Cutfather
Cutfather | |
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| Birth name | Mich Hedin Hansen |
| Born | 9 April 1968 Holbæk, Denmark |
| Genres | Pop, R&B, hip hop |
| Occupation(s) | Record producer, songwriter |
| Years active | 1989–present |
Mich Hedin Hansen (born 9 April 1968), known professionally as Cutfather, is a Danish music producer, songwriter, remixer and DJ based in Copenhagen. Cutfather has a studio in Njalsgade, Copenhagen.
Career
Cutfather is perhaps best known for his remix of "Return of the Mack" by Mark Morrison (1996), and the song "Superstar" recorded by Christine Milton (2002) and Jamelia (2003).[1]
Cutfather has previously worked with Joe Belmaati in the songwriting and production team Cutfather & Joe.[2][better source needed] As part of the Cutfather & Joe partnership, he wrote, produced and remixed for Peter Andre, Another Level, Damage, Lighthouse Family, Ace of Base, Westlife, Blue, Jamelia, Shayne Ward, Lee Ryan, Lemar, Blazin' Squad and Kylie Minogue.
Cutfather has also worked with Danish producer Jonas Jeberg. Together they wrote and produced for the Pussycat Dolls, Kylie Minogue, Pixie Lott, the Wanted, JLS, Jessica Mauboy, Claire Richards, and Jordin Sparks. In 2004, Cutfather received a prestigious Ivor Novello songwriting award for Best Performing song, for his composition "Superstar" by Jamelia (which he also co-produced), which was the most performed song in the United Kingdom that year.[3]
In 2015, "Up", performed by Olly Murs featuring Demi Lovato, written and produced alongside Daniel Davidsen and Peter Wallevik, became an international hit.[4]
Writing and producing collaborations
- Cutfather produced, wrote and remixed songs with his former production partner Joe Belmaati, as Cutfather and Joe.
- Cutfather was one half of the Danish producer team Soulshock & Cutfather in partnership with Carsten Schack (a.k.a. Soulshock).
- They founded together the Danish label Soulpower Productions in 1990.[5]
- Cutfather regularly collaborates with songwriters worldwide and many other Danish songwriters and producers, including PhD (Peter Wallevik & Daniel Heloy Davidsen), Kasper Larsen, Jacob Ubizz, Jeppe London Bilsby and E&B.
| Title | Year | Artist(s) | Album | Credits | Written with or by | Produced with |
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| "Fly Girl" | 1991 | Queen Latifah | Nature of a Sista' | Co-writer/producer | Dana Owens, Carsten Schack | Soulshock |
| "Give Me Your Love" | Dana Owens, Carsten Schack, Curtis Mayfield | Soulshock | ||||
| "Love Again" | Dana Owens, Carsten Schack | Soulshock | ||||
| "Bad as a Mutha" | Dana Owens, Carsten Schack, Curtis Mayfield | Soulshock | ||||
| "All Alright Now" | 1992 | Patti LaBelle | Live! | Lori Perri, Sami McKinney, Carsten Schack, Kenneth Karlin | Soulshock & Karlin | |
| "I'm in the Mood" | 1993 | CeCe Peniston | Thought 'Ya Knew | Co-writer | Steven Nikolas, Brendan Sibley, Carsten Schack, Kenneth Karlin | - |
| "Hit by Love" | 1994 | Steven Nikolas, Brendan Sibley, Carsten Schack, Kenneth Karlin | - | |||
| "Keep Givin' Me Your Love" | Steven Nikolas, Brendan Sibley, Carsten Schack, Kenneth Karlin | |||||
| "Be Alone No More" (solo / featuring Jay-Z) |
1998 | Another Level | Another Level | Producer | - | Joe Belmaati |
| "When the Lights Go Out" | 5ive | Five | Additional producer | - | Eliot Kennedy, Tim Lever, Mike Percy, Joe Belmaati | |
| "It's the Things You Do" | - | Max Martin, Jake Schulze, Joe Belmaati | ||||
| "Until the Time Is Through" | - | Max Martin, Jake Schulze, Joe Belmaati | ||||
| "This Is What You Told Me" | Co-writer/producer | Ritchie Neville, Sean Conlon, Scott Robinson, Jason Brown, Richard Breen, Wayne Hector, Ali Tennant, Joseph Belmaati | Joe Belmaati | |||
| "You and I" | Wayne Hector, Ali Tennant, Joseph Belmaati | Joe Belmaati | ||||
| "Freak Me" | Another Level | Another Level | Co-producer | - | Scott Fitzgerald, Joe Belmaati | |
| "Cruel Summer" | Ace of Base | Cruel Summer | Producer | - | Joe Belmaati | |
| "Everytime It Rains" | - | Joe Belmaati | ||||
| "Adventures in Paradise" | Co-writer/producer | Jonas Berggren, Joseph Belmaati | Joe Belmaati | |||
| "My Private Movie" | 2000 | Westlife | Westlife | Co-producer | Steve Kipner, David Kopatz, Jack Kugell | Joe |
| "See Ya" | Atomic Kitten | Right Now | Additional producer | - | Engine, Pete Craigie, Joe Belmaati | |
| "Flowers" | Sweet Female Attitude | Non-album single | Producer | Mike Powell, Martin Green | ||
| "No More" | 2001 | A1 | The A List | Producer | Stevie Bensusen, Claudio Cueni, Lindy Robbins, Damon Sharpe | Joe Belmaati |
| "Good Like That" | Kylie Minogue | Fever | Co-writer/producer | Joseph Belmaati, Kara Dioguardi | Joe Belmaati, Kara DioGuardi | |
| "We Fit Together" | O-Town | O-Town | Joseph Belmaati, Remee Jackman | Joe Belmaati | ||
| "Flexin'" | 2002 | Blue | One Love | David Dawood, Simon Webbe, Joseph Belmaati | Joe Belmaati | |
| "Don't Treat Me Like a Fool" | Producer | - | Joe Belmaati | |||
| "Guilty" | 2003 | Britney Spears | Unreleased | Co-writer/producer | Britney Spears, Joseph Belmaati, Mich Hansen, Balewa Muhammad | Cutfather & Joe |
| "Superstar" | Christine Milton | Friday | Co-writer/producer | Remee Jackman, Joseph Belmaati | Joe Belmaati, Remee | |
| "Whiketywhack (I Ain't Coming Back)" |
Remee Jackman, Joseph Belmaati | Joe Belmaati | ||||
| "All Night (Back on the Inside)" | 2004 | Remee Jackman, Joseph Belmaati | Joe Belmaati, Remee | |||
| "Loneliness" | Remee Jackman, Joseph Belmaati | Joe Belmaati | ||||
| "If You Leave Me Now" | Producer | - | Joe Belmaati, Remee, Ali Tennant | |||
| "Addict" | Co-writer/producer | Ryan Shaw, Joseph Belmaati | Joe Belmaati | |||
| "No Promises" | 2006 | Shayne Ward | Shayne Ward | Producer | - | Joe Belmaati |
| "You're Not Alone" | Co-writer/producer | Joseph Belmaati, Jonas Schroder, Lucas Sieber | Joe Belmaati | |||
| "Next to Me" | Joseph Belmaati, Remee Jackman, Ali Tennant | Joe Belmaati | ||||
| "It's Not All About Me" | 3LW | Point of No Return | Joe Belmaati, Jack Kugell, Steve Kipner | Joe Belmaati | ||
| "Like a Drug" | 2007 | Kylie Minogue | X | Jonas Jeberg, Engelina Larsen, Adam Powers | Jonas Jeberg | |
| "All I See" | Jonas Jeberg, Edwin Serrano, Raymond Calhoun | Jonas Jeberg | ||||
| "Rippin' up the Disco" | Jonas Jeberg, Jasmine Bird | Jonas Jeberg | ||||
| "Stand By Your Side" | Shayne Ward | Breathless | Remee Jackman, John Reid, Joseph Belmaati | Jonas Jeberg | ||
| "One Step at a Time" | Jordin Sparks | Jordin Sparks | Robert Nevil, Lauren Evans, Jonas Jeberg | Jonas Jeberg, Robbie Nevil | ||
| "If This Is Love" | 2008 | The Saturdays | Chasing Lights | Genevieve Moyet, Ina Wroldsen, Joseph Belmaati, John Reid, Remee Jackman, Vince Clarke | Joe Belmaati | |
| "I Hate This Part" | The Pussycat Dolls | Doll Domination | Lucas, Wayne Hector, Jonas Jeberg | Jonas Jeberg | ||
| "Burn" | Jessica Mauboy | Been Waiting | Taj Jackson, Jonas Jeberg | Jonas Jeberg | ||
| "Juliette" | 2009 | Shinee | Romeo EP | Co-writer | Remee Jackman, Joseph Belmaati, Jay Sean | - |
| "S.O.S. (Let the Music Play)" | Jordin Sparks | Battlefield | Co-writer/producer | Edward Chisolm, Christopher Barbosa, Keely Hawkes, David Kopatz, Lasse Kramhoft | Pilfinger, David Kopatz | |
| "Turn It Up" | Pixie Lott | Turn It Up | Victoria Lott, Ruth-Anne Cunningham, Jonas Jeberg | Jonas Jeberg | ||
| "Gravity" | Ina Wroldsen, Jonas Jeberg, Lucas | Jonas Jeberg | ||||
| "My Love" | Victoria Lott, Ruth-Anne Cunningham, Jonas Jeberg | Jonas Jeberg | ||||
| "Nok af Dig" | Basim | Befri dig selv | Producer | - | Jonas Jeberg | |
| "Jeg Vil Vaere Din" | - | Jonas Jeberg | ||||
| "Heal this Heartbreak" | JLS | JLS | Co-writer/producer | Aston Merrygold, Marvin Humes, Oritse Williams, Jonathan Gill, Jonas Jeberg, Christopher Braide | Jonas Jeberg | |
| "Black Box" | Stan Walker | Introducing Stan Walker | Lucas Secon, Wayne Hector, Jonas Jeberg | Jonas Jeberg | ||
| "Nu ABO" | 2010 | f(x) | Nu ABO EP | Co-writer | Jose Lopez, Thomas Troelsen, Engelina Larsen, Yoo Young-Jin | - |
| "Get Outta My Way" | Kylie Minogue | Aphrodite | Co-writer/producer | Damon Sharpe, Daniel Heløy Davidsen, Lucas Secon, Peter Wallevik | Daniel Heløy Davidsen, Peter Wallevik, Stuart Price, Lucas, Damon Sharpe | |
| "Go Hard or Go Home" | Daniel Heløy Davidsen, Lucas Secon, Damon Sharpe, Thomas Sardorf | Thomas Sardorf, Daniel Heløy Davidsen, Damon Sharpe, Lucas | ||||
| "Heart Vacancy" | The Wanted | The Wanted | Jonas Jeberg, Lucas Secon, Wayne Hector | Jonas Jeberg | ||
| "A Good Day for Love to Die" | Maxwell George, Nathan Sykes, Siva Kaneswaran, Thomas Parker, Jay McGuiness, Sharon Vaughn, Marcus Bryant | Jonas Jeberg | ||||
| "Good Ol' Fashioned Love" | The Overtones | Good Ol' Fashioned Love | Co-writer | Lachie Chapman, Mike Crawshaw, Mark Franks, Darren Everest, Timmy Matley, Drew Scott, Joachim Scharup-Jansen, Jonas Jeberg, Sean Alexander | - | |
| "Gotta Be Somebody" | Shayne Ward | Obsession | Producer | - | Ray Hedges, Nigel Butler, David Kopatz | |
| "Resuscitate Me" | September | Love CPR | Co-writer/producer | Wayne Hector, Lucas Secon, Jonas Jeberg | Jonas Jeberg | |
| "Party in My Head" | 2011 | Wayne Hector, Lucas Secon, Daniel Heløy Davidsen, Peter Wallevik | Daniel Heløy Davidsen, Peter Wallevik, Lucas | |||
| "Think About It" | Melanie C | The Sea | Melanie Chrisolm, Adam Argyle, Daniel Heløy Davidsen, Peter Wallevik, Jason Gill | Davidsen, Gill | ||
| "Burn" | Chrisolm, Argyle, Davidsen, Wallevik, Gill | Davidsen, Gill | ||||
| "Cruel Intentions" | Think About It EP | Chrisolm Argyle, Davidsen, Wallevik, Gill | Davidsen, Gill | |||
| "Go Harder" | JLS | Jukebox | Aston Merrygold, Marvin Humes, Oritse Williams, Jonathan Gill, Daniel Heløy Davidsen, Jason Gill, Ali Tennant | Jason Gill | ||
| "3D" | Aston Merrygold, Marvin Humes, Oritse Williams, Jonathan Gill, Daniel Heløy Davidsen, Jason Gill, Damon Sharpe | Jason Gill, Damon Sharpe | ||||
| "Take You Down" | Producer | - | Jason Gill | |||
| "Love Me, Love Me" | Big Time Rush | Elevate | Co-writer/producer | Kandall Schmidt, James Maslow, Carlos Pena Jr., Logan Henderson, Christopher Rojas, Ole Broderson, Kasper "Kay" Larsen | Damon Sharpe, Chris Rojas, Kay 'n' Dustry | |
| "Let It Go" | 2012 | Alexandra Burke | Heartbreak on Hold | Belle Humble, Jason Gill | Jason Gill | |
| "This Love Will Survive" | Daniel Heløy Davidsen, Jason Gill, Sonia Clarke | Jason Gill, Daniel Heløy Davidsen | ||||
| "Between the Sheets" | Producer | - | Jason Gill | |||
| "Million Miles" | 2014 | Kylie Minogue | Kiss Me Once | Co-writer/producer | Chelcee Grimes, Daniel Heløy Davidsen, Peter Wallevik | Daniel Heløy Davidsen, Peter Wallevik |
| "Sexy Love" | Wayne Hector, Autumn Rowe, Daniel Heløy Davidsen, Peter Wallevik | Daniel Heløy Davidsen, Peter Wallevik | ||||
| "Up" (featuring Demi Lovato) |
2015 | Olly Murs | Never Been Better | Wayne Hector, Daniel Heløy Davidsen, Maegan Cottone, Peter Wallevik | Daniel Heløy Davidsen, Peter Wallevik, David Quinones, TommyD | |
| "I Could Be" (with Nadine Coyle) |
Shane Filan | Right Here | Shane Filan, Engelina Larsen, Kasper "Kay" Larsen, Martin Hedegaard, Sharon Vaughn | Kay | ||
| "Serious" | Fleur East | Love, Sax and Flashbacks | Daniel Heløy Davidsen, Peter Wallevik, Wayne Hector | Daniel Heløy Davidsen, Peter Wallevik | ||
| "Know Your Name" | Fleur East, Kasper "Kay" Larsen, Maegan Cottone, Tebey Ottoh | Kay | ||||
| "Need Somebody" | 2016 | Alex Newell | Non-album single | Brandyn Burnette, Janee Bennett, Daniel Heløy Davidsen, Peter Wallevik | Daniel Heløy Davidsen, Peter Wallevik | |
| "False Alarm" (with Becky Hill) |
Matoma | Hakuna Matoma / One in a Million |
Thomas Lagergren, Rebecca Hill, Daniel Heløy Davidsen, Peter Wallevik, Kara Dioguardi, James Newman | Matoma, Daniel Heløy Davidsen, Peter Wallevik, MNEK | ||
| "Keep It Moving" | Alex Newell | Non-album single | Brandyn Burnette, Janee Bennett, Daniel Heløy Davidsen, Peter Wallevik | Daniel Heløy Davidsen, Peter Wallevik | ||
| "Unpredictable" (solo / with Louisa Johnson) |
Olly Murs | 24 HRS | Daniel Heløy Davidsen, Peter Wallevik, Kara Dioguardi, Iain James | Daniel Heløy Davidsen, Peter Wallevik | ||
| "Nothing Else Matters" | Little Mix | Glory Days | Daniel Heløy Davidsen, Peter Wallevik, Camille Purcell, Wayne Hector | Daniel Heløy Davidsen, Peter Wallevik, Freedo, Joe Kearns | ||
| "Rhythm Inside" | Calum Scott | Only Human | Co-writer | Calum Scott, Jonathan Maguire, Corey Saunders, Kasper "Kay" Larsen | - | |
| "Digital Love" (featuring Hailee Steinfeld) |
2017 | Digital Farm Animals | Non-album single | Producer | - | Digital Farm Animals, W&W, Daniel Heløy Davidsen, Peter Wallevik |
| "Paint Me" | 2018 | Mamamoo | Yellow Flower EP | Co-writer | Chelcee Grimes, Daniel Heløy Davidsen, Peter Wallevik, Kara Dioguardi | - |
| "Love" | Kylie Minogue | Golden | Kylie Minogue, Autumn Rowe, Daniel Heløy Davidsen, Peter Wallevik, Wayne Hector | - | ||
| "Monday Blues" | Exo-CBX | Blooming Days EP | Daniel Heløy Davidsen, Peter Wallevik, Iain James, Maegan Cottone | - | ||
| "Slow" | Liam Payne | First Time EP | Producer | - | MdL, Sly | |
| "Friends" | Why Don't We | 8 Letters | Co-writer/producer | Daniel Heløy Davidsen, Peter Wallevik, Edward Drewett, Iain James | PhD | |
| "I Need a Night Out" | Chelcee Grimes | TBA | Chelcee Grimes, Kara DioGuardi, Daniel Heløy Davidsen, Kasper "Kay" Larsen | Daniel Heløy Davidsen, Kay | ||
| "Watch Love Die" | Melo Moreno | Colours | Co-writer | Rebecca Hill, Daniel Heløy Davidsen, Peter Wallevik, Jorgen Elofsson | - | |
| "You Don't Know Me" (with Flo Rida & Shaun Frank featuring Delaney Jane) |
Sigala | Brighter Days | Co-writer/producer | Bruce Fielder, Shaun Frank, Daniel Heløy Davidsen, Peter Wallevik, Janee Bennett, Tramar Dillard | Sigala, Shaun Frank, Alexander Healey | |
| "Stupid Things" | Four of Diamonds | TBA | Daniel Heløy Davidsen, Peter Wallevik, Neil Ormandy, Oladayo Olatunji, Caroline Ailin, Diamonte Harper, Gino Borri | Daniel Heløy Davidsen, Peter Wallevik, Tre Jean-Marie | ||
| "Younger" | Olly Murs | You Know I Know | Oliver Murs, Daniel Heløy Davidsen, Peter Wallevik, Wayne Hector, Lucas Secon | Daniel Heløy Davidsen, Peter Wallevik | ||
| "Love You Better" | Oliver Murs, Daniel Heløy Davidsen, Peter Wallevik, Wayne Hector, Lucas Secon | Daniel Heløy Davidsen, Peter Wallevik | ||||
| "Loaded Gun" | Boyzone | Thank You & Goodnight | Daniel Heløy Davidsen, Peter Wallevik, Edward Drewett, Camille Purcell | Daniel Heløy Davidsen, Peter Wallevik | ||
| "Anyone I Want to Be"[6] | Roksana Węgiel | Roksana Węgiel | Maegan Cottone, Nathan Duvall, Peter Wallevik, Daniel Heløy Davidsen, Lanberry, Patryk Kumór | Peter Wallevik, Daniel Heløy Davidsen | ||
| "Shame on You" | 2019 | Claire Richards | My Wildest Dreams | Karen Harding, Daniel Heløy Davidsen, Peter Wallevik, Chelcee Grimes | D&P, Johnny Sarde, The Collab | |
| "365" (with Katy Perry) |
ZEDD | TBA | Anton Zaslavski, Katheryn Hudson, Caroline Ailin, Daniel Heløy Davidsen, Peter Wallevik, Corey Sanders | ZEDD, Daniel Heløy Davidsen, Peter Wallevik | ||
| "Devil" | CLC | Non-album single | Co-producer | - | Peter Wallevik, Daniel Heløy Davidsen, Phil Plested, Lauren Aquilina | |
| "Killing Me" | 2021 | Chungha | Non-album single | Co-writer/producer | Musikality, Celine Svanback, Jeppe London, Sam Merrifield | Musikality, Jeppe London |
| "Can't Control Myself" | 2022 | Taeyeon | INVU | Co-producer | - | Celine Svanbäck, Lauritz Emil Christiansen, Jacob Ubizz, Ryan S. Jhun |
| "Fabulous" | 2023 | To. X | Co-producer | - | Rachel Kanner, Sammie Gee, Jacob Uchorczak, Oliver McEwan | |
| "Agit" | Purple Kiss | Cabin Fever | Co-producer | Dosie, Goeun, Yuki | Peter Wallevik, Daniel Davidsen, Chelcee Grimes, Kara DioGuardi | |
| "Welcome to MY World" | aespa | MY WORLD | Co-writer/producer | Ellie Suh (153/Joombas), Hyun Ji-won, Danke | Jacob Uchorczak, Celine Svanbäck, Patrizia Helander | |
| "Hands" | Kylie Minogue | Tension | Co-writer/producer | Daniel Davidsen, Kasper Larsen, Ryan Ashley | Daniel Davidsen, KayAndMusic |
The X Factor in Denmark
On 24 September 2010, it was announced that Cutfather would replace Remee in season four of the Danish X Factor.[citation needed] He joined returning judge Pernille Rosendahl and former judge Thomas Blachman.[citation needed] Cutfather won in his first season with Sarah Skaalum Jørgensen.[citation needed] After completing the fifth season (his second season), Cutfather left The X Factor and was replaced by Anne Linnet.[7]
References
- ^ "Account Suspended". www.hitquarters.com. Archived from the original on 2017-09-13. Retrieved 2021-10-16.
- ^ "Cutfather & Joe". Discogs. Archived from the original on 2016-05-03. Retrieved 2017-02-10.
- ^ "The Ivors 2004 - The Ivors". Archived from the original on 2017-03-12. Retrieved 2017-02-08.
- ^ "olly-murs-ft-demi-lovato - full Official Chart History - Official Charts Company". www.officialcharts.com. Archived from the original on 2017-02-11. Retrieved 2017-02-08.
- ^ "Soulpower Productions". Discogs. Archived from the original on 2017-02-11. Retrieved 2017-02-08.
- ^ ""Anyone I Want To Be" was offered to Iggy Azalea & Rita Ora before winning Junior Eurovision". 26 November 2018. Archived from the original on 27 November 2018. Retrieved 26 November 2018.
- ^ Who is … Cutfather? Archived 2017-08-17 at the Wayback Machine, Copenhagen Post, 10 February 2012
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