Mikey McCleary
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Mikey McCleary | |
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 Mikey McCleary | |
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| Born | Michael McCleary 8 January 1969 |
| Origin | Auckland, New Zealand |
| Occupation(s) | Songwriter, composer, performer, producer, director |
| Years active | 1993–present |
| Website | mikeymccleary |
Michael McCleary is a New Zealand songwriter, composer and producer based in Mumbai. He is known for Khoya Khoya Chand and Hawa Hawai from Shaitan, Neend Na Mujhko Aaye and Eena Meena Deeka from Shaandaar,[1] Fifi from Bombay Velvet, O Lal Meri / Mast Kalandar from David and Dhak Dhak from Nautanki Saala.[2][3] He has also released an album of full-length versions of some of his most popular advertisement jingles called TV Dinners.[4]
Personal life
[edit]Michael McCleary[5] is a New Zealander who was born in Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India. He is married to writer and actress Diksha Basu.[6]
Career
[edit]McCleary began his career in the Indian industry with a collaboration with Lucky Ali. He was responsible for the music arrangement for the album Sunoh and several subsequent Lucky Ali albums and he has also worked regularly with A. R. Rahman.[7]
He composed & produced all the tracks and background music for the film Waiting. In 2015 he won the Best Composer Award for the film Margarita with a Straw at the Asian Film Awards.[8] He also created the background score for Dibakar Banerjee's 2012 political thriller Shanghai as well as contributing music for several other films including Shaitan, Kahaani, Love Sex aur Dhokha, Shaandaar, Bombay Velvet and Chennai Express.[9] He composed the background score and a few tracks for Bejoy Nambiar's second film, David and then turned into a full-fledged Bollywood music director for Rohan Sippy's 2013 film, Nautanki Saala.[10] He also created the background score and one track for the 2014 film, Shaadi Ke Side Effects.[11]
Going by the stage name of The Bartender, McCleary has three albums released, Classic Bollywood: Shaken not Stirred (2011), B Seventy (2013) and Classic Bollywood with a Twist (2014).[citation needed]
The Bartender as an artist includes Suman Sridhar, Shalmali Kholgade, Shibani Dandekar, Rachel Varghese, Saba Azad and Mauli Dave on vocals, Vinay Lobo on guitar, Aditya Ashok on drums, Anand Bhagat on percussions, Ramon Ibrahim on keyboards, Rhys D'Souza on saxophone, Kishore Sodha on trumpet and Mikey McCleary on bass. It has in the past also included Anushka Manchanda, Monica Dogra and Sagarika Mukherjee on vocals, Merlin D'Souza on keyboards, and Warren Mendonsa on guitar.
TV Dinners was McCleary's debut album of English songs.[12] Featuring his own vocals on half the album, it also features the singers Anushka Manchanda, Shalmali Kholgade, Monica Dogra and Mauli Dave. Five music videos directed by him have been released for tracks from this album.[13]
In 2024, McCleary launched an all-girl Indian pop group, named W.i.S.H. The group consisted of Ri, Suchi, Zo and Sim. The group released its first song Lazeez on 1 March.[14]
Discography
[edit]Music albums
[edit]| Artist | Position | Album |
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| Lucky Ali | Music Arrangement | |
| A. R. Rahman | Co-Producer | |
| The Bartender | Music Composer and producer |
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| The Bartender | Music Composer and producer |
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| The Bartender | Music Composer and producer |
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| Mikey McCleary | Music Composer and producer |
Films
[edit]| Year | Film | Position | Track |
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| It's a Wonderful Afterlife | Song composer | * Hai Mar Jawaan | |
| 2010 | Love Sex aur Dhokha | Arranger |
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| 2011 | Shaitan | Music Revamped and Produced |
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| 2012 | Shanghai | Background score composer | |
| Kahaani | Arranger |
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| 2013 | David |
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| Nautanki Saala |
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| Chennai Express |
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| 2014 | Shaadi Ke Side Effects |
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| Angry Young Man |
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| Kuku Mathur Ki Jhand Ho Gayi |
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| Pizza |
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| 2015 | Bombay Velvet |
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| Margarita with a Straw |
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| Shaandaar |
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| Waiting |
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| 2016 | Befikre |
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| 2018 | Blackmail | Background score composer along with Parth Parekh. | |
| 2019 | Gully Boy | Song Composer | "Jeene Mein Aaye Maza" |
| The Sky Is Pink | Background score along with Pritam | ||
| 2022 | Phone Bhoot | Song Composer | "Phone Bhoot Theme" |
| Monica, O My Darling | Song Composer along with Achint Thakkar | "Yeh Ek Zindagi" |
References
[edit]- ^ "Shahid Kapoor, Alia Bhatt groove to Eena Meena Deeka in Shaandaar". hidustantimes.com. 20 October 2015. Retrieved 19 November 2015.
- ^ "Indian Music Talks". Archived from the original on 18 July 2013. Retrieved 23 April 2013.
- ^ "Meet music maverick Mikey McCleary". The Times of India. 22 February 2013. Archived from the original on 29 June 2013. Retrieved 5 September 2013.
- ^ Sonam Savlani (10 June 2014). "Now Playing: Mikey McCleary's The Bartender". Elle. Archived from the original on 29 July 2014. Retrieved 22 July 2014.
- ^ Ferreira, Verus (27 June 2014). ""Everyone can relate to the song sitting in front of the TV while eating a meal" Mikey McCleary". Musicunplugged.in. Retrieved 9 October 2019.
- ^ Surekha Kadapa-Bose (10 May 2015). "Hearing it anew". Deccan Herald. Retrieved 15 July 2015.
- ^ "I'm not trying to be a popstar: Mikey McCleary". The Times of India. 25 July 2011. Archived from the original on 23 September 2012. Retrieved 5 September 2013.
- ^ "Mikey McCleary gets Best Composer award for 'Margarita, With a Straw' at Asian Film Awards". radioandmusic.com. Retrieved 19 November 2015.
- ^ "'Shanghai' music rooted in Indian street music: Composer". Realbollywood.com. 10 June 2012. Archived from the original on 23 February 2014. Retrieved 5 September 2013.
- ^ "Mikey Mccleary: The man behind music of Nautanki Saala, 'Khoya Khoya Chand' remix". bollywodhungama.com. 8 May 2013. Archived from the original on 22 February 2014. Retrieved 18 February 2014.
- ^ "Farhan has a unique voice: Mikey McCleary". Deccan Chronicle. 23 March 2014. Retrieved 2 April 2014.
- ^ Sonali Shenoy (25 June 2014). "Mikey and the Jingle Factory". The New Indian Express. Archived from the original on 12 August 2014. Retrieved 22 July 2014.
- ^ "Mikey McCleary debuts his new album 'TV Dinners'". Musicunplugged.in. 15 June 2014. Retrieved 22 July 2014.
- ^ "Mikey McCleary's project W.I.S.H set to bring new pop star energy to India". The Times of India. 29 February 2024. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 17 March 2024.
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