Cirkut (record producer)

Cirkut
Background information
Birth name	Henry Russell Walter
Born	1985/1986 (age 30–31)
Origin	Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Genres	Pop
Occupation(s)	Record producer, songwriter

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 Taylor Swift, including the Billboard Hot 100 No. 1 singles, "Part of Me", "Roar", and "Dark Horse" by Katy Perry, and "Wrecking Ball" by Miley Cyrus.

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. The trio had submitted 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.

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