Captain Cuts is a

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and remix team based in

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. The trio is composed of Ben Berger, Ryan McMahon and Ryan Rabin (son of Trevor), drummer and producer of the band Grouplove. Collectively they have produced and co-written songs for artists such as Walk the Moon (" Shut Up and Dance"),

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(" I Got You"), Halsey, The Chainsmokers, Grouplove,

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, LÉON,

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, among others. In December 2013, they signed a joint venture deal with Warner Bros Records to form Cuts Records, a record label through which to sign, produce and develop new artists. In 2016, they signed a record deal with Epic Records as artists and released their first single "Love Like We Used To" on October 14.

Background and career

Berger, McMahon and Rabin grew up in Los Angeles, going to the same high school and involved in the music scene. They first wrote together several years later, and when their creative dynamic felt natural after the first song, they continued working together, eventually forming Captain Cuts and becoming long-term collaborators. Captain Cuts began performing DJ sets on a recurring basis at Emo Nite LA in 2016. The team was a featured artist on the 2018

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and Felix Jaehn single " So Close", with a music video starring ''Sports Illustrated'' Swimsuit cover girl Camille Kostek.

Discography

Singles

As lead artist

* "Love Like We Used To" (2016) * "Cocaina" (2017) * "House Party" (2017) * "Do You Think About Me" (2018) * "Summertime Love" (2019) * "Heat" (2019) * "Stuck in My Head" (2020)

As featured artist

* "So Close" (2018) * "On Air" (2022)

Songwriting and production credits

Singles

Full discography

Remixes

* Walk the Moon - "One Foot" * Grouplove – "Colours" * Icona Pop – "Manners" * Superhumanoids – "Mirrors" (Captain Cuts & Grouplove Remix) *

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– " I Wanna Go" * Ellie Goulding – "

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– "Pumped Up Kicks" (Captain Cuts & Grouplove Remix) *

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– "Apartment" * Marina and the Diamonds – "Radioactive" * Outasight – "Tonight Is the Night" * We Barbarians – "Headspace" (Captain Cuts & Grouplove Remix) * Imagine Dragons – "

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" (Captain Cuts & Grouplove Remix) * American Authors – "Believer" * Icona Pop – "All Night" * The Wombats – "Your Body Is a Weapon" (Grouplove & Captain Cuts Remix) * The Rubens – "My Gun" (Grouplove & Captain Cuts Remix) * Grouplove – "Ways to Go" * Smallpools – "Mason Jar" (Grouplove & Captain Cuts Remix) * Gold Fields – "Dark Again" (Captain Cuts & Grouplove Remix)

Awards and nominations

References

Notes

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