Grant Michaels (songwriter)
American songwriter and producer
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Grant Michaels is an American songwriter and record producer. He has collaborated with Banners,[1] Sia,[2] Weezer, Ringo Starr,[3] Fitz and the Tantrums,[4] SZA,[1] Billy Idol,[3] American Authors, Goo Goo Dolls,[citation needed] Jewel, Andy Grammer,[3] Hoodie Allen,[5] Dove Cameron, Sofia Carson,[6] Sugar Ray, Rob Thomas and Aloe Blacc.[citation needed][7][8]
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- Songwriter
- record producer
- Keyboards
- programming
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Career
In 2012 he co-wrote Hoodie Allen's platinum single "No Interruptions".[5] In 2015 was credited on Sia's award-winning album 1000 Forms of Fear having co-written,"Dressed in Black".[9][failed verification]
Michaels has worked with collaborator Sam Hollander on multiple songs.[10] In 2017 they co-wrote Banners' platinum selling[citation needed] single "Someone To You".[1] Michaels also worked on multiple[citation needed] songs from the Disney movie, Descendants 2 (Original Soundtrack) including platinum-selling[citation needed] song, "Ways To Be Wicked".[6]
Awards and recognition
Sia's "Dressed in Back", which Michaels co-wrote with Sia and Greg Kurstin,[citation needed] appeared on 1000 Forms of Fear, which received a 2014 ARIA Award for Album of the Year.[9]
Selected discography
- Banners, "Someone to You" (Island) (writer)
- Oh Land, "Green Card", "Kill My Darling" (Tusk or Tooth, A:larm) (writer, producer)
- Sia, "Dressed in Black" (Interia, Monkey Puzzle, RCA) (writer)
- SZA, "Aftermath" (self released) (producer)
- Fitz and the Tantrums, "HandClap" (Elektra) (keyboards and drum programming)
- The Goo Goo Dolls, "Not Goodbye (Close My Eyes)"
- Aloe Blacc, "King Is Born"
- Saint Motel, "Preach"
- Billy Idol, "Rita Hayworth" (Dark Horse) (writer)
- Hoodie Allen, "No Interruption" (self released) (writer, producer)
- ILLENIUM, "You Were Right"
- Ringo Starr, "Teach Me to Tango" (Universal Music Enterprises) (writer)[11]
- Weezer, "Records" (Atlantic, Crush) (writer)