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Sam Hollander
Hollander in 2020
Background information
Birth nameSamuel S. Hollander
Also known asS*A*M
BornNew York City
OriginNew York City, New York, U.S.
Genres
Occupation(s)Songwriter, record producer, musician
Instrument(s)Guitar, programming, vocals
Years active1997–present
Websitesamhollandersongs.com

Sam Hollander is an American songwriter. He has collaborated with Panic! at the Disco, One Direction, Fitz and the Tantrums, Weezer, blink-182, Train, Ringo Starr, Carole King, Katy Perry, Boys Like Girls, Metro Station, Billy Idol, Def Leppard, Daughtry, Gym Class Heroes, Tom Morello, among others.[1][2][3]

Career

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To date, he’s achieved 22 US Top 40 Hits, as well as 10 Number 1's, 10 top fives, and 87 Top 10 chart positions globally.[4]

In 2008, he was named Rolling Stone Hot List Producer of the Year, alongside Dave "Sluggo" Katz.

In 2012, he was the music producer for the NBC TV show Smash, for which he produced the Emmy-nominated song "I Heard Your Voice In A Dream.[5]

In 2019, he held the #1 position on the Billboard Rock Songwriters chart for nine weeks, a year-end record.[6]

In 2019, Hollander sold his songwriting catalog to Hipgnosis Songs Fund.[7]

He served as a Governor of the New York Chapter of The National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences (The GRAMMYs)[1] and currently serves on the Board of Directors for the charity Musicians On Call.

His memoir, "21 Hit Wonder: Flopping My Way To The Top Of The Charts", was released December 6, 2023 via Matt Holt/BenBella/Penguin Random House.[2]

Personal life

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Hollander was born in New York, NY and attended Fox Lane High School.[8] He is the son of interior decorator and collector Judith Hollander,[9] and José Limon Company dancer/Pratt Institute Professor Michael Hollander,[10] and the nephew of American poet John Hollander. In December 2013, Hollander wrote an obituary dedicated to his uncle in the New York Times entitled "My uncle, the poet and the pop star".[11] As a child, Hollander was babysat by artist Andy Warhol, whose live-in boyfriend, Jed Johnson, had started a decorating business with his mother.[12]

Selected discography

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References

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  1. ^ DeCaro, Alessandro (November 30, 2022). "Prolific alt music producer Sam Hollander talks his career-spanning memoir". Alternative Press. Retrieved February 14, 2023.
  2. ^ Herstand, Ari (October 12, 2022). "Staying Inspired After Writing 22 Top 40 Hits with Sam Hollander". Ari's Take. Retrieved February 14, 2023.
  3. ^ "Sam Hollander's 10 Tips for Songwriting with Famous Artists". ASCAP. December 15, 2022. Retrieved February 14, 2023.
  4. ^ Uitti, Jacob (2023-03-04). "10 Songs You Didn't Know Sam Hollander Wrote for Other Artists—From Ringo Starr to Carole King". American Songwriter. Retrieved 2023-04-17.
  5. ^ "Sam Hollander". IMDb. Retrieved 2023-04-17.
  6. ^ "Listing" (PDF). www.billboard.com. Retrieved 2020-08-28.
  7. ^ "Hipgnosis Buys Songwriter Sam Hollander's Catalog". Billboard. 13 June 2019.
  8. ^ "Homegrown - TownVibe Bedford - March/April 2011". www.townvibe.com. Archived from the original on 1 April 2014. Retrieved 3 February 2022.
  9. ^ Mason, Christopher (November 18, 2004). "On 38th Floor, a $9 Million Sample Sale". The New York Times.
  10. ^ Interview with Michael Hollander and James Payton. August 28, 1996. OCLC 079470139 – via Open WorldCat.
  11. ^ "John Hollander: Poet and Pop Star". The New York Times. December 21, 2013.
  12. ^ Hollander, Sam (2022-12-06). 21-Hit Wonder: Flopping My Way to the Top of the Charts. BenBella Books. pp. 4–7. ISBN 978-1-63774-186-3.
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