Greg Wells

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Name = Greg Wells


Img_capt = Greg Wells at Rocket Carousel Studio, Los Angeles.
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Origin = Peterborough, Ontario, Canada
Instrument = Piano, drums, guitar, bass, Hammond B3
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Genre = Rock, pop, classical, jazz
Occupation = Record producer, songwriter, musician, mix engineer
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URL = [http://www.gregwells.net GregWells.net]
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Greg Wells is a musician and Grammy nominated record producer [ [http://www.grammy.com/GRAMMY_Awards/ GRAMMY.com ] ] based in Los Angeles. Wells has produced, mixed and co-written hits with Katy Perry, OneRepublic, Mika, Jamie Cullum, Alexz Johnson, Deftones, Otep, The Veronicas, Jessie Baylin, Pink, Rufus Wainwright, Creeper Lagoon, Natasha Bedingfield, Team Sleep, Jars of Clay, Anna Waronker, Hanson, Latin popstar Belinda, and the Count Basie Orchestra.

Wells produced what is currently the most successful selling and charting song of the decade, "'Apologize" by Timbaland featuring OneRepublic. [ [http://billboard.com/bbcom/chart_beat/bonus.jsp Billboard.com delivers Music Chart Coverage- Find Digital Music Charts ] ] Jeff Leeds of the New York Times wrote an article about this song on Dec. 1, 2007, featuring a brief interview with Wells in the last paragraph [ [http://www.nytimes.com/2007/12/01/arts/music/01one.html Radio’s Newest Strategy: Play a Hit, Again and Again - New York Times ] ] . Also Mika's debut album Life in Cartoon Motion is one of the highest selling albums in the world in 2007 at 6 million units globally.

elected discography

*""One of the Boys"" by Katy Perry
*"Life in Cartoon Motion" by Mika
*"Apologize" by Timbaland featuring Onerepublic
*""Dreaming out Loud"" by OneRepublic
*"Poses" by Rufus Wainwright
*"Deftones" by Deftones
*"House of Secrets" by Otep
*"Confessions of a Broken Heart (Daughter to Father)" by Lindsay Lohan
*"If We Were" and Ni Freud Ni Tu Mamá" by Belinda (singer)
*"Hook Me Up" by The Veronicas
*"We Rock (Camp Rock song)" by Camp Rock
*"Much Afraid" by Jars of Clay

References

External links

* [http://www.gregwells.net/ Greg Wells Website]
* [http://www.nytimes.com/2007/12/01/arts/music/01one.html/ Wells interviewed in NY Times article]
* [http://www.laptoprockers.eu/music/p1/interview-greg-wells/ Recent interview in webzine "www.laptoprockers.eu" ]