Anne Preven is an American

United States

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 songwriter and musician, originally from New York

New York

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. She has co-written songs for Beyoncé (Listen from Dreamgirls), Katy Perry

Katy Perry

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, Madonna

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, Natalie Imbruglia

Natalie Imbruglia

Natalie Jane Imbruglia is an Australian singer-songwriter, model and actress. In the early 1990s, Imbruglia was known to audiences as Beth Brennan in the popular Australian soap Neighbours. Three years after leaving the programme, Imbruglia launched a singing career with the international hit,...

, Miley Cyrus

Miley Cyrus

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, Demi Lovato

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"She’s got the range, the full emotional spectrum, incredible control… Vocally, she’s the best thing Disney’s had since Christina Aguilera."—Producer Toby Gad on Demi Lovato's vocals...

, Sinéad O'Connor

Sinéad O'Connor

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, Charice, The Hush Sound

The Hush Sound

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, Jordin Sparks

Jordin Sparks

Jordin Brianna Sparks is an American pop / R&B singer-songwriter and actress. She hails from Glendale, Arizona who rose to fame as the winner of the sixth season of American Idol. Sparks won when she was 17 years old, making her the youngest winner in Idol history...

, Miranda Cosgrove

Miranda Cosgrove

Miranda Taylor Cosgrove is an American actress and singer-songwriter. Her career began at the age of three, where she participated in television commercials. Cosgrove's film debut was in 2003, as Summer Hathaway in School of Rock...

, Black Veil Brides

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, Pnau

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, Pixie Lott

Pixie Lott

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, Zac Brown Band

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 and more.

Early life

Anne Preven grew up in Larchmont, NY. She started playing classical violin at age 5, but gave it up as a teenager. She is a Harvard graduate and began writing songs while a student.

Career

Preven was the lead singer of the Los Angeles

Los Ángeles

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 band Ednaswap

Ednaswap

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. Along songwriting partner Scott Cutler

Scott Cutler

Scott M. Cutler is an American musician and music producer.-Personal life:He recently had his 1st son "Lane" and his 2nd son "Duke" with his wife Meredith Morton.-Career:...

, she wrote the Ednaswap song "Torn

Torn

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" that was later covered by Australian actress/singer Natalie Imbruglia

Natalie Imbruglia

Natalie Jane Imbruglia is an Australian singer-songwriter, model and actress. In the early 1990s, Imbruglia was known to audiences as Beth Brennan in the popular Australian soap Neighbours. Three years after leaving the programme, Imbruglia launched a singing career with the international hit,...

. Torn reached number two in the UK Singles Chart and number one in airplay around the world. It was number one on the Billboard Airplay chart for 14 weeks. The single went on to sell over a million copies in the United Kingdom alone.

In 2007 she co-wrote "Listen" for the motion picture adaptation of Dreamgirls. The Broadcast Film Critics Association

Broadcast Film Critics Association

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 awarded "Listen" a Critic's Choice Award for "Best Song" that year. The song was also nominated for an Academy Award and a Golden Globe Award

Golden Globe Award

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 in the same category.

In 2009 Anne co-founded Check Your Pulse Publishing (CYP) with Scott Cutler

Scott Cutler

Scott M. Cutler is an American musician and music producer.-Personal life:He recently had his 1st son "Lane" and his 2nd son "Duke" with his wife Meredith Morton.-Career:...

 and Josh Abraham

Josh Abraham

Josh Abraham is a Grammy-winning record producer and co-owner of Pulse Management and Check Your Pulse Publishing. He has produced songs and albums for many of the industry's most successful artists such as Velvet Revolver, 30 Seconds to Mars, Linkin Park, Kelly Clarkson and Courtney Love...

. In it's short history CYP has spawned 5 number one hits Billboard's Hot 100 including Katy Perry

Katy Perry

Katy Perry is an American singer, songwriter and actress. Born in Santa Barbara, California, and raised by Christian pastor parents, Perry grew up listening to only gospel music and sang in her local church as a child. After earning a GED during her first year of high school, she began to pursue a...

's "California Gurls

California Gurls

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" and "Teenage Dream

Teenage Dream

-Albums:*Teenage Dream , a 2000 remix album by IQU*Teenage Dream , a 2010 album by Katy Perry*Teenage Dream, a 1987 T...

", and Taio Cruz

Taio Cruz

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's "Dynamite" by one of it's early signings, singer-songwriter Bonnie Mckee

Bonnie McKee

Bonnie Leigh McKee is a North American singer-songwriter, formerly signed to Reprise Records. She released her debut album Trouble in 2004, which was a minor success. The single "Somebody" was included in the soundtrack to the 2004 comedy film Win a Date with Tad Hamilton!...

. CYP also boasts writer producer Tim Pagnotta who co-wrote and produced Neon Trees

Neon Trees

Neon Trees is an American alternative rock band from Provo, Utah, with origins in Murrieta, California. The band received nationwide exposure in late 2008 when they opened several North American tour dates for the rock band The Killers. Not long after, the band was signed by Mercury Records and...

' 2011 hit Animal

Animal

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