| Morgan Taylor Reid | |
| Birth Place: | Santa Rosa, California |
| Birth Name: | Morgan Taylor Reid |
Morgan Taylor Reid is a Grammy Award nominated music producer,[1] singer-songwriter and recording artist based in Los Angeles. As an artist, Reid's music has been licensed for television including his song "Brighter" that was featured in the Season 7 finale of Grey's Anatomy, his song "Simply Human" featured on House (Season 8, Episode 9 FOX) and his song "Where Do I Even Start?" featured in Season 8, Episode 8 of Grey's Anatomy.[2] After being featured on Grey's Anatomy, "Where Do I Even Start?" reached #74 on the Top 100 Alternative Songs on iTunes.
As a songwriter and record producer, Reid has worked with several artists including the Backstreet Boys. Reid wrote and produced five songs on the Backstreet Boys album In A World Like This including their single "Show 'Em (What You're Made Of)". Reid also produced their holiday single "It's Christmas Time Again", which he wrote with Backstreet Boys members Nick Carter and Howie Dorough along with songwriter Mika Guillory.[3]
Reid lives and works in Los Angeles. He has written and produced several songs for artists such as Backstreet Boys, Megan Nicole (Bad Boy Records), Plug in Stereo (Atlantic Records), Shane Harper (Deep Well Records (Adam Anders) and several indie artists.
In April 2011, Reid began co-producing with record producer RedOne. They worked on music for the band 7Lions (2101 Records/Universal Music Group).[4] Reid wrote, produced and developed the debut EP Born 2 Run for the band 7Lions. After its release on June 19, 2012, the Born 2 Run album debuted on the Billboard Hot 100 charts at #15 on the Alternative Chart and #33 on the New Artist Chart.[5]
In addition to the Backstreet Boys 2012 Christmas single "It's Christmas Time Again", Reid also wrote and produced five tracks on the Backstreet Boys 2013 album; In a World Like This.[6]
Reid has been working with artist Grace Mitchell since she was 14 years old. On December 17, 2013, the soundtrack to the film The Secret Life of Walter Mitty was released, it featured a cover of Hall & Oates's Maneater performed by Mitchell and produced by Reid. At the age of seventeen, Mitchell released her debut album; Design – EP, on Universal Republic Records.[7]
Reid's solo album is called Simply Human. It is an acoustic album. The single "Stay Where You Are" was used in a Levi's campaign. The album's songs "Brighter" and "Where Do I Even Start?" were used on Grey's Anatomy. After being featured on Grey's Anatomy, "Where Do I Even Start?" reached #74 on the Top 100 Alternative Songs on iTunes. Reid's song "Simply Human" was featured on the show House in 2012.[2]
On November 21, 2012, Reid released a single, called "Science", which he wrote with CTodd Nielsen and Matt Mugford. The single was released the same day it was featured on Private Practice.[2]
| Year | Label | Artist | Album | Title | Credited As |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Montaigne Records | Christmas Time | "Christmas Isn't Christmas" | Writer, Producer, Mixer | |
| Spark of Light | "Just the Beginning" | Writer, Producer | |||
| "Running out of Ways" | Writer, Producer | ||||
| (Amazon Music Original) | "Godspeed" | Producer | |||
| The Driver Era | Rumors - Single | "Rumors" | Writer, Producer | ||
| Manic Kat Records | Prescription of You - Single | "Prescription of You" | Writer, Producer | ||
| ASTRID ROELANTS | THE CARNIVAL - Single | "THE CARNIVAL" | Writer, Producer | ||
| "ARMAGEDDON" | Writer, Producer | ||||
| 2022 | Megan Nicole Music | Christmas Morning - EP | "Christmas Morning" | Writer, Producer, Mixer | |
| "Christmas Wrapping" | Producer, Mixer | ||||
| "Jingle Bells" | Producer, Mixer | ||||
| "Last Christmas" | Producer, Mixer | ||||
| "Sleigh Ride" | Producer, Mixer | ||||
| Poorboy Music | Ghost Boy - Single | "Ghost Boy" | Writer, Producer | ||
| 2021 | Hellraisers, Pt. 1 | "Mathematics" | Writer, Producer | ||
| "No Chill (feat. Lil XXel)" | Vocal Producer | ||||
| "Washed Up" | Vocal Producer | ||||
| Blue Suit | "Discovering You" | Producer | |||
| "Kiss the World Goodbye" | Writer, Producer | ||||
| "What If I Missed You" | Writer, Producer | ||||
| 2020 | Dreamland | "Never Change" | Writer, Producer | ||
| DAYVID | Spinning Bottles - Single | "Spinning Bottles" | Writer, Producer | ||
| Dahl | Can I Kiss You? - Single | "Can I Kiss You?" | Writer, Producer | ||
| Happysad | "Koala" | Writer, Vocal Producer | |||
| 2019 | Simple Things (feat. Christina Perri) - Single | "Simple Things (feat. Christina Perri)" | Writer, Producer | ||
| Seasons | "I Wanna Go Out" | Writer, Producer | |||
| "Meet U in the Sky" | Writer, Producer | ||||
| DAYVID | VHS (feat. Prophet) - Single | "VHS (feat. Prophet)" | Writer, Producer | ||
| Dayvid - EP | "Keep It Together" | Writer, Producer | |||
| "Wasted Luv" | Writer, Producer | ||||
| "Drnk Txts" | Writer, Producer | ||||
| "Got My Sunglasses On" | Writer, Producer | ||||
| "Love Like You" | Writer, Producer | ||||
| "Same Old Feeling" | Writer, Producer | ||||
| Find You This Christmas - Single | "Find You This Christmas" | Writer, Producer | |||
| Keep on Coming - Single | "Keep on Coming" | Writer, Producer | |||
| TOO Records | The Driver Era | X | "Natural" | Writer, Producer | |
| 2018 | Midnight Sun (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) | "Burn So Bright" | Producer | ||
| "Let The Light In" | Producer | ||||
| "Reaching" | Producer | ||||
| "Sweetest Feeling" | Producer | ||||
| "Walk With Me" | Producer | ||||
| Head Over Heals | "Bad Decision" | Writer, Producer | |||
| Born Ready | "Slow Down" | Writer | |||
| 2017 | I Wanna Go Out - Single | "I Wanna Go Out" | Writer, Producer | ||
| Bad Boys - Single | "Bad Boys" | Writer | |||
| Slippery Eel | Read My Mind EP | "Read My Mind" | Writer, Producer | ||
| California Country Music | Leah Turner - EP | "Sleep You Off" | Writer, Producer | ||
| Mikey Mike | Going Charlie - Single | "Going Charlie" | Writer, Producer | ||
| Entertainment | Sam Fischer | Getting Older - Single | "Getting Older" | Writer, Producer | |
| We Could Be Beautiful - EP | "Ritual" | Writer, Producer | |||
| 2016 | "Blood & Tears" | Writer | |||
| "White Flag" | Writer | ||||
| Made for You - Single | "Made for You" | Writer, Producer | |||
| Gia | Straight Up - Single | "Straight Up" | Producer | ||
| Ritual (feat. Wrabel) - Single | "Ritual (feat. Wrabel)" | Writer, Vocal Producer | |||
| Matoma & Gia | Heart Won't Forget - Single | "Heart Won't Forget" | Writer, Co-Producer | ||
| Mascara - Single | "Mascara" | Writer, Producer, Mixer | |||
| Like I Did EP | "P.O.W.E.R." | Writer, producer | |||
| "Satellite" | Writer, Producer | ||||
| 2015 | Raceday – EP | "NoLo" | Writer | ||
| "Breaking Hearts" | Writer | ||||
| Gibberish - Single | "Gibberish (feat. Hoodie Allen)" | Writer | |||
| 2014 | Design – EP | "Runaway" | Writer, Producer | ||
| "Broken Over You" | Writer, Producer | ||||
| "Always & Forever" | Producer | ||||
| "Your Design" | Producer | ||||
| The Say Max – EP | "Darling" | Writer, Producer | |||
| Plug in Stereo | A Little Peace – EP | "Don't Say Goodnight" | Writer, Producer | ||
| "Everything I Shouldn't Say" | Writer, Producer | ||||
| "Home Soon" | Writer, Producer | ||||
| "To Be Wanted (Feat. Megan & Liz)" | Writer, Producer | ||||
| "Wait For Me" | Writer, Producer | ||||
| 2013 | 7Lions | "Taking Over – Single" | Writer, Producer | ||
| Burnout | "18" | Writer | |||
| "What He Don't Know" | Writer | ||||
| K-BAHN | In A World Like This | "In Your Arms" | Writer, Producer | ||
| "One Phone Call" | Writer, Producer | ||||
| "Permanent Stain" | Writer, Producer | ||||
| "Show 'Em (What You're Made Of)" | Writer, Producer | ||||
| "Soldier" | Writer, Producer | ||||
| The Secret Life of Walter Mitty | "Maneater" | Producer, Mixer | |||
| "Nothing Without Love" – Single | Writer, Producer, Mixer | ||||
| Morgan Taylor Reid | A Minor Heartbeat | "City in Motion" | Writer, Producer, Mixer | ||
| "Ghost Town" | Writer, Producer, Mixer | ||||
| "Love Lock Maze" | Writer, Producer, Mixer | ||||
| "Say Goodnight" | Writer, Producer, Mixer | ||||
| "Sweeter Sound" | Writer, Producer, Mixer | ||||
| "Take Care, Remember Me" | Writer, Producer, Mixer | ||||
| "The Greener Side" | Writer, Producer, Mixer | ||||
| "Summer Forever" – Single | Writer, Producer, Mixer | ||||
| Plug in Stereo | "To Be Wanted" (feat. Megan & Liz) – Single | Writer, Producer | |||
| "Hold You Up" – Single | Writer, Producer, Mixer | ||||
| 2012 | 7Lions | Born 2 Run – EP | "Born 2 Run" | Writer, Producer | |
| "Emergency" | Writer, Producer | ||||
| "One Man Symphony" | Writer, Producer | ||||
| "One More Time" | Writer, Producer | ||||
| "Taking Over" | Writer, Producer | ||||
| K-BAHN | "It's Christmas Time Again" – Single | Writer, Producer, Mixer | |||
| Plug in Stereo | The Patience – EP | "Frozen Heart" | Writer, Producer | ||
| "I Blame You" | Writer, Producer | ||||
| "Patience" | Writer, Producer | ||||
| "You're on My Mind" | Writer, Producer | ||||
| "Sunday Bloody Sunday" (feat. 7Lions) – Cover | Producer, Mixer | ||||
| Morgan Taylor Reid | "Science" – Single | Writer, Producer, Mixer | |||
| Deep Well Records | Dancin' in the Rain – EP | "Flat World" | Writer, Producer | ||
| "Say It Cause I Know It" | Writer, Producer | ||||
| "Your Love" – Cover | Producer | ||||
| Shane Harper | "I Know What I Know" (feat. Prophet) | Writer, Producer | |||
| "When I Look into Your Eyes" | Writer, Producer | ||||
| 2011 | Morgan Taylor Reid | Brighter – EP | "Back in Time" | Writer, Producer, Mixer | |
| "Brighter" | Writer, Producer, Mixer | ||||
| "Where Do I Even Start?" | Writer, Producer, Mixer | ||||
| 2010 | Morgan Taylor Reid | Simply Human – EP | "Brighter" | Writer, Producer, Mixer | |
| "One" | Writer, Producer, Mixer | ||||
| "Simply Human" | Writer, Producer, Mixer | ||||
| "Stay Where You Are" | Writer, Producer, Mixer | ||||
| "Touch" | Writer, Producer, Mixer | ||||
| "When Your Heart Is Able" | Writer, Producer, Mixer | ||||