Captain Cuts
| Captain Cuts | |
|---|---|
| Origin | Los Angeles, California, US |
| Occupation(s) | Record producers, songwriters |
| Years active | 2011–present |
| Labels | Epic Records |
| Website | captaincutsmusic.com |
| Members |
Ben Berger Ryan McMahon Ryan Rabin |
Captain Cuts is a songwriting, record production, and remix team based in Los Angeles.[1][2] The trio is composed of Ben Berger, Ryan McMahon and Ryan Rabin, drummer and producer of the band Grouplove. Together they have produced and written songs for artists such as Walk the Moon ("Shut Up and Dance"), Grouplove ("Tongue Tied"), Tove Lo, American Authors, Smallpools, Halsey, and Marina and the Diamonds, among others.[3][4][5]
In December 2013, they signed a joint venture deal with Warner Bros Records to form Cuts Records, a record label through which to sign, produce and develop new artists.[2]
In 2016, they signed a record deal with Epic Records as artists and released their first single "Love Like We Used To" on October 14.[6]
Background and career
Berger, McMahon and Rabin grew up in Los Angeles, going to the same high school and involved in the music scene.[7] They first wrote together several years later, and when their creative dynamic felt natural after the first song, they continued working together, eventually forming Captain Cuts and becoming long-term collaborators.[2]
Production discography
Singles
| Year | Title | Peak chart positions | Certifications | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US |
US Alt |
US Pop |
US Hot AC |
US Rock |
AUS |
CAN |
NZ |
SWE |
UK | |||
| 2011 | "Colours" (Grouplove) |
— | 15 | — | — | 29 | — | — | — | — | — | |
| "Tongue Tied" (Grouplove) |
42 | 1 | 21 | 18 | 3 | 33 | 90 | — | — | 84 | ||
| 2012 | "Itchin' on a Photograph" (Grouplove) |
— | 10 | — | — | 30 | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 2013 | "To the End of the Earth" (Jessica Mauboy) |
— | — | — | — | — | 21 | — | — | — | — |
|
| "Ways to Go" (Grouplove) |
120 | 2 | — | — | 18 | 60 | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Shark Attack" (Grouplove) |
— | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2014 | "Dreaming" (Smallpools) |
— | 23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| "Different Kind of Love" (Third Degree) |
— | — | — | — | — | 22 | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2015 | "Shut Up and Dance" (Walk the Moon) |
4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 12 | 4 | |
| 2016 | "What We Live For" (American Authors) |
— | — | — | 24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| "Love Like We Used To" (Captain Cuts) |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "I Got You" (Bebe Rexha) |
— | — | — | — | — | 100 | — | — | 39[8] | — | ||
Full discography
| Year | Artist | Album | Details |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | Grouplove | Never Trust a Happy Song | Producer, co-writer, co-mixer ("Itchin' on a Photograph", "Tongue Tied", "Lovely Cup", "Colours", "Slow", "Naked Kids", "Spun", "Betty's a Bomb Shell", "Chloe", "Love Will Save Your Soul", "Cruel and Beautiful World", "Close Your Eyes and Count to Ten") |
| 2012 | The Knocks | "The Feeling" (single) | Co-writer, additional production ("The Feeling") |
| Marina and the Diamonds | Electra Heart | Producer, co-writer ("Lonely Hearts Club") | |
| 2013 | Eddie Gomez | No | Producer, co-writer, mixer ("Someday", "Figure It Out", "Backseat", "Monsters", "Little Bit Of Candy", "I Want You") |
| Grouplove | Spreading Rumours | Producer, co-writer, co-mixer ("I'm With You", "Borderlines and Aliens", "Schoolboy", "Ways to Go", "Shark Attack", "Sit Still", "Hippy Hill", "What I Know", "Didn't Have to Go", "Bitin' the Bullet", "News to Me", "Raspberry", "Save the Party", "Girl", "Flowers", "Beans on Pizza") | |
| Jessica Mauboy | Beautiful | Producer, co-writer ("To the End of the Earth")[9] | |
| Grouplove & Manchester Orchestra | "Make It to Me" (single) | Producer, co-writer ("Make It to Me") | |
| The Mowgli's | Waiting for the Dawn | Producer, co-writer ("Clean Light")[10] | |
| 2014 | Tegan and Sara | Endless Love soundtrack | Producer, mixer ("Don't Find Another Love") |
| Strange Talk | Cast Away | Producer, co-writer ("Young Hearts") | |
| Third Degree | 'Different Kind of Love" (single) | Producer, co-writer, mixer ("Different Kind of Love")[11] | |
| Walk the Moon | Talking Is Hard | Co-writer ("Shut Up and Dance"), Co-producer, co-writer ("Up 2 U") | |
| Tove Lo | Queen of the Clouds | Producer, co-writer ("Crave") | |
| 2015 | Bella Thorne | TBA | Producer, co-writer, mixer ("Break Into My Heart") |
| Smallpools | Lovetap! | Producer, co-writer ("American Love", "Killer Whales", "Dreaming", "Street Fight", "Mason Jar", "Over & Over", "Lovetap!", "What's That a Picture Of?", "Dyin' to Live", "Admission to Your Party", "9 To 5", "No Story Time", "Submarine") | |
| The Mowgli's | Kids in Love | Producer, co-writer ("I'm Good", "Through the Dark", "Bad Dream")[12] | |
| Fancy Reagan | "Knock Me Out" (single) | Producer, co-writer ("Knock Me Out") | |
| Say Lou Lou | Lucid Dreaming | Co-writer ("Angels Above Me") | |
| Sabrina Carpenter | Eyes Wide Open | Producer, co-writer, mixer ("Two Young Hearts") | |
| Tigertown | "Papernote" (single) | Producer, co-writer, mixer ("Papernote") | |
| Waters | What's Real | Producer, co-writer, mixer ("Got to My Head", "I Feel Everything", "The Avenue", "What's Real", "Breakdown", "Over It") | |
| Lucas Nord | "Voices" (single) | Co-writer ("Voices")[13] | |
| R5 | Sometime Last Night | Producer, co-writer ("All Night") | |
| Halsey | Badlands | Producer, co-writer ("Roman Holiday") | |
| The Score | Where Do You Run | Producer, co-writer ("Something New"), Additional production ("Livin' Right") | |
| Third Eye Blind | Dopamine | Producer ("Rites of Passage") | |
| Us the Duo | "Slow Down Time" (single) | Producer, co-writer ("Slow Down Time") | |
| 2016 | Cardiknox | Portrait | Co-producer, co-writer ("Into the Night")[14] |
| St. Lucia | Matter | Co-producer, co-writer ("Physical", "Game 4 U")[15] | |
| American Authors | What We Live For | Producer, co-writer ("What We Live For", "Right Here Right Now")[16][17] | |
| Broods | Conscious | Producer, co-writer ("Are You Home")[18] | |
| The Knocks | 55 | Vocal producer ("Kiss the Sky") | |
| Captain Cuts | Love Like We Used To (single) | Producer, co-writer, artist ("Love Like We Used To") | |
| Bebe Rexha | I Got You (single) | Producer, co-writer ("I Got You")[19] | |
Remixes
- Grouplove – "Colours"
- Icona Pop – "Manners"
- Superhumanoids – "Mirrors" (Captain Cuts & Grouplove Remix)
- Britney Spears – "I Wanna Go"
- Ellie Goulding – "Lights"
- Foster the People – "Pumped Up Kicks" (Captain Cuts & Grouplove Remix)
- Young The Giant – "Apartment"
- Marina and the Diamonds – "Radioactive"
- Outasight – "Tonight Is the Night"
- We Barbarians – "Headspace" (Captain Cuts & Grouplove Remix)
- Imagine Dragons – "Radioactive" (Captain Cuts & Grouplove Remix)[20]
- American Authors – "Believer"[21]
- Icona Pop – "All Night"[22]
- The Wombats – "Your Body Is a Weapon" (Grouplove & Captain Cuts Remix)
- The Rubens – "My Gun" (Grouplove & Captain Cuts Remix)
- Grouplove – "Ways to Go"[23]
- Smallpools – "Mason Jar" (Grouplove & Captain Cuts Remix)
- Gold Fields – "Dark Again" (Captain Cuts & Grouplove Remix)[24]
Awards and nominations
| Year | Organization | Nominated work | Award | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Teen Choice Awards | "Shut Up And Dance" | Choice Music: Party Song | Nominated | [25] |
| MTV Video Music Awards | Best Rock Video | Nominated | [26] | ||
| 2016 | iHeartRadio Music Awards | "Shut Up And Dance" | Song of the Year | Nominated | [27] |
| Alternative Rock Song of the Year | Nominated | [27] | |||
| Billboard Music Awards | Top Rock Song | Won | [28] | ||
| Top Radio Song | Won | [28] | |||
| ASCAP Pop Music Awards | Song of the Year | Won | [29] |
References
- ↑ "RIAA searchable database". RIAA.com. Retrieved 2015-04-22.
- 1 2 3 "Interview: Captain Cuts". Mostly Junk Food. Retrieved 2015-04-22.
- ↑ Lentz, Andrew. "Ryan Rabin: Gettin' Down To Business". Retrieved 2015-04-22.
- ↑ "Smallpools Talks 'Ridiculously Quick' Ascent and 'Dreaming' Single". Billboard. Retrieved 2015-04-22.
- ↑ "Allmusic: Captain Cuts credits". Allmusic.com. Retrieved 2015-04-22.
- ↑ https://www.epicrecords.com/multi-platinum-songwriting-production-team-captain-cuts-release-debut-single-love-like-used-featuring-nateur/
- ↑ Howard, John. "Need to Know: Ben Berger and Ryan McMahon". Stereotude. Retrieved 2015-04-22.
- ↑ "Sverigetopplistan - Sveriges Officiella Topplista". Sverigetopplistan. Archived from the original on December 26, 2015. Retrieved November 5, 2016.
- ↑ Wass, Mike. "Jessica Mauboy Embraces Her Inner Dance Diva On "To The End Of The Earth": Listen". Retrieved 2015-04-22.
- ↑ "The Mowgli's Debut Album Waiting for the Dawn Available Today via Photo Finish/Island Records". PressParty.com. Retrieved 2015-04-22.
- ↑ Wass, Mike. "Third D3gree Drop Captain Cuts-Produced Debut Single "Different Kind Of Love"". Idolator. Retrieved 2015-04-22.
- ↑ Wass, Mike. "The Mowgli's Keep It Upbeat And Uplifting On "Bad Dream": Idolator Premiere". Idolator. Retrieved 2015-04-22.
- ↑ Law, Tarynn. "Lucas Nord unveils infectious new single 'Voices' [405 Premiere]". The405. Retrieved 2015-04-30.
- ↑ Kaplan, Ilana. "Song Premiere: Cardiknox Pumps It Up". PopularTV. Retrieved 2016-01-25.
- ↑ Middleton, Ryan. "St. Lucia Unveils Album 'Matter' Tracklist, Single "Physical"". MusicTimes. Retrieved 2015-12-08.
- ↑ Middleton, Ryan. "Broods Announce New Album 'Conscious,' North American Tour Dates : Buzz : Music Times". MusicTimes. Retrieved 2016-05-06.
- ↑ http://www.josepvinaixa.com/blog/bebe-rexha-i-got-you/
- ↑ "Premiere: Imagine Dragons – "Radioactive (Grouplove & Captain Cuts Remix)"". Pigeons & Planes. Retrieved 2015-04-22.
- ↑ "Check out Captain Cuts remix of Believer". WeAreAmericanAuthors.com. Retrieved 2015-04-22.
- ↑ "Icona Pop's "All Night" Gets The Captain Cuts Remix Treatment: Idolator Premiere". Idolator. Retrieved 2015-04-22.
- ↑ Spada, Andrew. "Grouplove – Ways To Go (Captain Cuts Remix)". DancingAstronaut.com. Retrieved 2015-04-22.
- ↑ "Gold Fields, 'Dark Again' (Grouplove and Captain Cuts Remix) – Song Premiere". RollingStone.com. 2013-02-12. Retrieved 2015-04-22.
- ↑ "Wave 2 Nominees". Teen Choice. Teen Choice. Retrieved 2015-07-09.
- ↑ "2015 MTV Video Music Awards Nominees Revealed: Taylor Swift, Kendrick Lamar, Ed Sheeran & More". Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved 2015-07-21.
- 1 2 "2016 iHeartRadio Music Awards Nominees Revealed!". iHeartRadio. Retrieved 2016-05-04.
- 1 2 "Billboard Music Awards 2016: See the Finalists". Billboard. Retrieved 2016-05-04.
- ↑ "John Mellencamp, Walk The Moon and Max Martin Receive Top Honors at 33rd Annual ASCAP Pop Music Awards". ASCAP. Retrieved 2016-05-04.
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