Mike Daly

For other people named Mike Daly, see Mike Daly (disambiguation).

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]

Mike Daly
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
Instrument	Guitar

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.

Selected discography

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

References

1. "EVERYDAY IS A FIGHT". ASCAP. American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers. Retrieved March 13, 2023.
2. Farber, Jim (March 1, 2002). "COURAGE ON THE MENU When not waiting tables, singer Caitlin Cary is serving up songs of feminist wisdom". Nydailynews.com. Retrieved July 6, 2011.^{[permanent dead link]}
3. Zlozower, Neil (2008). Time Flies When You're in a Coma: The Wisdom of the Metal Gods: Mike Daly, Michael Azerrad, Mark Weiss: Books. Penguin. ISBN 978-0452289772.

External links

• Mike Daly at AllMusic