| Mitch Allan | |
|---|---|
| Background information | |
| Origin | Baltimore, Maryland, USA |
| Genres | Alternative rock, punk rock, pop punk, power pop |
| Occupations | Musician, Producer, Singer-songwriter, Audio engineer |
| Instruments | Vocals, Guitar, Bass |
| Years active | 1996–present |
| Labels | Sony BMG RCA |
| Associated acts | SR-71, Satellite, Radiostar |
Mitch Allan, (born May 21, 1972) is the lead singer, songwriter and guitarist of punk rock band SR-71, and the lead guitarist and backing vocalist of power pop project Satellite.
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Mitch Allan was born in Baltimore, Maryland, the younger of two children. He graduated from Randallstown High School in Baltimore. Mitch also attended the University of Maryland at College Park and graduated with a BA in Mass Communication with a minor in Political Science.
His original band, Honor Among Thieves, became a big name on the Baltimore, MD music scene in the mid 1990s. They changed their name to SR-71 when they signed to RCA Records. While playing the Baltimore music scene, he also ran and produced records out of Wall of Sound Recording Studio which later became Wright Way Studios.
As Honor Among Thieves, the quartet self-produced an independent album entitled Grow. Two songs from this disc would eventually be re-worked and placed on the SR-71 debut CD, Now You See Inside.
With a number two modern rock single, a number four video on MTV and endless touring, Now You See Inside was certified gold in the U.S. within five months of its release and would go on to sell more than 750,000 copies worldwide. The single "Right Now", written by Mitch Allan, would go on to appear in over a dozen films including Loser, Dude, Where's My Car?, and American Pie. Less than two years later, SR-71's second album, Tomorrow, written and co-produced by Allan, was released, producing another top 15 single and pushing their total worldwide sales to over 1 million. SR-71's third album, Here We Go Again (2004), is only available as a Japanese import. Allan had planned to release his solo album called Clawing My Way To The Middle.
In recent years, Mitch has been focusing his attention on song writing and producing. His most recent success was the Top 5 hit "1985" written by Allan, John Allen, and Jaret Reddick and performed by the band Bowling for Soup. Allan appears in the music video for the song. Originally only available on the SR-71 Japanese import CD Here We Go Again, the Bowling For Soup song "1985" has gone on to be certified Digital Triple Platinum and holds the iTunes record for the most downloads in a single week (over 23,000). It can be found on the Gold-certified Bowling For Soup album A Hangover You Don't Deserve and is part of the compilation Now That's What I Call Music! 17.
Mitch's writing/producing credits also include songs for artists such as Chris Daughtry, Faith Hill, The Jonas Brothers, Tokio Hotel, Takota, Anberlin, Monty Are I, Bo Bice, and Marty Casey & Lovehammers.
Recently, Mitch was nominated for a Latin Grammy for "Song of the Year" for the Belinda song "Bella Traición". A song co-written by Mitch and Kara DioGuardi entitled "Lost" was recorded by Faith Hill, and released as her first single from her greatest hits project. In 2009, he co-wrote with Kara DioGuardi[1] and Cathy Dennis the American Idol winner's single "No Boundaries".
Recently on his twitter account, Mitch had stated that he'll be releasing a solo EP later this year. He also mentioned that he'll be releasing another EP with a new band project named Satellite in the coming months. The band has further announced that the ep will be titled "Ring The Bells" and was released on July 27, with the single "Say the Words" being released for free.[2][3]
An avid poker player, Mitch is also one of the "famous faces" [4] due to being a regular player on the online poker website Hollywood Poker, which is run in conjunction with Ongame Network.
Bascom Hill was invited to work intimately with Mitch Allan in a one-on-one writing session.
| Year | Album Title | Band | Record Label | Credits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | Now You See Inside | SR-71 | RCA | Writer on "Politically Correct", "Go Away" and "Non-Toxic", co-writer on "Right Now", "Another Night Alone" and "Alive" |
| 2002 | Tomorrow | SR-71 | RCA | Co-writer and co-producer (all songs) |
| 2004 | Here We Go Again | SR-71 | Crown Japan | Writer and producer |
| 2004 | A Hangover You Don't Deserve | Bowling for Soup | Jive/Zomba | Co-writer "1985" |
| 2005 | The Red Shift | Monty Are I | Producer | |
| 2005 | A Little More Personal (Raw) | Lindsay Lohan | Casablanca | Co-writer "Fastlane" |
| 2005 | The Real Thing | Bo Bice | RCA | Co-writer "My World", producer |
| 2006 | Marty Casey and Lovehammers | Lovehammers | Epic | Co-writer and producer on "Casualty" |
| 2006 | Voodoo Shoppe | Cowboy Mouth | Verve Forecast | Co-writer "Joe Strummer", producer |
| 2006 | Call It What You Want | JParis | Emanon | Co-writer "Here We Go Again", producer |
| 2006 | Utopía | Belinda | EMI Televisa Music | Co-writer "Bella Traición" and "Alguien Más", producer |
| 2006 | Daughtry | Daughtry | RCA | Co-writer "All These Lives" |
| 2006 | The Great Burrito Extortion Case | Bowling for Soup | Jive/Zomba | Co-writer "Much More Beautiful Person" (feat. Lesley Roy) |
| 2007 | The Final Season Soundtrack | Alex Band | Co-writer on Coming Home | |
| 2007 | Dignity | Hilary Duff | Hollywood | Co-writer "Happy" |
| 2007 | The Hits | Faith Hill | Warner Bros. | Co-writer "Lost" |
| 2007 | Unbreakable | Backstreet Boys | Jive | Co-writer and producer on "Something That I Already Know" |
| 2008 | Indigo | Diego González | EMI | Co-writer and producer on "Losing Me" |
| 2008 | Camp Rock | Jonas Brothers | Walt Disney | Writer |
| 2008 | Unbeautiful | Lesley Roy | Jive | Co-writer and producer on "Make It Back" |
| 2008 | New Surrender | Anberlin | Universal Republic | Co-writer "Soft Skeletons" |
| 2009 | "No Boundaries" | Kris Allen/Adam Lambert | Sony Music | Co-writer |
| 2009 | Hannah Montana 3 | Hannah Montana | Walt Disney | Producer/Co-writer "He Could Be the One" and "Don't Wanna Be Torn" |
| 2009 | Leave This Town | Daughtry | RCA | Co-writer "Learn My Lesson" and "One Last Chance" |
| 2009 | Jessie James | Jessie James | Mercury | Producer, Co-writer "Wanted" |
| 2009 | Let's Rock and Roll | Charm City Devils | Eleven Seven | Producer, Co-writer "The Best of the Worst", producer on "Almost Home" |
| 2009 | Picture Perfect | Every Avenue | Fearless | Producer |
| 2010 | Unbroken | Katharine McPhee | Verve Forecast | Co-writer "Had It All" |
| 2010 | Ring the Bells | Satellite | ADM | Producer and co-writer (all songs) |
| 2010 | Hannah Montana Forever | Hannah Montana | Walt Disney | Producer/Co-writer "I'll Always Remember You" |
| 2010 | Fishin' for Woo's | Bowling for Soup | Producer, co-writer "Dear Megan Fox" | |
| 2010 | "Famous For Nothing" | Simple Plan | Co-writer, demo for new album | |
| 2011 | Austin & Ally Soundtrack | Ross Lynch | Walt Disney Records | Co-writer "A Billion Hits" |