Michael Corcoran (musician)

Michael Corcoran (born December 9, 1972),^[1] known professionally as Backhouse Mike or Ken Lofkoll, is an American musician, record producer, and composer. He has composed songs for Nickelodeon's Drake & Josh, iCarly, Victorious, The Troop, Sam & Cat, Henry Danger and Game Shakers, Disney Channel's Shake It Up and Liv and Maddie, Netflix's The Mr. Peabody & Sherman Show, and VH1's Hit the Floor.

Michael Corcoran
Corcoran in 2025
Born	(1972-12-09) December 9, 1972 (age 52)
Other names	Backhouse Mike Ken Lofkoll
Occupations	Musician record producer composer
Years active	1990–present
Spouse	Elizabeth Gillies ​ (m. 2020)​
Musical career
Instruments	Vocals guitar piano bass guitar percussion

Career

From around 2003 to early 2010 he was a member of Drake Bell's band. His band Backhouse Mike, which consisted of lead singer and guitarist Jon Seminara, bassist John Charles Meyer, and keyboardist Kimberly Barnett appeared in the iCarly episode "iAm Your Biggest Fan" and the final episode of Zoey 101, "Chasing Zoey", using the name Backflesh. The band's song "Take Me Back" appears on the iCarly soundtrack.

Personal life

On August 8, 2020, Corcoran married actress Elizabeth Gillies (b. 1993) at a private ceremony in New Jersey^[2][3] after the pair began dating in 2012, having met each other on the Nickelodeon show Victorious ^[4] At the time, they resided in Atlanta, Georgia.^[2]

Discography

Production discography

Song	Performer	Credits
"5 Fingaz to the Face"	Victorious cast	Co-writer
"The Joke Is On You"	Niki Watkins	Writer
"Break Me Down"	Drake Bell	Co-writer, producer
"Do What You Want"		Co-writer, producer
"Don't Preach"		Producer
"Down We Fall"		Producer
"End It Good"		Co-writer, producer
"Fallen For You"		Co-writer, producer
"Fool The World"		Vocals, co-writer, producer
"Found A Way"		Producer
"Freak the Freak Out"	Victoria Justice	Co-writer, co-producer
"Get It Right"	Backhouse Mike	Vocals, co-writer, producer
"Hollywood Girl"	Drake Bell	Producer
"I Found a Way"		Producer
"I Know"		Co-writer, producer
"In the End"		Producer
"Intro"		Producer
"It's Only Time"		Co-writer, producer
"Just Fine"	Backhouse Mike	Vocals, co-writer, producer
"L.A. Boyz"	Victoria Justice and Ariana Grande	Co-writer
"Leave It All to Me"	Miranda Cosgrove featuring Drake Bell	Writer, producer
"Leave It All to Shine"	Miranda Cosgrove and Victoria Justice	Co-writer
"Makes Me Happy"	Drake Bell	Co-writer, producer
"Okay"	Backhouse Mike	Vocals, co-writer, producer
"Rusted Silhouette"	Drake Bell	Co-writer, producer
"Shut Up and Dance"	Victorious cast	Co-writer
"Somehow"	Drake Bell	Producer
"Superluv!"	Shane Dawson	Co-writer, co-producer
"Take Me Back"	Backhouse Mike	Vocals, writer, producer
"Telegraph"	Drake Bell	Producer
"The Countdown"	Victorious Cast	Writer, producer
"The Backhouse"	Drake Bell	Producer
"Up Periscope"		Co-writer, producer
"Whatever My Love"	Mickey Drummond	Writer, producer
"More Than Me"	Elizabeth Gillies	Writer

Awards and nominations

Year	Award	Category	Work	Result	Refs
2005	BMI Awards	BMI Cable Awards	Zoey 101	Won	[5]
2006			Drake and Josh	Won	[6]
2009			iCarly	Won	[7]
2010				Won	[8]
2011	ASCAP Film and Television Music Awards	Top Television Series	Shake It Up	Won
2012	BMI Awards	BMI Cable Awards	Henry Danger	Won
			Victorious	Won
2014			Shake It Up	Won	[9]
			Sam & Cat	Won
2015			Henry Danger	Won	[10]
2016	Motion Picture Sound Editors, USA	Golden Reel Award	The Mr. Peabody & Sherman Show	Nominated
2017	BMI Awards	BMI Cable Awards	Henry Danger	Won	[11]
2018				Won	[12]
	Grammy Award	Best Historical Album	Washington Phillips and His Manzarene Dreams	Nominated	[13]