Emily Warren (songwriter)
| Emily Warren | |
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| Born |
August 25, 1992 New York, New York, United States |
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| Years active | 2010–present |
| Labels | Prescription (Rx) Songs |
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Emily Warren (born 1992) is an New York-born singer-songwriter signed to Lukasz "Dr. Luke" Gottwald's label Prescription Songs, who currently splits her time between New York, Los Angeles and London. She is most notable for the songs she has written for several high profile pop artists, including Jessie J, The Chainsmokers, Fifth Harmony, Shawn Mendes, 5 Seconds of Summer, Tiësto, Oliver Heldens, Melanie Martinez, Becky G and OMI.
Early life and education
Warren was raised on the Upper West Side of Manhattan, where she attended Trinity, a prestigious preparatory school, from kindergarten through high school. Out of line with her high school classmates, Warren had a penchant for the creative and performed regularly with her band, Emily Warren & the Betters (members Etienne Bowler and Marc Campbell went on to form part of the prolific pop band MisterWives).[1] A single from The Betters EP, Not at All, was featured on the soundtrack of MTV's short-lived series, Skins.[2][3] She was accepted into the NYU Tisch School/Clive Davis Institute in 2011 and offered a songwriter's contract with Prescription (Rx) Songs in 2013.[4]
Music career
After signing with Dr. Luke, Warren disbanded the Betters and spent a year in LA. Soon after her arrival, she co-wrote "Masterpiece", the third single on pop artist Jessie J's album, Sweet Talker. "Masterpiece" debuted at #30 on the US Mainstream Top 40[5] and #65 on the US Billboard Hot 100[5] as well as certified gold in Australia[6] and New Zealand.[7] Following the success of that release, Warren collaborated with YouTube sensation turned pop-duo Karmin. She co-wrote "Gasoline", a song featured on their album Pulses. Following the success of those two track placements, Warren eventually teamed up with longtime friend and collaborator Scott Harris to co-write four songs from Shawn Mendes' platinum-selling album, Handwritten: "Strings", "Aftertaste", "Air", and "Lost". September 18, 2015 marked the release of The Chainsmokers' and Tritonal's "Until You Were Gone", which featured Warren's lead vocals. Her performance was immediately praised by Nylon, which wrote, "Her delivery is filled with a longing that packs a strong punch."[8] Additionally, The Chainsmokers hailed Warren as, "one of the best songwriters AND vocalists that they had ever worked with".[9]
Around the same time, Warren was interviewed by the online music publication Smashed about her writing process. She states, "I think that sometimes songwriting, especially for pop, is viewed as a factory or an assembly line process, and I have to challenge that... I think that good songwriting has a real art to it, and I don’t just mean the profound or thought-provoking ones. Even most of the light-hearted, straight-up pop ones are masterfully written— sometimes even harder to write."[10] Warren's express mission as an artist is to create pop music that has the conceptual backing to influence positive social change. In a Tisch interview, she states, "What excites me about this field is that pop music can be an incredibly powerful and crucial platform for influence and change."[4] Her published music is, thus far, a testament to her mission statement.
Discography
As featured artist
- 2015: "Until You Were Gone" (The Chainsmokers and Tritonal featuring Emily Warren)
- 2016: "Capsize" (Frenship featuring Emily Warren)
Songwriting credits
| Year | Artist | Album | Song | Co-written with |
| 2013 | Krewella | Get Wet | "Pass the Love Around" | Scott Harris, SmarterChild |
| 2014 | Karmin | Pulses | "Gasoline" | Amy Heidemann, Nick Noonan, Kyle Shearer |
| Jessie J | Sweet Talker | "Masterpiece" | Britt Burton, Josh Alexander | |
| "Ain't Been Done" | Scott Harris, David Gamson | |||
| Nick & Knight | Nick & Knight | "If You Want It" | Nick Carter, Jordan Knight, Who is Fancy, Jeff Halatrax | |
| Niykee Heaton | Bad Intentions | "Sober" | Niykee Heaton, Michael Keenan | |
| "Champagne" | Niykee Heaton, Nick Bailey, Ryan Ogren | |||
| "Skin Tight" | Niykee Heaton, Tommy Tysper | |||
| "Villa" | Niykee Heaton, Keenan, SmarterChild | |||
| 2015 | Fifth Harmony | Reflection | "Them Girls Be Like" | Britt Burton, James Abrahart, Victoria Monet, T-Collar |
| Sleeping with Sirens | Madness | "Gold" | John Feldmann, Kellin Quinn | |
| "Heroine" | John Feldmann, Kellin Quinn | |||
| Katy Tiz | N/A | "Whistle (While You Work It)" | Katy Tiz, Kinetics & One Love, J.R. Rotem | |
| Shawn Mendes | Handwritten | "Strings" | Shawn Mendes, Scott Harris, Louis Biancaniello, Sam Watters | |
| "Aftertaste" | Scott Harris, Louis Biancaniello, Sam Watters | |||
| "Air" (featuring Astrid S) | Scott Harris, Craven J | |||
| "Lost" | Shawn Mendes, Scott Harris, Craven J | |||
| Melanie Martinez | Cry Baby | "Soap" | Melanie Martinez, Kyle Shearer | |
| Sophia Black | Sophia Black | "mizu" | Sophia Black, Aaron Joseph, Jon Castelli | |
| Becky G | N/A | "Break a Sweat" | Dr. Luke, Cirkut, J Kash, LunchMoney Lewis, Chloe Angelides | |
| The Chainsmokers, Tritonal | Bouquet | "Until You Were Gone" | The YoungBoyz, The Chainsmokers, Tritonal, Jared Scharff | |
| OMI | Me 4 U | "Drop in the Ocean" (featuring AronChupa) | Scott Harris, Oscar Scivier, AronChupa | |
| 5 Seconds of Summer | Sounds Good Feels Good | "Safety Pin" | John Feldmann, Luke Hemmings, Michael Clifford, Calum Hood, Ashton Irwin | |
| 2016 | Tiësto, Oliver Heldens | N/A | "The Right Song" (featuring Natalie La Rose) | Scott Harris, Tiësto, Oliver Heldens |
| The Chainsmokers | N/A | "Don't Let Me Down" (featuring Daya) | Drew Taggart, Scott Harris | |
| Skizzy Mars | Alone Together | "Girl on a Train" | Skizzy Mars, Scott Harris, Michael Keenan | |
| Frenship | N/A | "Capsize" | James Sunderland, Brett Hite, Babydaddy | |
| Becky Hill | N/A | Back To My Love (ft. Little Simz) | Becky Hill, Little Simz, Noah Breakfast | |
| Andy Black | The Shadow Side | Put The Gun Down | Andy Biersack, John Feldmann |
References
- ↑ "Emily Warren". Rebel One. Retrieved 22 September 2015.
- ↑ "Artist Interview: Emily Warren and the Betters". MTV. Retrieved 22 September 2015.
- ↑ Alford, Dan. "Review: Emily Warren and the Betters at Webster Hall". TheHuffingtonPost.com. Huffington Post. Retrieved 2 August 2015.
- 1 2 "Emily Warren: Class of 2015". NYU: Tisch. Retrieved 22 September 2015.
- 1 2 http://www.billboard.com/artist/304565/Jessie+J/chart?f=379
- ↑ "ARIA Australian Top 40 Urban Singles". Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved 19 January 2016.
- ↑ http://nztop40.co.nz/chart/singles?chart=3958
- ↑ Manders, Hayden. "The Chainsmokers' and Tritonal's New Song will get you Lit". Nylon Magazine. Retrieved 22 September 2015.
- ↑ "TheChainsmokers on Twitter". 17 September 2015.
- ↑ Tanners, Jon. "Songwriting is Alchemy: The Secret Sauce behind Writing a Hit". Smashed. Retrieved 22 September 2015.