Stargate (production team)
Stargate is a Norwegian music producer and songwriter team. It was founded in 1997 by Tor Erik Hermansen, Mikkel Eriksen and Storleer Hallgeir Rustan in Trondheim.
Career
Initial successes were able to achieve the Norwegian singer Noora Noor 1999 Stargate with the production of the album Curious. In the following years they went through their work for Blue, Mis - Teeq and Atomic Kitten, especially in the United Kingdom, a name. In the spring of 2005 settled Hermansen and Eriksen, Rustan had since left Stargate, to New York. In 2006 they possibly with So Sick by Ne -yo debut album In My Own Words international breakthrough. The song reached # 1 on the U.S. among other Billboard charts.
In 2010 they were among the most successful producers in the world, with their work for Rihanna ( Rude Boy, Te Amo. Only Girl ( In The World) ), Ne -Yo ( Beautiful Monster ) and Katy Perry ( Firework ) several top hits could land.
In May 2012, the single was released R.I.P. Rita Ora, which was produced by Stargate with Chase & Status. The title rose in the UK at # 1 on the charts, and contains numerous elements of dubstep, such as the characteristic wobble bass. With the coming from Australia Sia Furler and in collaboration with Benjamin " Benny Blanco " Levin and Jan Vollers Stargate produced the first single from the Rihanna album Unapologetic Diamonds, which was released in Germany on 16 November, 2012.
Awards (selection)
- 2008: Rolling Stone: Best Hitmakers
- 2009: ASCAP: Songwriter of the Year
Discography (selection)
- 2005: In My Own Words (Ne -Yo )
- 2005: Music of the Sun (Rihanna )
- 2006: A Girl Like Me (Rihanna )
- 2006: B'Day ( Beyoncé)
- 2007: Good Girl Gone Bad (Rihanna )
- 2008: Jennifer Hudson ( Jennifer Hudson)
- 2008: Shontelligence ( Shontelle )
- 2010: Rated R ( Rihanna )
- 2010: No Boys Allowed ( Keri Hilson )
- 2011: Roll Up ( Wiz Khalifa)
- 2011: Black & Yellow ( Wiz Khalifa)
- 2012: Let Me Love You (Ne -Yo )
- 2013: The Fox ( Ylvis )