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{{short description|American record producer, and songwriter}}
{{Infobox musical artist
| image = Mitch Press shot 2 copy.jpg
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| education = [[University of Maryland, College Park]] ([[Bachelor of Arts|BA]])}}
| genre = {{hlist|[[Alternative rock]]|[[punk rock]]|[[pop punk]]|[[power pop]]|[[nu metal]]}}
| occupations = {{hlist|Record producer|songwriter|singer-songwriter}}
| years_active = 1996–present
| instruments = {{hlist|Vocals|guitar|bass}}
| current_member_ofpast_member_of = {{hlist|Honor Among Thieves|[[SR-71 (band)|SR-71]]|[[Satellite (USAmerican band)|Satellite]]|Radiostar}}
| label = {{hlist|[[Sony BMG]]|[[RCA Records|RCA]]}}
}}
 
'''Mitchell Allan Scherr''', known professionally as '''Mitch Allan''', is an American record producer, songwriter, and vocalistsinger. AllanHe has writtenworked and produced songs for many popularwith artists throughout his career. Some notable artists that Allan has w worked with includeincluding [[Demi Lovato]], [[Third Eye Blind]], [[Miley Cyrus]], [[Carlie Hanson]], [[Jason Derulo]], [[Pitbull (rapper)|Pitbull]], [[Fifth Harmony]], [[Kelly Clarkson]], [[Simple Plan]], [[Faith Hill]], [[Selena Gomez]], [[Bowling for Soup]], [[Jonas Brothers]], and [[Joe Cocker]]. Allan has contributed to the sale of over 20 million units, garnering multiple hit records, including five top-five singles and a worldwide number-one single.<ref name="allmusic" />
 
Allan was the [[Lead vocalist|lead singer]] and [[rhythm guitarguitarist]]ist of [[rockthe music|rock]] band [[SR-71 (band)|SR-71]], as well as the lead guitarist, producer, and backing vocalist of [[alternative rock|alternative]] project [[Satellite (USAmerican band)|Satellite]].<ref name="onespin">{{cite web|url=http://sp1nblog.wordpress.com/2013/07/17/identifying-the-suspex/|title=Identifying the Suspex|work=OneSpin.com|author=Musacchio, Matt|date=17 July 2013 |access-date=2014-11-13}}</ref>
==Career==
===Production and songwriting===
Allan began as a recording artist and songwriter after "[[1985 (SR-71 song)|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.<ref name="riaa">{{cite web|url=https://www.riaa.com/goldandplatinumdata.php?content_selector=gold-platinum-searchable-database|access-date=2014-11-13|title=RIAA Searchable Database|website=[[Recording Industry Association of America]] }}</ref>
 
In 2007, Allan was nominated for a [[Latin Grammy Award]] when the song he co-penned with [[Kara DioGuardi]] and recorded by [[Belinda (entertainer)|Belinda]], "[[Bella Traición]]," received a [[Grammy Award for Song of the Year|Song of the Year]] nomination. That same year, another song written with DioGuardi, entitled "[[Lost (Faith Hill song)|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.<ref name="lost">{{cite web|url=http://www.billboard.com/artist/276160/Faith+Hill/chart?f=341|title=Faith Hill - Chart history|website=Billboard.com|access-date=2014-11-13}}</ref>
==Production and songwriting==
Known primarily as a recording artist, Allan's songwriting career began when a song he'd written for his band SR-71 called "[[1985 (SR-71 song)|1985]]" was recorded and released by pop-punk band [[Bowling for Soup]] in 2004. The track was a top 5 hit, becoming certified Platinum and holding the record for the most iTunes downloads in a single week at the time.<ref name="riaa">{{cite web|url=https://www.riaa.com/goldandplatinumdata.php?content_selector=gold-platinum-searchable-database|access-date=2014-11-13|title=RIAA Searchable Database|website=[[Recording Industry Association of America]] }}</ref> In 2007 Allan was nominated for a [[Latin Grammy Award|Latin Grammy]] when the [[Belinda (entertainer)|Belinda]] song he co-penned with [[Kara DioGuardi]], "[[Bella Traición]]," received a [[Grammy Award for Song of the Year|Song of the Year]] nomination. That same year, another song written with DioGuardi, entitled "[[Lost (Faith Hill song)|Lost]]," was recorded by [[Faith Hill]] and released as the first single from her greatest hits project. The track would find success at AC radio, ultimately spending 21 weeks on the radio charts.<ref name="lost">{{cite web|url=http://www.billboard.com/artist/276160/Faith+Hill/chart?f=341|title=Faith Hill - Chart history|website=Billboard.com|access-date=2014-11-13}}</ref> In 2015, Allan had his first World Wide #1 Pop hit co-writing Jason Derulo's "[[Want To Want Me]]." That same year he cowrote "[[Heartbeat Song (Kelly Clarkson song)|Heartbeat Song]]" for [[Kelly Clarkson]], which was nominated for a [[Grammy Award]].
 
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 (Kelly Clarkson song)|Heartbeat Song]]" for [[Kelly Clarkson]], which was subsequently nominated for a [[Grammy Award]]. When Allan partnered with writer-producer wunderkind [[Jason Evigan]] under the moniker "The Suspex", thethey duo found careerco-making success. Together they cowrotewrote and produced [[Demi Lovato|Demi Lovato's]] "[[Heart Attack (Demi Lovato song)|Heart Attack]]," which reached #4 on the [[Mainstream Top 40]] and becamewas certified [[double platinum]].<ref name="allmusic" /><ref name="onespin" /> The Suspex are currently working on tracks for artists such as [[Demi Lovato]], [[Selena Gomez]], [[Kelly Clarkson]], [[Kat Graham]], [[Victoria Justice]], [[Fifth Harmony]], [[Kylie Minogue]], and [[Sia]], and on his own, Allan is collaborating with [[Boys Like Girls]]' Martin Johnson, [[Scott Stapp]], Demi Lovato, Kelly Clarkson, [[Delta Goodrem]], [[Satellite]], [[Melissa Etheridge]], [[Andy Grammer]], [[Simple Plan]], and Hollywood Records artists [[Beatrice Miller]], [[Hilary Duff]] and [[Bridgit Mendler]].
 
===Personal life===
Mitch Allan lives in Los Angeles with his wife, Sana Yu, and their three children, Kaila, Raya, and Devin.
 
==Selected discography==
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===With Satellite===
* ''Ring the Bells'' (July 2011)
* ''Calling Birds'' ( February 19, 2013)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.facebook.com/satellitemusic?fref=ts |title=Satellite |publisher=Facebook |access-date=2013-11-28}}</ref>
 
===Solo===
* ''Clawing My Way to the Middle'' (TBA)
 
===Songwriting/producing===
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{| class="wikitable"
|-
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| rowspan="14" | [[Demi Lovato]]
| Happy Ending
| rowspan="3" |''[[Holy Fvck]]''
| rowspan="14" | [[Island Records]]
| rowspan="4" |Producer, songwriter
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|rowspan="13"|2021
| [[Dancing with the Devil (song)|Dancing with the Devil]]
| rowspan="11" | ''[[Dancing with the Devil... the Art of Starting Over]]''
|-
| [[Mad World]]
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| Side Effects
|-
| [[JUTES]]
| When You're Around
| Single
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| [[Gryffin]]
| Body Back
| Single
| Body Back single
| [[Interscope]]
| Producer, Writer
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| [[Avril Lavigne]] ft. [[Nicki Minaj]]
| Dumb Blonde
| ''Head Above Water ''
| [[Sony BMG|BMG]]
| Producer, Writer
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| rowspan="2" | [[Carlie Hanson]]
| rowspan="2" | Cigarettes
| ''Junk EP''
| rowspan="2" | [[Warner Records]]
| rowspan="2" | Producer, Writer
|-
| Back In My Arms (Single)
|-
| [[Shaylen]]
| BTW
| BTW (Single)
| [[Republic]]
| Producer, Writer
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| [[In Real Life (band)|In Real Life]]
| Somebody Like You
| Somebody Like You (Single)
| [[Hollywood Records|Hollywood]]
| Producer, Writer
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| [[Third Eye Blind]]
| Screamer
| [[Screamer (album)|''Screamer'']]
| MegaCollider Records
| Vocal Producer (Full Record)
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| [[Jonas Blue]] ft. [[Joe Jonas]]
| I See Love
| ''[[Hotel Transylvania 3 Soundtrack]]''
| [[Sony Pictures]]
| Writer
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| [[DJ Khaled]] ft. [[Demi Lovato]]
| [[I Believe (DJ Khaled song)|I Believe]]
| [[A Wrinkle in Time (soundtrack)|''A Wrinkle in Time Soundtrack'']]
| [[Epic Records|Epic]]
| rowspan="10" | Vocal producer
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|-
| Tell Me You Love Me (Spanish Version)
| ''Tell Me You Love Me (Remixes)''
|-
|rowspan="14"|2017
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| [[Rachel Platten]]
| "Perfect For You"
| [[Waves (Rachel Platten album)|''Waves'']]
| [[Columbia Records]]
| Producer, writer
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| [[Marina Kaye]]
| "Miracle"
| ''Explicit''
| [[Capitol Music Group|Capitol France]]
| Producer, writer
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| [[Isac Elliot]]
| "She"
| ''Faith''
| [[Sony Music|Sony Finland]]
| Producer, writer
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| [[Bebe Rexha]]
| "Atmosphere"
| ''[[All Your Fault: Pt. 1]]''
| [[Warner Bros. Records]]
| Producer, writer
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| [[Pitbull (rapper)|Pitbull]] ft. [[Stephen Marley (musician)|Stephen Marley]]
| "Options"
| [[Climate Change (album)|''Climate Change'']]
| [[RCA Records|RCA]]
| Writer
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| [[Jorge Blanco (musician)|Jorge Blanco]]
| "Risky Business
| ''Risky Business''
| [[Hollywood Records|Hollywood]]
| Vocal producer
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| [[The Score (band)|The Score]]
| "Going Home"
| ''Unstoppable''
| [[Republic Records|Republic]]
| Producer, writer
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| [[Britt Nicole]]
| "Concrete"
| ''Britt Nicole''
| [[Capitol Records]]
| Producer, writer
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| [[Demi Lovato]]
| "[[Waitin for You]]", "Wildfire", "Old Ways"
| [[Confident (album)|''Confident'']]
| [[Hollywood Records]]
| Vocal producer
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| [[Sabrina Carpenter]]
| "Eyes Wide Open"
| [[Eyes Wide Open (Sabrina Carpenter album)|''Eyes Wide Open'']]
| [[Hollywood Records]]
| Producer
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| [[Bea Miller]]
| "I Dare You", "Perfect Picture"
| ''[[Not An Apology]]''
| [[Hollywood Records]]
| Producer, writer, mixer
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| [[Caleb Johnson (singer)|Caleb Johnson]]
| "Change"<ref name="allmusic" />
| [[Testify (Caleb Johnson album)|''Testify'']]
| [[Interscope Records|Interscope]]
| Producer, writer
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| [[Justice Crew]]
| "Fly"
| ''[[Live by the Words]]''
|[[Sony Music Australia]]
| Producer, writer
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| [[Prince Royce]] ft. [[Snoop Dogg]]
| "[[Stuck on a Feeling|Stuck On A Feeling]]"
| [[Double Vision (Prince Royce album)|''Double Vision'']]
| [[RCA Records]]
| Vocal producer
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|[[Scott Stapp]]
| ("Break Out")<ref name="allmusic" />
| [[Proof of Life (Scott Stapp album)|''Proof of Life'']]
|[[Wind Up Records|Wind Up]]
| Writer
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|[[Big Time Rush (band)|Big Time Rush]]
| "Like Nobody's Around"
| [[24/Seven (Big Time Rush album)|''24/Seven'']]
|[[Nick Records|Nick]]/[[Columbia Records|Columbia]]
| Producer, writer
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|[[Fifth Harmony]]
| "[[Miss Movin' On]]"<ref name="discogs">{{cite web|url=http://www.discogs.com/artist/328967-Mitch-Allan?sort=year%2Cdesc&limit=25&subtype=Writing-Arrangement&type=Credits|title=Mitch Allan Discography|website=Discogs.com|access-date=2014-11-13}}</ref>
|[[Better Together (EP)|''Better Together'']]
|[[Epic Records|Epic]]/[[Syco]]
| Producer, writer
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|[[Selena Gomez]]
| "Save the Day"<ref name="allmusic">{{cite web|url=http://www.allmusic.com/artist/mitch-allan-mn0000632878/credits|title=Mitch Allan credits|website=AllMusic.com|access-date=2014-11-10}}</ref>
| ''[[Stars Dance]]''
| [[Hollywood Records]]
|Producer, writer
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|[[Demi Lovato]]
| "[[Heart Attack (Demi Lovato song)|Heart Attack]]", "Two Pieces"<ref name="songwriteruniverse">{{cite web|url=http://www.songwriteruniverse.com/jason-evigan-123.htm|title=Writer/Producer Jason Evigan Breaks Through, Co-Writing Hits For Demi Lovato|work=Songwriter Universe|author=Widran, Jonathan|date=10 June 2013 |access-date=2014-11-13}}</ref>
| [[Demi (album)|''Demi'']]
| [[Hollywood Records]]
| Producer, writer
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|[[Zendaya]]
| "Bottle You Up"<ref name="discogs"/>
| [[Zendaya (album)|''Zendaya'']]
| [[Hollywood Records]]
| Producer, writer
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|[[Ross Lynch]]
| "A Billion Hits"
|[[Austin & Ally|''Austin & Ally Soundtrack'']]
| [[Walt Disney Records]]
|Writer
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|[[David Archuleta]]
| "Good Place"<ref name="discogs" />
|''[[The Other Side of Down]]''
|[[Jive Records|Jive]]/19
| Producer, writer
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|[[Bowling for Soup]]
| "Dear Megan Fox"
|''[[Fishin' for Woos]]''
| Que-So Records/Brando Records
|Producer, writer
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|[[Demi Lovato]]
| "Brand New Day"
|[[Camp Rock 2: The Final Jam (soundtrack)|''Camp Rock 2: The Final Jam'']]
|Walt Disney
|Producer, writer
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|[[Katharine McPhee]]
| "[[Had It All]]"
|[[Unbroken (Katharine McPhee album)|''Unbroken'']]
| [[Verve Forecast Records]]
| Writer
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|[[Miley Cyrus|Hannah Montana]]
| "[[I'll Always Remember You]]"
|[[Hannah Montana Forever (soundtrack)|''Hannah Montana Forever'']]
| [[Walt Disney Records]]
|Producer, writer
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|[[School Gyrls]]
| "Uncool"
|[[School Gyrls (album)|''School Gyrls'']]
| [[Island Records]]
|Producer, writer
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|[[Daughtry (band)|Daughtry]]
| "Learn My Lesson", "One Last Chance"
|''[[Leave This Town]]''
| [[RCA Records|RCA]]/19
|Writer
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|[[Every Avenue]]
|
|''[[Picture Perfect (Every Avenue album)|''Picture Perfect]]'']]
|[[Fearless Records|Fearless]]
|Producer
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|[[Demi Lovato]] and [[Selena Gomez]]
| "[[One and the Same]]"
|''[[Princess Protection Program]]''
|[[Walt Disney Records]]
|Producer
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|[[Miley Cyrus|Hannah Montana]]
| "[[He Could Be the One (song)|He Could Be the One]]", "Don't Wanna Be Torn"
|''[[Hannah Montana 3]]''
|[[Walt Disney Records]]
|Producer, writer
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|[[Jessie James]]
| "[[Wanted (Jessie James song)|Wanted]]"
|[[Jessie James (album)|''Jessie James'']]
|[[Mercury Records|Mercury]], [[The Island Def Jam Music Group|Island Def Jam]]
|Producer, writer
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|[[Anberlin]]
| "Soft Skeletons"
|''[[New Surrender]]''
|[[The Universal Motown/Universal Republic Group|Universal Republic]]
|Writer
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|[[Diego González (actor)|Diego González]]
|"Losing Me"
|[[Indigo (Diego Gonzalez album)|''Indigo'']]
|[[EMI Music Group|EMI]]
|Producer, writer
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|[[Jonas Brothers]]
| "Play My Music"
|[[Camp Rock (soundtrack)|''Camp Rock'']]
|[[Walt Disney Records|Walt Disney]]
|Producer, writer
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|[[Lesley Roy]]
|"Make It Back"
|''[[Unbeautiful]]''
|[[Jive Records|Jive]]
|Producer, writer
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|[[Alex Band]]
| "Coming Home"
|''Alex Band EP''
| [[RCA Records|RCA]]
|Writer
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|[[Backstreet Boys]]
| "Something That I Already Know"
|[[Unbreakable (Backstreet Boys album)|''Unbreakable'']]
|[[Jive Records]]
|Producer, writer
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|[[Hilary Duff]]
|"Happy"
|[[Dignity (album)|''Dignity'']]
|[[Hollywood Records|Hollywood]]
|Writer
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|[[Faith Hill]]
| "[[Lost (Faith Hill song)|Lost]]"
|[[The Hits (Faith Hill album)|''The Hits'']]
|[[Warner Bros. Records|Warner Bros. Nashville]]
|Writer
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|[[Belinda (singer)|Belinda]]
| "[[Bella Traición]]", [[Bella Traición|End of The Day]], and "[[Alguien Más]]"
|[[Utopía (Belinda album)|''Utopía'']]
|[[EMI|EMI Televisa Music]]
|Producer, writer
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|[[Bowling for Soup]]
| "Much More Beautiful Person," feat. [[Lesley Roy]]
|''[[The Great Burrito Extortion Case]]''
|[[Jive Records|Jive]]/Zomba
|Writer
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|[[Cowboy Mouth]]
|"Joe Strummer"
|''[[Voodoo Shoppe]]''
|[[Verve Forecast Records|Verve Forecast]]
|Producer, writer
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|[[Daughtry (band)|Daughtry]]
|"All These Lives"
|[[Daughtry (album)|''Daughtry'']]
|[[RCA Records|RCA]]/[[19 Recordings|19]]
|Writer
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|[[Lovehammers]]
|"Casualty"
|''Marty Casey and Lovehammers''
|[[Epic Records|Epic]]
|Producer, writer
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|JParis
|"Here We Go Again"
|''Call It What You Want''
|[[Emanon Records|Emanon]]
|Producer, writer
|-
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|[[Bo Bice]]
| "My World"
|[[The Real Thing (Bo Bice album)|''The Real Thing'']]
|[[RCA Records|RCA]]/[[19 Recordings|19]]
|Producer, writer
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|[[Lindsay Lohan]]
| "Fastlane"
|''[[A Little More Personal (Raw)]]''
|[[Casablanca Records|Casablanca]]
|Writer
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|[[Monty Are I]]
|
|''[[The Red Shift]]''
|[[Island Records|Island]]
|Producer
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|[[Bowling for Soup]]
|"[[1985 (SR-71 song)|1985]]"
|''[[A Hangover You Don't Deserve]]''
|[[Jive Records|Jive]]/[[Zomba Records|Zomba]]
|Writer
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|[[SR-71 (band)|SR-71]]
| "Axl Rose (Where Did You Go?)", "[[In Your Eyes (Peter Gabriel song)|In Your Eyes" (Peter Gabriel cover)]], "Gone", "[[1985 (SR-71 song)|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 (SR-71 album)|''Here We Go Again'']]
|Crown Japan
|Producer, writer
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| [[SR-71 (band)|SR-71]]
| "They All Fall Down", "[[Tomorrow (SR-71 song)|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 (SR-71 album)|''Tomorrow'']]
|[[RCA Records|RCA]]
|Producer, writer
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|[[SR-71 (band)|SR-71]]
|"[[Politically Correct (song)|Politically Correct]]", "Go Away", "Non-Toxic", <br>"[[Right Now (SR-71 song)|Right Now]]," "Another Night Alone", "Alive"
|''[[Now You See Inside]]''
|[[RCA Records|RCA]]
|Writer
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[[Category:Singer-songwriters from Maryland]]
[[Category:21st-century American male singers]]
[[Category:21st-century American singerssinger-songwriters]]
[[Category:Year of birth missing (living people)]]