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Emily Wright (born July 1, 1980) is an American songwriter, producer and engineer based in Nashville.
Early life
Wright grew up in Wethersfield, Connecticut, graduating from Glastonbury High School and the Greater Hartford Academy of the Arts in 1998. Wright studied theater and directing at New York University and, upon graduation, worked in sound design in theater, working in New York, Chicago and Minneapolis, and then in television.
Music career
After getting laid off from a job in television, Wright was introduced by a mutual friend to songwriter and producer Dr. Luke. Wright started her career by running errands for Gottwald before becoming an engineer, vocal producer and songwriter.
Wright's first official credit was as engineer on Lil Mama's VYP (Voice of the Young People). Since then, she has recorded and produced for numerous performers including Katy Perry, Britney Spears, Ke$ha, Miley Cyrus, Jessie J, Flo Rida, Kelly Clarkson, Cobra Starship, Taio Cruz, Adam Lambert and Karmin. Some of her notable tracks are Cyrus's "Party in the USA," Miranda Cosgrove's "Kissin U," Spears' "Circus," Clarkson's "My Life Would Suck Without You," & Perry's "I Kissed A Girl" and "Hot N Cold".
In 2010, Wright began work on Katy Perry's Teenage Dream as an engineer. The album would go on to earn four Grammy nominations, including Album of the Year and Best Pop Vocal Album. That same year, Wright recorded and vocal edited eight songs on Ke$ha's Animal. The following year, Wright engineered eight songs and co-wrote one song ("Gasoline") on Britney Spears' Femme Fatale.
In February 2012, Wright began working with musician Adam Young and Owl City. That same year, Wright wrote and co - produced "Brokenhearted" off Karmin's Hello EP. Her most recent songwriting credits include "Call Me When You Get There" and "You Can Have Mine" off Dan Layus's solo album "Dangerous Things".
Discography
| Year | Artist | Album | Details |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | Leona Lewis | Spirit | audio engineer ("I Will Be") |
| Miranda Cosgrove | iCarly | audio engineer ("About You Now") | |
| 2008 | Lil Mama | VYP (Voice of the Young People) | audio engineer ("Broken Pieces") |
| Katy Perry | One of the Boys | audio engineer ("I Kissed a Girl", "Hot n Cold") | |
| Vanessa Hudgens | Identified | audio engineer ("Identified", "First Bad Habit", "Don't Ask Why", "Amazed", "Set it Off") | |
| Britney Spears | Circus | audio engineer, vocal editing ("Circus", "Shattered Glass", "Lace and Leather") | |
| 2009 | Kelly Clarkson | All I Ever Wanted | audio engineer, vocal editing ("My Life Would Suck Without You") |
| Flo Rida | R.O.O.T.S. | audio engineer, vocal editing ("Right Round", "Touch Me") | |
| Ciara | Fantasy Ride | audio engineer, vocal editing ("Tell Me What Your Name Is") | |
| Jordin Sparks | Battlefield | audio engineer, vocal editing ("Watch You Go") | |
| Pitbull | Rebelution | audio engineer, vocal editing ("Girls") | |
| Miley Cyrus | The Time of Our Lives | vocal producer, audio engineer, vocal editing ("Party in the U.S.A.", "The Time of Our Lives") | |
| Adam Lambert | For Your Entertainment | vocal producer, audio engineer ("For Your Entertainment") | |
| 2010 | Ke$ha | Animal | audio engineer, vocal editing ("Tik Tok", "Your Love Is My Drug", "Take It Off", "Kiss N Tell", "Hungover", "Blind", "Dancing with Tears in My Eyes", "Animal") |
| Miranda Cosgrove | Sparks Fly | vocal producer, audio engineer, vocal editing ("Kissin' U", "There Will Be Tears") | |
| Three 6 Mafia | Laws of Power | audio engineer, vocal editing ("Shots After Shots", "Go To Work") | |
| 3OH!3 | Streets of Gold | audio engineer, vocal editing ("My First Kiss", "Streets of Gold") | |
| B.o.B | B.o.B Presents: The Adventures of Bobby Ray | audio engineer, vocal editing ("Magic") | |
| Lil Jon | Crunk Rock | audio engineer, vocal editing ("Hey") | |
| Katy Perry | Teenage Dream | audio engineer ("Teenage Dream", "Last Friday Night (T.G.I.F.)", "California Gurls", "E.T.", "The One That Got Away",) | |
| Taio Cruz | Rokstarr | audio engineer ("Dynamite") | |
| Victoria Justice | Victorious | audio engineer, vocal editing ("Make It Shine", "Leave It All to Shine") | |
| Ke$ha | Cannibal | audio engineer, vocal editing ("We R Who We R", "Sleazy", "Blow", "Crazy Beautiful Life", "Grow a Pear", "Cannibal") | |
| Kelly Rowland | Here I Am | vocal producer, audio engineer ("Rose Colored Glasses") | |
| Nelly | 5.0 | audio engineer ("Move That Body") | |
| Usher | Versus | audio engineer ("DJ Got Us Fallin' in Love") | |
| 2011 | Britney Spears | Femme Fatale | writer, vocal producer ("Gasoline"), vocal producer, audio engineer ("How I Roll", "(Drop Dead) Beautiful", "Trip To Your Heart"), audio engineer ("Hold it Against Me", "Till The World Ends", "Inside Out","Seal It With A Kiss") |
| Jessie J | Who You Are | audio engineer, vocal producer ("Domino"), audio engineer ("Price Tag" featuring B.o.B)) | |
| Pitbull | Planet Pit | audio engineer ("Come N Go") | |
| Sabi | Upcoming Debut Album | vocal producer, ("Wild Heart") | |
| Flo Rida | Only One Flo (Part 1) | audio engineer ("Who Dat Girl") | |
| Cobra Starship | Night Shades | vocal producer ("You Make Me Feel..." featuring Sabi) | |
| New Boys | Too Cool to Care | vocal producer ("Tough Kids" featuring Sabi) | |
| T.I. | No Mercy | audio engineer ("That's All She Wrote") | |
| 2012 | Sabi | Upcoming Debut Album | vocal producer ("Where They Do That At") |
| Flo Rida | Wild Ones | vocal producer ("Good Feeling") | |
| Karmin | Hello | Co - writer, Co - Producer ("Brokenhearted") | |
| Miranda Cosgrove | iCarly | writer, vocal producer ("Million Dollars" "All Kinds of Wrong") | |
| Adam Lambert | Trespassing | vocal producer ("Better Than I Know Myself", "Never Close Our Eyes", "Naked Love") | |
| Owl City | Shooting Star (EP) | writer ("Gold", "Take it All Away") | |
| Rome | Dedication (EP) | vocal producer ("Seasons") | |
| Owl City | The Midsummer Station | writer ("Dreams and Disasters", "Gold", "Embers", "Take it All Away") | |
| Marina and the Diamonds | Electra Heart | vocal producer ("How to Be a Heartbreaker") | |
| Cody Simpson | Paradise | vocal producer ("Wish U Where Here" featuring Becky G.) | |
| Cher Lloyd | Sticks + Stones | writer ("Oath" featuring Becky G.) | |
| One Direction | Take Me Home | vocal producer ("Rock Me") | |
| Ke$ha | Warrior | vocal producer ("C'mon", "Wonderland", "Last Goodbye", "Gold Transam", "Out Alive") additional vocal producer ("Warrior", "Thinking Of You") audio engineer ("Crazy Kids", "Only Wanna Dance With You", "Love Into the Light") | |
| 2013 | |||
| The Summer Set | Legendary | writer ("Lightning In a Bottle") | |
| Big Time Rush | 24/Seven | writer ("Like Nobody's Around") | |
| Britney Spears | The Smurfs 2 Soundtrack | vocal producer ("Ooh La La") | |
| Owl City | The Smurfs 2 Soundtrack | writer ("Live It Up") | |
| Relient K | Collapsible Lung | writer ("Can't Complain"), vocal producer ("That's My Jam" featuring Owl City) | |
| Gavin Degraw | Make a Move | vocal producer ("Make A Move") | |
| Britney Spears | Britney Jean | writer, vocal producer ("Chillin' with You") | |
| 2014 | |||
| Karmin | Pulses | writer, vocal producer ("Night Like This") | |
| Cher Lloyd | Sorry I'm Late | writer, vocal producer ("Goodnight") | |
| Better Than Ezra | All Together Now | writer ("Undeniable") | |
| 2015 | |||
| Hilary Duff | Breathe In. Breathe Out. | vocal producer ("Sparks", "Lies") | |
| Britney Spears and Iggy Azalea | Pretty Girls | vocal producer ("Pretty Girls") | |
| Giorgio Moroder featuring Britney Spears | Déjà Vu | vocal producer ("Tom's Diner" featuring Britney Spears) | |
| Owl City | Mobile Orchestra | writer ("Verge", "Back Home" featuring Jake Owen, "Unbelievable" featuring Hanson) | |
| Sekai no Owari | Attack on Titan Soundtrack | vocal producer ("Dragon Night", "Anti-Hero", "SOS") | |
| Ben Rector | Brand New | writer ("Crazy") | |
| Augustana | EP | writer ("You Can Have Mine") | |
| 2016 | |||
| The Summer Set | Stories for Monday | writer ("The Night is Young", "All Downhill from Here") | |
| Relient K | Look On Up | writer ("Look On Up") | |
| Dan Layus | Dangerous Things | writer ("Call Me When You Get There", "You Can Have Mine") |
Personal life
On August 23, 2015, Wright married Matt Thiessen, lead singer of band Relient K, in New York City.