Albi Albertsson

Albi Albertsson (born Albert S. Gottschewski; born 22 June 1987) is a songwriter, composer and music producer of half German half Japanese descent and also the founder of MUSSASHI Publishing. He has produced music for top artists like KAT-TUN, Arashi, Sandaime J Soul Brothers, E-girls, EXO, Girls Generation, VIXX and SHINee and is one of the most commercially successful active J-Pop and K-Pop writers and producers with over 25 No.1 placements to his name amounting to over 6.5 million records sold.

Biography

Albertsson grew up in Germany, Japan and in the USA. He plays several instruments including violin, guitar and piano and was a member of different bands.

Musical career

In 2010, Albertsson began his Tonmeister studies at the Berlin University of the Arts, but eventually dropped out after one semester. During that time, he already composed and produced songs for German and European artists including Haudegen, Max Mutzke and Kitty Kat.^[1] He was signed to BMG Rights Management for three years.^[2] Since 2011, he has been composing and producing songs for renowned Asian artists and has been awarded multiple gold, platinum and diamond citations.^[1]

On July 12, 2015, the Girls Generation song “PARTY” produced by Albertsson was nominated as the “Best Song Of The Week” by US magazine Vanity Fair.^[3]

In 2013, Albertsson founded MUSSASHI Publishing, a publishing company based in Berlin focusing mainly on the Asian music market.

List of Works

Artist	Title
Ava Rocks	Heart On The Dancefloor
Arashi	Face Down
After School	Ms. Independent (Dress to Kill)
Boyfriend	Dark Carnival (My Avatar)
Cassey Doreen	Girls Just Want To Have Fun
Chris Hart	Start Line (Song For You)
CROSS GENE	Miracle (Love&Peace/sHi-tai!) Sky High
Da-iCE	Up to the Stars (EVERY SEASON)
Dante Thomas	Caught In The Middle
DEEP	Have A Nice Day
Domoto Koichi	Deepness
Dream	Unbelievable (Darling)
E-girls	A S A P (Colorful Pop) Diamond Only (Colorful Pop)
Eisbrecher	Tanz Mit Mir (Die Hölle muss warten) In Meinem Raum (Die Hölle muss warten)
EXO	EXODUS (EXODUS) Hurt (EXODUS) Machine (MAMA) Two Moons (MAMA)
Froidz	Outta Love (Because Of You)
Fudanjuku	Moshimo Korega Koinara
G&G	Beautiful Day
Girls Generation	Divine (The Best) Indestructible (The Best) PARTY (Lion Heart)
Girls Generation-TTS	Eyes (Holler)
Glamrock Brothers	Dancin' Tonight
Glasperlenspiel	Moment
Happiness	EIEN (Sunshine Dream) Juicy Love
Haudegen	Alles Gute Von Dieser Welt (Schlicht & Ergreifend) Alles Oder Nichts (En Garde) Ein Mann Ein Wort Flügel & Schwert Freund Oder Feind (Haudegen EP) Geh In Das Licht (Schlicht & Ergreifend) Großvater Sagt Halte Durch (Haudegen EP) Hand Aufs Herz (Feuer Und Flamme) Haus Aus Glas (En Garde) Hölle (En Garde) So Fühlt Sich Leben An (Schlicht & Ergreifend) Stadt Voller Helden (Haudegen EP) Wir Gegen Den Rest (Haudegen EP) Wir Rufen Was Ins Leben Zu Hause Zwei Für Alle (En Garde)
HOEN	Find My Way
HOTSHOT	I'm A Hotshot (I'm A Hotshot)
Houserockerz	Herzrasen Testosteron
Ill Skillz ft. Thomas Azier	Gold Streams (Nectar & Ambrosia)
Jamatami	Dance Under The Moonlight
Jens O. vs. Ti-Mo	The Power Of Love
J Soul Brothers III	Mugen Road (HIGH&LOW Original Best) SPARK
KAT-TUN	Feathers (Tragedy) Kirarito (Kiss Kiss Kiss) Lock On (Chain) Soldier (Chain) Spirit (To The Limit)
Kindervater	Turn Back Time
Kitty Kat	Hey Madame (Pink Mafia) Kinder Dieser Welt (Pink Mafia)
Kumi Koda	Winner Girls (Bon Voyage)
LaViVe	WinX Club, das magische Abenteuer
Maeckes	Endlich Reform (Albertsson Remix)
Max Mutzke	High On Your Love
Maybebop	Was Ist Mit Der Liebe? (Weniger Sind Mehr)
Michael Mind	Feel Your Body Feel Your Body (Bodybangers/Rockstroh Remix)
Misia	Aio Shiru Sekai (New Morning)
Moonbootica	25th Century Man (Our Disco Is Louder Than Yours)
Nick Howard	If I Told You
Picco	Venga
Red Velvet (band)	Russian Roulette
Rocco	Everytime
ROMEO	Target
SHINee	Black Hole (Odd) Lucky Star
Show Luo	Bounce (The Show) Tarantula (The Show)
Spencer & Hill ft. Ari	Surrender
SpeXial	Increasingly Love (Break It Down)
TVXQ	Beside (Tense)
VIXX	B.O.D.Y. (Voodoo) Beautiful Killer (Voodoo) On And On Time Machine (Error) Chained Up (Chained Up) MAZE (Chained Up)
w-inds	Say So Long (Sometimes I Cry~)
ZE:A	Phoenix

Awards

Year	Award	Category	Title	Result	Reference
2015	Japan Gold Disc Awards	Album Of The Year	The Best (Girls Generation)	Won	[4]
2015	Japan Gold Disc Awards	Song Of The Year (Download)	Indestructible (Girls Generation)	Won	[4]
2015	Japan Gold Disc Awards	Best Music Video	SPARK (J Soul Brothers III)	Won	[4]
2015	MelOn Music Awards	Album Of The Year	EXODUS (EXO)	Won	[5]
2015	Mnet Asian Music Awards	Album Of The Year	EXODUS (EXO)	Won	[6]

External links

Albi Albertsson on Facebook
MUSSASHI Publishing on Facebook

Notes

1. An interview with mega-hit songwriter Albi Albertsson otakudx.com. 23 March 2015
2. Interview mit Songwriter Albi Albertsson k-magazin.com. April 2014. (In German)
3. The Best Song of the Week Is ...Girls’ Generation “Party” Vanity Fair. 12 July 2015.
4. The 2015 Japan Golden Disc Award winners are... SBS PopAsia. 3 March 2015.
5. Check out the winners of the '2015 MelOn Music Awards'! Allkpop. 7 November 2015.
6. Winners of 2015 Mnet Asian Music Awards! "Nowkpop". 2 December 2015.