Lauren Christy (born 1968) is a British songwriter and record producer. Originally a solo artist, she found success as part of the writing production trio the Matrix. The Matrix was nominated for the Grammy Award for Producer of the Year, Non-Classical at the 46th Annual Grammy Awards.[1]
Biography
editChristy studied at the Bush Davies Ballet School as a child, before she decided to become a musician.[2]
Career
editBy age nineteen, Christy had become a solo recording artist.[3] She was signed to EMI Publishing and achieved a recording contract with Polygram Mercury records.[citation needed] In 1994, she received an American Music Awards nomination for Best New Artist.[citation needed] Her song "The Color of the Night" for the film Color of Night also garnered her a Golden Globe nomination for Best Song in an Original Motion Picture.[citation needed]
Five years later, Christy moved into production as co-creator of the Matrix.[3] Alongside creative partners, Christy's then-husband Graham Edwards and Scott Spock, the trio wrote and produced Avril Lavigne's debut album Let Go which included three international number one hits – "Complicated", "Sk8er Boi" and "I'm With You" – selling 20 million copies.[citation needed] "Complicated" led to the Matrix trio winning the Ivor Novello Award for International Hit of the Year, and they garnered seven Grammy nominations – including Song of the Year in 2003 for "Complicated" and again in 2004 for "I'm With You" along with Producer of the Year.[citation needed] Christy is also a two-time Juno award winner and a BMI Songwriter of the Year Award recipient.[3]
The Matrix has worked with artists such as Avril Lavigne, Jason Mraz, Shakira, Korn, David Bowie, Christina Aguilera, Britney Spears, Hilary Duff, Busted, Tokio Hotel and Rihanna.[citation needed]
Her solo songwriting work includes Enrique Iglesias's "Tonight I'm Loving You", Kelly Clarkson's "I Forgive You", Jason Derulo's "Breathing"; Leona Lewis' "Your Hallelujah"; Ricky Martin's "Liar"; Chris Brown's "Time For Love"'; Jamie Foxx's "Baby's In Love"; Dua Lipa's "Blow Your Mind Mwah"; and Bebe Rexha's "I Got You" and "Busted".[4]
In 2014, she was nominated for a Grammy for her work on Chris Brown's song, "Time For Love" on the album "X", nominated for Urban Contemporary Album of the Year. [5]
In 2016, she gained further recognition with her credits on G Eazy and Bebe Rexha's "Me, Myself and I".[3] Christy has written Iggy Azalea's first single "Team" that was released on 18 March 2016, as well as winner of The Voice Jordan Smith's first single "Stand in the Light".[citation needed]
In 2019, she worked in collaboration with Korn on three songs included in their 2019 release The Nothing. The titles include, "Cold", "Gravity of Discomfort", and "H@rd3r".[6]
Discography
edit- Albums
- Lauren Christy (Mercury Records, 1993)
- Breed (Mercury, 1997)
- Soundtrack appearances
- "The Color of the Night", from Color of Night (1994)
- "Breed", from Batman & Robin (1997)
- "Walk This Earth Alone", from Great Expectations (1998)
- "My Spot in the World", from 102 Dalmatians (2000)
References
edit- ^ John, Palisano (18 March 2016). "Where Are The Female Music Producers?". Cuepoint.
- ^ Seida, Linda. "Biography: Lauren Christy". AllMusic. Retrieved 21 May 2010.
- ^ a b c d "Lauren Christy, 'Me, Myself & I' Writer, Signs With Reservoir: Exclusive". Billboard.
- ^ "Bebe Rexha Compares Music Collaborations To Speed Dating ::Bebe Rexha News ::antiMusic.com". www.antimusic.com.
- ^ Grammy nominee Archived 7 December 2014 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Korn The Nothing album liner