Birth name Henry Russell Walter Music group Let's Go to War Albums Karmageddon | Name Henry Walter Genres Pop music Role Record producer | |
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Origin Toronto, Ontario, Canada Occupation(s) record producer, songwriter Associated acts Dr. Luke, Let's Go to War Awards Jack Richardson Producer of the Year Award Similar People Dr Luke, Max Martin, Katy Perry, Bonnie McKee, Ammo Profiles | ||
Henry Russell Walter, known professionally as Cirkut, is a Canadian record producer and songwriter. He has co-produced and co-written for Jessie J, Britney Spears, Kesha, Rihanna, Shakira, Nicki Minaj, B.o.B, Lil Wayne, The Weeknd, and Pitbull, including the Billboard Hot 100 No. 1 singles, "Part of Me", "Roar", and "Dark Horse" by Katy Perry, and "Wrecking Ball" by Miley Cyrus.
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Life and career
Walter was raised in Halifax, Nova Scotia and moved to Toronto in 2004. He co-produced the Britney Spears song, "Mmm Papi", which appeared on her 2008 album, Circus. Along with Adrien Gough and Peter-John Kerr, he it as an instrumental track to Kobalt Music Group via their attorney Chris Taylor, where producer Nicole Morier began using it to write with Britney Spears.
Walter opened Dream House Studios in Toronto. He then relocated to Los Angeles, California. He co-produced "Part of Me", the title song to Katy Perry's 2012 concert film, Katy Perry: Part of Me. Walter was also responsible for producing and co-writing The Weeknd's track "High for This". He recently co-produced and co-wrote 9 songs on The Weeknd's album Starboy.