Russ Castella (born November 15, 1983) is an American

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. He has found success in many genres of music, particularly dance,

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, and R&B. He has his own record label,

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. He has produced and remixed for a variety of artists including

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, Irene Nelson,

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, Rockell,

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, Elissa (Canadian singer), and many more. His remixes can be recognized by the intro where he says the artist's name following ''"you know I had to do this, right? It's the Russ Castella remix."'' Russ has also scored a full length soundtrack for the movie titled Swamp Zombies in 2006 which starred porn star Jasmin St. Claire.

Current projects

Russ Castella is currently heavily involved in managing a singing career of Irene Nelson. He has remixed her debut single "Sunrise" which is distributed by

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. The remix features

. Russ is also in the studio with the

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reality TV star

for whom he is producing a full album titled, ''The Pink Album'' A remix of

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has been leaked on March 13 which was produced by Russ Castella. It features a melodic ballad with just piano and strings titled as "Russ Castella Piano Version". A more radio friendly version of the remix has been sent out to US radio stations on March 13 which is titled "Russ Castella Remix." It consists of the same piano melody, heavy bass, and 808s drums.

Production and Remix Credits

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* "Forever" (Russ Castella Remix) [Ft.

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" (Russ Castella Remix) [ft.

]

* "

" (Russ Castella Piano Version) adio & Piano Versions

* "

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featuring Justin Timberlake * "

Love Sex Magic "Love Sex Magic" is a song by American singer Ciara from her third studio album, ''Fantasy Ride'' (2009). Featuring fellow American recording artist Justin Timberlake, the song was written by Timberlake and his production team The Y's and Mike E ...

" (Russ Castella Remix)

( Zomba) * "

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" (Russ Castella Remix) * "

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" (Russ Castella Remix) * "Shattered Glass" (Russ Castella Remix) ''Remix samples

's Like a Boy'' * "Out from Under" (Russ Castella Lollipop Remix) ''Remix samples

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) * "Energy" (Russ Castella Remix)

(Bliss Entertainment) *"Slumber Party" (featuring King Official)

(

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featuring Jennifer Lopez (

) * "

Control Myself "Control Myself" is a song by American rapper LL Cool J from his 12th album, ''Todd Smith'' (2006). The song was written by Jermaine Dupri, James Phillips, Ryan Toby, John Miller, Afrika Bambaataa, Arthur Baker and John Robie. The song was pro ...

" Allie (

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) * "Living in a Whisper" (Russ Castella Remix)

*"You'll Always Have Me" Rockell * "L.O.V.E." (Russ Castella Remix)

References

External links

Website
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Castella, Russ 1983 births American keyboardists American hip hop musicians Record producers from Pennsylvania Hip hop record producers Living people Musicians from Philadelphia