Simon Petrén
Swedish musician
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Simon Petrén (born 14 March 1986) is a Swedish music producer, songwriter, mix engineer and mastering engineer. He holds a Diploma in Piano Music Performance at the Royal Schools of Music in London and a Bachelor degree in Film Scoring and Music Production at the Royal College of Music in Stockholm.
Simon Petrén | |
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| Background information | |
| Born | 14 March 1986 |
| Occupations | Producer, Songwriter, Mix Engineer, Mastering Engineer |
| Years active | 2007–present |
Simon Petrén lives in Seoul, South Korea, consulting for different entertainment companies as songwriter/producer/mix&mastering engineer.
Simon Petrén is the producer as well as mix/mastering engineer for the YouTube phenomena Dirty Loops. Their debut album was released by David Foster and Verve Records/Universal Music, USA/Japan (May 19, 2014).[1] As of 2019 they are managed by Quincy Jones.[2]
Simon Petrén is credited with Arranging, Production, Mixing, Mastering as well as the video production of the 2016 version of “Over the Horizon”, the Samsung Galaxy brand sound, coming pre-loaded as mp3 & default ringtone on all of the Galaxy devices.[3]
Notable writing and production credits
| Year | Artist | Song | Appearance on album | Songwriter | Producer | Mixing | Mastering |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Red Velvet | "Run Devil Run" | 2025 SM Town: The Culture, the Future | - | Yes | - | - |
| Close Your Eyes | "너를 담은 이 영화에 나의 가사가 자막이 돼 (Subtitled)" | Eternalt | Yes | Yes | - | - | |
| 2024 | D.O. | "Mars" | Blossom | Yes | Yes | - | - |
| "Simple Joys" | Yes | Yes | - | - | |||
| 2023 | Riize | "Talk Saxy" | Riizing | - | Keyboards | - | - |
| NCT 127 | "DJ" | Ay-Yo | Yes | Yes | - | - | |
| Lee Jin-ah | "Mystery Village" | Hearts of the City | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| 2022 | Taeyeon | "그런 밤 (Some Nights)" | INVU | Yes | Yes | - | - |
| 2021 | NCT 127 | "Breakfast" | Sticker | Yes | Yes | - | - |
| Sam Kim | "The Juice" | The Juice | Yes | Yes | Yes | - | |
| WayV | "Horizon (天空海)" | Kick Back | Yes | Yes | - | - | |
| Dirty Loops & Cory Wong | "Thriller" | Turbo | - | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| "Follow The Light" | - | Yes | Yes | Yes | |||
| 2020 | Seventeen | "Fearless" | Heng:garæ | Yes | Yes | - | - |
| NCT U | "Dancing In The Rain" | NCT 2020 Resonance Pt. 1 | Yes | Yes | - | - | |
| BoA | "Gravity" | Better | Yes | Yes | - | - | |
| Dirty Loops | Rock You | Rock You | - | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| GFriend | "Secret Diary" | Walpurgis Night | Yes | - | - | - | |
| CNBLUE | "없아 (In Time)" | Re-Code | Yes | Yes | - | - | |
| Lee Jin-ah | "꿈 같은 알람 (Dreamy Alarm)" | Candy Pianist | Yes | Yes | Yes | - | |
| "나를 막는 벽 (The Wall Blocks Me)" | - | Yes | Yes | - | |||
| MCND | "쾅쾅쾅 (Bumpin')" | Earth Age | Yes | Yes | - | - | |
| Sohyang | "Stay" | Stay | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| 2019 | Red Velvet | "La Rouge" | The ReVe Festival: Finale | Yes | Yes | Yes | - |
| Seventeen | "거짓말을 해 (Lie Again)" | An Ode | Yes | Yes | Yes | - | |
| Dirty Loops | "Next To You" | Next To You | - | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| "Work Shit Out" | Work Shit Out | - | Yes | Yes | Yes | ||
| Yunho | "Change The World" | True Colors | Yes | Yes | - | - | |
| Yesung | "마음에 그리다 (Branded in My Heart)" | Flower Crew: Joseon Marriage Agency OST | Yes | Yes | - | - | |
| Team Spark | "Joker" | Joker | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| Bibi | "Hangang" | The Fan Top 2 | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| CLC | "Breakdown" | No. 1 | Yes | Yes | Yes | - | |
| Summer | "Everything" | GoGo Song OST | Yes | Yes | Yes | - | |
| Gemstone | "너를 만나 (Meeting You)" | 너를 만나 (Meeting You) | Yes | Yes | - | - | |
| Kang Min-hyuk | "On The Cheek" | On The Cheek | Yes | Yes | - | - | |
| 2018 | NCT 127 | "나의 모든 순간 (No Longer)" | Regular-Irregular | Yes | Yes | - | - |
| SHINee | "Retro" | The Story of Light | Yes | Yes | Yes | - | |
| NCT U | "New Dream" | Dokgo Rewind OST | - | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| Kevin Oh | "How Do I" | How Do I | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| K.Will (ft. Hwasa) |
"착해지지 마요 (Treat Me Bad)" | Sangsang; Mood Indigo | Yes | Yes | - | - | |
| Lyn | "별처럼 (Like a Star)" | #10 | Yes | Yes | - | - | |
| ONF | "나 말고 다 (Incomplete)" | You Complete Me | Yes | Yes | - | - | |
| Babylon | "Heaven" | Caelo | - | - | Yes | - | |
| Babylon (ft. Vinxen) |
"One More Night" | - | - | Yes | - | ||
| Babylon (ft. Verbal Jint, The Quiett, Takeone, Nucksal, Bewhy) |
"Karma" | - | - | Yes | - | ||
| Lucas and Jonah Nilsson (ft. Richard Bona) |
"Coffee Break" | SM Station Season 3 | - | - | Yes | Yes | |
| Sohyang (ft. JinJoo Lee) |
"너의 노래 (The Song Begins)" | The Song Begins | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| 2017 | Taeyeon | "Let It Snow" | This Christmas: Winter Is Coming | Yes | Yes | - | - |
| Seventeen | "입버릇 (Habit)" | Al1 | Yes | Yes | Yes | - | |
| Pristin | "Black Widow" | Hi! Pristin | Yes | Yes | Yes | - | |
| "We Like" | Schxxl Out | Yes | Yes | Yes | - | ||
| Bumzu | "A.C.C.E.L" | A.C.C.E.L | - | - | Yes | - | |
| NU'EST W | "하루만 (Just One Day)" | W, Here | - | - | Yes | - | |
| Emma Wu | "Knock Knock Knock" | "Knock Knock Knock" | Yes | Yes | Yes | - | |
| Red Velvet | "Would U" | Would U | Yes | - | - | - | |
| Shannon | "Hello" | Hello | Yes | Yes | Yes | - | |
| Rainz | "Juliette (Funky Ver.)" | Sunshine | Yes | Yes | - | - | |
| Lee Jin-ah | "Random" | Random | Yes | Yes | Yes | - | |
| "계단 (Stairs)" | - | Yes | Yes | - | |||
| "밤, 바다, 여행 (Bye, Bye, Bye)" | - | Yes | Yes | - | |||
| Bumzu and Han Dong-geun | "Forever Young" | Forever Young | Yes | Yes | - | - | |
| Car, the Garden | "Dream or Reality" | Live Up to Your Name, Dr. Heo OST Pt. 5 | Yes | Yes | - | - | |
| Samuel | "Thousand Times" | Cross OST Pt. 2 | Yes | Yes | - | - | |
| 2016 | Kangta | "말했더라면 (If I Told Ya)" | 'Home' Chapter 1 | Yes | Yes | Yes | - |
| SHINee | "한마디 (Beautiful Life)" | 1 of 1 | Yes | Yes | Yes | - | |
| "U Need Me" | Yes | Yes | Yes | - | |||
| Onew and Lee Jin-ah | "밤과 별의 노래 (Starry Night)" | SM Station Season 1 | Yes | Yes | Yes | - | |
| Red Velvet | "Sunny Afternoon" | Russian Roulette | Yes | Yes | Yes | - | |
| Hey! Say! JUMP | "My Girl" | Dear | Yes | Yes | - | - | |
| Dirty Loops | Over The Horizon 2016 | All Samsung Galaxy devices released in 2016 | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| Lee Dong Woo | Once There Was A Love (사랑이 있었다) | Walking - The 2nd Album | Yes | Yes | Yes | - | |
| What A Wonderful Cane (톡탁) | Yes | Yes | Yes | - | |||
| Sweet Island | Yes | Yes | Yes | - | |||
| Lonely Night (차가운 밤) | Yes | Yes | Yes | - | |||
| Smiling Face | Yes | Yes | Yes | - | |||
| Cheers To Nothing | Yes | Yes | Yes | - | |||
| Wanna Be Your Guitar | Yes | Yes | Yes | - | |||
| Step It Up | Yes | Yes | Yes | - | |||
| What A Wonderful Cane (English ver.) | Yes | Yes | Yes | - | |||
| 2015 | Girls' Generation-TTS | "Dear Santa" | Dear Santa X-Mas Special | Yes | Yes | Yes | - |
| "Dear Santa (English ver.)" | Yes | Yes | Yes | - | |||
| Johnny's West | こんな曲作りました | ラッキィィィィィィィ | Yes | Yes | - | - | |
| Jenny Berggren (Ace of Base) | Come | Så Mycket Bättre 2015 | - | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| Push Play | - | Yes | Yes | Yes | |||
| Så skimrande var aldrig havet | - | Yes | Yes | Yes | |||
| Lever så här | - | Yes | Yes | Yes | |||
| Älskar dig till döds | - | Yes | Yes | Yes | |||
| Varje gång jag ser dig | - | Yes | Yes | Yes | |||
| Dirty Loops | Undo | Undo | - | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| 2014 | Hit Me | Loopified | - | - | - | Yes | |
| Sexy Girls | - | Yes | Yes | Yes | |||
| Sayonara Love | - | - | - | Yes | |||
| Wake Me Up | - | Yes | Yes | Yes | |||
| Die For You | - | - | - | Yes | |||
| It Hurts | - | Yes | Yes | Yes | |||
| Lost In You | - | - | - | Yes | |||
| Take On The World | - | - | - | Yes | |||
| Accidentally In Love | - | - | - | Yes | |||
| The Way She Walks | - | Yes | Yes | Yes | |||
| Crash And Burn Delight | - | Yes | Yes | Yes | |||
| Roller Coaster | - | Yes | Yes | Yes | |||
| Automatic | - | - | Yes | Yes | |||
| Got Me Going | - | Yes | Yes | Yes | |||
| Baby | - | - | - | Yes | |||
| Circus | - | - | - | Yes | |||
| Rolling In The Deep | - | - | - | Yes | |||
| Ta Féte | - | Yes | Yes | Yes | |||
| Just Dance | - | - | - | Yes | |||
| What Makes You Beautiful | - | - | - | Yes | |||
| Where's The Beat | - | - | Yes | Yes | |||
| Afterglow | - | Yes | Yes | Yes | |||
| Forever Young | - | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Year | Artist | Song | Appearance on album | Songwriter | Producer | Mixing | Mastering |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Terese Fredenwall | Midnight Prayer | Breaking the Silence[4] | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Breaking the Silence | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | |||
| I'm Holy Ground | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | |||
| Drop the Fight | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | |||
| Your Fantasy | - | Yes | Yes | Yes | |||
| As Simple as This | - | Yes | Yes | Yes | |||
| The Others | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | |||
| Evelyn | - | Yes | Yes | Yes | |||
| Whiskey and Wine | - | Yes | Yes | Yes | |||
| Something More | - | Yes | Yes | Yes | |||
| Breaking the Silence (feat. Tommy Nilsson) | - | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Year | Artist | Song | Appearance on album | Songwriter | Producer | Mixing | Mastering |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | Jenny Berggren (Ace of Base) | Intro | My Story[5] | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Free me | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | |||
| Living in a Circus | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | |||
| Spend This Night | - | Yes | Yes | Yes | |||
| Dying to Stay Alive | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | |||
| Numb | - | Yes | Yes | Yes | |||
| Gotta Go | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | |||
| Here I am | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | |||
| Give me the Faith | - | Yes | Yes | Yes | |||
| Beat of my heart | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | |||
| Air of Love | - | Yes | Yes | Yes | |||
| Natural Superstar | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | |||
| Here I Am (Sthlm Sound Facility Remix) | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | |||
| Going Home | - | Yes | Yes | Yes | |||
| 2011 | Terese Fredenwall | You Should Be Your Friend | Not About The Songs[6] | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| To You | - | Yes | Yes | Yes | |||
| It's Where You Go | - | Yes | Yes | Yes | |||
| Can't Lose You | - | Yes | Yes | Yes | |||
| Please forgive Me | - | Yes | Yes | Yes | |||
| Not about the Songs | - | Yes | Yes | Yes | |||
| Who Can Stop You | - | Yes | Yes | Yes | |||
| The Village of Pleasure | - | Yes | Yes | Yes | |||
| The Sound of The Dead | - | Yes | Yes | Yes | |||
| I'm Not A One Night Project | - | Yes | Yes | Yes | |||
| Fire And Delight | - | Yes | Yes | Yes | |||
| Lullaby | - | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Year | Artist | Song | Appearance on album | Songwriter | Producer | Mixing | Mastering |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Terese Fredenwall | Säg Bara Mor | Närmare mig | - | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Vackrast För Varann | - | Yes | Yes | Yes | |||
| Somliga Dagar | - | Yes | Yes | Yes | |||
| Drömmen Om Att Flytta | - | Yes | Yes | Yes | |||
| Närmare Mig | - | Yes | Yes | Yes | |||
| 2009 | Terese Fredenwall | It hurts to be beautiful | Colors From My Heart[7] | - | Yes | - | - |
| Like Perfect Art | - | Yes | - | - | |||
| Come | - | Yes | - | - | |||
| Ordinary Day | - | Yes | - | - | |||
| Beautiful Thing | - | Yes | - | - | |||
| Secret Love | - | Yes | - | - | |||
| Stockholm City | - | Yes | - | - | |||
| My Own Way | - | Yes | - | - | |||
| All These Phrases | - | Yes | - | - | |||
| I Wanna Love You So | - | Yes | - | - | |||
| Year of Truth | - | Yes | - | - | |||
| Figure Out This Life | - | Yes | - | - | |||
| 2007 | |||||||
| Danny Saucedo | Stay | Heart Beats[8] | Yes | Yes | Yes | - |