Russ DeSalvo
Encyclopedia
Russ DeSalvo is a producer
, arranger
, songwriter, and guitarist
.
DeSalvo works with Celine Dion
, Lionel Richie
(DeSalvo played guitar and synthesizer
on the Definitive Collection CD), Laura Pausini
, and Kyle Archer (guitar on the Addin' Somethin' In CD).
In April 2006 DeSalvo and British singer/songwriter Natascha Sohl released a single entitled "Naked," material that they wrote and recorded.
DeSalvo was the composer of, and the writer of "Real Life" and "Feels Like Love" on, Barbie Diaries (2006), an animated movie.
's music publishing company (MPL Communications
), INC, EMI Music Publishing, and Warner/Chappell Music
.
's Barbie
Diaries & Barbie 6 Series; and writing collaborations with Amber Claire (Sony/BMG – New Zealand), Ross Copperman
(Sony/BMG – UK), James Carrington (Cheeky Music/Champion Records
– UK), Greg Johnson (Capitol Records
– New Zealand), and Kristy Frank (Ruff Nation/Universal).
company.
Record producer
A record producer is an individual working within the music industry, whose job is to oversee and manage the recording of an artist's music...
, arranger
Arranger
In investment banking, an arranger is a provider of funds in the syndication of a debt. They are entitled to syndicate the loan or bond issue, and may be referred to as the "lead underwriter". This is because this entity bears the risk of being able to sell the underlying securities/debt or the...
, songwriter, and guitarist
Guitarist
A guitarist is a musician who plays the guitar. Guitarists may play a variety of instruments such as classical guitars, acoustic guitars, electric guitars, and bass guitars. Some guitarists accompany themselves on the guitar while singing.- Versatility :The guitarist controls an extremely...
.
DeSalvo works with Celine Dion
Celine Dion
Céline Marie Claudette Dion, , , is a Canadian singer. Born to a large family from Charlemagne, Quebec, Dion emerged as a teen star in the French-speaking world after her manager and future husband René Angélil mortgaged his home to finance her first record...
, Lionel Richie
Lionel Richie
Lionel Brockman Richie, Jr. , is an American singer-songwriter, musician and record producer. Since 1968, he has been a member of the musical group Commodores signed to Motown Records...
(DeSalvo played guitar and synthesizer
Synthesizer
A synthesizer is an electronic instrument capable of producing sounds by generating electrical signals of different frequencies. These electrical signals are played through a loudspeaker or set of headphones...
on the Definitive Collection CD), Laura Pausini
Laura Pausini
Laura Pausini, is a Grammy Award-winning Italian soul singer-songwriter. She debuted in 1993, winning the newcomer artists' section of the 43rd Sanremo Music Festival with the song "La solitudine", which became an Italian standard and an international hit, reaching the top spot on the Italian...
, and Kyle Archer (guitar on the Addin' Somethin' In CD).
In April 2006 DeSalvo and British singer/songwriter Natascha Sohl released a single entitled "Naked," material that they wrote and recorded.
DeSalvo was the composer of, and the writer of "Real Life" and "Feels Like Love" on, Barbie Diaries (2006), an animated movie.
Publishing
Desalvo was formerly published by Sir Paul McCartneyPaul McCartney
Sir James Paul McCartney, MBE, Hon RAM, FRCM is an English musician, singer-songwriter and composer. Formerly of The Beatles and Wings , McCartney is listed in Guinness World Records as the "most successful musician and composer in popular music history", with 60 gold discs and sales of 100...
's music publishing company (MPL Communications
MPL Communications
MPL Communications is the holding company for the business interests of Sir Paul McCartney. In addition to handling McCartney's post-Beatles work, MPL is also one of the world's largest privately owned music publishers through its acquisition of numerous other publishing companies...
), INC, EMI Music Publishing, and Warner/Chappell Music
Warner/Chappell Music
Warner/Chappell Music, Inc. is an American music publishing company, and a division of the Warner Music Group. The company traces its origins back to 1811 and the founding of Chappell & Company, a music publishing company and instrument shop on London’s Bond Street that, in 1929, began a rapid...
.
Current arranging and writing
Desalvo is currently writing and arranging for Disney's Princess Stores; scoring, producing, writing, and arranging for MattelMattel
Mattel, Inc. is the world's largest toy company based on revenue. The products it produces include Fisher Price, Barbie dolls, Hot Wheels and Matchbox toys, Masters of the Universe, American Girl dolls, board games, and, in the early 1980s, video game consoles. The company's name is derived from...
's Barbie
Barbie
Barbie is a fashion doll manufactured by the American toy-company Mattel, Inc. and launched in March 1959. American businesswoman Ruth Handler is credited with the creation of the doll using a German doll called Bild Lilli as her inspiration....
Diaries & Barbie 6 Series; and writing collaborations with Amber Claire (Sony/BMG – New Zealand), Ross Copperman
Ross Copperman
Ross Copperman is an American singer-songwriter. He's perhaps most well known for his song "All She Wrote" which was released in the UK in the beginning of 2007.-History:Ross Copperman was born on October 1, 1982 and grew up in Roanoke, Virginia...
(Sony/BMG – UK), James Carrington (Cheeky Music/Champion Records
Champion Records
The name Champion Records has been used by at least four record labels.An early Champion label was produced by Gennett Records as an inexpensive label that featured country or "hillbilly" artists, as well as popular bands, hot jazz and blues...
– UK), Greg Johnson (Capitol Records
Capitol Records
Capitol Records is a major United States based record label, formerly located in Los Angeles, but operating in New York City as part of Capitol Music Group. Its former headquarters building, the Capitol Tower, is a major landmark near the corner of Hollywood and Vine...
– New Zealand), and Kristy Frank (Ruff Nation/Universal).
Management
DeSalvo is represented by Aimee Berger, President of 2 Generations SPA Music Management (2G), a music management and record labelRecord label
In the music industry, a record label is a brand and a trademark associated with the marketing of music recordings and music videos. Most commonly, a record label is the company that manages such brands and trademarks, coordinates the production, manufacture, distribution, marketing and promotion,...
company.
Discography http://music.msn.com/artist/?artist=16219343&menu=credits&itemsPerPage=30&sb=1&startingItem=1
- "Freak of NatureFreak of NatureFreak of Nature is the second studio album by American recording artist Anastacia, released in Europe and the United Kingdom on November 26, 2001, and later in the United States and Australia on June 18, 2002. It was primarily produced by Ric Wake with occasional production from Sam Watters, Louis...
," AnastaciaAnastaciaAnastacia is an American singer-songwriter. Anastacia has been highly successful in Europe, Asia, South Africa and South America, but has had only minor success in her native United States...
, 2001–03, Guitar (Acoustic)Acoustic guitarAn acoustic guitar is a guitar that uses only an acoustic sound board. The air in this cavity resonates with the vibrational modes of the string and at low frequencies, which depend on the size of the box, the chamber acts like a Helmholtz resonator, increasing or decreasing the volume of the sound...
, ArrangerArrangerIn investment banking, an arranger is a provider of funds in the syndication of a debt. They are entitled to syndicate the loan or bond issue, and may be referred to as the "lead underwriter". This is because this entity bears the risk of being able to sell the underlying securities/debt or the...
, KeyboardsKeyboard instrumentA keyboard instrument is a musical instrument which is played using a musical keyboard. The most common of these is the piano. Other widely used keyboard instruments include organs of various types as well as other mechanical, electromechanical and electronic instruments...
- "Not That KindNot That KindNot That Kind is the debut album by American recording artist Anastacia. It was released internationally in June 2000 and in the United States and Canada on March 27, 2001. The album was primarily produced by Sam Watters, Louis Biancaniello, and Ric Wake, with additional production and writing from...
," Anastacia, 2001, Guitar (Acoustic), Arranger, Keyboards
- "How We Roll," The Barrio Boyzz, 1995, GuitarGuitarThe guitar is a plucked string instrument, usually played with fingers or a pick. The guitar consists of a body with a rigid neck to which the strings, generally six in number, are attached. Guitars are traditionally constructed of various woods and strung with animal gut or, more recently, with...
- "Donde Quiera Que Estes," 1993, 2005, The Barrio Boyzz, Soloist, Guitarra Concheros
- "Ven a Mi," The Barrio Boyzz, 1997, Guitar
- "Guitar Crazy Coolin'," The Barrio Boyzz, 1992, Guitar
- "Love And Freedom," BeBe WinansBeBe WinansBenjamin "BeBe" Winans is a gospel and R&B singer. He is a member of the noted Winans family, most members of which are also gospel artists.-The PTL Club:...
, 2000, Guitar, Arranger, Keyboards, ProducerRecord producerA record producer is an individual working within the music industry, whose job is to oversee and manage the recording of an artist's music...
- "I'm No Angel," Carole DavisCarole DavisCarole Raphaelle Davis is an actress, singer/songwriter, and writer.-Life and career:Davis was born in London to a French mother and American Father. She grew up in England, Scotland, France, Italy and Thailand and moved to New York City as a teenager. Carole attended New York City University and...
, 1993, Guitar
- "These Are Special TimesThese Are Special TimesThese Are Special Times is a Christmas album by Canadian singer Céline Dion, released on October 30, 1998 through Epic subsidiary 550 Music...
," Celine Dion, 1998 & 2000, Guitar, Arranger
- "Unison/Celine Dion/The Colour of My LoveThe Colour of My LoveThe Colour of My Love is an album by Canadian singer Céline Dion, released on November 9, 1993. It is her third English-language album and 18th overall...
," Celine Dion, 2002, Keyboards
- "One HeartOne Heart-Charts:-Certifications:1Most certifications are under old criteria, with higher certifications levels than the current ones.-Awards:-Release history:...
," Celine Dion, 2003, Guitar, PianoPianoThe piano is a musical instrument played by means of a keyboard. It is one of the most popular instruments in the world. Widely used in classical and jazz music for solo performances, ensemble use, chamber music and accompaniment, the piano is also very popular as an aid to composing and rehearsal...
, Arranger, Keyboards
- "The Colour of My LoveThe Colour of My LoveThe Colour of My Love is an album by Canadian singer Céline Dion, released on November 9, 1993. It is her third English-language album and 18th overall...
," Celine Dion, 1993, Keyboards
- "Falling Into YouFalling into YouFalling into You is an album by Canadian singer Céline Dion, released on March 8, 1996. It is her fourth English-language album and twenty-first overall...
," Celine Dion, 1996, Guitar
- "I Drove All NightI Drove All Night"I Drove All Night" is a song written by Billy Steinberg and Tom Kelly and made famous by Cyndi Lauper. The song was originally written for Roy Orbison, who recorded it in 1987, but his rendition was not released until 1992, after the song had become a top 10 hit on both sides of the Atlantic for...
/I Know What Love Is," Celine Dion, 2003, Guitar, Piano, Arranger, Keyboards
- "Just No Other WayJust No Other WayJust No Other Way is CoCo Lee's first full-English language album. It consists of pop and R&B songs. It features the singles, "Before I Fall In Love" , "Can't Get Over" featuring Kelly Price, "Wherever You Go", and her largest U.S. Billboard hit so far, "Do You Want My Love"...
," CoCo LeeCoCo LeeCoco Lee , born on 17 January 1975, also known by her official English name as Ferren Lee, is a pop singer, songwriter, record producer and actress. Coco started her career in Hong Kong but, after becoming popular in Taiwan, she was widely considered to be a Taiwan artist. She was born to a Chinese...
, 2000, Arranger
- "Innocent Eyes," Delta GoodremDelta GoodremDelta Lea Goodrem is an Australian singer-songwriter, pianist, and actress. Signed to Sony at the age of 15, Goodrem rose to prominence in 2002, starring in the Australian soap opera Neighbours as Nina Tucker. Goodrem has achieved eight number-one singles and three number-one albums in her home...
, 2003, SynthesizerSynthesizerA synthesizer is an electronic instrument capable of producing sounds by generating electrical signals of different frequencies. These electrical signals are played through a loudspeaker or set of headphones...
, Guitar, Arranger
- "Positively SomewherePositively SomewherePositively Somewhere is the second album by Jennifer Paige, released in 2001. The album's title came from a line of her revival of Bardot's song These Days with lyrics: These days, I don't think twice, I walk on ice, and I'm positively somewhere. The tracks "Here With Me" and "Stranded" both are...
," Jennifer PaigeJennifer PaigeJennifer Paige is an American singer-songwriter who achieved success with the 1998 pop hit "Crush". She is considered to be one of the 1990s' biggest one-hit wonders.-Biography:...
, 2001–03, Guitar (Acoustic), Guitar (Electric)Electric guitarAn electric guitar is a guitar that uses the principle of direct electromagnetic induction to convert vibrations of its metal strings into electric audio signals. The signal generated by an electric guitar is too weak to drive a loudspeaker, so it is amplified before sending it to a loudspeaker...
, Keyboards, Programming, Producer
- "Everything's Kool & The Gang: Greatest Hits & More," Kool & the GangKool & the GangKool & the Gang are an American jazz, R&B, soul, and funk group, originally formed as the Jazziacs in Jersey City, New Jersey in 1964.They went through several musical phases during the course of their recording career, starting out with a purist jazz sound, then becoming practitioners of R&B and...
, 1988, Guitar
- "StrongerStronger (Kristine W song)"Stronger" is a song by Kristine W, released as the first single from her second album Stronger. It reached #1 on the USA Hot Dance Club Play chart in 2000.-See also:*List of number-one dance hits...
," Kristine WKristine WKristine W, born Kristine Weitz, is an American singer-songwriter. She has released seven albums, three of them through major labels, plus an early recording she sells to fans through her website...
, 2000, Guitar
- "From the InsideFrom the Inside (Laura Pausini album)From the Inside is Italian singer-songwriter Laura Pausini's English language debut album, issued by Atlantic Records in 2002.- The album :...
," Laura PausiniLaura PausiniLaura Pausini, is a Grammy Award-winning Italian soul singer-songwriter. She debuted in 1993, winning the newcomer artists' section of the 43rd Sanremo Music Festival with the song "La solitudine", which became an Italian standard and an international hit, reaching the top spot on the Italian...
, 2002 & 2004, Guitar
- "The Definitive CollectionThe Definitive Collection (Lionel Richie album)The Definitive Collection is a compilation album by American pop singer Lionel Richie.The album was initially released in the US as a one-disc compilation in February 2003. A limited edition release of the US version included a bonus disc with rare extra tracks. A two-disc edition was released for...
, Lionel Richie, 2003, Synthesizer, Guitar, Arranger
- "EncoreEncore (Lionel Richie album)Encore is Lionel Richie's first 'live' album, which was released on November 26, 2002. Various international versions also included 'Goodbye', 'To Love a Woman ', 'Don't Stop the Music' and 'Tender Heart'...
", Lionel RichieLionel RichieLionel Brockman Richie, Jr. , is an American singer-songwriter, musician and record producer. Since 1968, he has been a member of the musical group Commodores signed to Motown Records...
, 2002, Synthesizer, Guitar, Arranger
- "All Sides," LMNTLMNTLMNT is a multi-cultural pop music boy band formed in 2001. The group's name was selected by the band's original line-up from contest entries solicited by Teen People magazine.-History:...
, 2002, Guitar (Acoustic), Guitar, Guitar (Electric)
- "The Raven, Lou ReedLou ReedLewis Allan "Lou" Reed is an American rock musician, songwriter, and photographer. He is best known as guitarist, vocalist, and principal songwriter of The Velvet Underground, and for his successful solo career, which has spanned several decades...
, 2003, Guitar, Arranger, Keyboards
- "Shut Up and Kiss MeShut Up and Kiss Me (album)Shut Up and Kiss Me is the sixth studio album by Canadian country music singer/songwriter Michelle Wright, and was released on May 28, 2002 on Arista Nashville...
," Michelle WrightMichelle WrightMichelle Wright is a Canadian country music artist. She is one of the country's most widely recognized and awarded female country singers of the 1990s, winning the Canadian Country Music Association's Fans' Choice Award twice...
, 2004, Guitar (Acoustic), Arranger, Guitar (Electric), Keyboards, Producer, Keyboard Programming
- "Return to Love," Nana MouskouriNana MouskouriNana Mouskouri , born Ioánna Moúschouri on October 13, 1934, in Chania, Crete, Greece, is a Greek singer who has sold about 300 million records worldwide in a career spanning over five decades, making her one of the best-selling music artists of all time. She was known as Nána to her friends and...
, 1997, Guitar (Acoustic), Arranger, Keyboards
- "A Rosie Christmas," Rosie O'DonnellRosie O'DonnellRoseann "Rosie" O'Donnell is an American stand-up comedian, actress, author and television personality. She has also been a magazine editor and continues to be a celebrity blogger, LGBT rights activist, television producer and collaborative partner in the LGBT family vacation company R Family...
, 1999, Guitar, Arranger, Keyboards, Keyboard Programming
- "Another Rosie Christmas," Rosie O'Donnell, 2000, Guitar (Acoustic), Guitar, Arranger, Keyboards
- "Purest of Pain," Son by FourSon By FourSon by Four is a salsa music group from Puerto Rico, well-known for their English U.S. pop hit "Purest of Pain ". The group is signed to Sony Music Entertainment....
, 2000, Synthesizer, Guitar (Acoustic), Arranger, Keyboards
- "Songs from the Crystal CaveSongs from the Crystal CaveSongs from the Crystal Cave is a 2005 album by Steven Seagal, his first. Seagal is credited with "Lead Vocals, Rhythm and Lead Guitar" and appears on the cover and throughout the liner notes emotively playing and posing with a guitar...
," Steven SeagalSteven SeagalSteven Frederic Seagal is an American action film star, producer, writer, martial artist, guitarist and reserve deputy sheriff. A 7th-dan black belt in Aikido, Seagal began his adult life as an Aikido instructor in Japan...
, 2004, Synthesizer, Guitar (Acoustic), Arranger, Guitar (Electric)
- "Love ChildLove child"Love child" is a euphemism for a child born out of wedlock. See Legitimacy .Love child may also refer to:In music:* Lovechild , an indie rock band from Belfast, Northern Ireland...
," Sweet SensationSweet SensationSweet Sensation was a Puerto Rican female freestyle-dance music trio from The Bronx, New York.-History:Formed in 1986, In The Bronx . The original group members were Betty LeBron and sisters Margie and Mari Fernandez. Originally on Next Plateau Records, in 1988 they were picked up by Atco and...
, 1990, Guitar, Guitar (Electric)
- "Tony Terry," Tony TerryTony TerryTony Terry is an American soul/new jack swing singer from Washington, D.C., who had several R&B hits in the late 1980s and early 1990s.-Singing:...
, 1991, Guitar
- "Ally McBealAlly McBealAlly McBeal is an American legal comedy-drama series which aired on the Fox network from 1997 to 2002. The series was created by David E. Kelley, who also served as the executive producer, along with Bill D'Elia...
: For Once in My LifeFor Once in My Life"For Once in My Life" is a pop song written by Ron Miller and Orlando Murden for Motown Records' Jobete publishing company in 1967 . The composition was originally recorded by Jean DuShon, while other artists, such as Tony Bennett and The Temptations, recorded slow ballad versions of the song...
," featuring Vonda ShepardVonda ShepardVonda Shepard is an American pop/rock singer. She appeared as a regular in the television show Ally McBeal from seasons 1-5 in which she played a resident performer at the bar where the show's characters drank after work. She plays piano, guitar, and bass.-Biography:Vonda Shepard was born in New...
, various artists, 2001, Guitar, Keyboards, Programming