The Ceasars
The Ceasars is a group of three Italian music producers: Paolo "Ceasar" Catoni, Marco "PStarr" Pistella and Francesco Rigon.
The Ceasars | |
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 The Ceasars on the red carpet of the David di Donatello Award Ceremony held in Rome on 5 May 2012 | |
| Background information | |
| Origin | Italy |
| Genres | hip hop, pop, R&B, Rap rock |
| Occupation(s) | producers, composers, arrangers, songwriters |
| Years active | 2007–present |
History
The team was originally known (until 2012) as Ceasars Productions and their production is divided between Italy and United States.
In United States they have cooperated with various Hip hop artists as Styles P, B.G. and Jadakiss, or R&B artists as Avery Storm. In 2014 Avery Storm's EP “Audiobiography”, featuring Jadakiss, Styles P and N.O.R.E. was released.
In 2013 with "Red Line"[1] they started a project with New York-based singer and songwriter Michael Brunnock (winner of the 2012 David di Donatello Award as performer of the soundtrack composed by David Byrne of Talking Heads for the movie This Must Be the Place by Paolo Sorrentino).[2]
In Italy they have produced music for a variety of major artists including Baby K, Guè Pequeno, Gemitaiz, Ghemon and others.
In 2011, together with Italian rapper Amir, they composed the original soundtrack of Scialla! (Stai sereno) the most awarded Italian film in 2011 directed by Francesco Bruni and shot in Rome. The twelve tracks were published by EMI Music Publishing Italy and the official videoclip of the movie directed by Gianluca Catania won the 2012 Roma Videoclip Award. For this movie The Ceasars were also nominated for the 2012 David di Donatello and Nastro d'Argento (silver ribbons)[3] and won the 2012 Premio Cinema Giovane for the best original soundtrack.
In 2014, together with Michael Brunnock, they created “Peaches and Cream”, title track of the movie Noi 4 directed by Francesco Bruni.
In 2016 they produced the soundtrack of #Twerkumentary, the documentary about Twerking directed by Diana Manfredi (aka Spaghetto)[4]
Discography
Production USA
| Year | Artist(s) | Title | Featuring |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | Mickey Factz | "Not Goin' Back" | |
| Mickey Factz | "Hit Me" | Skyzoo, Nina B | |
| Oun P | "Real Hip Hop" | ||
| 2009 | B.G. | "Closer" | |
| B.G. | "So 504" | Gar of Chopper City Boyz | |
| Oun P & Murda Mook | "G.O.D. (Good Old Days)" | ||
| Serius Jones | "Oh Baby" | ||
| Starsky | "I Am Legend" | ||
| 2010 | Craig G | "Vapors 2010" | Nump Trump, Mike Marshall |
| S.A.S. | "Selfish" | Corte Ellis | |
| S.A.S | "Flight Work" | Chiddy Bang, Mistah F.A.B. | |
| Shady Nate | "Flying with My Iron" | ||
| Starsky | "Hustler" | ||
| Styles P | "Road To Success" | ||
| Styles P | "It's Over" | ||
| 2011 | Avery Storm | "Best Friends" | |
| B.G. | "Closer" | ||
| Cormega | "Live And Learn (Remix)" | ||
| Darkangel | "Round & Round" | ||
| Grafh | "Heartbreak" | ||
| Grafh, Saigon, Mysonne, Styles P, Parlae of Dem Franchize Boyz, Kool G Rap, Red Café, Mistah F.A.B., Serius Jones, Avery Storm | "War Music"[5] | ||
| Kool G Rap | "I Am" | ||
| Lil' Fame Of M.O.P. | "Get Down" | ||
| Mista Raja | "Hood" | ||
| Mistah F.A.B. | "California Dreamin'" | ||
| Mysonne | "Say Hi to the Devil" | Al-Doe, Skrilla Kid Villain | |
| Parlae of Dem Franchize Boyz | "Believin'" | ||
| S.A.S. | "Selfish" | Corte Ellis | |
| Red Café | "G's Over Here" | ||
| Saigon | "Married to the Game" | ||
| Serius Jones | "Victory Lap" | ||
| Smif-N-Wessun | "2 Munutes NY Banger" | ||
| Starsky | "Still Standing" | ||
| Styles P | "Where The Angels Sleep" | ||
| 2012 | Styles P | "Where The Angels Sleep" ("Master of Ceremonies" edition) | |
| 2013 | Michael Brunnock | "Red Line" | |
| 2014 | Michael Brunnock | "Peaches and Cream" | |
| Avery Storm | " Audiobiography" (EP)
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Styles P, Jadakiss, N.O.R.E. | |
Production ITALY (part of)
2008
- Amir – "Non Sono Un Immigrato"
- Amir – "Questa è Roma 2008"
- Amir – "Siamo Liberi" feat. Bassi Maestro
2009
- Amir – "Dimmi Di Si" feat. Daniele Vit
- Amir – "Requiem for a Gangsta" feat. Prince, Howie
- PStarr – "Solo A Te" feat. Tormento
2010
- Dirty Mo' – "Lights, Camera, Action" feat. Smif-N-Wessun
2011
- Joice – "Rivincita" feat. Luchè, Soul Poetry
- The Ceasars & Amir – Scialla! – original movie soundtrack published by EMI Publishing Italy
- FRancesco Rigon – Le onde
- Amir – La parte del figlio
- Amir – Scialla
- FRancesco Rigon – Mr. Slide
- Amir – Questa è Roma
- Ceasar & PStarr – Pool party
- Ceasar Productions – Macchina gialla
- Amir – La strada parla
- Ceasar & PStarr – Discoteque
- Ceasar & PStarr – Scialla variazioni sul tema
- FRancesco Rigon – Il gatto e la pioggia
- Amir – Le ali per volare
2012
- Amir – "Inossidabile Pt. 2"[6]
- Ceasar – "Miura P400 (1968)"
- Ghemon – "PTS Pt. 2"[7]
- Johnny Marsiglia – "Voci – Remix" feat. Louis Dee, Zuli
2013
- Baby K – "Tutto Ritorna" (produced by Michele Canova & The Ceasars)[8]
- Michael Brunnock – "Red Line"
- Gemitaiz – "Collier"
- Gemitaiz – "Forever True" feat. Bassi Maestro, Ensi
- Gemitaiz – "Winners & Losers" feat. Sercho
- Guè Pequeno – "Amore O Soldi 2013" feat. Daniele Vit[9]
- FRancesco Rigon – "La vera storia de La Bella e La Bestia" (musical play)[10]
- FRancesco Rigon – "Provaci ancora Pinocchio" (musical comedy)[11]
2015
- Moreno – “Incredibile”
- Clementino - "Lo strano caso di Iena White", "Boom" feat. Guè Pequeno and Fabri Fibra
- Guè Pequeno - "Equilibrio"
See also
References
- http://video.repubblica.it/spettacoli-e-cultura/ceasars-and-michael-brunnock-red-line-in-antepirma/137369/135914
- http://www.vanityfair.it/show/musica/13/08/05/video-red-line-the-ceasars-michael-brunnock-scialla
- https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1821597/awards?ref_=tt_awd
- IMDB
- http://www.eminemitalia.it/notizie/ceasar_productions_-_war_music_free_download_-447.html
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5Gorhx5C6bs
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KFkfzfAvzAI
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HP4vyIf-PbQ
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2CqxAKGj_Jo
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hA_b6PPWf3E
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qeBp7mPRsdc