Justin Raisen
Justin Louis Raisen | |
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Birth name | Justin Louis Raisen |
Born | Miami, Florida, United States | March 29, 1982
Occupation(s) | Songwriter, producer |
Instrument | Multi-instrumentalist |
Website | twitter |
Justin Louis Raisen (born March 29, 1982) is an American songwriter, record producer, recording engineer, lyricist, and multi-instrumentalist who resides in Highland Park, California. Raisen's credits as a co-writer and producer include Sky Ferreira, Charli XCX, Sara Quin of Tegan and Sara, Mereki, Theophilus London, and Yadi.[1]
Producer and songwriter
In early 2011, MC Theophilus London released Lovers Holiday, an album containing two songs, “Why Even Try”[2] and “Strange Love” co-written by Raisen. On February 14, 2011, Raisen performed "Why Even Try" with Theophilus London on Late Night with David Letterman.
Raisen co-wrote six of the 13 songs on Charli XcX's debut album, True Romance released in March 2013. "Stay Away" [3] and "Nuclear Seasons",[4] were co-written by Raisen and received Best New Track on Pitchfork.com. The album was also reviewed as best new music on Pitchfork.com.[5]
Model and artist, Sky Ferreira, released her debut album, "Night Time, My Time" on October 29, 2013 on Capitol Records. Raisen co-wrote and co-produced all 12 songs on the album along with Ferreira and production partner, Ariel Rechtshaid.[6] Single, "You're Not The One" and its music video,[7] directed by Grant Singer,[8] was released on September 24, 2013.
Producer and songwriter discography
Release year | Artist | Album | Label | Credit |
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2013 | Sky Ferreira | Night Time, My Time | Capitol | Co-writer/co-producer, all tracks |
2013 | Charli XCX | True Romance | Asylum, Atlantic | Co-writer “Nuclear Seasons”, “Stay Away”, “Take My Hand”, “How Can I”, “Black Roses”, “Lock You Up” |
2013 | Mereki | Blue Lake | Producer and co-writer “Blue Lake” | |
2013 | YADi | Creatures | Seven Brother Records | Co-writer “Creatures” |
2012 | Sky Ferreira | Ghost EP | Capitol | Co-writer “Lost In My Bedroom” |
2011 | Theophilus London | Lovers Holiday | Warner Bros. | Co-writer “Why Even Try”, “Strange Love” |
2011 | Theophilus London | Timez Are Weird These Days | Warner Bros. | Co-writer “Why Even Try” |
2006 | Tall Hands | Tall Hands | Co-writer, all tracks |
References
- ^ "Justin Raisen | Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved 2013-11-04.
- ^ "Why Even Try - Theophilus London | Song Lyrics". AllMusic. Retrieved 2013-11-04.
- ^ "Charli XCX: "Stay Away" | Tracks". Pitchfork. 2011-06-20. Retrieved 2013-11-04.
- ^ "Charli XCX: "Nuclear Seasons" | Tracks". Pitchfork. 2011-10-21. Retrieved 2013-11-04.
- ^ "Charli XCX: True Romance | Album Reviews". Pitchfork. 2013-04-25. Retrieved 2013-11-04.
- ^ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Night_Time,_My_Time.
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(help) - ^ "Sky Ferreira - You're Not The One". YouTube. 2013-09-24. Retrieved 2013-11-04.
- ^ "Grant Singer". IMDb.com. Retrieved 2013-11-04.