Leland (musician)
| Leland | |
|---|---|
| Also known as | Brett McLaughlin |
| Origin | Ocean Springs, Mississippi |
| Genres | Pop, R&B, dance, country |
| Occupation(s) | Singer, songwriter, producer, vocal producer |
| Years active | 2015–present |
| Associated acts | Troye Sivan, Daya, Capital Cities, Allie X, Selena Gomez |
Brett Leland McLaughlin, known professionally as Leland, is an American singer, songwriter, record producer, composer and lecturer.[1] Based in Los Angeles, California, he has worked closely with a range of popular artists, including Troye Sivan, Daya, Selena Gomez, Andy Grammer, Kelsea Ballerini and Allie X.[2][3] In December 2017, McLaughlin signed with Universal Germany for his artist project Leland and is currently published by Sony/ATV Music Publishing.
Discography
As lead artist
| Title | Year | Album |
|---|---|---|
| "Aware" | 2015 | Non-album singles |
| "Full Time" | ||
| "Mattress" | 2017 | TBA |
| "crush on me" | 2018 | |
Television
RuPaul's Drag Race
McLaughlin co-wrote Kardashian: The Musical, VH1 Divas Live and Kitty Girls featured on Season 9 and All Stars 3 of VH1's RuPaul's Drag Race, and was a guest on Episode 6 of All Stars 3.
The Other Two
Executive Produced by Lorne Michaels and created by Chris Kelly and Sarah Schneider, McLaughlin co-wrote the songs and theme song for a show called The Other Two coming out on Comedy Central.
Films
Sierra Burgess Is a Loser
McLaughlin composed the score and wrote 11 original songs with Bram Inscore for the upcoming Netflix original movie Sierra Burgess Is a Loser directed by Ian Samuels and starring Shannon Purser. The film was released on September 7th, 2018.[4]
Boy Erased
McLaughlin composed the theme song "Revelation" with Troye Sivan and Jonsi featured in the movie and end credits.
Personal life
Leland is openly gay.[5]
Songwriting and Production credits
| Title | Year | Artist(s) | Album | Credits | Written with |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| "Sanctuary" | 2015 | Allie X | CollXtion I | Co-writer | Alexandra Hughes, Jonas Jeberg |
| "Hide Away" | Daya | Daya EP | Gino Barletta, Britten Newbill, Scott Bruzenak | ||
| "Thirsty" | Gino Barletta, Britten Newbill, Scott Bruzenak | ||||
| "Legendary" | Gino Barletta, Britten Newbill, Scott Bruzenak | ||||
| "U12" | Gino Barletta, Britten Newbill, Scott Bruzenak | ||||
| "Back to Me" | Grace Tandon, Gino Barletta, Jonathan Lock, Britten Newbill, Scott Bruzenak | ||||
| "No Pressure" | Little Boots | Working Girl | Victoria Hasketh, Pat Lukens, Liam O'Donnell | ||
| "Bite" | Troye Sivan | Blue Neighbourhood | Troye Mellet, Bram Inscore, Alexandra Hughes | ||
| "Talk Me Down" | Troye Mellet, Bram Inscore, Alexandra Hughes, Emile Haynie | ||||
| "Youth" | Troye Mellet, Bram Inscore, Alexandra Hughes, Alex Hope | ||||
| "Lost Boy" | Troye Mellet, Bram Inscore, Alex Hope | ||||
| "For Him" (featuring Allday) |
Troye Mellet, Bram Inscore, Alexandra Hughes, Thomas Gaynor | ||||
| "Surburbia" | Troye Mellet, Bram Inscore, Alexandra Hughes | ||||
| "Closure" | Hayley Warner | Non-album single | Hayley Warner | ||
| "Open Book" | 2016 | Jacob Whitesides | Why? | Jacob Whitesides, David Spencer | |
| "I.C.Y.M.I." | Daya | Sit Still, Look Pretty | Gino Baretta, Scott Bruzenak, Jonas Jeberg | ||
| "Love of My Life" | Gino Barletta, Chloe Angelides, Michael Fonesca, Shane van Luntern, Teal Douville | ||||
| "Cool" | Gino Baretta, Scott Bruzenak, Britten Newbill | ||||
| "Got the Feeling" | Gino Baretta, Lukas Loules | ||||
| "Vowels" | Capital Cities | Non-album single | Ryan Marchent, Sebu Simonian, Jamie Sanderson | ||
| "Paper Love" | 2017 | Allie X | CollXtion II | Alexandra Hughes, George Pimental | |
| "Vintage" | Alexandra Hughes, Troye Mellet, Oliver Golstein | ||||
| "Old Habits Die Hard" | Alexandra Hughes, George Pimental, Christopher Rabba, Michael Wise | ||||
| "That's So Us" | Alexandra Hughes, Mathieu Jomphe-Lepine, Jeffrey Lebron | ||||
| "True Love is Violent" | Alexandra Hughes, Christopher Braide | ||||
| "Why" | Sabrina Carpenter | Non-album single | Sabrina Carpenter, Jonas Jeberg | ||
| "How You Gon' Do That" (featuring Cara) |
Flosstradamus | Non-album single | Curt Cameruci, Cara Salimando, Henry Durham, Jorgen Odegard | ||
| "Ugly" | Jaira Burns | Non-album single | Henry Walter, Alexandra Hughes, Mathieu Jomphe-Lepine | ||
| "There for You" (with Troye Sivan) |
Martin Garrix | Non-album single | Martin Garritsen, Benjamin Burgess, William Lobban Bean, Troye Mellet, Jesse Thomas | ||
| "Fetish" (featuring Gucci Mane) |
Selena Gomez | non-album single | Selena Gomez, Chloe Angelides, Gino Barletta, Jonas Jeberg, Joe Khajadourian, Alexander Schwartz, Radric Davis | ||
| "Miss Me More" | Kelsea Ballerini | Unapologetically | Kelsea Ballerini, David Hodges | ||
| "My My My!" | 2018 | Troye Sivan | Bloom | Troye Mellet, Oscar Gorres, James Alan Ghaleb | |
| "The Good Side" | Troye Mellet, Bram Inscore, Alexandra Hughes, Ariel Rechtshaid, Jack Latham | ||||
| "Ignore Me" | Betty Who | TBA | Jessica Newham, Peter Thomas, Kyle Moorman | ||
| "Bloom" | Troye Sivan | Bloom | Troye Mellet, Peter Svensson, Oscar Holter | ||
| "Dance to This" (featuring Ariana Grande) |
Troye Mellet, Oscar Holter, Jonnali Parmenius | ||||
| "Seventeen" | Troye Mellet, Alexandra Hughes, Bram Inscore | ||||
| "Plum" | Troye Mellet, Alexandra Hughes, Oscar Gorres, James Alan Ghaleb | ||||
| "What a Heavenly Way to Die" | Troye Mellet, Bram Inscore, Alexandra Hughes | ||||
| "Animal" | Troye Mellet, Bram Inscore, Alexandra Hughes, Ariel Rechtshaid, Jack Latham | ||||
| "This This" | Troye Mellet, Bram Inscore, Alexandra Hughes | ||||
| "Running Shoes" | Troye Mellet, Michael Uzowuru, Jeff Kleinman | ||||
| "The Other Side" | Betty Who | Sierra Burgess is a Loser: OST |
Troye Mellet, Bram Inscore, Alexandra Hughes, Cesar Ovalle Jr. | ||
| "Kid Wonder" | Allie X | Troye Mellet, Bram Inscore, Alexandra Hughes | |||
| "Half of You" | MNEK | Bram Inscore | |||
| "The Phone Call" | No Artist | Bram Inscore | |||
| "Lie for Love" | Sabrina Carpenter | Bram Inscore | |||
| "Sunflower" | Shannon Purser | Troye Mellet, Bram Inscore, Alexandra Hughes, Lindsey Beer | |||
| "Sunflower (Reprise)" | Allie X | Troye Mellet, Bram Inscore, Alexandra Hughes, Lindsey Beer | |||
| "I Don't Change" | K.I.D | Bram Inscore, Christopher Rabba, Kara Valorzi | |||
| "The Parking Lot" | No Artist | Bram Inscore | |||
| "Goodbye" | Carlie Hanson | Bram Inscore | |||
| "End Up With You" | Carrie Underwood | Cry Pretty | Hillary Lindsey, Will Weatherly | ||
| "1999" (with Troye Sivan) |
Charli XCX | TBA | Charlotte Aitchison, Troye Mellet, Oscar Holter, Jonnali Parmenius | ||
Awards and nominations
| Year | Award | Organization | Work | Category | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Song of the Year | ARIA Music Awards | Youth | Song of the Year | Won[6] |
| 2018 | Outstanding Reality Program | Emmy Awards | RuPaul's Drag Race | Outstanding Reality Program | Nominated[7] |
References
- ↑ "Brett McLaughlin". AllMusic. Retrieved 2015-09-07.
- ↑ "Brett McLaughlin". Musician Institute - College of Contemporary Music. Retrieved 16 October 2015.
- ↑ Lauren Walck (July 16, 2016). "Biloxi-born songwriter goes from catering for a Kardashian to being tweeted by TSwift". Sun Herald. Retrieved March 30, 2018.
- ↑ Dale Kawashima (October 20, 2017). "Songwriter & Artist Leland Co-Writes Hit Songs For Daya, Troye Sivan and Selena Gomez". Songwriter Universe. Retrieved March 31, 2018.
- ↑ Moran, Justin (2017-07-21). "Queer Songwriter Leland Goes Solo on 'Mattress'". Out. Retrieved 2018-10-05.
- ↑ McLeay, Ben; Kerri Pedestrian (November 23, 2016). "Beautiful Angel Troye Sivan Nabs Song Of The Year For 'Youth' At The ARIAs". Youth. Pedestrian.
- ↑ Youtt, Henry; Billboard (July 12, 2018). "RuPaul's Drag Race Emmy Nominations". RuPaul's Drag Race. Billboard.
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