Russ DeSalvo is an American producer,

arranger In music, an arrangement is a musical adaptation of an existing composition. Differences from the original composition may include reharmonization, melodic paraphrasing, orchestration, or formal development. Arranging differs from orchestrat ...

, songwriter, and

guitarist A guitarist (or a guitar player) is a person who plays the guitar. Guitarists may play a variety of guitar family instruments such as classical guitars, acoustic guitars, electric guitars, and bass guitars. Some guitarists accompany themselve ...

. DeSalvo works with

Celine Dion Céline Marie Claudette Dion (born 30 March 1968) is a Canadian singer. Referred to as the "Honorific nicknames in popular music, Queen of Power Ballads", Dion's powerful, technically skilled vocals and commercially successful works have had ...

Lionel Richie Lionel Brockman Richie Jr. (born June 20, 1949) is an American singer, songwriter, record producer, and television personality. He rose to fame in the 1970s as a songwriter and the co-lead singer of the Motown group Commodores; writing and recor ...

(DeSalvo played guitar and

synthesizer A synthesizer (also synthesiser or synth) is an electronic musical instrument that generates audio signals. Synthesizers typically create sounds by generating waveforms through methods including subtractive synthesis, additive synthesis a ...

on the ''Definitive Collection'' CD),

Laura Pausini Laura Pausini (; born 16 May 1974) is an Italian Pop music, pop singer. She rose to fame in 1993, winning the newcomer artists' section of the Sanremo Music Festival 1993, 43rd Sanremo Music Festival with the song "La solitudine", which becam ...

, and Kyle Archer (guitar on the ''Addin' Somethin' In'' CD). In April 2006, DeSalvo and British singer/songwriter Natascha Sohl released a single entitled "Naked," material that they wrote and recorded. DeSalvo was the composer of, and the writer of "Real Life" and "Feels Like Love" on, ''Barbie Diaries'' (2006), an

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Publishing

Desalvo was formerly published by Sir

Paul McCartney Sir James Paul McCartney (born 18 June 1942) is an English singer, songwriter and musician who gained global fame with the Beatles, for whom he played bass guitar and the piano, and shared primary songwriting and lead vocal duties with John ...

's music publishing company (

MPL Communications MPL Communications (which stands for McCartney Productions Ltd.) ( NAICS 512230, SIC 2741) is the umbrella company for the business interests of Paul McCartney and was established in 1969. In addition to handling McCartney's post-Beatles work, M ...

), INC,

EMI Music EMI Group Limited (formerly EMI Group plc until 2007; originally an initialism for Electric and Musical Industries, also referred to as EMI Records or simply EMI) was a British Transnational corporation, transnational Conglomerate (company), c ...

Publishing, and

Warner/Chappell Music Warner Chappell Music, Inc. is an American music publishing company and a subsidiary of the Warner Music Group. Warner Chappell Music's catalog consists of over 1.4 million compositions and 150,000 composers, with offices in over 40 countries. ...

Current arranging and writing

Desalvo is currently writing and arranging for

Disney The Walt Disney Company, commonly referred to as simply Disney, is an American multinational mass media and entertainment industry, entertainment conglomerate (company), conglomerate headquartered at the Walt Disney Studios (Burbank), Walt Di ...

's Princess Stores; scoring, producing, writing, and arranging for

Mattel Mattel, Inc. ( ) is an American multinational corporation, multinational toy manufacturing and entertainment company headquartered in El Segundo, California. Founded in Los Angeles by Harold Matson and the husband-and-wife duo of Ruth Handler, ...

Barbie Barbie is a fashion doll created by American businesswoman Ruth Handler, manufactured by American toy and entertainment company Mattel and introduced on March 9, 1959. The toy was based on the German Bild Lilli doll, Bild Lilli doll which Hand ...

Diaries & Barbie 6 Series; and writing collaborations with Amber Claire (

Sony/BMG Sony BMG Music Entertainment was an American record company owned as a 50–50 joint venture between Sony Corporation of America and Bertelsmann. The venture's successor, the revived Sony Music, is wholly owned by Sony, following their buyout o ...

– New Zealand),

Ross Copperman Ross Copperman (born October 1, 1982) is an American Grammy-nominated singer-songwriter and record producer. After his experience as an artist in the UK, Copperman went to Nashville, Tennessee, where he pursued a career in country music. He ha ...

(Sony/BMG – UK), James Carrington (Cheeky Music/ Champion Records – UK), Greg Johnson (

Capitol Records Capitol Records, LLC (known legally as Capitol Records, Inc. until 2007), and simply known as Capitol, is an American record label owned by Universal Music Group through its Capitol Music Group imprint. It was founded as the first West Coast-base ...

– New Zealand), and Kristy Frank (Ruff Nation/Universal).

Management

DeSalvo is represented by Aimee Berger, President of 2 Generations SPA Music Management (2G), a

music management A talent manager (also known as an artist manager, band manager, or music manager) is an individual who guides the professional career of artists within the entertainment industry. The responsibility of a talent manager is to oversee the day- ...

and

record label "Big Three" music labels A record label or record company is a brand or trademark of Sound recording and reproduction, music recordings and music videos, or the company that owns it. Sometimes, a record label is also a Music publisher, ...

company.

Discography

Freak of Nature ''Freak of Nature'' is the second studio album by American singer Anastacia, released on November 23, 2001, by Epic Records and Daylight Records. The album was primarily produced by Ric Wake, Sam Watters, and Louis Biancaniello, with additio ...

Anastacia Anastacia Lyn Newkirk ( ; born September 17, 1968) is an American singer-songwriter. Her first two studio albums, '' Not That Kind'' (2000) and '' Freak of Nature'' (2001), achieved chart success with the singles " I'm Outta Love", " Not That Ki ...

, 2001–03, Guitar (Acoustic),

Arranger In music, an arrangement is a musical adaptation of an existing composition. Differences from the original composition may include reharmonization, melodic paraphrasing, orchestration, or formal development. Arranging differs from orchestrat ...

, Keyboards *"

Not That Kind ''Not That Kind'' is the debut studio album by American singer Anastacia. It was released on June 16, 2000, by Epic Records and Daylight Records. The album features production by Sam Watters, Louis Biancaniello, Ric Wake, Evan Rogers, Carl St ...

," Anastacia, 2001, Guitar (Acoustic), Arranger, Keyboards *"How We Roll," The Barrio Boyzz, 1995,

Guitar The guitar is a stringed musical instrument that is usually fretted (with Fretless guitar, some exceptions) and typically has six or Twelve-string guitar, twelve strings. It is usually held flat against the player's body and played by strumming ...

*"Donde Quiera Que Estes," 1993, 2005, The Barrio Boyzz, Soloist, Guitarra Concheros *"Ven a Mi," The Barrio Boyzz, 1997, Guitar *"Guitar Crazy Coolin'," The Barrio Boyzz, 1992, Guitar *"Love And Freedom,"

BeBe Winans Benjamin "BeBe" Winans (born September 17, 1962) is an American gospel and R&B singer from Detroit, Michigan. He is a member of the noted Winans family, most members of which are also gospel artists. Winans has released nine solo albums, seven ...

, 2000, Guitar, Arranger, Keyboards, Producer *"I'm No Angel,"

Carole Davis Carole Raphaelle Davis (born 17 February 1958) is an English-American actress, model, singer, and writer. Career Acting In 1978, Davis posed for ''Playboy''. In 1980, she posed for '' Penthouse'' magazine under the name Tamara Kapitas, becomi ...

, 1993, Guitar *"

These Are Special Times ''These Are Special Times'' is the seventeenth studio album and sixth English-language album by Canadian singer Celine Dion, and also her first English-language Christmas album. It was first released in Europe on 30 October 1998, by Col ...

," Celine Dion, 1998 & 2000, Guitar, Arranger *"Unison/Celine Dion/

The Colour of My Love ''The Colour of My Love'' is the twelfth studio album and third English-language album by Canadian singer Celine Dion. It was released by Sony Music on 9 November 1993. The songs were produced mainly by David Foster, Ric Wake, Walter Afanasieff, ...

," Celine Dion, 2002, Keyboards *"

One Heart ''One Heart'' is the nineteenth studio album and eighth English-language album by Canadian singer Celine Dion, released by Sony Music on 24 March 2003. It was promoted by the lead single " I Drove All Night". ''One Heart'' was produced mainly by ...

," Celine Dion, 2003, Guitar,

Piano A piano is a keyboard instrument that produces sound when its keys are depressed, activating an Action (music), action mechanism where hammers strike String (music), strings. Modern pianos have a row of 88 black and white keys, tuned to a c ...

, Arranger, Keyboards *"

," Celine Dion, 1993, Keyboards *"

Falling Into You ''Falling into You'' is the fourteenth studio album and fourth English-language album by Canadian singer Celine Dion, released on 11 March 1996 by Sony Music. The follow-up to her blockbuster album '' The Colour of My Love'' (1993) and French-l ...

," Celine Dion, 1996, Guitar *"

I Drove All Night "I Drove All Night" is a song written and composed by American songwriters Billy Steinberg and Tom Kelly and originally intended for Roy Orbison. Orbison recorded the song in 1987, the year before his death, but his version was not released until ...

/I Know What Love Is," Celine Dion, 2003, Guitar, Piano, Arranger, Keyboards *"

Just No Other Way ''Just No Other Way'' is the twelfth studio album by Chinese-American singer Coco Lee, CoCo Lee, released on 2 November 1999 by Epic Records, Epic and 550 Music. It consists of Pop music, pop and Contemporary R&B, R&B songs. It features the singl ...

CoCo Lee CoCo Lee ( zh, c=李玟; 17 January 1975 – 5 July 2023) was a Chinese-American singer, songwriter, and actress. She is one of the best-selling artists in Asia and widely regarded as a significant figure and a diva. Her career began in 1993 i ...

, 2000, Arranger *" Innocent Eyes,"

Delta Goodrem Delta Lea Goodrem Order of Australia, AM (born 9 November 1984) is an Australian singer, songwriter, television personality and actress based in Sydney. Goodrem signed a recording contract with Sony Music at the age of 15. Her debut studio album ...

, 2003,

Synthesizer A synthesizer (also synthesiser or synth) is an electronic musical instrument that generates audio signals. Synthesizers typically create sounds by generating waveforms through methods including subtractive synthesis, additive synthesis a ...

, Guitar, Arranger *"

Positively Somewhere ''Positively Somewhere'' is the second studio album by American singer Jennifer Paige. It was released by Edel America and Hollywood Records on September 18, 2001 in the United States. A breakaway from her self-titled previous album (1998), Paig ...

Jennifer Paige Jennifer Paige Scoggins (born September 3, 1973) is an American singer. She is best known for her international number-one pop hit "Crush" and another singles " Sober", " Always You" and ''Ta Voix (The Calling)'' in duet with French singer L� ...

, 2001–03, Guitar (Acoustic), Guitar (Electric), Keyboards,

Programming Program (American English; also Commonwealth English in terms of computer programming and related activities) or programme (Commonwealth English in all other meanings), programmer, or programming may refer to: Business and management * Program m ...

, Producer *"Everything's Kool & The Gang: Greatest Hits & More,"

Kool & the Gang Kool & the Gang is an American Rhythm and blues, R&B, soul music, soul, and funk band formed in Jersey City, New Jersey, in 1964. Its founding members include brothers Robert "Kool" Bell and Ronald Bell (musician), Ronald Bell (also known as " ...

, 1988, Guitar *" Stronger,"

Kristine W Kristine Elizabeth Weitz (born June 8, 1962), widely known by her stage name Kristine W, is an American singer, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, and entrepreneur. She is most widely known as a dance music artist. Born and raised in Pasco, Washi ...

, 2000, Guitar *" From the Inside,"

, 2002 & 2004, Guitar *" The Definitive Collection, Lionel Richie, 2003, Synthesizer, Guitar, Arranger *"

Encore An encore is an additional performance given by performers at the conclusion of a show or concert, usually in response to extended applause from the audience.Lalange Cochrane, in ''Oxford Companion to Music'', Alison Latham, ed., Oxford Universi ...

, 2002, Synthesizer, Guitar, Arranger *"All Sides,"

LMNT LMNT (pronounced "element") was an American boy band that was active from 2000 to 2003. The group's name was selected by the band's original line-up from contest entries solicited by '' Teen People'' magazine. It at first consisted of three sing ...

, 2002, Guitar (Acoustic), Guitar, Guitar (Electric) *"

The Raven "The Raven" is a narrative poem by American writer Edgar Allan Poe. First published in January 1845, the poem is often noted for its musicality, stylized language and supernatural atmosphere. It tells of a distraught lover who is paid a visit ...

Lou Reed Lewis Allan Reed (March 2, 1942October 27, 2013) was an American musician and songwriter. He was the guitarist, singer, and principal songwriter for the rock band the Velvet Underground and had a solo career that spanned five decades. Althoug ...

, 2003, Guitar, Arranger, Keyboards *" Shut Up and Kiss Me,"

Michelle Wright Michelle Wright (born July 1, 1961) is a Canadian country music artist. She won the Canadian Country Music Association's Fans' Choice Award twice (1993 and 1995). In 2011, Wright was inducted into the Canadian Country Music Hall of Fame. Wright ...

, 2004, Guitar (Acoustic), Arranger, Guitar (Electric), Keyboards, Producer, Keyboard Programming *"Return to Love,"

Nana Mouskouri Ioanna "Nana" Mouskouri ( ; born 13 October 1934) is a Greek singer and politician. Over the span of her career, she has released an estimated 450 albums in at least thirteen languages, including Greek language, Greek, French language, French, ...

, 1997, Guitar (Acoustic), Arranger, Keyboards *"A Rosie Christmas,"

Rosie O'Donnell Roseann O'Donnell (born March 21, 1962) is an American talk show host, comedian, and actress. She began her comedy career as a teenager and received her breakthrough on the television series ''Star Search'' in 1984. After a series of television ...

, 1999, Guitar, Arranger, Keyboards, Keyboard Programming *"Another Rosie Christmas," Rosie O'Donnell, 2000, Guitar (Acoustic), Guitar, Arranger, Keyboards *"Purest of Pain,"

Son by Four Son by Four is a Latin music group from Puerto Rico, well known for their English U.S. pop hit " The Purest of Pain (A Puro Dolor)". The group is now independent, and they founded their label SB4 Music Group in 2003. Son by Four was created by ...

, 2000, Synthesizer, Guitar (Acoustic), Arranger, Keyboards *"

Songs from the Crystal Cave ''Songs from the Crystal Cave'' is the debut album by actor Steven Seagal, released in 2004 on Nonsolo Blues and Warner Strategic Marketing. The album features a mix of musical genres, including rock, reggae, and country. Musicians collaborating ...

Steven Seagal Steven Frederic Seagal ( ; born April 10, 1952) is an American actor, producer, screenwriter, martial artist, and musician. A 7th-Dan (rank), dan Black belt (martial arts), black belt in aikido, he began his adult life as a martial arts instru ...

, 2004, Synthesizer, Guitar (Acoustic), Arranger, Guitar (Electric) *" Love Child," Sweet Sensation, 1990, Guitar, Guitar (Electric) *"Tony Terry," Tony Terry, 1991, Guitar *"

Ally McBeal ''Ally McBeal'' is an American legal comedy-drama television series created by David E. Kelley that originally aired on Fox from September 8, 1997, to May 20, 2002. It revolves around Calista Flockhart in the title role as a lawyer working ...

For Once in My Life "For Once in My Life" is a song written by Ron Miller and Orlando Murden for Motown Records' Stein & Van Stock publishing company, and first recorded in 1965. It was written and first recorded as a slow ballad, in 1965 by Connie Haines, but the ...

," featuring

Vonda Shepard Vonda Shepard (born July 7, 1963) is an American singer, songwriter, music director, and actress. She is perhaps best known for her starring role as a fictionalized version of herself on the television series '' Ally McBeal'' (1997–2002), for w ...

, various artists, 2001, Guitar, Keyboards, Programming *�
Feed Your Soul
” Gillian Krystal, 2019, Producer *" Choose Your Own Adventure: The Abominable Snowman," Cassidy Ladden, 2006, Songwriter

References

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