Michael Pollack (songwriter)
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Michael Pollack | |
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| Background information | |
| Birth name | Michael Ross Pollack |
| Born | April 26, 1994 Roslyn, New York, US |
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Michael Ross Pollack is an American songwriter, singer, multi-instrumentalist, and record producer. He has written songs for artists such as Maroon 5, Katy Perry, Jonas Brothers, Lauv, Ben Platt, Zedd, Lizzo, Kelly Clarkson, Celine Dion, Charli XCX, Andy Grammer, Bebe Rexha, and many others. He achieved his first pop radio #1 in February 2020 with Maroon 5's "Memories".[1]
Early years and Billy Joel
Pollack and his older sister were raised by their parents in Roslyn, New York.[2] He started playing piano, singing, and writing songs at a young age. In his youth, he performed with a Billy Joel cover band and with Richie Cannata - Billy Joel's longtime saxophonist.[3]
After graduating high school, Pollack moved to Nashville, Tennessee to attend Vanderbilt University. During his freshman year, Billy Joel hosted a Q&A session for college students at Vanderbilt University's Langford Auditorium. During the Q&A, Pollack asked if he could perform "New York State of Mind" with the singer to which Billy Joel agreed.[4] A video of the performance was posted online and quickly went viral. The viral video landed Pollack appearances on NBC's Today show[5], Good Day New York[6], the Morning Mashup on SIRIUS XM Radio[7], and The Jeff Probst Show.[8]
Music career
Pollack's viral encounter with Billy Joel led to him signing a joint venture publishing deal with Warner Chappell Music and President of A&R at Atlantic Records Pete Ganbarg's Songs With A Pure Tone during his sophomore year of college.[2][9] Soon after, he started collaborating with other songwriters such as Ingrid Andress while he finished his degree.[10]
After graduating from college, Pollack moved to Los Angeles, California to live with fellow musicians Ari Leff and Michael Matosic.[2] The trio went on to write dozens of songs for both Leff and others. Pollack has since collaborated with some of the world's greatest songwriters, producers, and artists.
Pollack is managed by Jamie Zeluck-Hindlin, founder of Nonstop Management.
Intervale Songs
In 2020, Pollack formed a publishing company called Intervale Songs with the goal "to sign songwriters/producers and give them the same opportunity Warner Chappell and Pete Ganbarg gave me."[11]
Nick Sarazen, a songwriter and producer from Kingstown, Rhode Island[12], was the first signee to Intervale Songs, in 2020.[13]
Songwriting credits
| Year | Artist | Album | Song | Co-written with | Ref(s). |
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| 2016 | Kshmr | The Lion Across the Field | Wildcard (feat. Sidnie Tipton) | Niles Hollowell-Dhar, Sidnie Tipton | [14] |
| Attom | Non-album single | ||||
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- ^ McIntyre, Hugh. "Maroon 5 Ties Katy Perry's Record When It Comes To No. 1 Radio Hits". Forbes. Retrieved 5 September 2020.
- ^ a b c "Behind the Bops: Michael Pollack". PAPER. 29 June 2020. Retrieved 5 September 2020.
- ^ "River of Dreams". Vanderbilt University. Retrieved 5 September 2020.
- ^ Greene, Andy; Greene, Andy (11 March 2013). "Billy Joel Duets With College Kid". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 5 September 2020.
- ^ "College student who played for Billy Joel 'wasn't even nervous' on stage". TODAY.com. Retrieved 5 September 2020.
- ^ "Michael Pollack on Good Day New York - video dailymotion". Dailymotion. Retrieved 5 September 2020.
- ^ "SiriusXM Hits 1 'The Morning Mash Up' hosts Stanley T. and Rich Davis..." Getty Images. Retrieved 5 September 2020.
- ^ "The Jeff Probst Show | TV Guide". TVGuide.com. Retrieved 5 September 2020.
- ^ "Pete Ganbarg | Songwriters Hall of Fame". www.songhall.org. Retrieved 5 September 2020.
- ^ "Chartbreaker: Ingrid Andress Learned To Write Songs In Any Style Before Her Country Breakthrough". Billboard. 3 December 2019. Retrieved 5 September 2020.
- ^ "Michael Pollack on Instagram: "It's always been a dream of mine to sign songwriters/producers and give them the same opportunity @warnerchappellmusic and @peteganbarg…"". Instagram. Retrieved 5 September 2020.
- ^ Journal, Rob Duguay | Special to The. "'Birds Of Prey' soundtrack has a R.I. tie". providencejournal.com. Retrieved 5 September 2020.
- ^ "Intervale Songs on Instagram: "Congratulations @nicksarazen on your first pub deal! So excited to be working with you! Thanks to everyone at @warnerchappellmusic who…"". Instagram. Retrieved 5 September 2020.
- ^ Wildcard - KSHMR | Credits | AllMusic, retrieved 5 September 2020