Sacha Skarbek
| Sacha Skarbek | |
|---|---|
 Sacha at his studio in London. | |
| Background information | |
| Occupation(s) | Songwriter, record producer |
| Instruments | Piano, keyboards, guitar |
| Associated acts | James Blunt, Adele, Jason Mraz, Lana Del Rey, Miley Cyrus, Duffy, Lisa Marie Presley, Train |
| Website | www.sachaskarbek.com |
Sacha Skarbek is an English two time Ivor Novello and Grammy nominated songwriter, producer, film scorer and multi-instrumentalist, best known for his work with James Blunt, Adele, Lana Del Rey, Jason Mraz, Duffy and more recently for writing Miley Cyrus' hit song "Wrecking Ball".
Film Music
Sacha scored and supervised the music for the award winning documentary film For No Good Reason, starring Johnny Depp. He also scored and collaborated with James Walsh on the soundtrack music for a film of Chuck Palahniuk's Lullaby.[1]
Personal life
Skarbek was raised in the Camden Town area of London. He is the son of psychotherapist Andrzej Skarbek and journalist and writer Marjorie Wallace, who was made Commander of the Order of the British Empire for founding the mental health charity SANE. His brother, Stefan Skarbek, is also a songwriter and music producer.[2]
Discography
2013
| Karise Eden | Threads of Silence | Writer |
| Darin | Surrender | Writer |
| Backstreet Boys | In A World Like This | Writer |
| Miley Cyrus | Wrecking Ball | Writer |
| Alec Benjamin | America | Producer - Writer |
| Shannon Wardrop | Medicine | Producer |
2012
| Lana Del Rey | Born To Die | Writer |
| Lana Del Rey | Paradise | Producer - Writer |
| Engelbert Humperdinck | Love Will Set You Free | Writer[3] |
| Lisa Marie Presley | Storm and Grace | Writer on You ain't seen nothing yet/ Close to the Edge/ So Long/ Un-break/Sticks and Stones |
| James Walsh | Lullaby | Producer - Writer |
| Ilse DeLange | Hurricane | Writer |
| Cody Longo | Confessions of a Girl | Writer |
2011
| Christina Perri | The Ocean Way Sessions | |
| Ilse Delange | Next to Me | |
| Greyson Chance | Hold on to the Night | |
| James Walsh | Live at the Top of the World | |
| Milow | North and South | |
| Jason Mraz | Love is a Four Letter Word | Writer on Frank d Fixer & In Your Hands |
| Van Velzen | The Rush of Life | Producer |
| Charlotte OC | For Kenny | Producer - Writer |
2010
| Charlotte Church | Back to Scratch | Producer - Writer |
| Train | The Finish Line | Writer |
| The Boy Who Trapped the Sun | Sunken City | Writer |
| Gin Wigmore | Holy Smoke | Writer |
2009
| Joss Stone | Colour Me Free | Producer |
| Ben's Brother | Battling Giants | Producer - Writer |
| Tyrone Wells | Before It Started | Writer |
| Ben's Brother feat. Anastacia | Stalemate | Writer |
| Waylon | Wicked Ways | Producer - Writer |
| Jason Mraz | Beautiful Mess (Live) | Writer |
| Tribes | Loves Is My New Drug | Writer |
2008
| Ilse Delange | Incredible (Multi Platinum) | Producer - Writer |
| Amie Miriello | I Came Around | Producer - Writer |
| Jason Mraz | We Sing, We Dance, We Steal Things (Double Platinum) | Writer |
| Adele | 19 | Writer |
| Duffy | Rockferry | Producer - Writer |
| Tristan Prettyman | Hello... X | Producer - Writer |
| Ryan Cabrera | Moon Under Water | Writer |
| Double O Zero | From Hero's to Zero's | Producer - Writer |
2007
| Ben's Brother | Beta Male Fairytales (Gold) | Writer |
| Gareth Gates | Pictures of the Otherside | Writer |
| Kalan Porter | Wake Up Living | Writer |
| Richard Fleeshman | Neon | Producer - Writer |
| XYP | Breath In Time | Writer |
| No Angels | Destiny (Platinum) | Writer |
| Stan Van Samang | Poison (Platinum) | Writer |
| Dakota Star | Fireflies |
2006
| James Blunt | Chasing Time (Platinum) | Writer |
2004
| James Blunt | Back to Bedlam (Multi Platinum) | Writer |
2003
| L5 | Make a Change (Platinum) | Writer |
2000
| Samantha Mumba | Gotta Tell You (Gold) | Credit |
| Amanda Ghost | Ghost Stories | Producer - Writer |
1998
| Beverley Knight | Prodigal Sista (Gold) | Writer |
| Pauline Henry | Somewhere | Producer - Writer |
References
- ↑ "Sacha Skarbek on IMDB". IMDB. Retrieved 2013-09-01.
- ↑ "Interview with SACHA SKARBEK, songwriter for James Blunt, Carrie Underwood, Jason Mraz". hitquarters.com. July 13, 2009. Retrieved December 17, 2013.
- ↑ "Engelbert Humperdinck UK 2012". BBC. Retrieved 1 March 2012.
External links
- Sacha Skarbek Homepage
- Sacha's Myspace Page
- Audio interview with Sacha Skarbek on the Sodajerker On Songwriting podcast
- Interview, HitQuarters Jul 2009
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