Sam Hollander

Sam Hollander (S*A*M) is an American songwriter and record producer. He has written and/or produced hits for the likes of Train, Boys Like Girls, Gym Class Heroes, Good Charlotte, Carole King, Neon Trees, Cobra Starship, 3OH!3, Coheed and Cambria, All Time Low, Metro Station, We The Kings, O.A.R., Uncle Kracker, Sugar Ray, Tom Jones, David Cook, Big Time Rush, Chiddy Bang, Kelly Rowland, Arrested Development, Hollywood Undead, and Mike Posner among others.

Early years

Hollander was born in New York City, and grew up in Bedford Hills, New York. He graduated from Fox Lane High School in 1988. After high school, he moved to New York City where as part of the duo, Pop Rox, cut his teeth remixing hits for the likes of DMX, Method Man, Montell Jordan, and Master P. From there, Pop Rox wrote and produced international hits for the likes of Carole King,[14] The Baha Men, Static Revenger and The Cooler Kids. Hollander parted ways with Pop Rox in 2004.

Current

Hollander is one half of the songwriting/production team S*A*M & SLUGGO (Dave Katz); together, they have written and/or produced 18 US Top 40 Pop Hits, and were named the 2008 Rolling Stone Hot List Producers of the Year.

S*A*M & SLUGGO first worked together on the title track for the film Snakes on a Plane (New Line Cinema) performed by Cobra Starship. "Snakes On A Plane" went to #1 on both Fuse and MTV playlists.

Selected discography

• Katy Perry "If You Can Afford Me" (Capitol) (co-write/produce)
• Train "Save Me San Francisco"/"Marry Me" (Columbia) (co-write)
• Boys Like Girls "The Great Escape"/ "Love Drunk"/"Five Minutes To Midnight"/"Learning To Fall" (Columbia) (co-write)
• Carole King "Love Makes The World" (Rockingale) (co-write/produce)
• Gym Class Heroes "As Cruel as School Children" (Decaydance/Fueled By Ramen) (co-write/produce)
• Gym Class Heroes "Cupid's Chokehold" (Decaydance/Fueled By Ramen) (produce)
• Gym Class Heroes "Shell Shock" (Atlantic) (co-write/produce for the movie and soundtrack TMNT)
• Good Charlotte "Sex on the Radio" (Capitol) (co-write)
• Kelly Rowland "Daylight" (Columbia) (produce)
• Cobra Starship "Bring It (Snakes on a Plane)" (Decaydance/New Line) (co-write/produce for the movie and soundtrack Snakes on a Plane)
• Cobra Starship "While The City Sleeps, We Rule The Streets" (Decaydance/Fueled By Ramen) (co-write/produce)
• New Medicine "Laid" and "American Wasted" (Photo Finish Records) (co-write/produce)
• Metro Station "Metro Station" (Red Ink/Columbia) (produce)
• We The Kings "Check Yes Juliet"/"Heaven Can Wait"/"Secret Valentine"/"We'll Be A Dream" / "Say You Like Me" (S-Curve/EMI) (co-write/produce)
• The Academy Is... "Fast Times at Barrington High" (Fueled By Ramen) (co-write/produce)
• Coheed and Cambria "The Running Free"/"The Road And The Damned" (Columbia) (co-write)
• Blake Lewis "Heartbreak on Vinyl"/"How Many Words"/"Here's My Hello" (RCA/Tommy Boy) (co-write/produce)
• Cartel "Perfect Mistake" (Wind-Up) (co-write)
• Uncle Kracker "Hot Mess" (Atlantic) (co-write/produce)
• Sugar Ray "Girls Were Made To Love" (Pulse) (co-write/produce)
• The White Tie Affair "Take It Home" (Epic) (co-write/produce)
• Hey Monday "Hold On Tight" (Decaydance/Columbia) (co-write/produce)
• The Virgins "The Virgins" (Atlantic) (produce)
• All Time Low "Lost in Stereo"/"Holly (Would You Turn Me On)" (Hopeless) (co-write/produce)
• Allstar Weekend "Dance Forever" (Hollywood Records) (produce)
• Allstar Weekend "Hey, Princess" (Hollywood Records) (co-write/produce)
• A Rocket To The Moon "Mr. Right" (Fueled By Ramen) (co-write)
• Arrested Development "Since The Last Time" (Edel/Pony Canyon) (co-write/produce)
• O.A.R. "Lay Down" (Lava) (co-write)
• Jill Cunniff "Happy Warriors"/"Apartment 3" (The Militia Group) (co-write/produce)
• Static Revenger "Happy People" (Ministry of Sound) (co-write/additional production)
• Cooler Kids "All Around The World" (DreamWorks) (co-write/produce for the movie and soundtrack The Lizzie McGuire Movie)
• The Freshmaka "I Am The Freshmaka"/"The Freshest" (Moonshine) (co-write/produce "The Freshest" for the movie and soundtrack Thirteen)
• Mitchel Musso "How To Lose A Girl" (Walt Disney Records) (co-write/produce)
• Charlotte Sometimes "Waves and the Both of Us" (Geffen) (co-write/produce)
• David Archuleta "Something 'Bout Love" (Jive Records) (co-write/produce)
• 3OH!3 "Hit It Again" (Atlantic)/(Photo Finish Records) (co-write/produce)
• Hollywood Undead "Hear Me Now"/"My Town" (produce)

External links

• Sam Hollander on Myspace
• In the New York Times http://www.nytimes.com/2008/11/21/arts/music/21liar.html?_r=1&scp=3&sq=Sam%20Hollander&st=cse
• Sam Hollander at the Internet Movie Database