgensIdentifiedaudio engineer ("Identified", "First Bad Habit", "Don't Ask Why", "Amazed", "Set it Off")
Britney SpearsCircusaudio engineer, vocal editing ("Circus", "Shattered Glass", "Lace and Leather")
2009Kelly ClarksonAll I Ever Wantedaudio engineer, vocal editing ("My Life Would Suck Without You")
Flo RidaR.O.O.T.S.audio engineer, vocal editing ("Right Round", "Touch Me")
CiaraFantasy Rideaudio engineer, vocal editing ("Tell Me What Your Name Is")
Jordin SparksBattlefieldaudio engineer, vocal editing ("Watch You Go")
PitbullRebelutionaudio engineer, vocal editing ("Girls")
Miley CyrusThe Time of Our Livesvocal producer, audio engineer, vocal editing ("Party in the U.S.A.", "The Time of Our Lives")
Adam LambertFor Your Entertainmentvocal producer, audio engineer ("For Your Entertainment")
2010Ke$haAnimalaudio engineer, vocal editing ("Tik Tok", "Your Love Is My Drug", "Take It Off", "Kiss N Tell", "Hungover", "Blind", "Dancing with Tears in My Eyes", "Animal")
Miranda CosgroveSparks Flyvocal producer, audio engineer, vocal editing ("Kissin' U", "There Will Be Tears")
Three 6 MafiaLaws of Poweraudio engineer, vocal editing ("Shots After Shots", "Go To Work")
3OH!3Streets of Goldaudio engineer, vocal editing ("My First Kiss", "Streets of Gold")
B.o.Baudio engineer, vocal editing ("Magic")
Lil JonCrunk Rockaudio engineer, vocal editing ("Hey")
Katy PerryTeenage Dreamaudio engineer ("Teenage Dream", "Last Friday Night (T.G.I.F.)", "California Gurls", "E.T.", "The One That Got Away",)
Taio CruzRokstarraudio engineer ("Dynamite")
Victoria JusticeVictoriousaudio engineer, vocal editing ("Make It Shine", "Leave It All to Shine")
Ke$haCannibalaudio engineer, vocal editing ("We R Who We R", "Sleazy", "Blow", "Crazy Beautiful Life", "Grow a Pear", "Cannibal")
Kelly RowlandHere I Amvocal producer, audio engineer ("Rose Colored Glasses")
Nelly5.0audio engineer ("Move That Body")
UsherVersusaudio engineer ("DJ Got Us Fallin' in Love")
2011Britney SpearsFemme Fatalewriter, vocal producer ("Gasoline"), vocal producer, audio engineer ("How I Roll", "(Drop Dead) Beautiful", "Trip To Your Heart"),audio engineer ("Hold it Against Me", "Till The World Ends", "Inside Out", "Seal It with a Kiss")
Jessie JWho You Areaudio engineer, vocal producer ("Domino"), audio engineer ("Price Tag" featuring B.o.B))
PitbullPlanet Pitaudio engineer ("Come N Go")
SabiUpcoming Debut Albumvocal producer, ("Wild Heart")
Flo RidaOnly One Flo (Part 1)audio engineer ("Who Dat Girl")
Cobra StarshipNight Shadesvocal producer ("You Make Me Feel..." featuring Sabi)
New BoysToo Cool to Carevocal producer ("Tough Kids" featuring Sabi)
T.I.No Mercyaudio engineer ("That's All She Wrote")
2012SabiUpcoming Debut Albumvocal producer ("Where They Do That At")
Flo RidaWild Onesvocal producer ("Good Feeling")
KarminHelloCo - writer, Co - Producer ("Brokenhearted")
Miranda CosgroveiCarlywriter, vocal producer ("Million Dollars" "All Kinds of Wrong")
Adam LambertTrespassingvocal producer ("Better Than I Know Myself", "Never Close Our Eyes", "Naked Love")
Owl CityShooting Starwriter ("Gold", "Take it All Away")
RomeDedication (EP)vocal producer ("Seasons")
Owl CityThe Midsummer Stationwriter ("Dreams and Disasters", "Gold", "Embers", "Take it All Away")
Marina and the DiamondsElectra Heartvocal producer ("How to Be a Heartbreaker")
Cody SimpsonParadisevocal producer ("Wish U Where Here" featuring Becky G.)
Cher LloydSticks + Stoneswriter ("Oath" featuring Becky G.)
One DirectionTake Me Homevocal producer ("Rock Me")
Ke$haWarriorvocal producer ("C'mon", "Wonderland", "Last Goodbye", "Gold Transam", "Out Alive") additional vocal producer ("Warrior", "Thinking Of You") audio engineer ("Crazy Kids", "Only Wanna Dance With You", "Love into the Light")
2013
The Summer SetLegendarywriter ("Lightning in a Bottle")
Big Time Rush24/Sevenwriter ("Like Nobody's Around")
Britney SpearsThe Smurfs 2 Soundtrackvocal producer ("Ooh La La")
Owl Citywriter ("Live It Up")
Relient KCollapsible Lungwriter ("Can't Complain"), vocal producer ("That's My Jam" featuring Owl City)
Gavin DegrawMake a Movevocal producer ("Make A Move")
Britney SpearsBritney Jeanwriter, vocal producer ("Chillin' with You")
2014
KarminPulseswriter, vocal producer ("Night Like This")
Cher LloydSorry I'm Latewriter, vocal producer ("Goodnight")
Better Than EzraAll Together Nowwriter ("Undeniable")
2015
Hilary DuffBreathe In. Breathe Out.vocal producer ("Sparks", "Lies")
Britney Spears and Iggy AzaleaPretty Girlsvocal producer ("Pretty Girls")
Giorgio MoroderDéjà Vuvocal producer ("Tom's Diner" featuring Britney Spears)
Owl CityMobile Orchestrawriter ("Verge", "Back Home" featuring Jake Owen, "Unbelievable" featuring Hanson)
Sekai no OwariAttack on Titan Soundtrackvocal producer ("Dragon Night", "Anti-Hero", "SOS")[20]
Ben RectorBrand Newwriter ("Crazy")[21]
AugustanaEPwriter ("You Can Have Mine")
2016
The Summer SetStories for Mondaywriter ("The Night is Young", "All Downhill from Here")
Relient KLook On Upwriter ("Look On Up")[22]
Dan LayusDangerous Thingswriter ("Call Me When You Get There", "You Can Have Mine")[23]
2017Linkin ParkOne More Lightvocal producer ("Invisible", "Heavy", "One More Light" and "Sharp Edges")
2017Betty WhoThe Valleyvocal producer ("Free to Fly" (feat. Warren G), "Wanna Be", "Blue Heaven Midnight Crush", "Make You Memories", "Reunion")
2017CoinHow Will You Know If You Never Trywriter ("Don't Cry, 2020", "Hannah")
2018Kalie ShorrAwakewriter ("Candy")
2018Bryce VineCarnivalvocal producer ("Deep in Shallow Waters", "Love Me Hate Me", "Factory Love")
2018Static & Ben El TavoriUS single releasesvocal producer, writer ("Broke Ass Millionaire", "Tudo Bom")
2020Britney SpearsGlory (2020 deluxe re-issue)vocal production ("Swimming in the Stars")
2020Sekai no OwariChameleonwriter ("Fangs"), vocal producer (full album)

Notes and References

  1. Robert Kelly,"'Sexy and Coy Without Trying Too Hard': How Britney Spears' 'Baby One More Time' Vocals Influenced a Generation", billboard.com, October 25, 2018.
  2. Robert Kelly,"Israel’s Hottest Pop Stars Get Major U.S. Record Deal", Liel Leibovitz
  3. Web site: Radio Swiss Classic. May 11, 2021. www.radioswissclassic.ch.
  4. Danton, Eric (February 13, 2011). "Glastonbury Native A Grammy Nominee For Work on Katy Perry's Album" Hartford Courant
  5. http://www.blabbermouth.net/news/linkin-park-singer-talks-violent-and-intense-video-for-new-single-heavy/ "LINKIN PARK Singer Talks 'Violent' And 'Intense' Video For New Single 'Heavy'"
  6. http://www.thetower.org/6055-israeli-pop-duo-static-and-ben-el-signs-5-million-deal-with-columbia-records/ "Israeli Pop Duo, Static and Ben-El, Signs $5 Million Deal with Columbia Records"
  7. Web site: Emily Wright - Credits - AllMusic. AllMusic. August 25, 2015.
  8. Web site: SXSW 2015 Event Schedule . SXSW Schedule 2015 . August 25, 2015 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120125015341/http://schedule.sxsw.com/2011/events/event_MP6281 . January 25, 2012 .
  9. Danton, Eric (March 28, 2011). "Britney Spears' Femme Fatale Is Her Best Yet" Hartford Courant.
  10. Graff, Gary (February 28, 2012). "Owl City '80, 85 Percent' Done with New Album" Billboard.
  11. Web site: Crazedhits.com. August 25, 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20150923211003/http://www.crazedhits.com/hit-prediction-brokenhearted/. September 23, 2015. usurped.
  12. Bautts, Jonathan (October 27, 2016). "https://chorus.fm/interviews/dan-layus/" Chorus.fm.
  13. Web site: Saval. Malina. February 20, 2019. Haim Saban-Backed Static & Ben El Bring Israeli Smash 'Tudo Bom' to the Masses. May 11, 2021. Variety. en-US.
  14. Web site: Haim Saban signs Static and Ben-El to Capitol Records. May 14, 2021. The Jerusalem Post JPost.com. March 13, 2018 . en-US.
  15. Web site: 10/2発売『別冊カドカワ』は総力特集『SEKAI NO OWARI』!グラビア&ディープなインタビュー記事満載!. May 11, 2021. プレスリリース・ニュースリリース配信シェアNo.1|PR TIMES. October 2015 .
  16. Web site: In depth with Relient K's Matt Thiessen. Canton Rep. July 22, 2015.
  17. Lauren Weigle,"Who Is Katy Perry Dating: Check Out Her Ex-Boyfriends List", heavy.com, August 27, 2017
  18. News: Divorce Notice (Section A - Page 8). Ledger.
  19. Web site: Emily Wright - AllMusic Credits. AllMusic.com.
  20. Web site: 株式会社KADOKAWA 企業情報. ir.kadokawa.co.jp.
  21. Web site: BMI Repertoire - Crazy - Title Details. BMI.com.
  22. Halperin, Shirley (December 4, 2015). "Women In Music: Hitmakers from Behind the Scenes"Billboard.
  23. Web site: Dangerous Things - Album Credits. AllMusic.com.