Ep. 58: Brian Lee

And The Writer Is...with Ross Golan

And The Writer Is

Unknown, Music Interviews, Songwriting, Music, Songwriters, Education, Interviews, Music Creation, Artists

4.9 • 1.1K Ratings

🗓️ 6 May 2019

⏱️ 48 minutes

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Summary

Our guest this week is hit songwriter who was trained as a classical violinist from the age of three and got his start in pop music with the Chicago area band he co-founded, Made in Hollywood. He is a powerhouse behind huge global hits including the 7x multi-platinum single “Havana” by Camila Cabello, the 5x multi-platinum “Work from Home” by Fifth Harmony, 4x multi-platinum “Let Me Love You” by DJ Snake & Justin Bieber, “Wolves” by Selena Gomez & Marshmello, “It Ain’t Me” by Kygo & Selena Gomez, “Let Me Go” by Hailee Steinfeld and Alesso ft. Florida Georgia Line and watt, and more. He has also contributed to several major albums and artist projects for Lady Gaga, Justin Bieber, Lukas Graham, Rita Ora and Carly Rae Jepsen, amongst others. This musician effortlessly carves pop melodies with more consistency than most songwriters in the game. And The Writer Is… Brian Lee!

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0:00.0	This is a passenger announcement. You can now book your train on Uber and get 10% back in credits to spend on Uber eats.
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0:15.0	Trains, now on Uber. T's and C's apply. And the Writer is. I am your host, Ross Golan. I've written with
0:38.1	hundreds of artists and writers over the years and my favorite part of each session is the first hour when we catch up about life, the industry, politics, composition, whatever.
0:48.0	So this is a journey of learning why people write songs, how people write songs, and most importantly who the people are who
0:55.8	write the songs.
0:56.8	I'm producing this with the Great Joe London, Big Deal Music Publishing, and Mega House
1:01.8	Music Management.
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1:28.0	This week's episode is sponsored by BMI.
1:30.1	Full disclosure, Joe and I are both BMI songwriters.
1:33.6	So we didn't write this, but we believe it.
1:35.9	BMI, we celebrate your talent, value your music, and champion your rights.
1:40.4	To all our songwriters and composers, your passion is ours.
1:44.0	Be am I, music moves, our world.
1:50.0	Welcome to And the writer is.
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