Neil Ormandy
Neil Ormandy | |
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| Born | Manchester, England |
| Genres | Pop, dance, country, rock |
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| Instrument(s) | Guitar, keyboards, vocals |
| Years active | 1999–present |
| Labels | EMI, Mercury |
| Website | silomusic.tv |
Neil Ormandy is a British musician, songwriter and producer based in Los Angeles. He co-wrote James Arthur's worldwide hit single "Say You Won't Let Go" and is the co-owner of SILO: Music.
Early life
[edit]Ormandy was born and raised in Manchester, England.[1]
Career
[edit]Rushmore
[edit]When he was 18 years old, Ormandy formed Rushmore, an indie country/pop band, with his older brother Ed Ormandy.[1][2] They were signed to a publishing deal with EMI in 2000, and a record deal with Kinetic Records in 2001. In 2005, Paul Adam at Island Records signed Rushmore to a development deal, which led to Rushmore signing a record deal with Mercury Records the following year. The band toured with artists including Keith Urban, Simply Red, James Morrison and Paolo Nutini.[1][3]
Songwriting
[edit]Ormandy moved to Los Angeles in 2009, signing writer-producer deals with Pusher, District Music, Archangel and HTGR, where he began writing music for television, film and advertising campaigns.[1][4]
In 2014, Ormandy signed a publishing deal with Ultra Music,[4] and launched SILO: Music, which he runs with his brother Jack Ormandy. The company specializes in creating music for television shows, films, film trailers and commercials and managing a collection of top notch pop songwriters and producers.[1] SILO: Music has had songs on television shows including CSI: Crime Scene Investigation; CSI: NY; Arrow; Gotham; Silicon Valley; Nikita; Teen Wolf; and motion picture trailer cues for Clash of the Titans; Green Lantern; Knight and Day; Dead Man Down; The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo; Selma; The Avengers; and the official trailer for Rogue One: A Star Wars Story.[1]
Ormandy co-wrote James Arthur's 2016 single "Say You Won't Let Go", which was a number 1 single in the United Kingdom, Sweden, Australia, Ireland, New Zealand and the Netherlands.[1][5] In the US, it reached number 11 on the Billboard Hot 100 and number 1 on the Adult Top 40 chart.[1] Currently "Say You Won't Let Go" is the number 11 most streamed songs on Spotify with over 1 billion streams to date.
In 2017 he wrote the single "Breathe" by Eric Prydz featuring Rob Swire,[6] which reached number 27 on the Billboard Dance chart.[7]
In 2018 he co-wrote on three tracks of the Welshly Arms sophomore album No Place Is Home and collaborated with beloved winner of the 2016 America's Got Talent, Grace VanderWaal, on her single “Clearly.” Thus far 2019 has seen the release of Ormandy's co-write on “Girl in the Mirror” by Bebe Rexha from the feature film UglyDolls and the third single of the Dean Lewis debut album, “Stay Awake” which peaked at number 20 on Billboard US Adult Top 40.
Other collaborations include Nick Jonas, Kelly Clarkson, Zara Larsson, Dermot Kennedy, Calum Scott, Alesso, Trippie Redd, Aloe Blacc, Jamie Cullum, Hey Violet, Barns Courtney, Sasha Sloan, Cheat Codes, and Tom Grennan.[citation needed]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d e f g h Dale Kawashima, "Neil Ormandy Co-Writes James Arthur's Hit 'Say You Won't Let Go,' And Builds Successful Sync Company, SILO: Music," Songwriter Universe, July 18, 2017.
- ^ Rushmore: Bio Archived October 10, 2016, at the Wayback Machine, Drowned in Sound. Retrieved March 14, 2018.
- ^ “Rushmore Climb A Mountain,” Glasswerk, August 17, 2007.
- ^ a b Neil Ormandy: Bio, Ultra Music. Retrieved March 14, 2018.
- ^ Alan Light, "Grammys Preview: The Best Bets For The Big Four Awards," Billboard, October 19, 2017.
- ^ "Breathe Feat. Rob Swire," Ultra Music, February 5, 2016.
- ^ Eric Prydz Chart History, Billboard. Accessed March 29, 2018.