Neil Ormandy

Neil Ormandy (born April 1, 1981) is a British musician, songwriter and producer based in Los Angeles. He co-wrote James Arthur's worldwide hit single "Say You Won't Let Go" and is the co-owner of SILO: Music.

Neil Ormandy
Born (1981-04-01) April 1, 1981
Manchester, England
GenresPop, dance, country, rock
Occupation(s)
  • Musician
  • songwriter
  • record producer
InstrumentsGuitar, keyboards, vocals
Years active1999–present
LabelsEMI, Mercury
Associated acts
Websitesilomusic.tv

Early life

Ormandy was born and raised in Manchester, England.[1]

Career

Rushmore

When he was 18 years old, Ormandy formed Rushmore, an indie country/pop band, with his older brother Ed Ormandy.[1][2] They were signed to a publishing deal with EMI in 2000, and a record deal with Kinetic Records in 2001. In 2005, Paul Adam at Island Records signed Rushmore to a development deal, which led to Rushmore signing a record deal with Mercury Records the following year. The band toured with artists including Keith Urban, Simply Red, James Morrison and Paolo Nutini.[1][3]

Songwriting

Ormandy moved to Los Angeles in 2009, signing writer-producer deals with Pusher, District Music, Archangel and HTGR, where he began writing music for television, film and advertising campaigns.[1][4]

In 2014, Ormandy signed a publishing deal with Ultra Music,[4] and launched SILO: Music, which he runs with his brother Jack Ormandy. The company specializes in creating music for television shows, films, film trailers and commercials and managing a collection of top notch pop songwriters and producers.[1] SILO: Music has had songs on television shows including CSI: Crime Scene Investigation; CSI: NY; Arrow; Gotham; Silicon Valley; Nikita; Teen Wolf; and motion picture trailer cues for Clash of the Titans; Green Lantern; Knight and Day; Dead Man Down; The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo; Selma; The Avengers; and the official trailer for Rogue One: A Star Wars Story.[1]

Ormandy co-wrote James Arthur's 2016 single "Say You Won't Let Go", which was a number 1 single in the United Kingdom, Sweden, Australia, Ireland, New Zealand and the Netherlands.[1][5] In the US, it reached number 11 on the Billboard Hot 100 and number 1 on the Adult Top 40 chart.[1] Currently "Say You Won't Let Go" is the number 11 most streamed songs on Spotify with over 1 billion streams to date.

In 2017 he wrote the single "Breathe" by Eric Prydz featuring Rob Swire,[6] which reached number 27 on the Billboard Dance chart.[7]

In 2018 he co-wrote on three tracks of the Welshly Arms sophomore album No Place Is Home and collaborated with beloved winner of the 2016 America's Got Talent, Grace VanderWaal, on her single “Clearly.” Thus far 2019 has seen the release of Ormandy's co-write on “Girl in the Mirror” by Bebe Rexha from the feature film UglyDolls and the third single of the Dean Lewis debut album, “Stay Awake” which peaked at number 20 on Billboard US Adult Top 40.

Other collaborations include Nick Jonas, Kelly Clarkson, Zara Larsson, Dermot Kennedy, Calum Scott, Alesso, Trippie Redd, Aloe Blacc, Jamie Cullum, Hey Violet, Barns Courtney, Sasha Sloan, Cheat Codes, and Tom Grennan.

Discography

Writing and producing credits

YearArtistAlbumSongCredit
2010 Miss Montreal So… Anything Else? "Here Without You" Writer
"Say What You See" Writer
Sander Kleinenberg feat. Jamie Cullum 5K "Remember When" Writer
2011 Sander Kleinenberg feat. Neil Ormandy "Closer" Vocals, writer
2013 Gabriel & Dresden feat. Neil Ormandy "Tomorrow Comes" Vocals, writer
MYNC, Neil Ormandy "Searching" Vocals, writer
2015 Hey Violet I Can Feel It "I Can Feel It" Writer
Ben Haenow feat. Kelly Clarkson Ben Haenow "Second Hand Heart" Writer
2016 Julian Perretta Karma "Rich Kid" Writer, producer
James Arthur Back from the Edge "Say You Won't Let Go" Writer
Leroy Styles feat. Neil Ormandy "Can't Let Go" Vocals, writer, producer
Eric Prydz Opus "Moody Mondays" Writer
"Breathe" Writer
Barns Courtney The Dull Drums "Hands" Writer
MOUNT "Bend Before We Break" Writer
Broken Back Broken Back "Lady Bitterness" Writer
2017 Emmit Fenn "Lost in Space" Writer
Ricki-Lee Coulter "Not Too Late" Writer
MYBADD & Olivia Holt "Party on a Weekday" Writer
Barns Courtney The Attractions of Youth "Hands" Writer
"Champion" Writer
"Rather Die" Writer
Fancy Cars feat. Neil Ormandy "Stay the Same" Vocals, writer
Leo Stannard feat. Frances In My Blood "Gravity" Writer
DVBBS Blood of My Blood "Catch" Writer
SNBRN & BLU J feat. Cara Frew "You Got Me" Writer
Deorro Good Evening "Guide Me" Writer
Bunt feat. Neil Ormandy "Gypsy Heart" Vocals, writer
Mr Hudson feat. Vic Mensa "Coldplay" Writer
2018 Welshly Arms No Place Is Home "Sanctuary" Writer
"Indestructible" Writer
"Unspoken" Writer
Grace VanderWaal "Clearly" Writer
Tyler Shaw Intuition "With You" Writer
Kodaline "Shed A Tear" Writer
Alex Aiono "No Drama" Writer
Albin Lee Meldau About You "I Beg" Writer
Boyzone Thank You & Goodnight "You're Criminal" Writer
2019 Dean Lewis A Place We Knew "Stay Awake" Writer
"Stay Awake (Acoustic)" Writer
Bebe Rexha UglyDolls (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) "Girl in the Mirror" Writer
The Score Pressure "The Fear" Writer
Barns Courtney 404 "London Girls" Writer
Dotan "Numb" Writer
Dotan "Letting Go" Writer
Fitz and the Tantrums All the Feels "Livin' for the Weekend" Writer
Delaney Jane "Safe with You" Writer
TVXQ XV "Six in the Morning" Writer
Audien Escapism "Heaven feat. Maty Noyes" Writer
Ella Henderson Glorius "Hold On Me" Writer
Emerson Hart "Lucky One" Writer
2020 Christopher "Ghost" Writer
Cheat Codes "No Service In The Hills feat. Trippie Redd, Blackbear, PRINCE$ ROSIE" Writer
Galantis Church "Never Felt a Love Like This (with Hook N Sling) [feat. Dotan]" Writer
Maximillian Still Alive "Crossroads" Writer
Alesso "Midnight (feat. Liam Payne)" Writer
Balcony "He Don't Trust Me" Writer, producer
Betta Lemme "I'm Bored" Writer
Nikhil D'Souza "People Song" Writer
Fanny Anderson "Wake Up" Writer
Digital Farm Animals, Gaullin feat. Tim North "Ballin'" Writer
Jez Dior "Wasted Youth" Writer
Tiësto feat. Galxara "Round & Round" Writer
Dotan Numb "No Words" Writer
Langston Francis "Waste My Time" Writer
Aloe Blacc All Love Everything "My Way" Writer
Paul Kalkbrenner "Parachute" Writer
Nicklas Sahl Unsolvable "A Friend Like You" Writer
Wonho Love Synonym Pt. 1: Right for Me "Losing You" Writer
Lukas Graham feat. G-Eazy "Share That Love" Writer
NEEDTOBREATHE Out of Body "Bottom of a Heartbreak" Writer
Aloe Blacc All Love Everything "Hold On Tight" Writer
Disciples "I Got You" Writer
Aloe Blacc All Love Everything "All Love Everything" Writer
Aloe Blacc All Love Everything "Family" Writer
Aloe Blacc All Love Everything "Glory Days" Writer
Justin Caruso "Highs & Lows" Writer
Dotan "There Will Be a Way" Writer
Matoma, Michael Bolton "It's Christmas Time (with Michael Bolton)" Writer

References

  1. Dale Kawashima, "Neil Ormandy Co-Writes James Arthur's Hit 'Say You Won't Let Go,' And Builds Successful Sync Company, SILO: Music," Songwriter Universe, July 18, 2017.
  2. Rushmore: Bio, Drowned in Sound. Retrieved March 14, 2018.
  3. “Rushmore Climb A Mountain,” Glasswerk, August 17, 2007.
  4. Neil Ormandy: Bio, Ultra Music. Retrieved March 14, 2018.
  5. Alan Light, "Grammys Preview: The Best Bets For The Big Four Awards," Billboard, October 19, 2017.
  6. "Breathe Feat. Rob Swire," Ultra Music, February 5, 2016.
  7. Eric Prydz Chart History, Billboard. Accessed March 29, 2018.
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