Elie Rizk
Elie Rizk | |
|---|---|
| Born | Baltimore, Maryland |
| Occupation(s) | producer, writer |
Elie Rizk (born Baltimore, Maryland) is a Lebanese–American songwriter and record producer. He has been credited with songwriting work on commercially successful releases performed by Diplo, Keshi, Jessie Murph, Renee Rapp, mazie, Bella Poarch, Sub Urban, among others.[1][2]
Career[edit]
In 2020, he received the Abe Olman Memorial ASCAP Scholarship for excellence in songwriting[3][4] and after graduating from NYU Steinhardt Master of Business program in 2020, Rizk founded Good Boy Records (Virgin/Universal) signing mazie.[5][6] Rizk executive produced mazie's first EP "The Rainbow Cassette" which included single "dumb dumb" which was featured in a trailer for the Netflix movie Do Revenge. The exposure from the trailer helped "dumb dumb" (RIAA Certified Gold) go viral on TikTok where it accumulated over 28 billion views. In 2024, "dumb dumb" was featured in an UberEATs Super Bowl Commercial.
In 2021, Rizk started producing the bulk of Bella Poarch's (Warner) music with Sub Urban. The first song they released for her "Build a Bitch".[7] The song was awarded platinum certifications by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) and Music Canada (MC) in the United States and Canada, respectively. On the Billboard Hot 100, "Build a Bitch" debuted at number 58 on the week ending May 29, 2021. The song reached its peak position of 56 two weeks later. The music video received nominations for Best Visual Effects at the 2021 MTV Video Music Awards, for Best Pop Video – International at the 2021 UK Music Video Awards, and Best Music Video at the 2022 iHeartRadio Music Awards The second single for Bella Poarch "Inferno" (RIAA Certified Gold) followed shortly after. In April 2023, Rizk retroactively paid every single songwriter that had ever worked on a Good Boy Record's song and was featured in Billboard along with other label including Facet Records and The Other Songs. July 21, 2023, Rizk coproduced Diplo's single "Heartbroken" ft Jessie Murph and Polo G.[8] The single spent 18 weeks at US Mainstream Top 40 (Billboard). Reached a peak of 64 US Billboard Hot 100.
Discography[edit]
| Year | Artist | Album | Song | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | MyKey | Was It Something I Said (Single) | "Was It Something I Said" | Producer, songwriter | |
| 2021 | 347aidan | CHASING HARMONY | "bipolar waves" | Producer, songwriter | |
| 2021 | Remi Wolf | Juno | "Quiet On Set" | Producer, songwriter | |
| 2021 | Mazie | the rainbow cassette | "dumb dumb", "i think i wanna be alone","no friends", "the rainbow cassette", "make bRizkve", "start of the end", "sippy cup" | Executive Producer, songwriter | |
| 2021 | Bella Poarch | Dolls EP | "Build a Bitch", "Dolls", "Living Hell", "No Man's Land (feat. Grimes)", "Villain" | Producer, songwriter | United States (RIAA) Platinum 1,000,000 (Build a Bitch) |
| 2022 | Keshi | Gabriel | "LIMBO", "UNDERSTAND", "SOMEBODY", "ANGOSTURA", "TOUCH", "WESTSIDE", "GET IT", "MILLI" | Executive Producer, songwriter | US Peak Chart (Billboard) US: 16 AU: 72 CAN: 70 |
| 2022 | Sub Urban | Hive | "UH OH!(feat. BENEE)", "RABBIT HOLE", "CANDYMAN", "BANDIT", "DIAMOND", "HEDON", "INFERNO (feat. Bella Poarch)" | Producer, songwriter | United States (RIAA) GOLD 500,000 (INFERNO feat. Bella Poarch) |
| 2023 | Renee Rapp | Everything to Everyone( Deluxe) | "Bruises" | Songwriter | US Top Album Sales (Billboard) 47 |
| 2023 | Diplo, Jessie Murph, Polo G | Diplo Presents Thomas Wesley: Chapter 2 – Swamp Savant | "Heartbroken (feat. Jessie Murph & Polo G)" | Producer, songwriter | |
| 2023 | Jawny | It's Never Fair, Always True | "adios", "true", "wide eyed", "lalala", "fall in love", "death is a dj", "everything", "selfish hate", "i look better when i'm in love" | Producer, songwriter | |
| 2023 | Claire Rosinkranz | Just Because | "Never Goes Away" | Producer, songwriter | |
| 2023 | Madeline The Person | Chapter 4: The End | "Just For The Day" | Producer, songwriter |
References[edit]
- ^ "mazie Is Transforming the World Around Her Into a Surreal Pop Dream". onestowatch.com.
- ^ "The shortest song to reach number one in chart history". faroutmagazine.co.uk.
- ^ "Abe Olman Scholarship". songhall.org.
- ^ "ASCAP Members CYN and Elie Rizk Win Abe Olman Scholarships from Songwriters Hall of Fame". ascap.com.
- ^ "Keshi Doc Delights Fans With Intimate Perspective of Singer". asamnews.com.
- ^ "These Indie Labels Are Offering Songwriters Points on Every Master". billboard.com.
- ^ "In Conversation: keshi". clashmusic.com.
- ^ "chart-history". billboard.com.