Ian McGlynn

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Ian McGlynn
OriginBorn Morristown, NJ, US
GenresAlternative
indie pop
Occupation(s)Singer-songwriter, composer. record producer
Years active1998–present
Websiteianmcglynn.com

Ian McGlynn is an American singer-songwriter, pianist, drummer, composer, producer, and writer for TV & film.

Career[edit]

In 1998, McGlynn released his debut self-titled 6-song EP. In 2001, McGlynn recorded a live album, "Lemon" with his father Ed McGlynn, the drummer of the NJ- based band The Shadows. "Lemon" was released in December 2002.

In April 2004, McGlynn released his debut full-length album "Tomorrow's Taken." In 2007, "Tomorrow's Re-Taken," was released featuring remixes of songs from "Tomorrow's Taken," by various artists. McGlynn also released "Diamonds," a 3-song EP, that year.

In 2008, the 3-song "Memorial Day Parade EP," was released as a precursor to McGlynn's second full-length album "This is the Sound." The 11-song album features the singles, "Play Dead," "Peninsula," and "Night Driving."

In June 2012, McGlynn released his third full-length album, "Now We're Golden," recorded in New Jersey, Amsterdam, and Paris and was produced by Ken Stringfellow.

In 2013, McGlynn released a 6-song EP of original Christmas songs called "North Pole Vault EP."

In 2016, McGlynn released a piano lullaby album called "Now We're Golden – Piano Lullabies," of his 2012 full-length, "Now We're Golden."

Discography[edit]

Albums[edit]

  • Tomorrow's Taken (2004) Bailey Park Records, LLC
  • This Is the Sound (2008) Bailey Park Records, LLC
  • Now We're Golden (2012) Bailey Park Records, LLC
  • Now We're Golden – Piano Lullabies (2016) Bailey Park Records, LLC

EP's[edit]

  • Diamonds EP (2007) Bailey Park Records, LLC
  • Memorial Day Parade EP (2008) Bailey Park Records, LLC
  • North Pole Vault EP (2013) Bailey Park Records, LLC

Singles[edit]

  • Nowhere (2009) Bailey Park Records, LLC
  • I Took an Oath (2009) Bailey Park Records, LLC
  • Listening In (from My Mom's New Boyfriend) (2009) Bailey Park Records, LLC
  • We Should Hang in the Museum (2009) Bailey Park Records, LLC
  • Listen to the Choir Sing (2009) Bailey Park Records, LLC
  • Monsters Cry Too b/w Witch Hunt (2010) Bailey Park Records, LLC
  • The Snow Angel and the Icicle Sword (2010) Bailey Park Records, LLC
  • Digital Killed the Record Store (2011) Bailey Park Records, LLC
  • In A Car With You (2011) Bailey Park Records, LLC
  • Change The Weather (2011) Bailey Park Records, LLC
  • Flag Day (2016) Bailey Park Records, LLC

Live and Remix[edit]

  • Lemon (2002) Self-Released
  • Tomorrow's Re-taken (2007) Bailey Park Records, LLC

Compilations[edit]

  • Other Songs and Dances Vol. 1 (2006) Backlight Records
    Includes McGlynn's song "Catharsis"
  • Beautiful Escape: The Songs of The Posies Revisited – The Green Album (2008) Burning Sky Records
    McGlynn covers "When Mute Tongues Can Speak"

TV and film[edit]

  • "Nowhere" (film version)[1] (co-written with Chris Newkirk) is featured in the end credits of Off the Black, starring Nick Nolte and Timothy Hutton.
  • "How Did I Get Here?" (DM Remix) and "No Time" (CoCo Remix) are featured in the documentary One – A Lucid Experience.
  • "Listening In" (co-written with Chris Newkirk and John Bonaventura) was written for and featured in My Mom's New Boyfriend, starring Meg Ryan and Antonio Banderas.
  • An untitled instrumental piano piece is featured in the Dwell.com short featuring designer-architect Jeffrey Beers. The short is "The Intelligent Kitchen" by Gary Nadeau.[2]
  • "Bampa" (co-written with Dave Macarone of Shy Talkers) is featured in the Green Domain 30-second commercial spot. McGlynn also acts in it.
  • An untitled instrumental piano piece is featured in the Dwell.com short featuring husband-and-wife architecture team Yoshiko Sato and Michael Morris. The short is "The Bathroom Reinvented" by Gary Nadeau.[3]
  • "No Squares" (co-written with Chris Newkirk and Dave Macarone of Shy Talkers) is featured in the 2010 Heineken Light "Heineken Light Trailer" movie theater commercial.
  • "Banana Boat" (co-written with Dave Macarone of Shy Talkers) is featured in the 30-second T-Mobile commercial "School Bus".
  • Thirteen short scores composed and performed with Dave Macarone (of Shy Talkers) for thirteen short commercials for "Downtown Dubai – The Centre of Now".
  • "Snack Pack" (co-written with Dave Macarone of Shy Talkers) is featured in the 30-second T-Mobile commercial "Musical Chairs".
  • "Twix Bites – Walkman," McGlynn was hired to sing "Get Out Of My Dreams, Get Into My Car" by Billy Ocean.
  • "Show Me How You Roll" (co-written with Dave Macarone) is featured in the new fall denim 2017 collection ad for Lucky brand Jeans.

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Soundtrack listing at IMDB". Retrieved September 12, 2010.
  2. ^ nadeau, gary (October 2, 2008), JEFFREY BEERS. The Intelligent Home: Kitchen, retrieved September 19, 2017
  3. ^ nadeau, gary (January 2, 2010), Dwell presents | The Bathroom Reinvented: Universal Design in Public Bathrooms, retrieved September 19, 2017

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