Brian Lee (songwriter)
Brian Dong Ho Lee (c. 1981)[1] is an Korean-American songwriter best known as the co-writer of the song "Good Time" along with Adam Young of Owl City, and Matt Thiessen of Relient K and Carly Rae Jepsen.
Lee was trained as a classical violinist.[2] He got his start in pop music with the Chicago area band he co-founded, Made in Hollywood, with fellow Chicagoan and former Inept bassist, Mike Felton. Following the dissolution of Made in Hollywood, Brian joined the band The White Tie Affair for a short period of time.
He contributed to Lady Gaga's 2011 Born This Way album, co-writing "Americano" and "Highway Unicorn (Road to Love)" and providing back-up vocals on "Government Hooker".[2]
In 2012, he collaborated with Adam Young and Matt Thiessen on writing the Owl City and Carly Rae Jepsen song "Good Time".[2]
In 2013, he wrote and produced Icona Pop's dance club anthem "All Night" as well as Ingrid Michelson's, "The Afterlife."
Brian reached Number 1 in Japan with B2st's single "Can't Wait to Love You".
Discography
| Year | Artist | Label | Song | Co-written with | Accolades' | |
| 2011 | Lady Gaga | Interscope | "Americano" | Lady Gaga (as Stefani Germanotta), Fernando Garibay, Paul Blair, Cheche Alara | Album 2x Platinum US RIAA,3x Platinum UK | |
| 2011 | Lady Gaga | Interscope | "Highway Unicorn (Road to Love)" | Lady Gaga (as Stefani Germanotta), Fernando Garibay, Paul Blair | ||
| 2012 | Owl City and Carly Rae Jepsen | Universal Republic | "Good Time" | Adam Young, Matt Thiessen | 2X Platinum US RIAA [3] | [4] |
| 2012 | Owl City | Universal Republic | "When Can I See You Again?" | Adam Young, Matt Thiessen | ||
| 2012 | Owl City | Universal Republic | "I'm Coming After You" | Adam Young, Matt Thiessen | ||
| 2012 | Cassie | Interscope | "Gimme That" | Jacob Kasher Hindlin, Drew Money | — | |
| 2012 | Cross Gene | Avex | "One Way Love" | — | — | |
| 2012 | Girls Generation | SM Entertainment | "The Great Escape Remix" | Brian Lee | — | |
| 2013 | Icona Pop | Atlantic/Big Beat | "All Night" | Elof Loelv | #1- US Billboard Dance | — |
| 2013 | Selena Gomez | Hollywood Records | "The Lover In Me" | Leah Haywood, Daniel Pringle, Stuart Crichton, Selena Gomez | — | |
| 2013 | Ingrid Michaelson | Cabin 24 / Mom + Pop | "Afterlife" | Ingrid Michaelson, Adam Palin | Album US Billboard 5 | |
| 2013 | Michael Franti | ANTI | "I Don't Wanna Go" | Sam Hollander, Steve Shebby, Michael Franti | — | |
| 2013 | Michael Franti | ANTI | "Wherever You Are " | Sam Hollander, Steve Shebby, Michael Franti | — | |
| 2013 | Relient K | Mono vs Stereo | "Can't Complain" | Matthew Thiessen, Emily Wright, Aaron Sprinkle | Album 16 on US Billboard 200, #2 Billboard US Christian | |
| 2013 | Relient K | Mono vs Stereo | "That's My Jam" | Sam Hollander, Matthew Thiessen | — | |
| 2013 | Dev | Universal Republic | "Kiss It" | Devin Tailes, Hit-Boy | Top 40 US rhythmic | |
| 2013 | Hitomi | Avex | "Down For You" | Brian Lee | — | |
| 2013 | Daichi Miura | Avex | "Half of You" | Daichi Miura | — | |
| 2013 | Sinead Burgess | Island Records Australia | "Rearviewmirror" | Stuart Crichton, Sinead Burgess | — | |
| 2014 | Hyuna | Cube Entertainment | "French Kiss" | Kim Taeho, Seo Jae Woo, LE | — | |
| 2014 | Ricki-Lee Coulter | EMI | "Diva" | Ricki-Lee Coulter, Stuart Crichton | — | |
| 2014 | Ricki-Lee Coulter | EMI | "In The Mood" | Ricki-Lee Coulter, Stuart Crichton | — | |
| 2014 | Ricki-Lee Coulter | EMI | "Only You" | Ricki-Lee Coulter, Stuart Crichton | — | |
| 2014 | Mike Stud | Electric Feel | "I'm Not Sorry" | Mike Seander, Luke Walker | — | |
| 2015 | B2ST | Cube Entertainment Universal | "Can't Wait To Love You" | Stuart Crichton, Austin Bisnow | Number 1 in Japan Oricon Charts | |
| 2015 | KYGO | Sony Music | "Settin it Off" | Andrew Watt | ||
| 2015 | Jake Miller | Warner Bros | "TBA" | — | ||
| 2015 | SNBRN | TBD | "Beat the Sunrise" | Andrew Watt | — | |
| 2015 | Strange Talk | Wind-Up Records | "When It Feels So Good" | Andrew Bolooki | — | |
| 2015 | Andrew Watt | Universal Republic/John Varvatos | "High" | Andrew Watt, Conrad Sewell, Louis Belle- | — | |
| 2015 | Conrad Sewell | 300/Warner | "Hold Me Up" | Conrad Sewell | Top 40 Australia |
References
- ↑ He was 29 in 2011, when Lady Gaga's Born This Way album was released according to this profile.
- 1 2 3 GRAMMY.com (Jul 19, 2012). ""Good Times Ahead For Brian Lee And Matthew Thiessen", Grammy.com, July 19, 2012". Grammy.com. Retrieved Nov 10, 2012.
- ↑ Owl City page on Billboard.com
- ↑ Official Chart Company