Soulshock & Karlin | |
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| Origin | Denmark |
| Genres | Pop, R&B, hip hop |
| Years active | 1989–present |
| Labels | Soulpower Productions |
| Members | |
| Website | www.soulpower.net |
Soulshock & Karlin is a Danish songwriting/production duo, consisting of Carsten Schack and Kenneth Karlin. They have produced many successful songs, including 2Pac's "Do for Love", Monica's "Before You Walk Out of My Life", Whitney Houston's "Heartbreak Hotel", JoJo's "Leave (Get Out)", and Toni Braxton's "I Love Me Some Him".[1][2] In a reference to a famous commercial, in March 2001 Arena Magazine called the team "probably the best R&B producers in the world".
Soulshock & Karlin have written and produced hits for many artists such as Brandy, Usher, Monica, Whitney Houston, Luther Vandross, Craig David and Sting in "Rise & Fall", and again 2Pac in "Me Against the World", "I Wonder If Heaven Got a Ghetto", "Old School", and "Baby Don't Cry (Keep Ya Head Up II)". Their remix credits include Usher's "U Got It Bad", and "Brokenhearted" by Brandy featuring Wanya Morris of Boyz II Men.
The duo took a break from working together in 2010 when Soulshock was asked to become a judge on the Danish version of The X Factor before becoming the in-house producer for the U.S. incarnation of the show. Since reuniting in early 2016, the duo has released new songs and productions with several major label artists including K. Michelle, Marko Penn feat Gucci Mane, Carter Park feat G-Eazy, H.I.M, Luke Christopher, Solo Lucci and several others.