Ian McGlynn

Ian McGlynn is an American singer-songwriter, pianist, drummer, composer, producer, and writer for TV & film.

Career

In 1998, McGlynn released his debut self-titled 6-song EP. In 2001, McGlynn recorded a live album, "Lemon" with his father Ed McGlynn, the drummer of the NJ- based band The Shadows. "Lemon" was released in December 2002.

In April 2004, McGlynn released his debut full-length album "Tomorrow's Taken." In 2007, "Tomorrow's Re-Taken," was released featuring remixes of songs from "Tomorrow's Taken," by various artists. McGlynn also released "Diamonds," a 3-song EP, that year.

In 2008, the 3-song "Memorial Day Parade EP," was released as a precursor to McGlynn's second full-length album "This is the Sound." The 11-song album features the singles, "Play Dead," "Peninsula," and "Night Driving."

In June 2012, McGlynn released his third full-length album, "Now We're Golden," recorded in New Jersey, Amsterdam, and Paris and was produced by Ken Stringfellow.

In 2013, McGlynn released a 6-song EP of original Christmas songs called "North Pole Vault EP."

In 2016, McGlynn released a piano lullaby album called "Now We're Golden – Piano Lullabies," of his 2012 full-length, "Now We're Golden."

Discography

Albums

• Tomorrow's Taken (2004) Bailey Park Records, LLC
• This Is the Sound (2008) Bailey Park Records, LLC
• Now We're Golden (2012) Bailey Park Records, LLC
• Now We're Golden – Piano Lullabies (2016) Bailey Park Records, LLC

EP's

• Diamonds EP (2007) Bailey Park Records, LLC
• Memorial Day Parade EP (2008) Bailey Park Records, LLC
• North Pole Vault EP (2013) Bailey Park Records, LLC

Singles

• Nowhere (2009) Bailey Park Records, LLC
• I Took an Oath (2009) Bailey Park Records, LLC
• Listening In (from My Mom's New Boyfriend) (2009) Bailey Park Records, LLC
• We Should Hang in the Museum (2009) Bailey Park Records, LLC
• Listen to the Choir Sing (2009) Bailey Park Records, LLC
• Monsters Cry Too b/w Witch Hunt (2010) Bailey Park Records, LLC
• The Snow Angel and the Icicle Sword (2010) Bailey Park Records, LLC
• Digital Killed the Record Store (2011) Bailey Park Records, LLC
• In A Car With You (2011) Bailey Park Records, LLC
• Change The Weather (2011) Bailey Park Records, LLC
• Flag Day (2016) Bailey Park Records, LLC

Live and Remix

• Lemon (2002) Self-Released
• Tomorrow's Re-taken (2007) Bailey Park Records, LLC

Compilations

• Other Songs and Dances Vol. 1 (2006) Backlight Records

  Includes McGlynn's song "Catharsis"

• Beautiful Escape: The Songs of The Posies Revisited – The Green Album (2008) Burning Sky Records

  McGlynn covers "When Mute Tongues Can Speak"

TV and film

• "Nowhere" (film version) (co-written with Chris Newkirk) is featured in the end credits of Off the Black, starring Nick Nolte and Timothy Hutton.
• "How Did I Get Here?" (DM Remix) and "No Time" (CoCo Remix) are featured in the documentary One – A Lucid Experience.
• "Listening In" (co-written with Chris Newkirk and John Bonaventura) was written for and featured in My Mom's New Boyfriend, starring Meg Ryan and Antonio Banderas.
• An untitled instrumental piano piece is featured in the Dwell.com short featuring designer-architect Jeffrey Beers. The short is "The Intelligent Kitchen" by Gary Nadeau.
• "Bampa" (co-written with Dave Macarone of Shy Talkers) is featured in the Green Domain 30-second commercial spot. McGlynn also acts in it.
• An untitled instrumental piano piece is featured in the Dwell.com short featuring husband-and-wife architecture team Yoshiko Sato and Michael Morris. The short is "The Bathroom Reinvented" by Gary Nadeau.
• "No Squares" (co-written with Chris Newkirk and Dave Macarone of Shy Talkers) is featured in the 2010 Heineken Light "Heineken Light Trailer" movie theater commercial.
• "Banana Boat" (co-written with Dave Macarone of Shy Talkers) is featured in the 30-second T-Mobile commercial "School Bus".
• Thirteen short scores composed and performed with Dave Macarone (of Shy Talkers) for thirteen short commercials for "Downtown Dubai – The Centre of Now".
• "Snack Pack" (co-written with Dave Macarone of Shy Talkers) is featured in the 30-second T-Mobile commercial "Musical Chairs".
• "Twix Bites – Walkman," McGlynn was hired to sing "Get Out Of My Dreams, Get Into My Car" by Billy Ocean.
• "Show Me How You Roll" (co-written with Dave Macarone) is featured in the new fall denim 2017 collection ad for Lucky brand Jeans.