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Michael Corcoran (musician)
American musician (born 1972)
American musician (born 1972)
| Field | Value | |
|---|---|---|
| name | Michael Corcoran | |
| image | File:Elizabeth Gillies at Cafe Carlyle 05 (cropped).jpg | |
| caption | Corcoran in 2025 | |
| birth_date | ||
| alias | {{flatlist | |
| occupation | {{flatlist | |
| years_active | 1990–present | |
| spouse | ||
| module | {{Infobox musical artist | embed=yes |
| instruments | {{flatlist | |
| associated_acts | Drake Bell | |
| Miranda Cosgrove | ||
| Victoria Justice | ||
| Shane Dawson | ||
| Elizabeth Gillies | ||
| Ariana Grande |
- Backhouse Mike
- Ken Lofkoll
- Musician
- record producer
- composer
- Vocals
- guitar
- piano
- bass guitar
- percussion Miranda Cosgrove Victoria Justice Shane Dawson Elizabeth Gillies Ariana Grande
Michael Thomas Corcoran (born December 9, 1972), known professionally as Backhouse Mike or Ken Lofkoll, is an American musician, record producer, and composer. He has composed music for Nickelodeon's Drake & Josh, Zoey 101, iCarly, Victorious, The Troop, Sam & Cat, Henry Danger and Game Shakers, Disney Channel's Shake It Up and Liv and Maddie, Netflix's The Mr. Peabody & Sherman Show, and VH1's Hit the Floor.
Career
From around 2003 to early 2010, he was a member of Drake Bell's band. His band Backhouse Mike, which consisted of lead singer and guitarist Jon Seminara, bassist John Charles Meyer, and keyboardist Kimberly Barnett appeared in the iCarly episode "iAm Your Biggest Fan" and the final episode of Zoey 101, "Chasing Zoey", using the name Backflesh. The band's song "Take Me Back" appears on the iCarly soundtrack.
Personal life
On August 8, 2020, Corcoran married actress Elizabeth Gillies (b. 1993) at a private ceremony in New Jersey after the pair began dating in 2012, having met each other on the Nickelodeon show Victorious. At the time, they resided in Atlanta, Georgia.
Discography
Production discography
| Song | Performer | Credits | "5 Fingaz to the Face" | "The Joke Is On You" | "Break Me Down" | "Do What You Want" | "Don't Preach" | "Down We Fall" | "End It Good" | "Fallen For You" | "Fool The World" | "Found A Way" | "Freak the Freak Out" | "Get It Right" | "Hollywood Girl" | "I Found a Way" | "I Know" | "In the End" | "Intro" | "It's Only Time" | "Just Fine" | "L.A. Boyz" | "Leave It All to Me" | "Leave It All to Shine" | "Makes Me Happy" | "Okay" | "Rusted Silhouette" | "Shut Up and Dance" | "Somehow" | "Superluv!" | "Take Me Back" | "Telegraph" | "The Countdown" | "The Backhouse" | "Up Periscope" | "Whatever My Love" | "More Than Me" | |
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| Victorious cast | Co-writer | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Niki Watkins | Writer | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Drake Bell | Co-writer, producer | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Producer | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Vocals, co-writer, producer | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Producer | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Victoria Justice | Co-writer, co-producer | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Backhouse Mike | Vocals, co-writer, producer | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Drake Bell | Producer | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sam & Cat | Backhouse Mike | Vocals, co-writer, producer | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Victoria Justice and Ariana Grande | Co-writer | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Miranda Cosgrove featuring Drake Bell | Writer, producer | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Miranda Cosgrove and Victoria Justice | Co-writer | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Drake Bell | Co-writer, producer | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Backhouse Mike | Vocals, co-writer, producer | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Drake Bell | Co-writer, producer | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Victorious cast | Co-writer | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Drake Bell | Producer | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Shane Dawson | Co-writer, co-producer | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Backhouse Mike | Vocals, writer, producer | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Drake Bell | Producer | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Victorious Cast | Writer, producer | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Drake Bell | Producer | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Co-writer, producer | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Mickey Drummond | Writer, producer | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Elizabeth Gillies | Writer |
Awards and nominations
| Year | Award | Category | Work | Result | Refs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | BMI Awards | BMI Cable Awards | Zoey 101 | ||
| 2006 | Drake and Josh | ||||
| 2009 | iCarly | ||||
| 2010 | |||||
| 2011 | ASCAP Film and Television Music Awards | Top Television Series | Shake It Up | ||
| 2012 | BMI Awards | BMI Cable Awards | Henry Danger | ||
| Victorious | |||||
| 2014 | Shake It Up | ||||
| Sam & Cat | |||||
| 2015 | Henry Danger | ||||
| 2016 | Motion Picture Sound Editors, USA | Golden Reel Award | The Mr. Peabody & Sherman Show | ||
| 2017 | BMI Awards | BMI Cable Awards | Henry Danger | ||
| 2018 | |||||
| Grammy Award | Best Historical Album | Washington Phillips and His Manzarene Dreams |
References
References
- "Backhouse Mike".
- Moniuszko, Sara. (September 17, 2020). "'Dynasty' star Elizabeth Gillies, 27, weds Michael Corcoran, 47, after pandemic postponed wedding". [[USA Today]].
- (6 February 2022). "How Elizabeth Gillies And Michael Corcoran Didn't Let Their Age Gap Stop Them". Suggest.
- Macon, Alexandra. (September 16, 2020). "Actress Elizabeth Gillies Drove an RV to Her Wedding At a Charming Farm in New Jersey".
- (May 18, 2005). "2005 BMI Film/TV Awards". bmi.com.
- (May 17, 2006). "BMI Film & Television Awards Salute Composers of Top Movie, TV, Cable Music". bmi.com.
- (May 21, 2009). "2009 BMI Film & Television Music Awards Winners".
- (May 20, 2010). "2010 BMI Film/TV Awards Winners List".
- Gallo, Phil. (May 15, 2014). "Mychael Danna, Mark Mothersbaugh Win at BMI's Film/TV Awards".
- (May 14, 2015). "Oscar-Winning Composer Alexandre Desplat Honored as BMI Icon at 2015 Film/TV Awards". bmi.com.
- (May 11, 2017). "Alan Silvestri Receives BMI Icon Award at 2017 BMI Film, TV and Visual Media Awards". bmi.com.
- (May 10, 2018). "John Williams Honored With Special Award at 34th Annual BMI Film, TV & Visual Media Awards". bmi.com.
- (November 23, 2020). "Michael Corcoran".
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