Bryan Todd (record producer)

Last updated
Bryan Todd
Bryan Todd image.jpeg
Record producer Bryan Todd.
Background information
Born (1973-03-01) March 1, 1973 (age 50)
Origin Cincinnati, Ohio, U.S.
Genres Pop, R&B, Country
Occupation(s)Songwriter, producer, musician, artist
Instrument(s) Vocals, piano, keyboards
Years active2002-present
Website bryantodd.com

Bryan Todd (born March 1, 1973) is an American multi-platinum record producer and songwriter. [1] Early in his career, Todd was a solo artist and had a single in the top 20. [2] He has since focused on writing and producing for other artists such as Miley Cyrus, Big Time Rush, Jordin Sparks, Danny Gokey, Michael W. Smith, Rascal Flatts, Kelly Clarkson, Ashley Tisdale and notably the song "Breakthrough" for the Disney film, Lemonade Mouth , a soundtrack that reached No. 1 on Billboard. His newest producer project is gaining fast notoriety. The first single “Real” features American songstress Jaden Michaels, who is the sister of Pop singer songwriter Julia Michaels.

Contents

Early life and education

Todd is the son of a minister and was born in Cincinnati, Ohio. [3] After high school he joined the Navy ROTC through Temple University in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. [3]

Career

Todd began his career as a recording artist in Los Angeles. He traveled to Sweden at the suggestion of colleagues and signed with Warner/Chappell Music. He released a single It's The Way which peaked at #19 on the Dance/Mix Show Airplay chart in October 2004. [2] Todd also began penning tracks for other artists. [3]

Todd has since written and produced for numerous artists that have included Jordin Sparks, Kelly Clarkson, Michael W. Smith, Rascal Flatts, Lucy Hale, Ashley Tisdale, Josh Kelley, Berlin, Jordan Pruitt, Big Time Rush, Honor Society and Ashley Roberts from the Pussycat Dolls. [4] He wrote and produced "Breakthrough" for the Disney film, Lemonade Mouth . This soundtrack went to No. 1 on the Billboard Soundtrack Chart and was also the highest soundtrack debut on the Billboard Hot 100. He also co-wrote and produced "I'm Still Alive," a song written for Slovakian sister duo TWiiNS. [5] In addition, Todd had a #1 record with Honor Society in late 2011 with the song he co-wrote and produced "Hurricane."

Todd has co-created and developed an act with record executive Tommy Page for Warner Bros. Records called V Factory. He acted as the group's executive producer, as well as writing and producing about half of the group's debut CD. In addition, Nickelodeon and Sony Music asked Todd to be a music consultant and producer for boy band Big Time Rush. His notable collaborators include Kara Dioguardi of American Idol fame, Jimmy Robbins, Jeffrey Steele, Andreas Carlsson, Kristian Lundin, and Stephan Moccio. [6] Todd was also signed to Universal Music Publishing through David Foster.

Discography

Production and songwriting

Related Research Articles

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Emily Osment</span> American actress, singer and songwriter (born 1992)

Emily Jordan Osment is an American actress, singer and songwriter. Born and raised in Los Angeles, Osment began her career as a child actress, appearing in numerous television shows and films, before co-starring as Gerti Giggles in Spy Kids 2: The Island of Lost Dreams (2002) and Spy Kids 3-D: Game Over (2003). She played Lilly Truscott on the Disney Channel television series Hannah Montana (2006–2011) and its film spinoff Hannah Montana: The Movie (2009).

Radio Disney Jams was a series of CD compilations of music that was featured on Radio Disney, a children's radio network.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Mitchel Musso</span> American actor and singer (born 1991)

Mitchel Tate Musso is an American actor and singer. He is best known for his three Disney Channel roles as Oliver Oken in Hannah Montana; Jeremy Johnson in the animated series Phineas and Ferb; and his Disney XD role as King Brady on Pair of Kings. He was the host of Disney Channel's PrankStars.

"Lilly, Do You Want to Know a Secret?" is the first episode of the Disney Channel sitcom series Hannah Montana. It was written by Gary Dontzig, Steven Peterman, and Michael Poryes. It originally aired on March 24, 2006. The episode title is a reference to The Beatles song "Do You Want to Know a Secret?".

<i>Idol Gives Back</i>

Idol Gives Back was the name of a charitable campaign that spanned two episodes of American Idol during its sixth season. A second Idol Gives Back concert and fundraiser occurred on April 9, 2008, during the seventh season of the show. Idol Gives Back was not held in 2009 due to the economic crisis and recession. The executive producer released a statement saying that it was not the time to be asking for money from the American public. However, the fundraiser returned on April 21, 2010 during the top 7 results show of season 9. It did not return in future seasons.

<i>Hannah Montana: The Movie</i> 2009 film by Peter Chelsom

Hannah Montana: The Movie is a 2009 American teen musical comedy drama film based on the Disney Channel television series of the same name. Directed by Peter Chelsom and written by Dan Berendsen, the film stars series regulars Miley Cyrus, Billy Ray Cyrus, Emily Osment, Moises Arias, Mitchel Musso and Jason Earles, as well as Lucas Till, Vanessa Williams, Margo Martindale and Melora Hardin. The film tells of how Miley Stewart's popularity begins to take over her life, so her father convinces her to take a trip to her hometown of Crowley Corners, Tennessee to get some perspective on what matters most in life.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Mason Musso</span> American musician

Mason Tyler Musso is an American musician, singer and songwriter, best known for being the lead vocalist of Metro Station. He is the older brother of actor Mitchel Musso of Hannah Montana fame.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">That's So Suite Life of Hannah Montana</span> Crossover episode of three Disney Channel series

"That's So Suite Life of Hannah Montana" is a crossover episode of the Disney Channel sitcoms That's So Raven, The Suite Life of Zack & Cody, and Hannah Montana. In the United States, it aired on July 28, 2006 as a three-part special and served as a TV movie. The three episodes of the crossover were watched by 5.7–7.1 million viewers.

<i>Hannah Montana</i> (season 1) Season of television series

The first season of the television series Hannah Montana was aired on Disney Channel from March 24, 2006, to March 30, 2007, and included 26 episodes. It introduces the five main characters of the series and Miley Stewart's situation of living a secret double life as a teen pop star. The season also introduces several significant recurring characters such as Roxy Roker, Jake Ryan, and Rico Suave.

The 6th annual Nickelodeon Australian Kids' Choice Awards were held on 11 October 2008 at the Hisense Arena in Melbourne. John Cena was picked to host the Nickelodeon Kids Choice Awards alongside Natalie Bassingthwaighte.

The 35th People's Choice Awards, honoring the best in popular culture for 2008, was held on January 7, 2009 at the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles, California. They were hosted by Queen Latifah in her third straight year as host, and was broadcast on CBS. Performers for the show included Carrie Underwood and Rascal Flatts.

Brandon Dickerson is an American writer, director, and producer whose work includes film, music video, documentary film, and television commercials. He made his feature film directorial debut with the 2011 feature film Sironia, which won the Audience Award at the 2011 Austin Film Festival in October 2011 before its release through Filmbuff. His second feature film as writer-director, Victor, is set for release in 2017 as is his documentary film A Single Frame.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Jonas Brothers World Tour 2009</span> 2009 concert tour by the Jonas Brothers

The Jonas Brothers World Tour 2009 was the sixth concert tour and third headlining tour by the Jonas Brothers. It began on May 18, 2009 in Lima, Peru and ended on December 13, 2009 in San Juan, Puerto Rico. The Jonas Brothers played on multiple continents around the world. Honor Society and Wonder Girls served as the opening acts, with Jordin Sparks as a special guest. The tour coincided with the release of their fourth studio album Lines, Vines and Trying Times which was released on June 16, 2009. The tour won the Eventful Fans' Choice Award at the 2009 Billboard Touring Awards and became the 6th highest selling tour in 2009 after The Circus Tour, the I Am... World Tour, the Sticky & Sweet Tour, the U2 360° Tour and the Wonder World Tour.

<i>Hannah Montana</i> (season 4) Season of television series

The fourth and final season of the television series Hannah Montana began airing on Disney Channel on July 11, 2010. In this season, Mitchel Musso's character Oliver Oken becomes a recurring character, and is no longer in the main cast due to Musso preparing for the Disney XD series Pair of Kings. This is the only season of the show to be broadcast in high-definition. The season ended on January 16, 2011.

<i>A Very Special Christmas 7</i> 2009 compilation album by Various artists

A Very Special Christmas 7 is a collection of Christmas songs covered by current artists. The compilation album is the seventh in the A Very Special Christmas series of albums. The album was released on November 23, 2009, and proceeds from the sales benefited the Special Olympics.

<i>Never Say Never: The Remixes</i> 2011 remix album by Justin Bieber

Never Say Never: The Remixes is the second remix album by Canadian singer Justin Bieber. Released on February 14, 2011, the album accompanies the release of Bieber's first film, Justin Bieber: Never Say Never (2011). The album mostly includes remixes of songs from Bieber's first studio album, My World 2.0 (2010), featuring guest appearances from Jaden Smith, Rascal Flatts, Usher, Chris Brown, Kanye West, Raekwon and Miley Cyrus. In addition, a brand-new track is also included. The Jaden Smith-assisted "Never Say Never", originally released as the theme song for the film The Karate Kid (2010), was included on the tracklist and re-released as the album's lead and only single on January 25, 2011.

Joacim Bo Persson is a Swedish songwriter, producer, music publisher, entrepreneur and one of the founders of Auddly, a venture between Niclas Molinder, Max Martin and Björn Ulvaeus (ABBA). With Molinder, he is also part of the writing-producing team Twin. Joacim Persson has been writing and producing songs for platinum-selling artists such as Kelly Clarkson, John Legend, Kylie Minogue, Lady Gaga, Jonas Brothers, Tokio Hotel, Mary J. Blige, Willow Smith, Iyaz, Miley Cyrus, Selena Gomez, Armin van Buuren, Charice, Ashley Tisdale, Robyn and Jamiroquai.

Eric A. Darken is an American percussionist, composer, and programmer.

References

  1. ↑ "Award-Winning Music Producer Records Tucker Talent". Tucker Marcom. Archived from the original on 20 June 2013. Retrieved 12 June 2013.
  2. 1 2 "Bryan Todd chart history". Billboard. 16 October 2004. Archived from the original on 21 September 2015. Retrieved 19 July 2015.
  3. 1 2 3 Kimpel, Dan. "Bryan Todd: From Navy Seal to Ashley Tisdale, Miley Cyrus, Big Time Rush". Music Connection. Retrieved 12 June 2013.
  4. ↑ Dodge, Jeff (6 January 2014). "Idol Roundup: Ruben Studdard Album Track List, Clay Aiken Considering Run for Congress and More". BuddyTV. Archived from the original on 13 September 2015. Retrieved 19 July 2015.
  5. ↑ Amter, Charlie (15 May 2011). "Azerbaijan triumphs in Eurovision Song Contest". CNN. Retrieved 19 July 2015.
  6. ↑ "Fil-Am group JAGMAC performs in Cebu". Sun Star. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 19 July 2015.
  7. ↑ "Breaking News: New Single For Lemonade Mouth Puckers Up!". The Official Lemonade Mouth Headquarters. Retrieved 12 June 2013.
  8. ↑ "Nooooo! Gretchen Rossi to Enter Music Business". TV Fanatic. 24 November 2009. Retrieved 12 June 2013.
  9. 1 2 Mitchel Musso Feat. Miley Cyrus – Welcome To Hollywood. YouTube. 6 June 2009. Archived from the original on 2012-09-01.
  10. ↑ "Headstrong – Ashley Tisdale: Credits". AllMusic.com. Retrieved 12 June 2013.
  11. ↑ "Everlife – Everlife: credits". Allmusic.com. Retrieved 12 June 2013.
  12. ↑ "Bryan Todd – It's the Way: Credits". AllMusic.com. Retrieved 11 June 2013.
  13. ↑ "Bryan Todd – Remember, Get Ya, Feel Ya: Credits". AllMusic.com. Retrieved 11 June 2013.
This page is based on this Wikipedia article
Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license; additional terms may apply.
Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.