Brian Dong Ho Lee (c. 1981)[1] is an American songwriter. He has co-written hits such as "Work from Home" by Fifth Harmony,[2] "Let Me Love You" by DJ Snake and Justin Bieber,[3] "Havana" by Camila Cabello,[3] and "Goodbyes" by Post Malone.[4] Lee also co-wrote "Wolves" by Selena Gomez and Marshmello[3] and "Good Time" by Owl City and Carly Rae Jepsen,[5] and contributed to Lady Gaga's 2011 Born This Way album, co-writing "Americano" and providing back-up vocals on "Government Hooker".[5]
Born in Michigan and raised in Queens, New York City,[3] Lee was trained as a classical violinist from the age of 3.[2][5] He got his start in pop music with a Chicago-area band he formed called Made In Hollywood. Following the dissolution of Made In Hollywood, Lee joined the band the White Tie Affair for a short period of time.[3]
Lee is also a producer, and has co-produced "All Night" by Icona Pop[3] as well as the aforementioned "Goodbyes" by Post Malone.[6] On April 24, 2020, during the COVID-19 pandemic, Lee was featured as the bassist during Post Malone's well-received Nirvana tribute show and fundraiser for the WHO COVID-19 Solidarity Response Fund.[7]
Songwriting discography
edit| Year | Artist | Song | Album |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | Lady Gaga | "Americano"[8] | Born This Way |
| 2012 | Owl City & Carly Rae Jepsen | "Good Time" | The Midsummer Station and Kiss |
| Owl City | "When Can I See You Again?" | The Midsummer Station | |
| "I'm Coming After You" | |||
| Cassie | "Gimme That" | Non-album single | |
| Cross Gene | "One Way Love" | Timeless: Begins | |
| Girls Generation | "The Great Escape Remix" | Non-album single | |
| 2013 | Icona Pop | "All Night"[9] | This Is... Icona Pop |
| Selena Gomez | "The Lover In Me" | Stars Dance | |
| Ingrid Michaelson | "Afterlife" | Lights Out | |
| Michael Franti | "I Don't Wanna Go" | All People | |
| "Wherever You Are " | |||
| Relient K | "Can't Complain" | Collapsible Lung | |
| "That's My Jam" | |||
| Dev | "Kiss It" | Non-album single | |
| Hitomi | "Down For You" | Non-album single | |
| Daichi Miura | "Half of You" | Non-album single | |
| Sinead Burgess | "Rearviewmirror" | Non-album single | |
| 2014 | Hyuna | "French Kiss" | A Talk |
| Ricki-Lee Coulter | "Diva" | Dance in the Rain | |
| "In The Mood" | |||
| "Only You" | |||
| Mike Stud | "I'm Not Sorry" | Closer | |
| Andrew McMahon in the Wilderness | "All Our Lives"[10] | Andrew McMahon in the Wilderness | |
| 2015 | B2ST | "Can't Wait To Love You" | GUESS WHO? |
| SNBRN | "Beat the Sunrise (feat. Andrew Watt)" | Non-album single | |
| Strange Talk | "When It Feels So Good" | E.V.O.L.U.T.I.O.N | |
| Andrew Watt | "High" | Ghost In My Head | |
| Conrad Sewell | "Hold Me Up" | All I Know | |
| Justin Bieber | "Hit The Ground" | Purpose | |
| 2016 | Fifth Harmony | "Work from Home" | 7/27 |
| DJ Snake | "Let Me Love You" | Encore | |
| 2017 | Watt | "Burning Man (feat. Post Malone)" | Non-album single |
| Kygo & Selena Gomez | "It Ain't Me" | Stargazing | |
| Ten | "夢中夢 (몽중몽; Dream In A Dream)" | Non-album single | |
| G-Dragon | "Outro. 신곡 神曲 Divina Commedia" | Kwon Ji-Yong | |
| Avicii | "Lonely Together (feat. Rita Ora)" | Avīci (01) | |
| Camila Cabello | "Havana (feat. Young Thug)" | Camila | |
| Hailee Steinfeld & Alesso | "Let Me Go (feat. Florida Georgia Line & watt)" | Non-album single | |
| Rita Ora | "Anywhere" | Phoenix | |
| Selena Gomez & Marshmello | "Wolves" | Rare | |
| Camila Cabello | "Real Friends" | Camila | |
| 2018 | Rita Ora | "Girls"[11] | Phoenix |
| Zayn & Nicki Minaj | "No Candle No Light" | Icarus Falls | |
| 2019 | Blackpink | "Don't Know What To Do" | Kill This Love |
| Martin Garrix | "Summer Days (feat. Macklemore & Patrick Stump)" | Non-album single | |
| Post Malone | "Goodbyes (feat. Young Thug)" | Hollywood's Bleeding | |
| "Hollywood's Bleeding" | |||
| "Allergic" | |||
| Jessi | Who Dat B | Nuna | |
| 2020 | Blink-182 | "Quarantine" | Non-album single |
| Blackpink | "Lovesick Girls" | The Album | |
| 2021 | Rosé | "Gone" | R |
| Monsta X | "About Last Night" | The Dreaming | |
| 2022 | Kang Daniel | "Loser (feat. Dbo)" | The Story |
| Blackpink | "Tally" | Born Pink | |
| 2023 | Blink-182 | "Turn This Off!" | One More Time... |
| "When We Were Young" | |||
| "Childhood" |
References
edit- ^ He was 29 in 2011, when Lady Gaga's Born This Way album was released according to this profile Archived February 28, 2018, at the Wayback Machine.
- ^ a b Lesas, Sylvie (March 2, 2016). "Brian Lee, The Talent Behind 5th Harmony ' Smash Hit' Work From Home (ft. Dolla $ign)'". Evigshed Mag. Retrieved July 24, 2016.
- ^ a b c d e f "Brian Lee Co-Writes Hits for DJ Snake & Justin Bieber ("Let Me Love You") and Fifth Harmony ("Work From Home")". Songwriter Universe. September 15, 2016.
- ^ "Listen to Post Malone and Young Thug's New Song "Goodbyes"". Pitchfork. July 5, 2019.
- ^ a b c GRAMMY.com (July 19, 2012). ""Good Times Ahead For Brian Lee And Matthew Thiessen", Grammy.com, July 19, 2012". Grammy.com. Retrieved November 10, 2012.
- ^ "Brian Lee interview: the hitmaker for Lady Gaga, Camila Cabello, Justin Bieber and Rita Ora on his new act, Tigres". The Times. July 28, 2019.
- ^ Zoladz, Lindsay (April 25, 2020). "Post Malone Covering Nirvana for Virus Relief? Bring on the 'Bleach'". The New York Times. Retrieved April 26, 2020.
- ^ ACE. "ACE Repertory". www.ascap.com. Retrieved February 2, 2018.
- ^ "BMI Repertoire". repertoire.bmi.com. Archived from the original on December 13, 2019. Retrieved May 18, 2018.
- ^ "BMI Repertoire". repertoire.bmi.com. Retrieved May 18, 2018.
- ^ ACE. "ACE Repertory". www.ascap.com. Retrieved May 11, 2018.