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Tommy English (producer)

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Tommy English
Birth nameThomas James Schleiter
Born (1986-05-08) May 8, 1986 (age 38)
OriginChicago, Illinois, U.S.
Genres
Occupation(s)Songwriter, record producer
Formerly of

Thomas James Schleiter (born May 8, 1986), professionally known as Tommy English, is a multi-platinum songwriter and record producer best known for his work with BØRNS including the platinum-certified hit single "Electric Love", co-writing Kacey Musgraves' platinum single "High Horse" and 2024 song "Sway", as well as work with K. Flay, Noah Cyrus, COIN, Ricky Montgomery, and others.

In 2018, he was nominated for his first Grammy Award for his contributions to the album Every Where Is Some Where by K.Flay.[1] He also saw Recording Academy nods for his work on Kacey Musgraves' 2018 Album Of The Year and Best Country Album Golden Hour, as well as in 2024 for the Best Country Album-nominated Deeper Well.

Career

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Growing up in the northwest suburbs of Chicago, English spent most of his youth playing soccer, writing songs and learning how to play instruments such as the piano, trumpet, drums and guitar. His parents stressed music education for which he is very thankful.[2] English mainly works out of Studio America, his music studios in Los Angeles, California, and Nashville, Tennessee.[3]

English began his career as a musician at the age of 19 when his band Powerspace signed to Fueled By Ramen. He was also lead guitarist for the band Bad City. Two years after graduating from Miami University, English decided to explore a solo career as a producer and songwriter. He moved back to Chicago where he focused on engineering and music production. After gaining these skills he moved to Los Angeles where he began working in sound engineering.

Selected works

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Year Artist Credit Title
2024 Blink-182 Producer/writer "If You Never Left"
Kacey Musgraves Songwriter "Little Sister"
Joshua Bassett Producer/Writer The Golden Years
Kacey Musgraves Songwriter "Sway"
Ricky Montgomery Producer/Writer Rick(y)
Yot Club Producer/Writer "Pixel"
SHAED Producer/Writer "Everybody Knows I'm High"
2023 Joshua Bassett Producer "Just Love"
Ricky Montgomery Producer/Writer Rick
Andrew McMahon in the Wilderness Producer/Writer Tilt at the Wind No More
2022 Noah Cyrus Producer/Writer "Ready To Go"
Noah Cyrus Producer/Writer "I Just Want A Lover"
Billy Idol Producer/Writer The Cage EP
Little Big Town Producer/Writer "Last Day On Earth"
bülow Producer/Writer "booty call"
G Flip Producer/Writer "Love Hurts"
Lights (musician) Producer/Writer "In My Head"
2021 Walk The Moon Producer/Writer "Can You Handle My Love??"
X Ambassadors Producer/Writer "Okay"
Ricky Montgomery Producer/Writer "Sorry for Me"
2020 COIN Producer/Writer "Crash My Car"
PVRIS Producer/Writer "Dead Weight"
PVRIS Producer/Writer "Gimme a Minute"
Adam Lambert Producer/Writer "Loverboy"
Adam Lambert Producer "Love Dont"
2019 Fitz & The Tantrums Producer/Writer All The Feels
K.Flay Producer/Writer Solutions
Broods Producer/Writer Don't Feed the Pop Monster
Carly Rae Jepsen Producer/Writer "The Sound"
Foster The People Producer/Writer "Worst Nites"
Adam Lambert Producer/Writer "Superpower"
2018 Kacey Musgraves Songwriter "High Horse" [4]
Dagny Producer/Writer "That Feeling When"
The Knocks Producer/Writer New York Narcotic
Poppy and Diplo Producer/Writer "Time Is Up"
2017 K. Flay Producer/Writer Every Where Is Some Where
BØRNS Producer/Writer Blue Madonna
Andrew McMahon in the Wilderness Producer Zombies on Broadway
2016 Ladyhawke Producer/Writer Wild Things
Against the Current Producer/Writer In Our Bones
Dagny Producer/Writer Ultraviolet EP
Poppy Producer/Writer "Money"
2015 BØRNS Producer/Writer Dopamine
2014 Set It Off Producer/Writer "Ancient History"
Set It Off ft. Jason Lancaster Producer/Writer "Tomorrow"

References

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  1. ^ "Tommy English Grammy Nomination". Grammy.com. Retrieved 2 October 2023.
  2. ^ "TOMMY ENGLISH - EIGHTY-NINE". Mag.agolde.com. 2018-08-07. Retrieved 2018-10-24.
  3. ^ "Blueberry the Dog (@blueberrythedog) • Instagram photos and videos". Instagram.com. Retrieved 2018-10-24.
  4. ^ "Natalie Hemby & Tommy English are co-writers on Kacey Musgraves' #1 Country Album". Pulserecordings.com. Retrieved 2018-10-24.