Russ Irwin is an American singer-songwriter, producer, composer and multi-instrumentalist from New York City. He has worked with multiple artists including

Aerosmith Aerosmith is an American Rock music, rock band formed in Boston in 1970. The group consists of Steven Tyler (lead vocals), Joe Perry (musician), Joe Perry (guitar), Tom Hamilton (musician), Tom Hamilton (bass), Joey Kramer (drums) and Brad Whi ...

Sting Sting may refer to: * Stinger or sting, a structure of an animal to inject venom, or the injury produced by a stinger * Irritating hairs or prickles of a stinging plant, or the plant itself Fictional characters and entities * Sting (Middle-eart ...

, Bryan Adams, Meat Loaf, Foreigner, Cheap Trick, Joe Bonamassa, and Curt Smith. Irwin studied music business and classical piano at New York University and also attended the New School for jazz piano. In 1991, he was signed by Charles Koppelman to

SBK Records SBK Records was a record label, owned by Universal Music Group, that was currently part of the Capitol Music Group, where it is in hibernation. The label was founded in 1988 and during its time in activity existed as part of the EMI Group. Histo ...

and a self-titled album, produced by Phil Ramone followed later that year. The album debuted on the ''

Billboard A billboard (also called a hoarding in the UK and many other parts of the world) is a large outdoor advertising structure (a billing board), typically found in high-traffic areas such as alongside busy roads. Billboards present large advertise ...

'' Heatseekers chart, and the single, "My Heart Belongs to You" hit No. 28 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100. and the song "I Need You Now" hit No. 36 on the

Radio & Records ''Radio & Records'' (''R&R'') was a trade publication providing news and airplay information for the radio and music industries. It started as an independent trade from 1973 to 2006 until VNU Media took over in 2006 and became a relaunched sister ...

Rock chart. In 1992, Irwin toured with his band, opening for

Roxette Roxette was a Swedish pop rock duo, consisting of Marie Fredriksson (vocals and keyboards) and Per Gessle (vocals and guitar). Formed in 1986, the duo became an international act in the late 1980s, when they released their breakthrough second a ...

. In the mid-1990s, Irwin went on to play with Mayfield, a band featuring Curt Smith, the lead singer of Tears for Fears which led to a touring position as a keyboardist, vocalist and guitarist with

(1997–2014),

, (2000–2001), Bryan Adams (2002), Cheap Trick (2012) and Joe Bonamassa (2016) Biography AllMusic He has performed live with

Jeff Beck Geoffrey Arnold Beck (born 24 June 1944) is an English rock guitarist. He rose to prominence with the Yardbirds and after fronted the Jeff Beck Group and Beck, Bogert & Appice. In 1975, he switched to a mainly instrumental style, with a focus ...

John Fogerty John Cameron Fogerty (born May 28, 1945) is an American singer, songwriter and guitarist. Together with Doug Clifford, Stu Cook, and his brother Tom Fogerty Thomas Richard Fogerty (November 9, 1941 – September 6, 1990) was an American mu ...

, Jonny Lang,

Slash Slash may refer to: * Slash (punctuation), the "/" character Arts and entertainment Fictional characters * Slash (Marvel Comics) * Slash (''Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles'') Music * Harry Slash & The Slashtones, an American rock band * Nash th ...

, Duncan Sheik, and

Jessica Simpson Jessica Ann Simpson (born July 10, 1980) is an American singer, actress, entrepreneur and philanthropist. After performing in church choirs as a child, Simpson signed with Columbia Records in 1997, aged seventeen. Her debut studio album, '' Swe ...

. In 2008, Irwin performed on the Chris Botti Live in Boston DVD. Irwin has written songs for

, Foreigner, Scorpions, and Meat Loaf's ''

Bat Out of Hell 3 ''Bat Out of Hell III: The Monster Is Loose'' is the ninth studio album by Meat Loaf, and the third and final album in the ''Bat Out of Hell'' trilogy. It was released in Ireland on October 20, 2006, 29 years after '' Bat Out of Hell'' (1977), an ...

''. In 2006, Irwin produced Clay Aiken's single " I Want to Know What Love Is". In 2012 Irwin co-wrote the

Adult top 40 hit "

What Could Have Been Love "What Could Have Been Love" is a power ballad by American hard-rock band Aerosmith that was released on August 22, 2012. It is featured on their studio album, ''Music from Another Dimension!'' A video for the single was released on October 18, 201 ...

" (#21), on the album ''

Music From Another Dimension Music is generally defined as the art of arranging sound to create some combination of form, harmony, melody, rhythm or otherwise expressive content. Exact definitions of music vary considerably around the world, though it is an aspect ...

'' and the top 10 hit 'Lollipop' for Japanese artist Lisa Hirako. He then released his second solo album ''Get Me Home'', which included guest artists

Steven Tyler Steven Victor Tallarico (born March 26, 1948), known professionally as Steven Tyler, is an American singer, best known as the lead singer of the Boston-based rock band Aerosmith, in which he also plays the harmonica, piano, and percussion. ...

and Brad Whitford of Aerosmith, Chris Botti and

Dean DeLeo Dean DeLeo (born August 23, 1961) is an American guitarist known for his work with rock band Stone Temple Pilots. DeLeo is also known for his role in the short-lived bands Talk Show and Army of Anyone. He is the older brother of Robert DeLeo, ...

of Stone Temple Pilots.

Discography

*''Russ Irwin'', 1991 Get Me Home 2012 Dimension form Another Dimension - Aerosmith A little South of Sanity - Aerosmtih The Best of Foreigner - Foreigner A Thousand Different Ways - Clay Aiken

Live to Win ''Live to Win'' is the second solo studio album from Kiss vocalist, guitarist and co-founder Paul Stanley, released on October 24, 2006. The album's title track was featured in the ''South Park'' episode "Make Love, Not Warcraft", twenty days pr ...

- Paul Stanley

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Irwin, Russ Musicians from New York (state) Year of birth missing (living people) Living people Aerosmith members 20th-century American keyboardists