Mitch Allan

Mitch Allan
Mitch Allan in the studio in 2020
Background information
Birth name	Mitchell Allan Scherr
Born	Baltimore, Maryland, U.S.
Education	University of Maryland, College Park (BA)
Genres	Alternative rock punk rock pop punk power pop nu metal
Occupations	Record producer singer-songwriter
Instruments	Vocals guitar bass
Years active	1996–present
Labels	Sony BMG RCA Records
Formerly of	SR-71 Satellite

Mitchell Allan Scherr is an American record producer, songwriter, and singer. He has worked with artists including Demi Lovato, Third Eye Blind, Miley Cyrus, Carlie Hanson, Jason Derulo, Pitbull, Fifth Harmony, Kelly Clarkson, Simple Plan, Faith Hill, Selena Gomez, Bowling for Soup, Jonas Brothers, and Joe Cocker.

Allan was the lead singer and rhythm guitarist of the rock band SR-71, as well as the lead guitarist, producer, and backing vocalist of alternative project Satellite.^[1]

Allan began as a recording artist and songwriter after "1985", a song he wrote for his band SR-71, was recorded and released by pop-punk band Bowling for Soup in 2004. The track was certified Platinum and held the record for the most iTunes downloads in a single week at the time.^[2]

In 2007, Allan was nominated for a Latin Grammy Award when the song he co-penned with Kara DioGuardi and recorded by Belinda, "Bella Traición," received a Song of the Year nomination. That same year, another song written with DioGuardi, entitled "Lost," was recorded by Faith Hill and released as the first single from her Greatest Hits project. The song spent 21 weeks on the radio charts.^[3]

In 2015, Allan achieved his first worldwide #1 pop hit by co-writing Jason Derulo's "Want To Want Me". That same year, he co-wrote "Heartbeat Song" for Kelly Clarkson, which was subsequently nominated for a Grammy Award. When Allan partnered with writer-producer Jason Evigan under the moniker "The Suspex", they co-wrote and produced Demi Lovato's "Heart Attack," which reached #4 on the Mainstream Top 40 and was certified double platinum.^[4][1]

Mitch Allan lives in Los Angeles with his wife, Sana Yu, and their three children, Kaila, Raya, and Devin.

• Now You See Inside (2000)
• Tomorrow (2002)
• Here We Go Again (2004)

• Ring the Bells (July 2011)
• Calling Birds (February 19, 2013)^[5]

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• SR-71 official website