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Michael Pollack
File:Pollack 2020.jpg
Pollack in 2020
Background information
Birth nameMichael Ross Pollack
BornApril 26, 1994
Roslyn, New York, US
Occupations
  • Songwriter
  • singer
  • multi-instrumentalist
  • record producer

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).
2016 Kshmr The Lion Across the Field Wildcard (feat. Sidnie Tipton) Niles Hollowell-Dhar, Sidnie Tipton [14]
Attom Non-album single Better (feat. Justin Stein) Justin Phillip Stein, Kyle Stern, Patrick Turner Hartman [15]
Vice Non-album single Steady 1234 (feat. Jasmine Thompson & Skizzy Mars) Joe Khajadourian, Alex Schwartz, Myles Mills, Michael Leary, Ingrid Andress, Anna Graceman, Hayley Warner [16]
2017 Cade Non-album single Sorry For Myself Trevor Edmund Dahl, Fadil El Ghoul, Cade Cameron Larson, Ari Leff, Jared Maldonado [17]
Francesca Battistelli The Shack: Music From and Inspired By the Original Motion Picture Where Were You Nolan Sipe, Jacob Leslie Hawkes, Francesca Battistelli [18]
Colton Dixon Identity Autopsy Colton Dixon [19]
Autograf Non-album single Simple (feat. Victoria Zaro) Jake Carpenter, Louis Kha, Larzz Principato, Andrew Taggart, Mikul Wing, Victoria Zaro [20]
Cash Cash Non-album single All My Love (feat. Conor Maynard) Alexander Makhlouf, Ari Leff, Grace Fulmer, Jean Paul Makhlouf, Samuel Frisch [21]
Charli XCX Non-album single Boys Emily Warren, Ingrid Andress, Cass Lowe, Ari Leff, Jerker Hansson [22]
Wingtip Non-album single Cross Your Mind (feat. Morgxn) Ari Leff, Nicholas Perloff-Giles [23]
Jack & Jack Non-album single Beg (solo or featuring Olivia O'Brien) Ari Leff, Louis Schoorl, Marco Borrero [24][25]
Molly Kate Kestner Non-album single Footprints Ingrid Andress, Molly Kate Kestner [26]
Kelly Clarkson Meaning of Life Heat Andre Davidson, Jessica Ashley Karpov, Mick Shultz, Sean Davidson [27]
I Don't Think About You Andre Davidson, Jessica Ashley Karpov, Sean Davidson [28]

References

External References

Article submission for Michael Pollack

  1. ^ McIntyre, Hugh. "Maroon 5 Ties Katy Perry's Record When It Comes To No. 1 Radio Hits". Forbes. Retrieved 5 September 2020.
  2. ^ a b c "Behind the Bops: Michael Pollack". PAPER. 29 June 2020. Retrieved 5 September 2020.
  3. ^ "River of Dreams". Vanderbilt University. Retrieved 5 September 2020.
  4. ^ Greene, Andy; Greene, Andy (11 March 2013). "Billy Joel Duets With College Kid". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 5 September 2020.
  5. ^ "College student who played for Billy Joel 'wasn't even nervous' on stage". TODAY.com. Retrieved 5 September 2020.
  6. ^ "Michael Pollack on Good Day New York - video dailymotion". Dailymotion. Retrieved 5 September 2020.
  7. ^ "SiriusXM Hits 1 'The Morning Mash Up' hosts Stanley T. and Rich Davis..." Getty Images. Retrieved 5 September 2020.
  8. ^ "The Jeff Probst Show | TV Guide". TVGuide.com. Retrieved 5 September 2020.
  9. ^ "Pete Ganbarg | Songwriters Hall of Fame". www.songhall.org. Retrieved 5 September 2020.
  10. ^ "Chartbreaker: Ingrid Andress Learned To Write Songs In Any Style Before Her Country Breakthrough". Billboard. 3 December 2019. Retrieved 5 September 2020.
  11. ^ "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.
  12. ^ Journal, Rob Duguay | Special to The. "'Birds Of Prey' soundtrack has a R.I. tie". providencejournal.com. Retrieved 5 September 2020.
  13. ^ "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.
  14. ^ Wildcard - KSHMR | Credits | AllMusic, retrieved 5 September 2020
  15. ^ Attom (Ft. Justin Jesso) – Better, retrieved 6 September 2020
  16. ^ Vice (Ft. Jasmine Thompson & Skizzy Mars) – Steady 1234, retrieved 6 September 2020
  17. ^ Sorry for Myself - Cade | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic, retrieved 6 September 2020
  18. ^ Francesca Battistelli – Where Were You, retrieved 6 September 2020
  19. ^ Colton Dixon – Autopsy, retrieved 6 September 2020
  20. ^ Simple - Autograf | Credits | AllMusic, retrieved 6 September 2020
  21. ^ "Cash Cash (3) Feat. Conor Maynard - All My Love". Discogs. Retrieved 6 September 2020.
  22. ^ "Charli XCX - Boys". Discogs. Retrieved 6 September 2020.
  23. ^ Cross Your Mind - Wingtip | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic, retrieved 6 September 2020
  24. ^ Jack & Jack – Beg, retrieved 6 September 2020
  25. ^ "Jack & Jack Knew 'Beg' Was a 'Unique Type of Hit' From the Start". Billboard. 30 January 2018. Retrieved 6 September 2020.
  26. ^ Molly Kate Kestner – Footprints, retrieved 6 September 2020
  27. ^ "Heat Lyrics". www.lyrics.com. Retrieved 6 September 2020.
  28. ^ Kelly Clarkson – I Don't Think About You, retrieved 6 September 2020

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