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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, Backstreet Boys, Lauv, Ben Platt, Zedd, Lizzo, Kelly Clarkson, Celine Dion, Charli XCX, Dierks Bentley, 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 in Nashville 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"

(featuring Sidnie Tipton)

Niles Hollowell-Dhar, Sidnie Tipton [14]
Attom Non-album single "Better"

(featuring Justin Stein)

Justin Phillip Stein, Kyle Stern, Patrick Turner Hartman [15]
Vice Non-album single "Steady 1234"

(featuring 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"

(featuring Victoria Zaro)

Jake Carpenter, Louis Kha, Larzz Principato, Andrew Taggart, Mikul Wing, Victoria Zaro [20]
Cash Cash Non-album single "All My Love"

(featuring 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"

(featuring 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]
2018 Loote single. "Out of My Head" Emma Lov Block, Jackson Foote, Jeremy Dussolliet [29]
Cash Cash Non-album single "Jewel"

(featuring Nikki Vianna)

Alex Makhlouf, Ari Leff, Jean Paul Makhlouf, Samuel Frisch [30]
Alina Baraz The Color Of You "Coming To My Senses" Alina Baraz, Warren Felder [31][32]
Jacob Sartorius Better With You "Up With It" Jackson Morgan, Larzz Principato, Rick Markowitz [33]
Alec Benjamin Narrated For You "Let Me Down Slowly"

(solo or featuring Alessia Cara)

Alec Benjamin, Nolan Lambroza [34]
Lauv I met you when I was 18. (the playlist) "Paris In the Rain" Ari Leff, Michael Matosic [35]
"Paranoid" Ari Leff, Jesse St. John Geller [36]
"The Story Never Ends" Ari Leff, Michael Matosic, Carlos Cid [37]
"Enemies" Ari Leff, Alexander O'Neill [38]
"Chasing Fire" Ari Leff, James Sunderland, Brett Hitte [39]
"Bracelet" Ari Leff, Andrew Goldstein [40]
"Never Not" Ari Leff [41]
Non-album single "Superhero" Ari Leff, Martin Scherm [42]
Dierks Bentley The Mountain "My Religion" Ben Burgess, Jamie Kenney, Rick Markowitz [43]
Jess Kent Non-album single "No Love Songs"

(featuring Wes Period)

Britt Burton, Jessica Kent, Jorgen Odegard, Wes Period [44]
AJ Mitchell Hopeful "Hopeful" Aaron Mitchell, Svante Clas Halldin, Jakob Gustav Hazell [45]
Halestorm Vicious "Conflicted" Andre Davidson, Stephen Puth, Ingrid Andress, Joe Hottinger, Lzzy Hale [46]
Jason Mraz Know. "The Other Side (Japanese Bonus Track)" Jason Mraz, Michael Matosic [47][48]
Matoma One In A Million "Lost At Sea" Andreas Schuller, Ingrid Andress, Tom Stræte Lagergren [49]
Zara Larsson Non-album single "Ruin My Life" Brittany Amaradio, Jackson Foote, Jamie Sanderson, Jordan K. Johnson, Stefan Johnson [50][51]
Hailee Steinfeld Bumblebee (Motion Picture Soundtrack) "Back to Life" Hailee Steinfeld, Jorgen Odegard, Josh Gudwin, Kennedi Lykken, Wayne Sermon [52][53]
Championsleak Non-album single "Happy Sad Song"

(featuring Symon)

Choukri Gustmann, Emilie Adams, Lukas Loules [54]
HARIZ Non-album single "Think of Me" Ari Leff, Justin Hariz [55]
2019 Lost Kings Paper Crowns "Drunk As Hell"

(featuring Jesper Jenset)

Dallas Koehlke, Norris Shanholtz, Robert Abisi, Ari Leff [56]
"Anti-Everything"

(featuring Loren Gray)

Brittany Amaradio, Norris Shanholtz, Robert Abisi, Will Lobban-Bean [57]
Jaira Burns Non-album single "Numb" Jaira Burns, Sarah Barrios, Thomas Slinger [58]
Backstreet Boys DNA "Chateau" Cole Citrenbaum, James Newman, Stephen Wrabel, Stuart Crichton [59]
Terror Jr Unfortunately, Terror Jr "Terrified" Simon Rosen, David Singer-Vine, Lisa Vitale [60]
Daya Non-album single "Insomnia" Grace Tandon, Jacob Kasher Hindlin, Oscar Görres [61]
Ben Platt Sing to Me Instead "Better" Ben Platt, Nate Cyphert [62]
"In Case You Don't Live Forever" Ben Platt, Jennifer Decilveo, Nate Cyphert [63]
"Older" Ben Platt, Jennifer Decilveo, Nate Cyphert [64]
"RAIN" Ben Platt, Sam Fischer, Alex Hope [65]
"So Will I" Ben Platt, Finneas Baird O’Connell [66]
Alison Wonderland Non-album single "Peace" Alex Schwartz, Alexandra Sholler, Jacob Torrey, Jantine Heij, Joe Khajadourian, Roxanne Emery [67]
Lizzo Cuz I Love You "Better in Color" Melissa Jefferson, Trevor David Brown, Warren Felder, William Zaire Simmons [68]
Eric Nam Before We Begin "Runaway"

(solo or featuring Steve James)

Ari Leff, Emma Lov Block, Eric Nam, Flow Blow, Jackson Foote, Jay Kim [69]
Marcus & Martinus SOON "Pocket Dial" James Abrahart, Mike Sabath, Tayla Parx [70]
Andy Grammer Naive "My Own Hero" Andrew Grammer, Michael Matosic, Nicholas Oliver Ruth [71]
Jonas Brothers Happiness Begins "Rollercoaster" Casey Smith, Jonas Jeberg, Ryan Tedder, Zach Skelton [72]
A R I Z O N A ASYLUM "Nostalgic" David Labuguen, James Abrahart, Jordan K. Johnson, Nathan Esquite, Olivia Holt, PJ Bianco, Stefan Johnson, Zachary Charles [73]
Anthony Ramos The Good & The Bad "The Good & The Bad" Anthony Ramos, Jorgen Odegard, William Felder Wells [74]
Bebe Rexha Non-album single "Not 20 Anymore" Beita Rexha, Jordan K. Johnson, Oliver Peterhof, Stefan Johnson [75]
Maleficent: Mistress of Evil (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) "You Can't Stop the Girl" Aaron Huffman, Beita Rexha, Evan Sult, Jeff Lin, Nate Cyphert, Sean Nelson, Alex Schwartz, Joe Khjadourian [76]
Celine Dion Courage "Imperfections" Ari Leff, Dallas Koehlke, Nicholas Perloff-Giles [77]
Maroon 5 Non-album single "Memories" Adam Levine, Jacob Kasher Hindlin, Jonathan Bellion, Jordan K. Johnson, Stefan Johnson, Vincent Ford [78]
GALXARA Non-album single "Waste My Youth" Riana Kuring, William Simmons, Trevor Brown, Warren Felder [79][80]
James Arthur YOU "Quite Miss Home" Brett McLaughlin, Michael Busbee, James Arthur, Ryan Daly [81]
Alice Chater Non-album single "Wonderland (My Name Is Alice) Alice Chater, Chris Avantgarde, Lisa Vitale, William Donut [82]
Alexander 23 I'm Sorry I Love You "See You Later" Alexander Glantz [83]
Cxloe Non-album single "Devil You Don't" Chloe Papandrea, Louis Schoorl, Marco Borrero [84]
Goody Grace Non-album single "Scumbag"

(featuring blink-182)

Alex Schwartz, Goody Grace, Jacob Torrey, Joe Khajadourian, Mark Hoppus, Tom Higgenson, Travis Barker [85]
AJ Mitchell Non-album single "Say It Again" Alex Schwartz, Jacob Torrey, Joe Khajadourian [86]
Jacquie Non-album single "Break" Ari Leff, Jacquie Lee [87]
CL In The Name Of Love "+I Quit180327+" CL, Brittany Amaradio, Sean Myer, Tokki [88]
Rochak Kohli Good Newwz (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) "Dil Na Jaaneya"

(with Lauv & Akasa Singh)

Ari Leff, Gurpreet Saini, Rochak Kohli [89]
Why Don't We Non-album single "Chills" Daniel Seavey, Corbyn Besson, Zach Herron, Jack Avery, Jonah Marais, Michael Matosic, Jacob Torrey [90][91]

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