Shellback |
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Information | |
Full name |
Karl Johan Schuster |
Born |
February 1, 1985 (age 31) |
Resides |
Stockholm, Sweden |
Nicknames |
Shellback |
Occupation |
Songwriter, record producer, musician |
Website |
Karl Johan Schuster, professionally known as Shellback is a Swedish songwriter, record producer and musician. He's written music for Briney Spears, Leona Lewis, Backstreet Boys, Pink, Maroon 5, Taylor Swift and One Direction. He's written and/or produced 6 songs that have peaked at number 1 in the Billboard Hot 100.
Background[]
Karl started out as a drummer before becoming a vocalist. Aged 16, he originally said that he had no interest in pop music and went with indierock and deathmetal types of music. He met Max Martin, a music producer and songwriter, through mutual friend Julius.
Julius kept sending Max indierock/ deathmetal demos by Karl but in 2006, Max invited him to a demo to see what Karl would be like making pop music and since 2007, Karl has been signed with Maratone, Max Martin's production company. His first songs whom he co-wrote with Max Martin were Pink's "So What" and Britney Spear's "If You Seek Amy".
Credits[]
One Direction[]
- "Kiss You" — writing, production
- "Heart Attack" — writing, production
- "Nobody Compares" — writing, production