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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 |
The Ceasars is a group of three Italian music producers: Paolo "Ceasar" Catoni, Marco "PStarr" Pistella and Francesco Rigon.
The trio was originally known (until 2012) as Ceasars Productions and their production is divided between Italy and the United States.
In the United States, they have cooperated with various hip hop artists such as Styles P, B.G. and Jadakiss, and R&B artists such 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 film 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! , 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 film directed by Gianluca Catania won the 2012 Roma Videoclip Award. For this film, 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 Best Original Soundtrack.
In 2014, together with Michael Brunnock, they created "Peaches and Cream", the title track of the film Noi 4 directed by Francesco Bruni.
In 2016, they produced the soundtrack of #Twerkumentary, a documentary about twerking directed by Diana Manfredi. [4]
| Year | Artist(s) | Title | Featuring |
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| 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)
| Styles P, Jadakiss, N.O.R.E. | |
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