Leland (musician)
Leland | |
|---|---|
| Also known as | Brett McLaughlin |
| Origin | Biloxi, Mississippi |
| Genres | Pop, R&B, dance, country |
| Occupation(s) | Singer, songwriter, producer, vocal producer |
| Years active | 2015–present |
Brett McLaughlin, known professionally as Leland, is an American singer, songwriter, record producer, composer and lecturer.[1] Based in Los Angeles, California, he has worked closely with a range of popular artists, including Troye Sivan, Daya, Selena Gomez, Andy Grammer, Kelsea Ballerini and Allie X.[2]. In December 2017, Brett signed with Universal Germany for his artist project Leland and is currently published by Sony/ATV Music Publsihing
Discography
As lead artist
| Title | Year | Album |
|---|---|---|
| "Mattress" | 2017 | TBA |
Television
RuPaul's Drag Race
Brett co-wrote Kardashian: The Musical, VH1 Divas Live and Kitty Girls featured on Season 9 and All Stars 3 of VH1's RuPaul's Drag Race, and was a guest on Episode 6 of All Stars 3.
Films
Sierra Burgess Is a Loser
Brett composed the score and wrote 11 original songs with Bram Inscore for the upcoming Netflix Original Movie Sierra Burgess Is a Loser directed by Ian Samuels and starring Shannon Purser. The film will be released Fall 2018.
Songwriting Credits
| Title | Year | Artist(s) | Album | Credits | Written with |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| "Sanctuary" | 2015 | Allie X | CollXtion I | Co-writer | Alexandra Hughes, Jonas Jeberg |
| "Hide Away" | Daya | Daya EP | Gino Barletta, Britten Newbill, Scott Bruzenak | ||
| "Thirsty" | Gino Barletta, Britten Newbill, Scott Bruzenak | ||||
| "Legendary" | Gino Barletta, Britten Newbill, Scott Bruzenak | ||||
| "U12" | Gino Barletta, Britten Newbill, Scott Bruzenak | ||||
| "Back to Me" | Grace Tandon, Gino Barletta, Jonathan Lock, Britten Newbill, Scott Bruzenak | ||||
| "No Pressure" | Little Boots | Working Girl | Victoria Hasketh, Pat Lukens, Liam O'Donnell | ||
| "Bite" | Troye Sivan | Blue Neighbourhood | Troye Mellett, Bram Inscore, Alexandra Hughes | ||
| "Talk Me Down" | Troye Mellett, Bram Inscore, Alexandra Hughes, Emile Haynie | ||||
| "Youth" | Troye Mellett, Bram Inscore, Alexandra Hughes, Alexandra Robotham | ||||
| "Lost Boy" | Troye Mellett, Bram Inscore, Alexandra Robotham | ||||
| "For Him" (featuring Allday) |
Troye Mellett, Bram Inscore, Alexandra Hughes, Thomas Gaynor | ||||
| "Surburbia" | Troye Mellett, Bram Inscore, Alexandra Hughes | ||||
| "Closure" | Hayley Warner | Non-album single | Hayley Warner | ||
| "Open Book" | 2016 | Jacob Whitesides | Why? | Jacob Whitesides, David Spencer | |
| "I.C.Y.M.I." | Daya | Sit Still, Look Pretty | Gino Baretta, Scott Bruzenak, Jonas Jeberg | ||
| "Love of My Life" | Gino Barletta, Chloe Angelides, Michael Fonesca, Shane van Luntern, Teal Douville | ||||
| "Cool" | Gino Baretta, Scott Bruzenak, Britten Newbill | ||||
| "Got the Feeling" | Gino Baretta, Lukas Loules | ||||
| "Vowels" | Capital Cities | Non-album single | Ryan Marchent, Sebu Simonian, Jamie Sanderson | ||
| "Paper Love" | 2017 | Allie X | CollXtion II | Alexandra Hughes, George Pimental | |
| "Vintage" | Alexandra Hughes, Troye Mellett, Oliver Golstein | ||||
| "Old Habits Die Hard" | Alexandra Hughes, George Pimental, Christopher Rabba, Michael Wise | ||||
| "That's So Us" | Alexandra Hughes, Mathieu Jomphe-Lepine, Jeffrey Lebron | ||||
| "True Love is Violent" | Alexandra Hughes, Christopher Braide | ||||
| "Why" | Sabrina Carpenter | Non-album single | Sabrina Carpenter, Jonas Jeberg | ||
| "How You Gon' Do That" (featuring Cara) |
Flosstradamus | Non-album single | Curt Cameruci, Cara Salimando, Henry Durham, Jorgen Odegard | ||
| "There for You" (with Troye Sivan) |
Martin Garrix | Non-album single | Martin Garritsen, Benjamin Burgess, William Lobban Bean, Troye Mellett, Jesse Thomas | ||
| "Fetish" (featuring Gucci Mane) |
Selena Gomez | non-album single | Selena Gomez, Chloe Angelides, Gino Barletta, Jonas Jeberg, Joe Khajadourian, Alexander Schwartz, Radric Davis | ||
| "Miss Me More" | Kelsea Ballerini | Unapologetically | Kelsea Ballerini, David Hodges | ||
| "My My My!" | 2018 | Troye Sivan | TBA | Troye Mellett, Oscar Gorres, James Alan Ghaleb | |
| "The Good Side" | Troye Mellett, Bram Inscore, Alexandra Hughes, Ariel Rechtshaid, Jack Latham | ||||
| "Ignore Me" | Betty Who | Jessica Newham, Peter Thomas, Kyle Moorman | |||
| "Patience" (featuring Leland)[3] |
The Knocks | New York Narcotic | Featured artist/Co-writer | Benjamin Ruttner, James Patterson, Kaelyn Behr, Fransisca Hall |
Awards and nominations
| Year | Award | Organization | Work | Category | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Song of the Year | ARIA Music Awards | Youth | Song of the Year | Won[4] |
References
- ^ "Brett McLaughlin". AllMusic. Retrieved 2015-09-07.
- ^ "Brett McLaughlin". Musician Institute - College of Contemporary Music. Retrieved 16 October 2015.
- ^ https://www.ascap.com/repertory#ace/search/performer/the%20knocks/title/patience
- ^ McLeay, Ben; Kerri Pedestrian (November 23, 2016). "Beautiful Angel Troye Sivan Nabs Song Of The Year For 'Youth' At The ARIAs". Youth. Pedestrian.