Henry Russell Walter (born April 23, 1986), known professionally as Cirkut, is a Canadian record producer and songwriter.
He has produced almost every song by American singer Ava Max and has worked with many popular stars such as Katy Perry, Rihanna, The Weeknd, Britney Spears, Jessie J, Kesha, Shakira, Nicki Minaj, B.o.B, Lil Wayne, and Miley Cyrus.
Life[]
Walter was raised in Halifax, Nova Scotia and moved to Toronto in 2004 where he opened Dream House Studios. He has since relocated to Los Angeles, California.
Career Accomplishments[]
Songs Cirkut has written and produced include the Billboard Hot 100 No. 1 singles "Part of Me", "Roar" and "Dark Horse" by Katy Perry, and "Wrecking Ball" by Miley Cyrus. His production credits on The Weeknd's album "Starboy" won him the 2018 Grammy Award for Best Urban Contemporary Album.
Trivia[]
- When Ava sang "Happy Birthday" to Cirkut, it led both musicians to work together, writing hundreds of songs and releasing "Anyone But You" on SoundCloud in July 2016.
- In a 2023 interview with Nylon, Max revealed that her and Cirkut started dating at first.[1]
- Max's song "Spot a Fake" seems to be a warning to Cirkut about Madison Love, as he unfollowed Max shortly after the song's release.
- Max unfollowed Cirkut not long after he unfollowed her.