Camus Celli is an American songwriter, record producer and entrepreneur born in Savannah, Ga. He studied composition and production at

Berklee College of Music Berklee College of Music is a private music college in Boston, Massachusetts. It is the largest independent college of contemporary music in the world. Known for the study of jazz and modern American music, it also offers college-level cou ...

before moving to New York to work as a freelance programmer for such music legends as

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and Keith Diamond

Career

After Writing and Producing UK soul sensation

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' 1991 second album '' Contribution'' album with

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, Celli signed his first publishing deal with

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and was later signed to

EMI Publishing EMI Music Publishing Ltd. is a British multinational music publishing company headquartered in London, owned by parent company Sony Corporation of America. In May 2018, Sony Music Publishing agreed to increase its stake in EMI to 90%, pending ...

. In 2003 Camus developed singer songwriter

Gavin DeGraw Gavin Shane DeGraw (born February 4, 1977) is an American singer-songwriter. DeGraw rose to fame with his song " I Don't Want to Be" from his debut album ''Chariot'' (2003); the song became the main theme song for The WB drama series ''One Tree ...

culminating in a deal with

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, Gavin's first record ''

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'' went on to sell one million copies and earned platinum certification. In 2009 Camus Produced and Mixed Gavin's critically acclaimed

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In 2008 Camus launched Vel Records to provide an incubator for artists that included management, marketing, publishing, as well as songwriting and production. The first signing to VEL was a joint venture with

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on his J Records Label. Current signings include the Birmingham UK Indie Rock band

DELUKA Deluka are a British indie rock and new wave band. Originally formed in Birmingham in 2004, the band moved to Brooklyn, New York upon being signed by a US label. The band consists of vocalist and guitarist Ellie Innocenti, programmer, producer ...

Camus has recently begun consulting for

Dr. Luke Lukasz Sebastian Gottwald (born September 26, 1973), known professionally as Dr. Luke, Tyson Trax, and Made in China, is an American record producer and songwriter. His professional music career began in the late-night television sketch comedy ...

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bringing Portland Oregon singer/songwriter Christian Burghardt into the Kemosabe roster.

Selected discography

2AM Club - What did you think was going to happen
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Gavin DeGraw - Free

Deluka - You Are the Night

Articles

The Sonics Are Taking Over: New Paths In Pop Songwriting

MIX MAGAZINE

Birmingham To Brooklyn: Deluka Makes Debut In DUMBO

References

External links

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Velrecords

The Sonics Are Taking Over: New Paths In Pop Songwriting
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