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Birth name | Mitchell Allan Scherr |
Born | Baltimore, Maryland, U.S. |
Education | University of Maryland, College Park (BA) |
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Years active | 1996–present |
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Mitchell Allan Scherr is an American record producer, songwriter, and singer. He has worked with artists including Demi Lovato, Third Eye Blind, Miley Cyrus, Carlie Hanson, Jason Derulo, Pitbull, Fifth Harmony, Kelly Clarkson, Simple Plan, Faith Hill, Selena Gomez, Bowling for Soup, Jonas Brothers, and Joe Cocker.
Allan was the lead singer and rhythm guitarist of the rock band SR-71, as well as the lead guitarist, producer, and backing vocalist of alternative project Satellite. [1]
Allan began as a recording artist and songwriter after "1985", a song he wrote for his band SR-71, was recorded and released by pop-punk band Bowling for Soup in 2004. The track was certified Platinum and held the record for the most iTunes downloads in a single week at the time. [2]
In 2007, Allan was nominated for a Latin Grammy Award when the song he co-penned with Kara DioGuardi and recorded by Belinda, "Bella Traición," received a Song of the Year nomination. That same year, another song written with DioGuardi, entitled "Lost," was recorded by Faith Hill and released as the first single from her Greatest Hits project. The song spent 21 weeks on the radio charts. [3]
In 2015, Allan achieved his first worldwide #1 pop hit by co-writing Jason Derulo's "Want To Want Me". That same year, he co-wrote "Heartbeat Song" for Kelly Clarkson, which was subsequently nominated for a Grammy Award. When Allan partnered with writer-producer Jason Evigan under the moniker "The Suspex", they co-wrote and produced Demi Lovato's "Heart Attack," which reached #4 on the Mainstream Top 40 and was certified double platinum. [4] [1]
Mitch Allan lives in Los Angeles with his wife, Sana Yu, and their three children, Kaila, Raya, and Devin.
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Year | Artist | Title | Album | Label | Credits |
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2022 | Bebe Rexha | I'm Good (Blue) | Single | Warner Music Group | Vocal Producer |
Demi Lovato | Happy Ending | Holy Fvck | Island Records | Producer, songwriter | |
City of Angels | |||||
4 Ever 4 Me | |||||
2021 | Dancing with the Devil | Dancing with the Devil... the Art of Starting Over | |||
Mad World | Producer, Mixer | ||||
Met Him Last Night (with Ariana Grande) | Vocal Producer | ||||
What Other People Say (with Sam Fischer) | |||||
I.C.U. | Vocal Producer, Mixer | ||||
The Way You Don't Look at Me | Vocal Producer | ||||
Butterfly | |||||
Carefully | |||||
I'm Sorry | |||||
Change You | |||||
Sunset | |||||
Dixie D'Amelio | Roommates | Single | Hitco | Producer, songwriter | |
One Whole Day | Producer, mixer | ||||
2020 | Demi Lovato | Still Have Me | Single | Island Records | Vocal Producer |
Marshmello and Demi Lovato | OK Not to Be OK | Single | Joytime Collective/Island Records | Vocal Producer | |
Carlie Hanson | Good Enough | Single | Warner Records | Producer, Writer | |
Side Effects | |||||
JUTES | When You're Around | Single | Capital Records | Producer, Writer | |
Gavin Haley | The World Keeps Spinning On | Single | Red Bull Records | Producer, Writer, Mixer | |
2019 | Gryffin | Body Back | Single | Interscope | Producer, Writer |
Avril Lavigne ft. Nicki Minaj | Dumb Blonde | Head Above Water | BMG | Producer, Writer | |
Carlie Hanson | Cigarettes | Junk EP | Warner Records | Producer, Writer | |
Single | |||||
Shaylen | BTW | Single | Republic | Producer, Writer | |
In Real Life | Somebody Like You | Single | Hollywood | Producer, Writer | |
Third Eye Blind | Screamer | Screamer | MegaCollider Records | Vocal Producer (Full Record) | |
2018 | Jonas Blue ft. Joe Jonas | I See Love | Hotel Transylvania 3 Soundtrack | Sony Pictures | Writer |
DJ Khaled ft. Demi Lovato | I Believe | A Wrinkle in Time Soundtrack | Epic | Vocal producer | |
Demi Lovato | Sober | Single | Island Records | ||
Tell Me You Love Me (Spanish Version) | Tell Me You Love Me (Remixes) | ||||
2017 | "Tell Me You Love Me" | Tell Me You Love Me | |||
"You Don't Do It for Me Anymore" | |||||
"Lonely" | |||||
"Concentrate" | |||||
"Hitchhiker" | |||||
"No Promises" (Acoustic) | |||||
"Smoke & Mirrors" | |||||
Rachel Platten | "Perfect For You" | Waves | Columbia Records | Producer, writer | |
Jack & Jack | "Beg" | Single | Island Records | Vocal producer | |
Marina Kaye | "Miracle" | Explicit | Capitol France | Producer, writer | |
Isac Elliot | "She" | Faith | Sony Finland | Producer, writer | |
Bebe Rexha | "Atmosphere" | All Your Fault: Pt. 1 | Warner Bros. Records | Producer, writer | |
Pitbull ft. Stephen Marley | "Options" | Climate Change | RCA | Writer | |
Jorge Blanco | "Risky Business | Risky Business | Hollywood | Vocal producer | |
2016 | POWERS | "Sunshine" | Single | Republic | Vocal producer |
The Score | "Going Home" | Unstoppable | Republic | Producer, writer | |
Britt Nicole | "Concrete" | Britt Nicole | Capitol Records | Producer, writer | |
Sofia Carson | "I'm Gonna Love You" | Single | Hollywood | Producer, writer | |
2015 | Kelly Clarkson | "Heartbeat Song" | Piece by Piece | RCA/19 | Writer |
Jason Derulo | "Want to Want Me" | Everything Is 4 | Beluga Heights/Atlantic | Writer | |
R5 | "Do It Again", "I Can't Say I'm In Love", "Nine Lives" | Sometime Last Night | Hollywood Records | Producer, writer | |
Fall Out Boy ft. Demi Lovato | "Irresistible" | Single | Island Records | Vocal producer | |
Demi Lovato | "Waitin for You", "Wildfire", "Old Ways" | Confident | Hollywood Records | Vocal producer | |
Matt McAndrew | "Counting On Love" | Single | Republic Records | Vocal producer | |
Sabrina Carpenter | "Eyes Wide Open" | Eyes Wide Open | Hollywood Records | Producer | |
Bea Miller | "I Dare You", "Perfect Picture" | Not An Apology | Hollywood Records | Producer, writer, mixer | |
2014 | GRL | "Don't Talk About Love" [6] | GRL (EP) | Kemosabe/RCA | Producer, writer |
Jena Irene | "We Are One" | Single | Interscope | Producer, writer [7] | |
Caleb Johnson | "Change" [4] | Testify | Interscope | Producer, writer | |
Justice Crew | "Fly" | Live by the Words | Sony Music Australia | Producer, writer | |
Prince Royce ft. Snoop Dogg | "Stuck On A Feeling" | Double Vision | RCA Records | Vocal producer | |
2013 | Scott Stapp | ("Break Out") [4] | Proof of Life | Wind Up | Writer |
Big Time Rush | "Like Nobody's Around" | 24/Seven | Nick/Columbia | Producer, writer | |
Fifth Harmony | "Miss Movin' On" [8] | Better Together | Epic/Syco | Producer, writer | |
Selena Gomez | "Save the Day" [4] | Stars Dance | Hollywood Records | Producer, writer | |
Demi Lovato | "Heart Attack", "Two Pieces" [9] | Demi | Hollywood Records | Producer, writer | |
Satellite | "Say The Words", "Brooklyn", "Turning On My Own", "Saving Us Tonight", "Silhouette", "Come And Get Me", "Ring The Bells", "God Save The Dream", "You & Me", "What You Need", "Till I Return" | Calling Birds | Descendant Records/Sony Music | Producer, writer | |
Zendaya | "Bottle You Up" [8] | Zendaya | Hollywood Records | Producer, writer | |
Kat Graham | "Power" | Single | A&M Octone Records | Producer, writer | |
2011 | Ross Lynch | "A Billion Hits" | Austin & Ally Soundtrack | Walt Disney Records | Writer |
2010 | David Archuleta | "Good Place" [8] | The Other Side of Down | Jive/19 | Producer, writer |
Bowling for Soup | "Dear Megan Fox" | Fishin' for Woos | Que-So Records/Brando Records | Producer, writer | |
Demi Lovato | "Brand New Day" | Camp Rock 2: The Final Jam | Walt Disney | Producer, writer | |
Katharine McPhee | "Had It All" | Unbroken | Verve Forecast Records | Writer | |
Hannah Montana | "I'll Always Remember You" | Hannah Montana Forever | Walt Disney Records | Producer, writer | |
School Gyrls | "Uncool" | School Gyrls | Island Records | Producer, writer | |
2009 | Kris Allen/Adam Lambert | "No Boundaries" | Single | Sony Music | Writer |
Daughtry | "Learn My Lesson", "One Last Chance" | Leave This Town | RCA/19 | Writer | |
Every Avenue | Picture Perfect | Fearless | Producer | ||
Demi Lovato and Selena Gomez | "One and the Same" | Princess Protection Program | Walt Disney Records | Producer | |
Hannah Montana | "He Could Be the One", "Don't Wanna Be Torn" | Hannah Montana 3 | Walt Disney Records | Producer, writer | |
Jessie James | "Wanted" | Jessie James | Mercury, Island Def Jam | Producer, writer | |
2008 | Anberlin | "Soft Skeletons" | New Surrender | Universal Republic | Writer |
Diego González | "Losing Me" | Indigo | EMI | Producer, writer | |
Jonas Brothers | "Play My Music" | Camp Rock | Walt Disney | Producer, writer | |
Lesley Roy | "Make It Back" | Unbeautiful | Jive | Producer, writer | |
2007 | Alex Band | "Coming Home" | Alex Band EP | RCA | Writer |
Backstreet Boys | "Something That I Already Know" | Unbreakable | Jive Records | Producer, writer | |
Hilary Duff | "Happy" | Dignity | Hollywood | Writer | |
Faith Hill | "Lost" | The Hits | Warner Bros. Nashville | Writer | |
2006 | Belinda | "Bella Traición", End of The Day, and "Alguien Más" | Utopía | EMI Televisa Music | Producer, writer |
Bowling for Soup | "Much More Beautiful Person," feat. Lesley Roy | The Great Burrito Extortion Case | Jive/Zomba | Writer | |
Cowboy Mouth | "Joe Strummer" | Voodoo Shoppe | Verve Forecast | Producer, writer | |
Daughtry | "All These Lives" | Daughtry | RCA/19 | Writer | |
Lovehammers | "Casualty" | Marty Casey and Lovehammers | Epic | Producer, writer | |
JParis | "Here We Go Again" | Call It What You Want | Emanon | Producer, writer | |
2005 | Bo Bice | "My World" | The Real Thing | RCA/19 | Producer, writer |
Lindsay Lohan | "Fastlane" | A Little More Personal (Raw) | Casablanca | Writer | |
Monty Are I | The Red Shift | Island | Producer | ||
2004 | Bowling for Soup | "1985" | A Hangover You Don't Deserve | Jive/Zomba | Writer |
SR-71 | "Axl Rose (Where Did You Go?)", "In Your Eyes" (Peter Gabriel cover), "Gone", "1985", "Mosquito", "Here We Go Again", "All American", "Blue Light Special Life", "15 Minute Idol", "The One", "Everything", "Blood & Bourbon", "She Was Dead" (Demo), "Little Asshole" | Here We Go Again | Crown Japan | Producer, writer | |
2002 | SR-71 | "They All Fall Down", "Tomorrow", "My World", "Hello Hello", "Truth", "Goodbye", "She Was Dead", "The Best Is Yet to Come", "Broken Handed", "Lucky", "In My Mind", "Non-Toxic (Remix)", "My World (Acoustic version)" | Tomorrow | RCA | Producer, writer |
2000 | SR-71 | "Politically Correct", "Go Away", "Non-Toxic", "Right Now," "Another Night Alone", "Alive" | Now You See Inside | RCA | Writer |
A Hangover You Don't Deserve is the fifth studio album by American rock band Bowling for Soup. It was released on September 14, 2004, as their third album with Jive Records. The first single, "1985", quickly became a Top 40 staple, peaking at No. 5 on Billboard's Adult Top 40 chart.
"1985" is a song that was written and recorded by American pop-punk band SR-71 for their album Here We Go Again. Mitch Allan, SR-71's frontman, gave the song to pop-punk band Bowling for Soup, who recorded a cover version that reached number 23 on the US Billboard Hot 100 and was included on the band's album A Hangover You Don't Deserve.
Kara Elizabeth DioGuardi is an American songwriter, record producer, music publisher, A&R executive, and singer. She primarily writes music in the pop rock genre. She has worked with many popular artists; sales of albums on which her songs appear exceed 160 million worldwide. DioGuardi is a 2011 NAMM Music for Life Award winner, 2009 NMPA Songwriter Icon Award winner, 2007 BMI Pop Songwriter of the Year, and has received 20 BMI Awards for co-writing songs.
SR-71 was an American rock band formed in Baltimore, Maryland in 1998. They are best known for their 2000 single "Right Now", their 2002 single "Tomorrow", and as the original authors of Bowling for Soup's 2004 hit "1985". The name of the band came from SR-71 Blackbird, a supersonic surveillance aircraft of the United States Air Force. The band was originally known as Honor Among Thieves, and as was later the case with SR-71, lead singer Mitch Allan was the only constant member.
Emanuel Steve "Eman" Kiriakou is an American songwriter, producer, record executive, music publisher and multi-instrumentalist, based in Los Angeles. He recently co-wrote and produced "Take You Dancing" by Jason Derulo, and has produced a number of Billboard Hot 100 charting singles including: "What's Left of Me" by Nick Lachey, "Crush" by David Archuleta, "Who Says" by Selena Gomez & the Scene, and "Tonight Tonight" by Hot Chelle Rae, which was #1 on the Billboard Hot AC charts, "It Girl" by Jason Derulo, as well as "Classic" and "American Dream" by MKTO. He has also collaborated with Celine Dion, Ne-Yo, MKTO, Demi Lovato, Selena Gomez, ZAYN, Gabby Barrett, Rachel Platten, David Foster, Madison Beer, Robert DeLong, Whitney Houston, Simple Plan, and Backstreet Boys.
"We Rock" is the first official single by the cast of the 2008 Disney Channel television film Camp Rock and was featured on the soundtrack of the same name. It premiered on Radio Disney on April 19, 2008, and was released by Walt Disney Records onto the iTunes Store on June 3. The song was written by Kara DioGuardi and Greg Wells and produced by Wells. It featured vocals from Demi Lovato, Aaryn Doyle, Renee Sandstrom, Anna Maria Perez de Taglé, Roshon Fegan, Jordan Francis, Nick, Kevin, and Joe Jonas, Alyson Stoner, Meaghan Martin and Kara DioGuardi as a background singer.
Don't Forget is the debut studio album by American singer Demi Lovato. It was released on September 23, 2008, by Hollywood Records. She started working on the album in September 2007, while filming the Disney Channel original movie Camp Rock. Lovato co-wrote most of the songs with the Jonas Brothers, who produced the album along with John Fields. Other songwriters include Kara DioGuardi, Jason Reeves and Rooney frontman Robert Schwartzman. Don't Forget features primarily a power pop and rock sound, with the lyrical content addressing adolescent topics including heartbreak and independence.
Carl Anthony Falk-Gramer, is a Swedish songwriter, record producer and musician and has worked with artists such as Demi Lovato, One Direction, 5 Seconds of Summer, Nicki Minaj, Ellie Goulding, Madonna, Avicii, Ariana Grande, Charlie Puth, Jason Derulo, Westlife, Hilary Duff, Iggy Azalea, Liam Payne.
Stephen Finfer is a music publisher, manager, attorney, television producer, and business executive whose clients have included Kara DioGuardi, Scott Storch, Selena Quintanilla, Jon Bellion, Ingrid Andress, Felicia Ferraro, Emanuel Kiriakou, David Hodges, Greg Wells, Mitch Allan, and Kasia Livingston. Having previously operated his own law firm and management company, Stephen Finfer aided Dr. Dre and Master P in establishing their respective record labels, Death Row Records and No Limit Records. Together with business partner DioGuardi, he formed and currently operates the boutique music publishing company and record label Arthouse Entertainment.
Lindy Robbins is an American songwriter from Los Angeles, whose songs include Demi Lovato's "Skyscraper", Jason Derulo's "Want to Want Me", David Guetta's "Dangerous" featuring Sam Martin, MKTO's "Classic", Hot Chelle Rae's "Tonight, Tonight", Jason Derulo's "It Girl" and Astrid S' "Hurts So Good", as well as songs recorded by Dua Lipa, Jennifer Hudson, and One Direction.
Jonas Jeberg, is a Danish songwriter and music producer residing in Los Angeles. He has written and produced hit songs including Panic! at the Disco's "High Hopes", Selena Gomez's "Fetish" featuring Gucci Mane, Fifth Harmony's "Sledgehammer", Nicki Minaj's "The Boys", Chris Brown's "Remember My Name", Demi Lovato's "Made in the USA", Jason Derulo's "Marry Me", The Pussycat Dolls' "I Hate This Part" and Jordin Sparks' "One Step at a Time".
Unbroken is the third studio album by American singer Demi Lovato. It was released on September 20, 2011, by Hollywood Records. Primarily a pop record, Lovato described the album as "more mature" and with more R&B elements than her previous material, citing Rihanna as the major influence. While some of the album's lyrical content was heavily influenced by Lovato's personal struggles, it also deals with lighter subjects, such as love and self empowerment. Contributions to the album's production came from a wide range of producers, including Toby Gad, Ryan Tedder, Timbaland, Jim Beanz and Rock Mafia.
"Heart Attack" is a song recorded by American singer Demi Lovato. It was released on February 25, 2013, as the lead single from her fourth studio album, Demi (2013). The song was produced by Mitch Allan and Jason Evigan of The Suspex, who co-wrote the song along with Lovato, Sean Douglas, Nikki Williams, and Aaron Phillips. "Heart Attack" is an electropop song that employs cardiac motifs to represent the fear of falling in love. It received acclaim from music critics, many of whom complimented its lyrics and Lovato's vocals.
Demi is the fourth studio album by American singer Demi Lovato. It was released on May 10, 2013, by Hollywood Records. Looking to transition from her self-described "generic" third album Unbroken (2011), Lovato wanted her fourth album to "have songs that excited her". Demi is primarily a pop record with elements of synth-pop, and bubblegum pop.
"Made in the USA" is a song by American singer Demi Lovato. The song was released on July 16, 2013, as the second single from her fourth studio album, Demi (2013). The song was written by Lovato, Jason Evigan, Corey Chorus, Blair Perkins, and Jonas Jeberg and produced by Jeberg. "Made in the USA" is a midtempo country pop song that celebrates an everlasting American romantic relationship. Lovato released the song around Independence Day. The song peaked at number 80 on the Billboard Hot 100 and peaked within the top 20 in Lebanon. It has sold 312,000 copies, according to Nielsen SoundScan. It received generally positive reviews from music critics.
Jason Gregory Evigan is an American musician, singer, songwriter, and record producer.
"Heartbeat Song" is a song by American singer Kelly Clarkson from her seventh studio album, Piece by Piece (2015). Written by Mitch Allan, Audra Mae, Kara DioGuardi, and Jason Evigan, the song is an uptempo synth-pop track produced by Greg Kurstin. Lyrically, it sings of meeting a person who restores someone's faith in love. Inspired by 1980s synthpop music, "Heartbeat Song" was released by RCA Records as the album's lead single on January 12, 2015.
Confident is the fifth studio album by American singer Demi Lovato. It was released on October 16, 2015, by Hollywood, Island and Safehouse Records. While Lovato co-wrote most of the songs on the album, she worked with writers and producers such as Max Martin, Ryan Tedder, Steve Mac, Rami and Stargate, among others. Musically, Confident is primarily a pop, dance, electropop, and power pop record with influences of R&B, soul, EDM and urban. The album features guest appearances from Australian rapper Iggy Azalea and American rapper Sirah.
"Waitin for You" is a song recorded by American singer Demi Lovato featuring rapper Sirah. The duo along with Julia Michaels, Jason Evigan and Steve Mac composed the song for Lovato's fifth studio album Confident (2015). Evigan and Mac also handled the song's production, with Mitch Allan serving as a vocal producer.
"Sober" is a song by American singer Demi Lovato. It was initially released exclusively to music streaming services through Island, Hollywood and Safehouse Records on June 21, 2018, and was made available to iTunes on the same day. Lovato revealed in the song that she had relapsed after six years of sobriety. A month after the song's release, Lovato was hospitalized due to an overdose.