Marcus "Bellringer" Bell also known as Marcus Bell or simply "BellRinger" is an American music producer, composer, and musician. He has worked with national and international recording artists, including American artists Katy Perry and Lady Gaga, Italian pop star Gala,[1] British singer Fleur East, and Malaysian-Australian singer-songwriter Che'Nelle. Bell wrote and produced 3 songs on Che'Nelle's 2007 debut album Things Happen for a Reason.[2]

Biography

Bell was born in Norfolk, Virginia. His mother was Carolyn Williams Bell (1944–2018), a pioneer in the American Tennis Association in 1961. The two co-authored the book Bellringer Branding Bible: The 5 Musician Branding Principles for Singers, Rappers, DJs, Music Producers, Composers, Writers, and Recording Artists.[3][4]

Bell attended Berklee College of Music where he graduated in 1996.[5] By 2001, he was the music producer of his own duo The Sun Kings and their track "Maskerade" (Subliminal singer) featuring vocalist Diva Dash was mentioned as a "hot rising dance track" in Billboard Magazine on June 9 of that year.[6]

Bell has produced soundtracks, he has acted and composed for television and film, and several of his song were placed in major U.S. televised dramas since 2017. Two songs, "All That I Need (feat. SWEEDiSH)" and "This Is My Reality" (feat. Sweet Paul & Mr.W1N), were placed in Season 4, Episode 7 (You Lied to My Face) of Power, airing on 6 August 2017, and he had two other songs placed on Empire: "Get On the Floor (ft. Cdubb)" in Season 4, Episode 9 (That Ain't Me) airing on 20 August 2017 and "Keep Steppin" (feat. Sophia Nicole) in Season 1, Episode 6 (Out, Damned Spot) on 11 February 2015.

Discography

The website Allmusic.com lists over 20 songs to his credits from 1981 to 2017 working with renowned artists such as Katy Perry, Nicki Minaj, and RZA, as well as lesser-known artists overseas and in the U.S. including producing and co-producing music with data scientist and composer Shelita Burke.[7][8][9]

Credits

Year Album Artist Roles
2017 Witness Katy Perry Composer/Lyricist
2014 The Pinkprint Nicki Minaj Composer
2009 Tough Love Gala Mixing
2009 Tough Love EP Gala Mixing
2007 Jupiter's Dance [DVD/CD] Mixing
2007 Things Happen for a Reason Che'Nelle Additional Production, Composer, Producer
2006 Debbie/Jours Etran Saez Composer
2006 The Protector [Original Motion Picture Soundtrack] RZA Composer
2004 Hôtel De L'Univers/La Réalité Raphaël Composer
2004 Welcome to My World Ski Johnson Composer
2003 Dian Diaz [DNA] Dian Diaz Composer
2003 La Réalité Raphaël Composer
2001 Le Porte-Bonheur La Grande Sophie Sound Recording
2001 Lost & Found: Imagination, Vol. 1 Composer
2000 Jours Étranges Saez Producer, Mixing, Clavier, Basse, Composer
1999 Un Paradis/Un Enfer David Hallyday Pre-Production
1994 Living in Oblivion: The 80's Greatest Hits, Vol. 3 Composer
1987 Horseshoe in the Glove So Guitar (Rhythm), Composer
1986 1st Down & Ten Keep It Dark Guitar (Bass)
1981 Breaking the Silence The Opposition Keyboards, Bass
n.d. Dubstep [ZYX] Composer
n.d. Penetrate Shelita Burke Producer, Engineer, Mixing, Piano, Synthesizer, Drum Programming, Bass, Mastering, Additional Production, Composer, Executive Producer
n.d. Strictly 4 DJs, Vol. 6 Composer
n.d. The Protector [Original Motion Picture Soundtrack] Composer
n.d. Twój Wstyd Mancu Composer

References

  1. ↑ Lush, Brian. "ROCKWiRED iNTERViEWS GALA". Rockwired.
  2. ↑ Inc, Nielsen Business Media (2007-09-15). Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. {{cite book}}: |last= has generic name (help)
  3. ↑ "1944-2018 Carolyn Williams Bell A Radiating Smile". New Journal and Guide. 2018-09-20.
  4. ↑ Bell, Marcus; Bell, Carolyn (2018). Bellringer Branding Bible: The 5 Musician Branding Principles for Singers, Rappers, DJs, Music Producers, Composers, Writers, and Recording Artists. SheBell Publishing.
  5. ↑ Collins, Ren. "Berklee Today". Berklee College of Music.
  6. ↑ Inc, Nielsen Business Media (2001-06-09). Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. p. 29. Dana kelly marcus bell sun kings. {{cite book}}: |last= has generic name (help)
  7. ↑ "Shelita Burke – "Photograph" (single premiere)". The Revue. 2017-09-15.
  8. ↑ "Shelita Burke: Causing A Disruption". Music Connection Magazine. 2018-02-26.
  9. ↑ "Choir takes universal view of Hip Hop". Our Weekly. 5 June 2014.
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