Adam Anders
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Adam Anders is a music producer who has sold more than 60 million albums and developed songs for motion pictures and television programs.
Anders’ work has earned him Grammy Award nominations, a People’s Choice Award and two Golden Globe Awards. As the Executive Music Producer for Glee
, Anders' musical productions have helped put Glee on the ITunes
Top Songs chart, including original songs that he wrote, such as "Loser Like Me
" (landing at number one) and “Get It Right
” (at number two).
Glee had at one time seven of the top ten tracks on the ITunes
Top Song chart including the above two original songs at one and two respectively, the cast’s versions of Pink
's "Raise Your Glass
" at number three, The Beatles
' "Blackbird
" at number five, Maroon 5
's "Misery
" at number six, and another original song, "Hell to the No", at number eight. In May 2011, Glee had one of its biggest sales weeks to date with 986,000 downloads of tracks produced by Anders.
Anders has a track record of writing and producing music for both established artists and up-and-comers including the Jonas Brothers, Miley Cyrus, Selena Gomez, Backstreet Boys, Clay Aiken and many others. His music can also be heard on many major motion pictures and television shows including Disney’s High School Musical 3, Hannah Montana, Evan Almighty and The Wedding Planner, as well as the upcoming film Rock of Ages.
Adam Anders recently launched his own record label, Anders Music, based in Los Angeles. Anders Music’s first signing is singer/songwriter/actor Shane Harper whose self-titled debut album and first single (produced by Anders) is entitled "One Step Closer". Anders will also release music by artist Zac Poor and Texas singer/songwriter Ben Burgess .
Anders’ work has earned him Grammy Award nominations, a People’s Choice Award and two Golden Globe Awards. As the Executive Music Producer for Glee
Glee (TV series)
Glee is an American musical comedy-drama television series that airs on Fox in the United States, and on GlobalTV in Canada. It focuses on the high school glee club New Directions competing on the show choir competition circuit, while its members deal with relationships, sexuality and social issues...
, Anders' musical productions have helped put Glee on the ITunes
ITunes
iTunes is a media player computer program, used for playing, downloading, and organizing digital music and video files on desktop computers. It can also manage contents on iPod, iPhone, iPod Touch and iPad....
Top Songs chart, including original songs that he wrote, such as "Loser Like Me
Loser Like Me
"Loser Like Me" is a song performed by the cast of American television series Glee, taken from their sixth soundtrack album, Glee: The Music, Volume 5. The song was written by the series' music producer Adam Anders, Swedish pop music producer Max Martin, and Peer Åström, Savan Kotecha, and Johan...
" (landing at number one) and “Get It Right
Get It Right (Glee Cast song)
"Get It Right" is a song performed by the cast of American television series Glee, taken from their sixth soundtrack album, Glee: The Music, Volume 5. It is sung by Lea Michele who portrays the series' lead character, Rachel Berry. The song was written by the series' music producer Adam Anders, who...
” (at number two).
Glee had at one time seven of the top ten tracks on the ITunes
ITunes
iTunes is a media player computer program, used for playing, downloading, and organizing digital music and video files on desktop computers. It can also manage contents on iPod, iPhone, iPod Touch and iPad....
Top Song chart including the above two original songs at one and two respectively, the cast’s versions of Pink
Pink (singer)
Alecia Beth Moore , better known by her stage name Pink , is an American singer-songwriter, musician and actress....
's "Raise Your Glass
Raise Your Glass
"Raise Your Glass" is a song by American recording artist and songwriter Pink, released as the lead single of her first compilation album, Greatest Hits... So Far!!!...
" at number three, The Beatles
The Beatles
The Beatles were an English rock band, active throughout the 1960s and one of the most commercially successful and critically acclaimed acts in the history of popular music. Formed in Liverpool, by 1962 the group consisted of John Lennon , Paul McCartney , George Harrison and Ringo Starr...
' "Blackbird
Blackbird (song)
"Blackbird" is a Beatles song from the double-disc album The Beatles . Blackbird was written by Paul McCartney, but credited to Lennon–McCartney.-Origins:...
" at number five, Maroon 5
Maroon 5
Maroon 5 is an American pop rock band from Los Angeles, California. While they were in high school, lead vocalist and rhythm guitarist Adam Levine, keyboardist Jesse Carmichael, bass guitarist Mickey Madden, and drummer Ryan Dusick formed a garage band called Kara's Flowers and released one album...
's "Misery
Misery (Maroon 5 song)
"Misery" is a song by American band Maroon 5. It was released on June 22, 2010 by A&M/Octone Records via the iTunes Store. The song was released in advance of the band's mid-2010 tour, and is the first single from their third studio album, Hands All Over, which was released on September 21,...
" at number six, and another original song, "Hell to the No", at number eight. In May 2011, Glee had one of its biggest sales weeks to date with 986,000 downloads of tracks produced by Anders.
Anders has a track record of writing and producing music for both established artists and up-and-comers including the Jonas Brothers, Miley Cyrus, Selena Gomez, Backstreet Boys, Clay Aiken and many others. His music can also be heard on many major motion pictures and television shows including Disney’s High School Musical 3, Hannah Montana, Evan Almighty and The Wedding Planner, as well as the upcoming film Rock of Ages.
Adam Anders recently launched his own record label, Anders Music, based in Los Angeles. Anders Music’s first signing is singer/songwriter/actor Shane Harper whose self-titled debut album and first single (produced by Anders) is entitled "One Step Closer". Anders will also release music by artist Zac Poor and Texas singer/songwriter Ben Burgess .
Feature Films
Title | Producer / Writer / Performer | Year |
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Rock of Ages Rock of Ages "Rock of Ages" is a popular Christian hymn by Reverend Augustus Montague Toplady written in 1763 and first published in The Gospel Magazine in 1775.... |
Executive Music Producer | 2012 |
New Years Eve (New Line Cinema) "Auld Lang Syne" | Producer | 2012 |
Hannah Montana: The Movie Hannah Montana: The Movie Hannah Montana: The Movie is a 2009 Walt Disney Pictures musical comedy film based on the Disney Channel show Hannah Montana which was released on April 10, 2009, by Walt Disney Pictures, it was the second Disney Channel series to have a movie for Walt Disney Pictures. The film was directed by... (Disney) "Hoedown Throwdown" |
Writer/Producer | 2012 |
The Young Victoria The Young Victoria The Young Victoria is a 2009 period drama film based on the early life and reign of Queen Victoria, and her marriage to Prince Albert of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha. The film was directed by Jean-Marc Vallée and written by screenwriter Julian Fellowes. Graham King, Martin Scorsese, Sarah, Duchess of... "Only You" |
Writer | 2009 |
High School Musical 3 (Disney) "Can I Have This Dance" | Writer/Producer | 2008 |
Evan Almighty Evan Almighty Evan Almighty is a 2007 American religious comedy film and the stand-alone sequel to Bruce Almighty . The film was directed by Tom Shadyac, written by Steve Oedekerk, and starring Steve Carell as the title character. Morgan Freeman also reprised his role as God from the original film. Production of... (Universal) "Be The Miracle" |
Producer | 2007 |
The Wedding Planner The Wedding Planner The Wedding Planner is a 2001 romantic comedy film directed by Adam Shankman, written by Michael Ellis and Pamela Falk, and starring Jennifer Lopez and Matthew McConaughey.-Plot:... (Columbia) "Adore You" |
Producer/Writer | 2001 |
Rugrats In Paris (Paramount) "When You Love" | Producer/Writer | 2000 |
Movies For Television
Title | Producer / Writer / Performer | Year |
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Camp Rock 2 "Wouldn't Change A Thing" | Producer/Writer | 2010 |
Starstruck Starstruck (2010 film) Starstruck is a 2010 Disney Channel Original Movie starring Sterling Knight and Danielle Campbell. The movie was filmed in Los Angeles.-Plot:... (Disney) "Hero" |
Producer/Writer | 2010 |
Cheetah Girls One World (Disney) "No Place Like Us" | Producer/Writer | 2008 |
Camp Rock Camp Rock Camp Rock is a 2008 Disney Channel Original Movie starring the Jonas Brothers and Demi Lovato. The music is written by Julie Brown, Paul Brown, Regina Hicks and Karen Gist. The film is directed by Matthew Diamond and produced by Alan Sacks.... (Disney) "2 Stars" |
Producer/Writer | 2008 |
Princess Princess Princess is the feminine form of prince . Most often, the term has been used for the consort of a prince, or his daughters.... (ABC Family) "Roots Before Branches" |
Producer/Writer | 2008 |
Television
Title | Producer / Writer / Performer | Year |
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"Don't Stop Believin' (Glee song) | Producer | 2009 |
Glee: The Music, Volume 1 Glee: The Music, Volume 1 Glee: The Music, Volume 1 is the debut soundtrack album by the cast of the musical television series Glee, which airs on Fox in the United States. It features cover versions from the first nine episodes of the first season and was released on November 2, 2009 by Columbia Records and 20th... |
Producer | 2009 |
Glee: The Music, Volume 2 Glee: The Music, Volume 2 Glee: The Music, Volume 2 is the second soundtrack album by the cast of the American musical television series Glee, featuring songs from episodes nine to thirteen of the show's first season. It was first released on December 4, 2009 in Australia by Columbia Records... |
Producer | 2009 |
Glee: The Music, The Power of Madonna Glee: The Music, The Power of Madonna Glee: The Music, The Power of Madonna is the first extended play by the cast of the musical television series Glee. It contains eight songs from the season one Glee episode, "The Power of Madonna", which was a tribute episode dedicated to American recording artist Madonna... |
Producer | 2010 |
Glee: The Music, Volume 3 Showstoppers Glee: The Music, Volume 3 Showstoppers -Sales and chart performance:The album debuted at number one on the American, Australian, Canadian, and Irish charts. It sold 136,000 copies in its first and 63,000 in its second week of release in the US, and saw the Glee cast beat the record previously set by The Beatles in 1966, for shortest... |
Producer | 2010 |
Glee: The Music, Journey to Regionals Glee: The Music, Journey to Regionals Glee: The Music, Journey to Regionals is the second extended play by the cast of musical television series Glee. Containing six songs from the season one finale "Journey to Regionals", it was released on June 8, 2010, the same day the episode aired. Half of the tracks are cover versions of... |
Producer | 2010 |
Glee: The Music, The Rocky Horror Glee Show Glee: The Music, The Rocky Horror Glee Show -Credits and personnel:Persons responsible for the project are as follows.*Adam Anders – arranger; engineer; producer; soundtrack producer; vocals*Alex Anders – engineer*Nikki Anders – vocals*Peer Åström – arranger; engineer; mixing; producer... |
Producer | 2010 |
Glee: The Music, The Christmas Album Glee: The Music, The Christmas Album Glee: The Music, The Christmas Album is the fourth soundtrack album by the cast of the American musical television series Glee. The album was released on November 9, 2010 and accompanies the season two Christmas episode "A Very Glee Christmas", aired December 7, 2010. Dante Di Loreto and Brad... |
Producer | 2010 |
Glee: The Music, Volume 4 Glee: The Music, Volume 4 Glee: The Music, Volume 4 is the fifth soundtrack album by the cast of the musical television series Glee, which airs on Fox in the United States. It was released on November 26, 2010, by Columbia Records and features cover version performances from the first half of the second season... |
Producer | 2010 |
"Get It Right Get It Right (Glee Cast song) "Get It Right" is a song performed by the cast of American television series Glee, taken from their sixth soundtrack album, Glee: The Music, Volume 5. It is sung by Lea Michele who portrays the series' lead character, Rachel Berry. The song was written by the series' music producer Adam Anders, who... " (Glee song) |
Producer / Writer | 2011 |
"Loser Like Me Loser Like Me "Loser Like Me" is a song performed by the cast of American television series Glee, taken from their sixth soundtrack album, Glee: The Music, Volume 5. The song was written by the series' music producer Adam Anders, Swedish pop music producer Max Martin, and Peer Åström, Savan Kotecha, and Johan... " (Glee song) |
Producer / Writer | 2011 |
Glee: The Music, Volume 5 Glee: The Music, Volume 5 Glee: The Music, Volume 5 is the sixth soundtrack album by the cast of the musical television series Glee. Released on March 8, 2011 through Columbia Records, it was produced executively by Dante Di Loreto and Brad Falchuk. In addition to fourteen cover versions from its second season,... |
Producer | 2011 |
Glee: The Music Presents the Warblers Glee: The Music Presents the Warblers Glee: The Music Presents the Warblers is the seventh soundtrack album by the cast of Glee, a musical comedy-drama television series that airs on Fox in the United States. Released through Columbia Records on April 19, 2011, it contains thirteen covers: eleven accompanying performances from the... |
Producer | 2011 |
"As Long As You're There" (Glee song) | Producer / Writer | 2011 |
"Pretending" (Glee song) | Producer / Writer | 2011 |
"Light Up the World" (Glee song) | Producer / Writer | 2011 |
Glee: The Music, Volume 6 Glee: The Music, Volume 6 Glee: The Music, Volume 6 is the eighth soundtrack album by the cast of the American musical television series Glee, released on May 23, 2011 through the Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation and Columbia Records... |
Producer | 2011 |
Hannah Montana Forever Hannah Montana Forever Hannah Montana Forever is the fourth soundtrack album for the fourth and final season of the Disney Channel original series Hannah Montana, which premiered in July 2010. In the television series and film, American recording artist and actress Miley Cyrus portrays Miley Stewart, a girl with a secret... |
Producer / Writer | 2010 |
Disney's Friends for Change Disney's Friends for Change Disney's Friends for Change is a pro-social "green" initiative that started in the summer of 2009. Disney stars stress environmental issues in the campaign, encouraging fans to take action. The year-long campaign draws on how Disney stars connect with young fans... "Send It On (song) Send It On (song) "Send It On" is a pop song performed by American recording artists Demi Lovato, the Jonas Brothers, Miley Cyrus, and Selena Gomez. The group, billed as Disney's Friends for Change, stems from Disney's environmental initiative of the same name. "Send It On" was written by Adam Anders, Nikki Hassman,... " |
Producer / Writer | 2009 |
Dawson's Creek Dawson's Creek Dawson's Creek is an American teen drama television series which debuted on January 20, 1998, on The WB Television Network and was produced by Sony Pictures Television. The show is set in the fictional seaside town of Capeside, Massachusetts, and in Boston, Massachusetts, during the later seasons... "Any Lucky Penny" |
Producer | 2004 |
Jonas Brothers Jonas Brothers The Jonas Brothers are an American boy band. The band gained its popularity from the Disney Channel children's television network. From the shore region of New Jersey, the band consists of three brothers: Paul Kevin Jonas II , Joseph Adam Jonas , and Nicholas Jerry Jonas... Jonas (Disney) "Fall" |
Producer / Writer | 2010 |
Jonas Brothers Jonas Brothers The Jonas Brothers are an American boy band. The band gained its popularity from the Disney Channel children's television network. From the shore region of New Jersey, the band consists of three brothers: Paul Kevin Jonas II , Joseph Adam Jonas , and Nicholas Jerry Jonas... Jonas (Disney) "Invisible" |
Producer / Writer | 2010 |