Mitch Allan

Mitchell Allan Scherr is an American record producer, songwriter, and singer. He has worked with artists including Demi Lovato, Third Eye Blind, Miley Cyrus, Carlie Hanson, Jason Derulo, Pitbull, Fifth Harmony, Kelly Clarkson, Simple Plan, Faith Hill, Selena Gomez, Bowling for Soup, Jonas Brothers, and Joe Cocker.

Mitch Allan
Mitch Allan in the studio in 2020
Background information
Birth name	Mitchell Allan Scherr
Born	Baltimore, Maryland, U.S.
Education	University of Maryland, College Park (BA)
Genres	Alternative rock punk rock pop punk power pop nu metal
Occupations	Record producer singer-songwriter
Instruments	Vocals guitar bass
Years active	1996–present
Labels	Sony BMG RCA Records
Formerly of	SR-71 Satellite

Allan was the lead singer and rhythm guitarist of the rock band SR-71, as well as the lead guitarist, producer, and backing vocalist of alternative project Satellite.^[1]

Career

Production and songwriting

Allan began as a recording artist and songwriter after "1985", a song he wrote for his band SR-71, was recorded and released by pop-punk band Bowling for Soup in 2004. The track was certified Platinum and held the record for the most iTunes downloads in a single week at the time.^[2]

In 2007, Allan was nominated for a Latin Grammy Award when the song he co-penned with Kara DioGuardi and recorded by Belinda, "Bella Traición," received a Song of the Year nomination. That same year, another song written with DioGuardi, entitled "Lost," was recorded by Faith Hill and released as the first single from her Greatest Hits project. The song spent 21 weeks on the radio charts.^[3]

In 2015, Allan achieved his first worldwide #1 pop hit by co-writing Jason Derulo's "Want To Want Me". That same year, he co-wrote "Heartbeat Song" for Kelly Clarkson, which was subsequently nominated for a Grammy Award. When Allan partnered with writer-producer Jason Evigan under the moniker "The Suspex", they co-wrote and produced Demi Lovato's "Heart Attack," which reached #4 on the Mainstream Top 40 and was certified double platinum.^[4][1]

Personal life

Mitch Allan lives in Los Angeles with his wife, Sana Yu, and her three children, Kaila, Raya, and Devin.

Selected discography

With SR-71

• Now You See Inside (2000)
• Tomorrow (2002)
• Here We Go Again (2004)

With Satellite

• Ring the Bells (July 2011)
• Calling Birds (February 19, 2013)^[5]

Songwriting/producing

Year	Artist	Title	Album	Label	Credits
2022	Bebe Rexha	I'm Good (Blue)	Single	Warner Music Group	Vocal Producer
	Demi Lovato	Happy Ending	Holy Fvck	Island Records	Producer, songwriter
		City of Angels
		4 Ever 4 Me
2021		Dancing with the Devil	Dancing with the Devil... the Art of Starting Over
		Mad World			Producer, Mixer
		Met Him Last Night (with Ariana Grande)			Vocal Producer
		What Other People Say (with Sam Fischer)
		I.C.U.			Vocal Producer, Mixer
		The Way You Don't Look at Me			Vocal Producer
		Butterfly
		Carefully
		I'm Sorry
		Change You
		Sunset
	Dixie D'Amelio	Roommates	Single	Hitco	Producer, songwriter
		One Whole Day			Producer, mixer
2020	Demi Lovato	Still Have Me	Single	Island Records	Vocal Producer
	Marshmello and Demi Lovato	OK Not to Be OK	Single	Joytime Collective/Island Records	Vocal Producer
	Carlie Hanson	Good Enough	Single	Warner Records	Producer, Writer
		Side Effects
	JUTES	When You're Around	Single	Capital Records	Producer, Writer
	Gavin Haley	The World Keeps Spinning On	Single	Red Bull Records	Producer, Writer, Mixer
2019	Gryffin	Body Back	Single	Interscope	Producer, Writer
	Avril Lavigne ft. Nicki Minaj	Dumb Blonde	Head Above Water	BMG	Producer, Writer
	Carlie Hanson	Cigarettes	Junk EP	Warner Records	Producer, Writer
			Single
	Shaylen	BTW	Single	Republic	Producer, Writer
	In Real Life	Somebody Like You	Single	Hollywood	Producer, Writer
	Third Eye Blind	Screamer	Screamer	MegaCollider Records	Vocal Producer (Full Record)
2018	Jonas Blue ft. Joe Jonas	I See Love	Hotel Transylvania 3 Soundtrack	Sony Pictures	Writer
	DJ Khaled ft. Demi Lovato	I Believe	A Wrinkle in Time Soundtrack	Epic	Vocal producer
	Demi Lovato	Sober	Single	Island Records
		Tell Me You Love Me (Spanish Version)	Tell Me You Love Me (Remixes)
2017		"Tell Me You Love Me"	Tell Me You Love Me
		"You Don't Do It for Me Anymore"
		"Lonely"
		"Concentrate"
		"Hitchhiker"
		"No Promises" (Acoustic)
		"Smoke & Mirrors"
	Rachel Platten	"Perfect For You"	Waves	Columbia Records	Producer, writer
	Jack & Jack	"Beg"	Single	Island Records	Vocal producer
	Marina Kaye	"Miracle"	Explicit	Capitol France	Producer, writer
	Isac Elliot	"She"	Faith	Sony Finland	Producer, writer
	Bebe Rexha	"Atmosphere"	All Your Fault: Pt. 1	Warner Bros. Records	Producer, writer
	Pitbull ft. Stephen Marley	"Options"	Climate Change	RCA	Writer
	Jorge Blanco	"Risky Business	Risky Business	Hollywood	Vocal producer
2016	POWERS	"Sunshine"	Single	Republic	Vocal producer
	The Score	"Going Home"	Unstoppable	Republic	Producer, writer
	Britt Nicole	"Concrete"	Britt Nicole	Capitol Records	Producer, writer
	Sofia Carson	"I'm Gonna Love You"	Single	Hollywood	Producer, writer
2015	Kelly Clarkson	"Heartbeat Song"	Piece by Piece	RCA/19	Writer
	Jason Derulo	"Want to Want Me"	Everything Is 4	Beluga Heights/Atlantic	Writer
	R5	"Do It Again", "I Can't Say I'm In Love", "Nine Lives"	Sometime Last Night	Hollywood Records	Producer, writer
	Fall Out Boy ft. Demi Lovato	"Irresistible"	Single	Island Records	Vocal producer
	Demi Lovato	"Waitin for You", "Wildfire", "Old Ways"	Confident	Hollywood Records	Vocal producer
	Matt McAndrew	"Counting On Love"	Single	Republic Records	Vocal producer
	Sabrina Carpenter	"Eyes Wide Open"	Eyes Wide Open	Hollywood Records	Producer
	Bea Miller	"I Dare You", "Perfect Picture"	Not An Apology	Hollywood Records	Producer, writer, mixer
2014	GRL	"Don't Talk About Love"[6]	GRL (EP)	Kemosabe/RCA	Producer, writer
	Jena Irene	"We Are One"	Single	Interscope	Producer, writer[7]
	Caleb Johnson	"Change"[4]	Testify	Interscope	Producer, writer
	Justice Crew	"Fly"	Live by the Words	Sony Music Australia	Producer, writer
	Prince Royce ft. Snoop Dogg	"Stuck On A Feeling"	Double Vision	RCA Records	Vocal producer
2013	Scott Stapp	("Break Out")[4]	Proof of Life	Wind Up	Writer
	Big Time Rush	"Like Nobody's Around"	24/Seven	Nick/Columbia	Producer, writer
	Fifth Harmony	"Miss Movin' On"[8]	Better Together	Epic/Syco	Producer, writer
	Selena Gomez	"Save the Day"[4]	Stars Dance	Hollywood Records	Producer, writer
	Demi Lovato	"Heart Attack", "Two Pieces"[9]	Demi	Hollywood Records	Producer, writer
	Satellite	"Say The Words", "Brooklyn", "Turning On My Own", "Saving Us Tonight", "Silhouette", "Come And Get Me", "Ring The Bells", "God Save The Dream", "You & Me", "What You Need", "Till I Return"	Calling Birds	Descendant Records/Sony Music	Producer, writer
	Zendaya	"Bottle You Up"[8]	Zendaya	Hollywood Records	Producer, writer
	Kat Graham	"Power"	Single	A&M Octone Records	Producer, writer
2011	Ross Lynch	"A Billion Hits"	Austin & Ally Soundtrack	Walt Disney Records	Writer
2010	David Archuleta	"Good Place"[8]	The Other Side of Down	Jive/19	Producer, writer
	Bowling for Soup	"Dear Megan Fox"	Fishin' for Woos	Que-So Records/Brando Records	Producer, writer
	Demi Lovato	"Brand New Day"	Camp Rock 2: The Final Jam	Walt Disney	Producer, writer
	Katharine McPhee	"Had It All"	Unbroken	Verve Forecast Records	Writer
	Hannah Montana	"I'll Always Remember You"	Hannah Montana Forever	Walt Disney Records	Producer, writer
	School Gyrls	"Uncool"	School Gyrls	Island Records	Producer, writer
2009	Kris Allen/Adam Lambert	"No Boundaries"	Single	Sony Music	Writer
	Daughtry	"Learn My Lesson", "One Last Chance"	Leave This Town	RCA/19	Writer
	Every Avenue		Picture Perfect	Fearless	Producer
	Demi Lovato and Selena Gomez	"One and the Same"	Princess Protection Program	Walt Disney Records	Producer
	Hannah Montana	"He Could Be the One", "Don't Wanna Be Torn"	Hannah Montana 3	Walt Disney Records	Producer, writer
	Jessie James	"Wanted"	Jessie James	Mercury, Island Def Jam	Producer, writer
2008	Anberlin	"Soft Skeletons"	New Surrender	Universal Republic	Writer
	Diego González	"Losing Me"	Indigo	EMI	Producer, writer
	Jonas Brothers	"Play My Music"	Camp Rock	Walt Disney	Producer, writer
	Lesley Roy	"Make It Back"	Unbeautiful	Jive	Producer, writer
2007	Alex Band	"Coming Home"	Alex Band EP	RCA	Writer
	Backstreet Boys	"Something That I Already Know"	Unbreakable	Jive Records	Producer, writer
	Hilary Duff	"Happy"	Dignity	Hollywood	Writer
	Faith Hill	"Lost"	The Hits	Warner Bros. Nashville	Writer
2006	Belinda	"Bella Traición", End of The Day, and "Alguien Más"	Utopía	EMI Televisa Music	Producer, writer
	Bowling for Soup	"Much More Beautiful Person," feat. Lesley Roy	The Great Burrito Extortion Case	Jive/Zomba	Writer
	Cowboy Mouth	"Joe Strummer"	Voodoo Shoppe	Verve Forecast	Producer, writer
	Daughtry	"All These Lives"	Daughtry	RCA/19	Writer
	Lovehammers	"Casualty"	Marty Casey and Lovehammers	Epic	Producer, writer
	JParis	"Here We Go Again"	Call It What You Want	Emanon	Producer, writer
2005	Bo Bice	"My World"	The Real Thing	RCA/19	Producer, writer
	Lindsay Lohan	"Fastlane"	A Little More Personal (Raw)	Casablanca	Writer
	Monty Are I		The Red Shift	Island	Producer
2004	Bowling for Soup	"1985"	A Hangover You Don't Deserve	Jive/Zomba	Writer
	SR-71	"Axl Rose (Where Did You Go?)", "In Your Eyes" (Peter Gabriel cover), "Gone", "1985", "Mosquito", "Here We Go Again", "All American", "Blue Light Special Life", "15 Minute Idol", "The One", "Everything", "Blood & Bourbon", "She Was Dead" (Demo), "Little Asshole"	Here We Go Again	Crown Japan	Producer, writer
2002	SR-71	"They All Fall Down", "Tomorrow", "My World", "Hello Hello", "Truth", "Goodbye", "She Was Dead", "The Best Is Yet to Come", "Broken Handed", "Lucky", "In My Mind", "Non-Toxic (Remix)", "My World (Acoustic version)"	Tomorrow	RCA	Producer, writer
2000	SR-71	"Politically Correct", "Go Away", "Non-Toxic", "Right Now," "Another Night Alone", "Alive"	Now You See Inside	RCA	Writer