Sam Hollander

Sam Hollander is an American songwriter. He has collaborated with the likes of Panic! at the Disco, Fitz and the Tantrums, Train, Weezer, Daughtry, Gym Class Heroes, Tom Morello, Metro Station, Boys Like Girls, All Time Low among others.[1][2][3]

Sam Hollander
Hollander in 2020
Background information
Also known asS*A*M
BornNew York City
OriginNew York City, New York, U.S.
Genres
Occupation(s)Songwriter, record producer, musician
Instrument(s)Guitar, programming, vocals
Years active1997–present
Websitewww.samhollandersongs.com

Career

Hollander was born in New York, NY and attended Fox Lane High School.[4] He has written and/or produced 22 US Top 40 Pop songs, including Panic! at the Disco's "High Hopes".

In 2008, he was named Rolling Stone Hot List Producer of the Year, alongside Dave "Sluggo" Katz. 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.

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.

In 2019, Hollander sold his songwriting catalogue to Hipgnosis Songs Fund.[5] and he held the #1 position on the Billboard Rock Songwriters chart for nine weeks, a year-end record.[6]

He serves on the LA Advisory Board for Musicians On Call and is the co-founder of the Sony Masterworks holiday supergroup, Band of Merrymakers.

He is currently the songwriter and music producer for the NBC TV show Ordinary Joe.

Personal life

He is the son of interior decorator and collector Judith Hollander,[7] and José Limon Company dancer/Pratt Institute Professor Michael Hollander,[8] and the nephew of American poet John Hollander. In December 2013, Hollander wrote an obituary dedicated to his uncle in the New York Times entitled "My uncle, the poet and the pop star".[9]

Selected discography

References
  1. DeCaro, Alessandro (November 30, 2022). "Prolific alt music producer Sam Hollander talks his career-spanning memoir". Alternative Press. Retrieved February 14, 2023.
  2. Herstand, Ari (October 12, 2022). "Staying Inspired After Writing 22 Top 40 Hits with Sam Hollander". Ari's Take. Retrieved February 14, 2023.
  3. "Sam Hollander's 10 Tips for Songwriting with Famous Artists". ASCAP. December 15, 2022. Retrieved February 14, 2023.
  4. "Homegrown - TownVibe Bedford - March/April 2011". www.townvibe.com. Archived from the original on 1 April 2014. Retrieved 3 February 2022.
  5. "Hipgnosis Buys Songwriter Sam Hollander's Catalog". Billboard. 13 June 2019.
  6. "Listing" (PDF). www.billboard.com. Retrieved 2020-08-28.
  7. Mason, Christopher (November 18, 2004). "On 38th Floor, a $9 Million Sample Sale". The New York Times.
  8. Interview with Michael Hollander and James Payton. August 28, 1996. OCLC 079470139 – via Open WorldCat.
  9. "John Hollander: Poet and Pop Star". The New York Times. December 21, 2013.
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