Busbee (songwriter)

Busbee
Birth name	Michael James Busbee
Born	June 18, 1976 (1976-06-18) (age 35) Walnut Creek, California
Origin	San Francisco Bay, California, USA
Genres	Pop, Country, Rock
Occupations	Songwriter, Record producer, Musician
Website	busbeemusic.com

Michael J. Busbee, (born June 18, 1976)^[1] professionally known as Busbee, is an American songwriter, record producer and musician from the San Francisco Bay area.

Biography

Busbee was born in Walnut Creek, California. His first music making experiences began with the piano at age 7. In high school he studied jazz while predominately focusing on trombone. Busbee freelanced as a trombone player in and around New York City and San Francisco recording for multiple artists including Smash Mouth.^[2] He eventually moved to Los Angeles to work for Eric Valentine. After a year with Valentine, he briefly worked for Rhett Lawrence^[3] and then began freelancing. In 2007 he signed a publishing deal with Dann Huff and Darrell Franklin (and Crosstown Songs).

Busbee has worked with a wide range of artists including Mercury, Timbaland,^[4] Keith Urban, Katy Perry, Rascal Flatts,^[5] Lady Antebellum,^[6] Alexandra Burke,^[7] Flo Rida, Jason Aldean, Kelly Clarkson, Chris Daughtry, Toni Braxton, Adam Lambert, Backstreet Boys, Mike Posner, Jessica Sutta (Pussy Cat Dolls), Hunter Hayes, Kris Allen, Better Than Ezra, Shifty Shellshock (Crazy Town), LeAnn Rimes, All Star Weekend, Cady Groves, Liz Phair, Switchfoot, Westlife, Elliott Yamin, Smash Mouth, Katharine McPhee, Danny Gokey, Project 86, Mitchell Musso, Glen Phillips, My Favorite Highway, Tata Young, Rosie Thomas, Vedera, Phil Stacey, Jaymes Reunion, Cameron Jaymes, Victoria Beckham, Mel C, Anastacia, Dima Bilan and Lee DeWyze, Giorgia Todrani.

His song "Our Kind of Love" was taken to #1 by Lady Antebellum and his Alexandra Burke song "Bad Boys Ft. Flo Rida" was #1 in the UK. Girl Generation had a #1 in Japan with his song "Run Devil Run." As well, "Summer NIghts" reached #2 in the country charts and "If We Ever Meet Again" was #3 in the UK.

He has also had many songs used in film, TV and commercials including the song "Promise Ring" which was featured in the Mandy Moore movie How To Deal and the song "Let It Out" which is in the film Bonneville. The Elliott Yamin song "In Love With You Forever" was used in a Japanese released Toyota commercial.^[8] Ashylne Huff's song "Trippin' It Up" was featured on the soundtrack of the made-for-TV movie Secrets of the Mountain, which premiered on NBC April 16. With American Idol's Randy Jackson serving as the music supervisor, the movie was sponsored by Procter & Gamble and Wal-Mart, who released the film as a DVD/soundtrack package exclusively on April 17, 2010.^[9]

Busbee has recorded two albums as a solo artist and one EP with his band GoNorthToGoSouth.^[10]

He is managed by Myles Lewis and writes for BMG Rights Management ^[11] and he and his wife live in Los Angeles, CA.^[12]

Discography

• Timbaland (ft. Katy Perry
  • "If We Ever Meet Again" Single (#3 UK Singles Chart) ^[13][14]

• Giorgia
  • "E' l'Amore che Conta"

• Lady Antebellum
  • "Our Kind of Love" Single (#1 Billboard US Country Charts)^[15]
  • "Ready to Love Again"^[16]

• Rascal Flatts
  • "Sunday Afternoon"
  • "Summer Nights" Single (#2 Billboard Country Charts)^{[17][18][19][20][21][22]}
  • "Better Now"

• Alexandra Burke (ft. Flo Rida)
  • “Bad Boys” Single (#1 UK Singles Chart, Brit Award Nomination)^[23]

• Jessica Sutta
  • "Show Me" Single

• Hunter Hayes
  • "Storm Warning" (Single)^[24]

• Twenty Twenty
  • "Move It" (Single)^[25]

• Girls Generation
  • "Run Devil Run" (#1 in Japan)

• Allstar Weekend
  • "Not Your Birthday" (Single)

• Keith Urban
  • "All For You"

• Jonas Brothers
  • “Feelin' Alive” Single (From Jonas L.A. Season 2)

• Alesha Dixon
  • "La La La"

• Jason Aldean
  • "Days Like These"

• Toni Braxton
  • "If I Have to Wait"

• Backstreet Boys
  • "Masquerade"^[26]

• Lee DeWyze
  • "A Song About Love"

• Altiyan Childs
  • "Somewhere In The World"

• Boyzone
  • “Nothing Without You”

• Elliott Yamin
  • "In Love With You Forever"
  • "The Bridge Is Burning"

• Mitchel Musso
  • "Speed Dial"

• Katharine McPhee
  • "How"

• Ashlyne Huff
  • "Heart of Gold" Single (Included in Now That's What I Call Music! 33 (U.S. series))^[27]
  • "Heartbeat"
  • "Love Is War"
  • "Soapboxer"
  • "I'm Alive"
  • "Trippin' It Up"
  • "Comeback"

• Dima Bilan
  • "Safety"

• Vedera
  • "Goodbye My Love"

• Better Than Ezra
  • "Black Light"
  • "Turn Up The Bright Lights"
  • "In Between The Moments"
  • "Wounded"
  • "All in"

• Daniel Schuhmacher (Winner of the German edition of 'Pop Idol')
  • "Anytime"

• Adam Brand
  • "Ready For Love"

• Whitney Duncan
  • "Away"

• Jaymes Reunion^[28]
  • "Let It Shine"
  • "More than a Day"

• Phil Stacey
  • "Find You"
  • "You Are Mine"

• Kelly Clarkson
  • "Dark Side"

References

1. ^ , Michael J. Busbee – Birth Date: 06/18/1976, County of Birth: Contra Costa (Walnut Creek)
2. ^ [1] Smash Mouth
3. ^ http://www.billboard.biz/bbbiz/content_display/industry/e3i0b58482505417d4cbae8ee2f7b95dd23
4. ^ http://swisscharts.com/showperson.asp?name=Mike+Busbee
5. ^ http://www.usatoday.com/life/music/reviews/2009-04-05-rascal-flatts-unstoppable_N.htm
6. ^ http://www.billboard.com/song/lady-antebellum/our-kind-of-love/17477574#/song/lady-antebellum/our-kind-of-love/17477574
7. ^ http://www.last.fm/music/Alexandra+Burke/_/Bad+Boys+%28feat.+Flo+Rida%29
8. ^ http://toyota.jp/vitz/tvcf/index.html
9. ^ http://starshinemag.com/2010/05/ashlyne-huffs-heart-of-gold-shines-on-debut-album-released-today/
10. ^ www.gonorthtogosouth.com
11. ^ http://www.bmg.com/News/NewsDetail.aspx?id=131
12. ^ http://www.busbeemusic.com
13. ^ http://www.discogs.com/Timbaland-With-Katy-Perry-If-We-Ever-Meet-Again/release/2148709
14. ^ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KDKva-s_khY
15. ^ http://www.billboard.com/song/lady-antebellum/our-kind-of-love/17477574#/song/lady-antebellum/our-kind-of-love/17477574
16. ^ http://www.billboard.com/song/lady-antebellum/ready-to-love-again/17477565#/song/lady-antebellum/ready-to-love-again/17477565
17. ^ http://www.billboard.com/song/rascal-flatts/summer-nights/12992865#/song/rascal-flatts/summer-nights/12992865
18. ^ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bOlDUeGQJQ0
19. ^ http://acharts.us/song/43998
20. ^ http://www.billboard.com/#/news/rascal-flatts-scores-fourth-billboard-200-1003962311.story
21. ^ http://countrymusic.about.com/od/top10lists/tp/CountrySongsSummer09.htm
22. ^ http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,20270931,00.html
23. ^ http://www.songfacts.com/detail.php?id=16527
24. ^ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hunter_Hayes
25. ^ http://www.google.com/search?client=safari&rls=en&q=%22twenty+twenty%22&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8
26. ^ http://swisscharts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=Backstreet+Boys&titel=Masquerade&cat=s
27. ^ http://www.sweetslyrics.com/745208.Ashlyne%20Huff%20-%20Heart%20Of%20Gold.html
28. ^ http://www.becrecordings.com/artists/154/Jaymes_Reunion/

External links

• The official website of busbee

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Name	Busbee
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Date of birth	June 18, 1976
Place of birth	Walnut Creek, California
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