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Louis Bell

Louis Bell

American record producer (born 1982)

Louis Russell Bell (born May 27, 1982) is an American record producer, vocal producer, songwriter, and mixing engineer. Bell's work includes production for Post Malone, Camila Cabello, Halsey, Justin Bieber, Miley Cyrus, 5 Seconds of Summer, Taylor Swift, Juice Wrld, DJ Khaled, Kanye West and Frank Dukes among others.[2] A producer and writer specializing in various genres, Bell has 18 US top 10 hits to his credit, including eight number ones, all since 2018.[3][4] Billboard called Bell's impact on the top of the charts "historic" and labeled him "pop's most prolific, accomplished and untethered freelancer of 2019".[5]

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Life and career

Early life

Louis Bell was born on May 27, 1982, in Quincy, Massachusetts. He began taking piano lessons at the age of 11 and used this skill to make beats with a keyboard and the audio software Fruity Loops, which led to him developing himself as a rapper and recording himself on the computer and eventually opening his own studio in Boston where he worked with dozens of artists.[6]

Career

In 2013, Bell moved to Los Angeles after signing with his manager Austin Rosen, CEO/Founder of Electric Feel Management.[7] After some time working together in the studio, Bell and artist Post Malone quickly realized they had a great chemistry, and the same vision musically.[6] The duo continued to work together on Post Malone's debut album Stoney and multiple singles including "Congratulations" that gained popularity in late 2015.[8]

Bell's career took off in January 2016 when Justin Bieber visited him, Malone, and fellow producer Frank Dukes in the studio while finishing the Stoney album and the resulting product was the single "Deja Vu".[9]

In August 2016, Bell's first hit song, "Let Me Love You" by Justin Bieber, DJ Snake, and co-written with a longtime collaborator Andrew Watt, made its chart-topping debut.[10] Bell co-wrote and vocal produced the Frank Dukes & Metro Boomin co-production "Congratulations", Stoney's lead single, which debuted at Top 10 on the Billboard Hot 100 Chart followed by "Rockstar", the lead single of Malone's second album, Beerbongs & Bentleys, which held the No. 1 spot on Billboard's Hot 100 chart for eight straight weeks.[11]

Bell has also collaborated with numerous artists including PartyNextDoor, Tyga, Juvenile, Sugar Ray, Mike Stud, OMI, Joe Budden, Andrew Watt, and many more. Bell earned a spot on Variety's 2017 Hitmakers list for his work on Malone's "Congratulations", Kygo's collaboration with Selena Gomez's "It Ain't Me", and Camila Cabello's and Young Thug's "Havana".[12]

On July 6, 2019, Bell became only the second person to top Billboard's newly launched Hot 100 Producer chart. This was thanks to four Hot 100 charting titles, on which Bell is credited as a producer.[13] He also reached number 3 on the Hot 100 Songwriters chart, thanks to his five songwriting credits on the Hot 100.[13]

Bell signed an exclusive publishing deal with Universal Music Publishing Group in January 2021.[14] In April 2023, Bell became the first songwriter to have eight RIAA diamond certified singles.[15] He is one of several artists involved in UMG's AI music incubator.[16]

Production and songwriting credits

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Accolades

Grammy Awards

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^[a] Grammy Award Winner Certificate-eligible nominations, as opposed to statuette-eligible.[18]

iHeartRadio Music Awards

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References

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    @EFMGMT (November 21, 2017). ".@Variety #HITMAKERS edition on stands everywhere. congrats boys" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
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    Cea, Max (March 4, 2020). "Post Malone's Right-Hand Man Is the Hottest Producer in the World". GQ. Retrieved January 21, 2021.
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    J. Horowitz, Steven (June 13, 2019). "How Louis Bell Went From Boston Basements to The Top of the Hot 100 With Post Malone". Billboard. Retrieved October 17, 2019.
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    Trust, Gary (November 25, 2019). "Post Malone's 'Circles' Hits No. 1 on Billboard Hot 100, Billie Eilish's 'Everything I Wanted' Blasts to Top 10". Billboard. Retrieved November 25, 2019.
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    "Writer/Producer Louis Bell Is Having a Historic Run in the Hot 100's Top 10". Billboard. Retrieved April 29, 2019.
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    "This is How Post Malone's "rockstar" Was Made". November 6, 2017. Retrieved December 9, 2017.
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    "From 'Rockstar' to 'Havana,' Meet the Indie Management Label Repping Producers Behind Today's Biggest Hits". Billboard. December 4, 2017. Retrieved December 9, 2017.
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    "Stoney – Post Malone – Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved December 9, 2017.
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    "Louis Bell on Co-Producing Post Malone's No. 1 Hit 'rockstar': 'We Weren't Thinking of the Hot 100 at All'". Billboard. October 20, 2017. Retrieved December 9, 2017.
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    "DJ Snake & Justin Bieber's 'Let Me Love You' Blocked From U.K. No. 1 by Another Bieber Song". Billboard. Retrieved December 9, 2017.
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    "Post Malone & 21 Savage Earn First Hot 100 No. 1 With 'Rockstar'". Billboard. Retrieved December 9, 2017.
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    "Variety's 2017 Hitmakers". November 21, 2017.
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    Zellner, Xander (July 2, 2019). "Louis Bell Hits No. 1 On Hot 100 Producers Chart". Billboard. Retrieved July 30, 2019.
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    Angermiller, Michele Amabile (January 13, 2021). "Post Malone Collaborator Louis Bell Sells Catalog to Universal Music Publishing Group". Variety. Retrieved January 21, 2021.
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    "Songwriter Louis Bell sets new RIAA record with 8 Diamond-certified singles". Music Business Worldwide. April 24, 2023. Retrieved April 8, 2024.
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    Dredge, Stuart (August 21, 2023). "YouTube launches 'Music AI Incubator' with UMG on board". Music Ally. Retrieved April 8, 2024.
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    "Louis Bell at Grammys". Grammy Award. November 2, 2019. Retrieved February 17, 2020.
  18. [18]
    Recording Academy (2020). "63rd Grammy Awards Rules and Guidelines" (PDF). Grammys. Retrieved June 4, 2021.
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