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American singer-songwriter
Musical artist
Michael Lord is an American songwriter, composer, producer and Indie recording artist. His 2004 release SWAY found an audience when his song Smile was chosen by the Apple
iTunes Music Store as their
Single of The Week . Other songs from SWAY including "Bleed" and "Forgiven" soon found their way into hit television shows such as
Alias and
What About Brian . He followed SWAY with a mini EP titled The String Sessions reinterpreting the songs from SWAY acoustically with a string quartet. Lord wrote all string arrangements which were then performed by
The Section Quartet .
In 2005 Lord worked with producer
Desmond Child to arrange and record songs for American Idol's Season 4 Showstoppers Album resulting in the
Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) Certified Gold Record.
Following the
American Idol success he has turned his attention to music production producing tracks for
Honey County ,
Quincy Coleman ,
Graham Colton ,
Courtney Jaye ,
Dilana , Paulina Gretzky and
Chelsea Williams as well as writing songs included in
NBC 's hit comedy
My Name Is Earl .
Currently Lord is composing, producing and arranging music for television, film and media. He recently composed the themes and underscore for NBC's hit game show
The Wall hosted by
Chris Hardwick .
Filmography
Discography
Into The Dark - from the Album
Berserker -
Amon Amarth , (
Metal Blade ,
Sony Music , 2019) - Orchestration
The Crawl - from the EP
Anthems -
Anthrax , (
Megaforce , 2013) - Orchestration
Back from the Dead -
Adler (2012) - musician
First Kiss -
Maggie Sajak (
AO Recordings , 2012) - producer/composer
Balls Out -
Steel Panther (
Universal Republic , 2011) – orchestration/musician
Hear Me Out from the EP, Somewhere In Between -
Graham Colton (2011) - producer/composer
Behind Blue Eyes -
Rob Giles (
AO Recordings , 2010) - producer
You Better Go Now -
Emily Friendship (
AO Recordings , 2010) - producer
Love The One You're With -
Jen Stills (
AO Recordings , 2009) - producer
Bridge Over Troubled Water -
Quincy Coleman (
AO Recordings , 2009) - producer
Hangover -
Dilana (
AO Recordings , 2009) – producer/composer
Running On Faith -
Quincy Coleman (
AO Recordings , 2009) - producer
These Days -
Jen Stills (
AO Recordings , 2009) – producer
Don't Stop Believin' -
Steel Panther (
Universal Republic , 2009) – musician
Feel the Steel -
Steel Panther (
Universal Republic , 2009) – orchestration/musician
Are You With Me -
Courtney Jaye (
AO Recordings , 2007) – producer/composer
Who'll Stop the Rain -
Courtney Jaye (
AO Recordings , 2007) - producer
American Idol Season 4: The Showstoppers (19 Recordings Limited/
RCA , 2005) – production/orchestration/musician/programming
SWAY - Michael Lord - (
AO Recordings , 2004) – producer/composer/performer
The String Sessions - Michael Lord - (
AO Recordings , 2004) – producer/composer/performer
It's About Time -
Marc Ford (Anko Records 2002) - Hammond B3
California - California (
Trauma Records , 2000) – band member/composer
Skin -
Tattoo Rodeo (
BMG , 1995) – band member/composer
Rode Hard - Put Away Wet -
Tattoo Rodeo (
Atlantic , 1991) - Band Member (Keyboards, Hammond B3, Vocals) / Composer (Group Credit)
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Soundtracks - Film/Television
Brothers & Sisters episode "Time After Time" (2010) - with "Behind Blue Eyes" as producer
Brothers & Sisters episode "A Valued Family" (2010) - with "Love The One You're With" as producer
Brothers & Sisters episode "Nearlyweds" (2009) - with "These Days" as producer
Brothers & Sisters episode "Troubled Waters" (2009) - with "Bridge Over Troubled Water" as producer
Brothers & Sisters episode "The Road Ahead" (2009) - with "Running On Faith" as producer
South Of Nowhere episode "Better Late Than Never" (2008) - with "Smile" as producer/composer/performer
Merry Christmas, Drake & Josh (2008) - with "This Christmas" as producer/composer
The Circuit (2008) - with "Nothing's Left to Lose" as producer/composer
Stiletto (2008) - with "Broken" as producer
My Name Is Earl episode "Two Balls, Two Strikes" (2007) - with "SRV Jam" as producer/songwriter/performer
What About Brian episode "What About The Lake House" (2007) - with "Forgiven" as producer/composer/performer
Paradise City episode "Lions and Cheetahs" (2007) - with "Are You With Me" as producer/composer
Brothers & Sisters Season Two, Premiere "Home Front" (2007) - with "Who'll Stop The Rain" as producer
Viva Laughlin Pilot Episode (2007) - with "Easy Crime" as producer/composer
My Name Is Earl episode "Our Other Cops Is On" (2007) - with "Something To Say" as producer/composer/performer
Laguna Beach: The Real OC episode "Spies, Lies and Alibis" (2006) - with "Sunken In" as producer/composer
Laguna Beach: The Real OC episode "Who Wants To Date A Rock Star" (2006) - with "Later" as producer/composer
Laguna Beach: The Real OC episode "It's Like Break Up Season" (2006) - with "Are You With Me" as producer/composer
Zoey 101 episode "Spring Break Up" (2006) - with "Bleed" as producer/composer/performer
My Name Is Earl episode "Jump For Joy" (2006) - with "GT Girl" as producer/composer/performer
My Name Is Earl episode "Stole P's Hot Dog Cart" (2006) - with "Parade" as producer/composer/performer
ALIAS episode "Detente" (2005) - with "Holding My Breath" as producer/composer/performer
Laguna Beach: The Real OC episode "Lies and Goodbyes" (2005) - with "Fly" aka "Collecting Dust" as producer
Zoey 101 episode "Election" (2005) - with "Smile" as producer/composer/performer
Zoey 101 episode "Time Capsule" (2005) - with "Spin" as producer/composer/performer
My Name Is Earl episode "Broke Joy's Fancy Figurine" (2005) - with "Comes Around" as producer/composer/performer
My Name Is Earl episode "Faked My Own Death" (2005) - with "Girls Guns" as producer/composer/performer
The Sterling Chase aka Graduation Week (1999) - with "Bleed" as producer/composer/performer
Kate's Addiction (1999) - with "
Into the Mystic " as producer/performer; "Stronger" as producer/composer; additional music/end titles theme
Gone Fishin' (1997) - with "Best Friend" and "What Went Wrong" as composer/performer
Kid (1990) - with "Restless Heart" as composer
External links
References
^ Tattoo Rodeo, "Rode Hard - Put Away Wet." Atlantic Recording Corporation, 1991. Album Liner Notes
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