Mitchell Allan Scherr is an American record producer, singer, and songwriter best known as the frontman of the rock band SR-71. He rose to fame with the hit single "Right Now" (2000). He wrote the song "1985" for SR-71, which later became a massive platinum hit for Bowling for Soup.
Since the mid-2000s, he has become a go-to collaborator for major pop artists including Demi Lovato, Third Eye Blind, Miley Cyrus, Carlie Hanson, Jason Derulo, Pitbull, Lindsay Lohan, Fifth Harmony, Kelly Clarkson, Simple Plan, Faith Hill, Selena Gomez, Bowling for Soup, Jonas Brothers, and Joe Cocker. Allan received a Latin Grammy Awards nomination for Song of the Year for co-writing Belinda Peregrín's "Bella Traición".
Allan was also the lead guitarist, producer, and backing vocalist of alternative project Satellite.
Career
Production and songwriting
thumb|Allan performing with his band [[SR-71 (band)|SR-71 in 2009]]
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.
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.
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.
Personal life
Allan lives in Los Angeles with his wife, Sana Yu, and their three children.
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)
Songwriting/producing
{| class="wikitable"
|-
!Year
!Artist
!Title
!Album
!Label
!Credits
|-
| rowspan="4" |2022
| Bebe Rexha
| I'm Good (Blue)
| Single
| Warner Music Group
| Vocal Producer
|-
| rowspan="14" | Demi Lovato
| Happy Ending
| rowspan="3" |Holy Fvck
| rowspan="14" | Island Records
| rowspan="4" |Producer, songwriter
|-
| City of Angels
|-
| 4 Ever 4 Me
|-
|rowspan="13"|2021
| Dancing with the Devil
| rowspan="11" | Dancing with the Devil... the Art of Starting Over
|-
| Mad World
| Producer, Mixer
|-
| Met Him Last Night (with Ariana Grande)
| rowspan="2" | Vocal Producer
|-
| What Other People Say (with Sam Fischer)
|-
| I.C.U.
| Vocal Producer, Mixer
|-
| The Way You Don't Look at Me
| rowspan="6" | Vocal Producer
|-
| Butterfly
|-
| Carefully
|-
| I'm Sorry
|-
| Change You
|-
| Sunset
|-
| rowspan="2" | Dixie D'Amelio
| Roommates
| rowspan="2" | Single
| rowspan="2" | Hitco
| Producer, songwriter
|-
| One Whole Day
| Producer, mixer
|-
|rowspan="6"|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
|-
| rowspan="2" | Carlie Hanson
| Good Enough
| rowspan="2" | Single
| rowspan="2" | Warner Records
| rowspan="2" | Producer, Writer
|-
| Side Effects
|-
| JUTES
| When You're Around
| Single
| Capitol Records
| Producer, Writer
|-
| Gavin Haley
| The World Keeps Spinning On
| Single
| Red Bull Records
| Producer, Writer, Mixer
|-
|rowspan="7"|2019
| Gryffin
| Body Back
| Single
| Interscope
| Producer, Writer
|-
| Avril Lavigne ft. Nicki Minaj
| Dumb Blonde
| Head Above Water
| BMG
| Producer, Writer
|-
| rowspan="2" | Carlie Hanson
| rowspan="2" | Cigarettes
| Junk EP
| rowspan="2" | Warner Records
| rowspan="2" | 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)
|-
|rowspan="4"|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
| rowspan="10" | Vocal producer
|-
| rowspan="9" | Demi Lovato
| Sober
| Single
| rowspan="9" | Island Records
|-
| Tell Me You Love Me (Spanish Version)
| Tell Me You Love Me (Remixes)
|-
|rowspan="14"|2017
| "Tell Me You Love Me"
| rowspan="7" | Tell Me You Love Me
|-
|"You Don't Do It for Me Anymore"
|-
| "Lonely"
|-
| "Concentrate"
|-
| "Hitchhiker"
|-
| "No Promises"
|-
| "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
|-
|rowspan="4"|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
|-
|rowspan="8"|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
|-
|rowspan="5"|2014
| GRL
| "Don't Talk About Love"
| GRL (EP)
| Kemosabe/RCA
| Producer, writer
|-
| Jena Irene
| "We Are One"
| Single
| Interscope
| Producer, writer
|-
| Caleb Johnson
| "Change"
|Better Together
|Epic/Syco
| Producer, writer
|-
|Selena Gomez
| "Save the Day"
| Stars Dance
| Hollywood Records
|Producer, writer
|-
|Demi Lovato
| "Heart Attack", "Two Pieces"
| 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"