James Flannigan (songwriter)

James Flannigan
Origin London, United Kingdom
Occupation(s) Producer, songwriter
Associated acts Stiff Dylans, Kodaline, Andrew McMahon

James Flannigan is a platinum selling British songwriter, producer and multi instrumentalist.[1]

Career

Flannigan is best known as a member of pop band Stiff Dylans[2] (as featured in teen film Angus, Thongs and Perfect Snogging). Since then Flannigan has since gone on to write and produce with artists including Kodaline,[3] Andrew McMahon,[4] Lena Meyer-Landrut, Lucy Spraggan,[5] Alex Vargas and Bo Bruce.[6]

He has also had his music feature in TV shows and film, including The Fault in Our Stars,[7] Kick-Ass 2,[8] Grey's Anatomy, Justin and the Knights of Valour[9] and Red Band Society.

Lucy Spraggan’s single "Lighthouse"[5] was used in the Morrisons supermarket campaign in 2014.[10] The song was co-written with Spraggan and The Ordinary Boys frontman Preston. Spraggan's album Join the Club, produced by Flannigan and Preston, reached 7 in the charts in the UK, and the single reached 26.

Flannigan also collaborated with South Korean boy band Shinhwa on their 11th studio album entitled The Classic. He co-wrote the lead single, "This Love" which peaked at 3 in the Gaon Weekly Top 200 chart.[11]

References

  1. ↑ Official IMDB for James Flannigan. , London, 2013
  2. ↑ Gibson Official - Stiff Dylans Rock Gibsons. , 28 July 2008.
  3. ↑ Kodaline All I want on Discogs. , April 2013.
  4. ↑ AllMusic.com. , November 2014
  5. 1 2 Behind the Scenes in the studio with Lucy Spraggan in The Telegraph. , July 2013.
  6. ↑ MBCPR. , 2013.
  7. ↑ Hypable: The Fault In Our Stars. July 2014.
  8. ↑ PR Newswire: Sony Music Releases Kick-Ass 2 OST. , 31 July 2013.
  9. ↑ All Music. , 2014.
  10. ↑ Campaign Live. , 3 February 2014.
  11. ↑ MWave. , 2013.
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