| Mike Daly | |
| Background: | non_vocal_instrumentalist |
| Origin: | New Jersey U.S. |
| Instrument: | Guitar |
| Genre: | Pop, Rock, Indie, singer-songwriter |
| Occupation: | Songwriter, record producer, audio engineer, musician |
| Associated Acts: | Lana Del Rey, Jason Mraz, Alberta Cross, Grace Potter, Stephen Kellogg, Caitlin Cary |
Michael A. Daly[1] is an American record producer, songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist. Daly attended the Berklee College of Music in Boston. Daly first came to prominence as the Whiskeytown resident multi-instrumentalist and co-writer. He wrote or co-wrote many of the songs on the Pneumonia album and has contributed to all of Caitlin Cary's solo releases.[2]
Daly has gone on to have a successful career as a studio musician, songwriter, and producer. He's worked with many artists in a range of different genres including Jason Mraz, Lana Del Rey, Imagine Dragons, Young the Giant, Grace Potter and the Nocturnals, The Plain White T's, and Jimmy Barnes.
Daly has spoken as a panelist at the South by Southwest Festival and has appeared on numerous television programs including The Tonight Show with Jay Leno, Good Morning America, and Regis and kelly. He's also performed live at Austin City Limits.
In 2008, Daly wrote his first book, entitled Time Flies When You're in a Coma: The Wisdom Of The Metal Gods, a book which the publisher describes as a collection of "Zen Questions, Daily Affirmations, Meditations, and Words of Wisdom" based on Heavy metal songs. It was released on October 28, 2008.[3]
Daly is currently Executive Director of A&R and Music Publishing at Disney Music Group (Hollywood Records, Buena Vista Records, and Disney Music Publishing).
He is also serving as a mentor for the 2017 Techstars Music Accelerator Program.
| Year | Artist | Album | Details |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Kai | Kai (EP) | Co-composer, co-arranger ("Reason") |
| 2017 | Temecula Road | Single What if I Kissed You? | Producer, co-writer |
| 2016 | Imagine Dragons | Me Before You Original Motion Picture Soundtrack | Co-writer ("Not Today") |
| 2015 | Josh Abbot Band | Front Row Seat | Co-writer ("Live It While You Got It") |
| 2014 | Lucy Hale | Road Between | Co-writer ("From the Backseat", "Kiss Me", "Road Between", Lie a Little Better", "Just Another Song"), Producer ("You Sound Good to Me", "From the Backseat", "Nervous Girls" "Road Between") |
| Milow | Silver Linings | Co-writer ("Against the Tide", Minus One") | |
| 2013 | Sylvie Vartan | Sylvie in Nashville | Co-writer ("Come a Little Closer") |
| 2012 | Lana Del Rey | Born to Die | Producer, co-writer ("Diet Mountain Dew") |
| Jason Mraz | Love Is a Four Letter Word | Co-writer ("93 Million Miles", "Everything Is Sound", "I'm Coming Over") | |
| Alberta Cross | Songs of Patience | Co-producer | |
| Kaya Jones | Kaya | Co-writer ("Boyfriend") | |
| Jessie Baylin | Little Spark | Co-writer ("Love Is Wasted On the Lovers", "Joy Is Suspicious", "Yuma") | |
| 2011 | The Cab | Symphony Soldier | Co-writer (endlessly) |
| Christina Perri | Lovestrong | Musician, vocal arranger | |
| Nikki Jean | Pennies in a Jar | Musician | |
| The Summer Set | Everything's Fine | Co-writer musician ("Like I Love You","Someone Like You") | |
| Breanne Duren | Sparks EP | Producer co-writer | |
| Allstar Weekend | All The Way | Co-writer ("Blame It On September") | |
| 2010 | Grace Potter | Tangled Soundtrack | Producer ("Something That I Want") |
| Young the Giant | Young the Giant | Co-writer ("12 Fingers") | |
| Hey Monday | Beneath It All | Vocal producer ("I Don't Wanna Dance") | |
| Allstar Weekend | Suddenly Yours | Co-writer, vocal producer("Come Down With Love", "Here With You") | |
| Jimmy Barnes | Rage and Ruin | Co-writer ("God Or Money", "This Ain't The Day", "Let It Go", "Turn It Round", "Stupid Heart", "Time Can Change", "Before The Devil Knows You're Dead", "Letter From A Dead Heart") | |
| Melee | The Masquerade | Co-writer, ("Wedding Dress") | |
| The Bigger Lights | The Bigger Lights | Co-writer ("What About Us", "Say What They'll Say") | |
| Augie March | Watch Me Disappear | Vocal producer | |
| 2009 | Sherwood | Qu | Co-writer ("You Are", "Hit the Bottom") |
| Sister Hazel | Release | Co-writer, ("Take A Bow") | |
| Peter Holsapple & Chris Stamey | Here and Now | Co-writer ("Broken Record") | |
| Boh Runga | Right Here | Co-writer ("Dark Horse", "Names In The Sand") | |
| Aslyn | The Dandelion Sessions | Co-writer | |
| Stephen Kellogg | The Bear | Co-writer, ("Born In The Spring") | |
| 2008 | Jessie Baylin | Firesight | Co-writer ("Want", "I Was On Your Mind") |
| Donavon Frankenreiter | Pass It Around | Co-writer ("Somebody's Something") | |
| Sonya Kitchell | This Storm | Co-writer ("Every Drop") | |
| Marie Digby | Unfold | Co-writer ("Days Go By"), Producer ("Umbrella", "Stupid For You") | |
| The Chapin Sisters | Lake Bottom | Producer | |
| 2007 | Plain White T's | Every Second Counts | Co-writer ("Our Time Now", "Making a Memory", "Figure It Out") |
| Marie Digby | Start Here EP | Producer | |
| Stephen Kellogg | Glass Jaw Boxer | Producer (album), co-writer and producer ("4th of July", "Hearts In Pain", "Why You Talking To Me", "Sweetest Goodbye", "Glass Jaw Boxer") | |
| Ingram Hill | Cold in California | Co-writer ("You Say Goodbye", "I Hear Goodnight", "Something to Cry To") | |
| Adrienne Pierce | Fault Line | Co-writer ("Fault Line"m "Reaching for Me") | |
| Grace Potter & The Nocturnals | This Is Somewhere | Producer, musician | |
| 2006 | Oliver Black | 6th And Brazos | Producer, co-writer ("See Me Sometime"), co-writer ("Don't Want You") |
| Doc Walker | Doc Walker | Co-writer ("Maria") | |
| 2005 | Stephen Kellogg | One Night in Brooklyn EP | Producer (album), co-writer and producer ("Girlfriend As Pretty As You") |
| Stephen Kellogg | Stephen Kellogg and the Sixers | Co-writer ("Maria") | |
| Josh Kelley | Almost Honest | Co-writer ("Love Is Breaking My Heart") | |
| Jess Klein | Strawberry Lover | Co-writer ("Shonalee") | |
| State Radio | Us Against the Crown | Producer | |
| 2003 | Caitlin Cary | I'm Staying Out | Co-writer ("Cello Girl", "Beauty Fades Away", "Empty Room", "You Don't Have To Hide") |
| Fooled By April | Nice To See You EP | Producer | |
| 2002 | Caitlin Cary | While You Weren't Looking | Co-writer ("Shallow Heart, Shallow Water", "Please Don't Hurry Your Heart", "Sorry", "Pony", "The Fair", "Too Many Keys") |
| 2001 | Robert McCreedy | Streamline | Producer, musician |