Sam Hollander

Sam Hollander
Background information
Birth name	Samuel Hollander
Born	New York City
Origin	New York City, New York, U.S.
Genres	Pop, pop rock, dance-pop, electropop, hip pop
Occupation(s)	Songwriter, record producer, musician
Instruments	Guitar, programming, vocals
Years active	1997–present

Sam Hollander (S*A*M) is an American songwriter and record producer. He has written and/or produced hits for the likes of Train,^[1] One Direction,^[2] Gym Class Heroes, Good Charlotte, Carole King,^[3] Fitz and the Tantrums, Daughtry,^[4] Neon Trees, Cobra Starship, Panic! At the Disco, 3OH!3, Coheed and Cambria,^[5] Boys Like Girls, All Time Low, Metro Station,^[6] We The Kings, Olly Murs, O.A.R., Uncle Kracker, Sugar Ray, Matisyahu, Blues Traveler, Tom Jones,^[7][8] Hot Chelle Rae, Karmin, Chiddy Bang,^[9] Kelly Rowland, Arrested Development and Hollywood Undead,^[10] among others.

Personal life

The son of famed interior decorator & collector Judith Hollander^[11] and José Limon Company dancer/Pratt Institute Professor Michael Hollander,^[12] Sam was born in New York, NY and attended Fox Lane High School.^[13]

He is a nephew of American poet John Hollander who died in 2013. In December 2013, Sam wrote an obituary dedicated to his uncle in the New York Times entitled My uncle, the poet and the pop star.^[14]

Current

Sam Hollander has written and/or produced 20 US Top 40 Pop Hits as well as numerous worldwide smashes. In 2008, he was named the Rolling Stone Hot List Producer of the Year, alongside Dave "Sluggo" Katz^[15]

He served as a Governor of the New York Chapter of The National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences (The GRAMMYs) from 2011 to 2013.

He currently serves on the LA Advisory Board for Musicians On Call.

In 2012, he was the Music Producer for the NBC TV show "Smash," for which he produced the Emmy-nominated song, "I Heard Your Voice In A Dream."

He is the co-founder of the Sony Masterworks holiday supergroup, Band of Merrymakers.

His recent co-writes include Pentatonix, Fitz and the Tantrums, 5 Seconds of Summer, Violent Femmes, Conrad Sewell and Panic! At The Disco.

Selected discography

• One Direction "Rock Me" (Columbia/SYCO) (co-write) from the RIAA certified 2x Platinum album Take Me Home
• Fitz and the Tantrums "Hand Clap" (co-write) (Elektra)
• Pentatonix "Sing", "New Year's Day" (RCA) (co-write) from the RIAA certified Gold album Pentatonix_(album)
• Panic! At The Disco "Emperor's New Clothes" "Impossible Year" "Crazy=Genius" "Golden Days" (Atlantic) (co-write)
• Train "Save Me San Francisco" (Columbia) (co-write) RIAA certified Gold / 2013 BMI Pop Award Winner
• Train "Marry Me" (Columbia) (co-write) RIAA certified 2x Platinum
• Train "This'll Be My Year" (Columbia) (co-write) from the RIAA certified Gold album California 37
• Katy Perry "If You Can Afford Me" (Capitol) (co-write/produce) from the RIAA certified Platinum album One Of The Boys
• Carole King "Love Makes The World" (Koch) (co-write/produce)
• Gym Class Heroes "Cupid's Chokehold" (Decaydance/Fueled By Ramen) (produce) RIAA certified 2x Platinum
• Gym Class Heroes "As Cruel as School Children" (Decaydance/Fueled By Ramen) (co-write/produce) RIAA certified Gold
• Gym Class Heroes "Shell Shock" (Atlantic) (co-write/produce) for the movie and soundtrack TMNT
• Olly Murs "Beautiful To Me" (Epic) (co-write) from the BPI certified 2x Platinum album Never Been Better
• Metro Station "Shake It" (Columbia) (produce) RIAA certified 2X Platinum / ARIA certified 2x Platinum
• Metro Station "Seventeen Forever" (Columbia) (produce) RIAA certified Gold
• Metro Station 'Metro Station (Columbia) (co-write/produce)
• Daughtry "Waiting for Superman" (RCA) (co-write) RIAA certified Gold
• Daughtry "Battleships" "Long Live Rock and Roll" "18 Years" "Wild Heart" (RCA) (co-write)
• Karmin "Acapella" (Epic) (co-write) RIAA certified Gold / ARIA certified 3x Platinum
• Boys Like Girls "The Great Escape" (Columbia) (co-write) RIAA certified Platinum / 2007 BMI Pop Award winner
• Boys Like Girls "Love Drunk" (Columbia) (co-write) RIAA certified Platinum
• Boys Like Girls "Five Minutes To Midnight" "Learning To Fall" "Heart Heart Heartbreak" "She's Got A Boyfriend" (Columbia) (co-write)
• Good Charlotte "Sex on the Radio" (Capitol) (co-write) ARIA certified Platinum
• We The Kings "Check Yes Juliet" (S-Curve/EMI) (co-write/produce) RIAA certified Platinum / ARIA certified Platinum
• We The Kings "Say You Like Me" (S-Curve/EMI) (co-write/produce) ARIA certified Gold
• We The Kings "Heaven Can Wait" "Secret Valentine" "We'll Be A Dream" (S-Curve/EMI) (co-write/produce)
• All Time Low "Lost in Stereo" "Hello Brooklyn" "Holly (Would You Turn Me On" (Interscope) (co-write/produce) from the BPI certified Silver album Nothing Personal
• Neon Trees "Your Surrender", "I Am The DJ" (Island Records) (co-write)
• Violent Femmes "Holy Ghost", "Foothills", "Issues" (Universal_Music_Australia) (co-write)
• New Politics "Girl Crush" "15 Dreams" "Lovers in a Song" "Aristocrat" (Warner Bros. Records) (co-write)
• Chiddy Bang "Mind Your Manners" (Polydor) (co-write/produce) ARIA certified 2x Platinum
• Chiddy Bang "Happening" (Polydor) (co-write/produce) ARIA certified Gold
• Chiddy Bang "Ray Charles" (Polydor) (co-write/produce)
• The Fray "Same As You" (Epic) (co-write)
• Michael Franti & Spearhead "Wherever You Are" "I Don't Wanna Go" (Capitol) (co-write)
• Matisyahu "Happy Hannukah," "Champion" (co-write)
• Matt Nathanson "Earthquake Weather" "Heart Starts" (Vanguard) (co-write)
• O.A.R. "Lay Down" (Lava) (co-write)
• Uncle Kracker "Hot Mess" (Atlantic) (co-write/produce)
• Trombone Shorty "Dream On" (Verve) (co-write/produce)
• Brett Dennen "Out Of My Head" (Atlantic) (co-write)
• G. Love & Special Sauce "Saturday Night" "Peanut Butter Lips" "That Girl" (Brushfire) (co-write)
• Allen Stone "Symmetrical" (Capitol Records) (co-write)
• Tyga "Coconut Juice" (Decaydance) (co-write/produce)
• Arrested Development "Since The Last Time" (Edel/Pony Canyon) (co-write/produce)
• Kelly Rowland "Daylight" (Columbia) (produce)
• Cobra Starship "Bring It (Snakes on a Plane)" (Decaydance/New Line) (co-write/produce) for the movie and soundtrack "Snakes on a Plane
• Cobra Starship "While The City Sleeps, We Rule The Streets" (Decaydance/Fueled By Ramen) (co-write/produce)
• Coheed and Cambria "The Running Free" "The Road And The Damned" (Columbia) (co-write)
• Owl City "Speed of Love" (Universal Republic) (co-write)
• Hollywood Undead "Hear Me Now"/"My Town" (Octone) (co-write/produce)
• 3OH!3 "Hit It Again" (Atlantic)/(Photo Finish Records) (co-write/produce)
• Bowling For Soup "Only Young" (Jive Records) (co-write)
• Sugar Ray "Girls Were Made To Love" (Pulse) (co-write/produce)
• Blues Traveler "Suzie Cracks the Whip" (429) (produce)
• Tom Jones "I'm Alive" (S-Curve/EMI) (produce) from the BPI certified Gold album 24 Hours
• Joe Cocker "The Last Road" (Columbia) (co-write)
• Lindsey Stirling "Eclipse" (Decca Records) (co-write)
• Hot Chelle Rae "Honestly" (RCA) (co-write/produce)
• David Archuleta "Something 'Bout Love" (Jive Records) (co-write/produce)
• Big Time Rush "Til' I Forget About You" (Columbia) (co-write/produce) from the RIAA certified Gold album BTR
• R5 "Doctor Doctor" (Hollywood Records) (co-write)
• Alex & Sierra "Scarecrow" "Just Kids" "Broken Frame" "Almost Home" (Columbia Records) (co-write)
• The Academy Is... "Fast Times at Barrington High" (Fueled By Ramen) (co-write/produce)
• Cartel "Perfect Mistake" (Wind-Up) (co-write)
• Mayday Parade "Center of Attention" (Atlantic) (co-write)
• Hey Monday "Hold On Tight" (Decaydance/Columbia) (co-write/produce)
• The Mowgli's "Emily" Photo Finish Records/Island Records (co-write)
• The Virgins "The Virgins" (Atlantic) (produce)
• Emblem 3 "Just For One Day" "I Love LA" (Columbia) (co-write)
• Allstar Weekend "Dance Forever" (Hollywood) (produce)
• Static Revenger "Happy People" (Ministry of Sound) (co-write)
• Glee Cast "Candles" (Columbia) (co-write) for the show Glee
• Cooler Kids "All Around The World" (DreamWorks) (co-write/produce) The Lizzie McGuire Movie RIAA certified Platinum
• Toothpick "Supersize Me" (co-write/produce) for the movie and soundtrack Supersize Me
• Clinton Sparks "Gold Rush" (feat. Macklemore & 2 Chainz) Photo Finish Records/Island Records (co-write)
• Blake Lewis "Heartbreak on Vinyl", How Many Words" (RCA/Tommy Boy) (co-write/produce)^[16]

References

1. http://www.heraldextra.com/entertainment/music/back-on-track-train-back-on-the-hit-express-after/article_10e8ee8f-e3fe-5681-9da8-1a0fa78e10e6.html
2. http://entertainment.time.com/2012/11/13/one-directions-songwriters-theyre-what-make-the-boy-band-beautiful/
3. http://www.thesongsurvives.com/2012/05/carole-king-on-process/
4. http://www.songwriteruniverse.com/chris-daughtry-baptized-123.htm
5. Monster Island Recording notes & photo with Coheed And Cambria: http://www.monsterisland.com/news/
6. MyPlay SonyBMG Metro Station article: http://myplay.com/artists/metro-station/bio
7. Singer Tom Jones: http://www.sugarcainentertainment.com/?p=929
8. Bumps on the Humps, Tom Jones: http://blogs.nypost.com/popwrap/archives/2008/10/bumps_on_the_hu_10.html
9. http://www.billboard.com/articles/review/1067433/track-review-chiddy-bang-ray-charles
10. http://music-mix.ew.com/2011/04/13/who-are-hollywood-undead-american-tragedy/
11. http://www.nytimes.com/2004/11/18/garden/18BERG.html?_r=2&
12. http://www.worldcat.org/title/interview-with-michael-hollander-and-james-payton/oclc/079470139
13. http://www.townvibe.com/Bedford/March-April-2011/Homegrown/
14. New York Times, 21 December 2012
15. http://www.rollingstone.com/news/coverstory/24604682/page/8
16. United Press International Release: http://www.upi.com/NewsTrack/Entertainment/2008/02/29/lewis_to_debut_new_single_on_idol/6407/

External links

• Sam Hollander on Myspace
• In the New York Times http://www.nytimes.com/2008/11/21/arts/music/21liar.html?_r=1&scp=3&sq=Sam%20Hollander&st=cse
• Sam Hollander at the Internet Movie Database