Mike Daly

Mike Daly
File:MikeDaly.jpg Mike Daly (Songwriter, Producer, Musician).
Background information
Origin	New Jersey U.S.
Genres	Pop, Rock, Indie, singer-songwriter
Occupation(s)	Songwriter, record producer, audio engineer, Musician
Instruments	Guitar
Associated acts	Lana Del Rey, Jason Mraz, Alberta Cross, Grace Potter, Stephen Kellogg

Mike Daly is an American producer / songwriter / multi-instrumentalist who grew up in Roselle Park, New Jersey, United States. Daly attended the Berklee College of Music in Boston, graduating in 1994. Soon after, he joined the band Swales and recorded one album, What's His Name? for Bar/None Records. Daly first came to prominence as the Whiskeytown resident multi-instrumentalist / 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. In one incident, Daly dragged Ryan Adams, at the time the Whiskeytown frontman, away from security at The Fillmore when they attempted to restrain him after he kicked the monitors into the crowd.

Daly's songs have been recorded by such artists as Alanis Morissette, Jason Mraz, Lana Del Rey, Alberta Cross, Young the Giant, Jessie Baylin, The Plain White T's, Josh Kelley and Jimmy Barnes. Mike is currently writing and producing many artists, some with whom he has worked include Stephen Kellogg, the Pernice Brothers, Ambulance LTD, Patrick Park, Grace Potter and the Nocturnals, Marie Digby, Georgia, Sherwood, Rachael Yamagata, Young the Giant, Alberta Cross, Breanne Duren, Aslyn and Donavon Frankenreiter. Additionally, Daly has served as a panelist at the South by Southwest Festival, appeared on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno, Good Morning America, Regis and Kelly, and 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.

Selected Discography

Year	Artist	Album	Details
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")
Ocean Is Theory	Future Fears EP	Co-writer ("Best Intentions", "King Size Bed")
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 Brookyln 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")

External links

• Official Discography
• GPS Management
• Mike Daly AllMusic Credits