Quick Facts
Biography
Anne Preven is a Grammy and Academy Award nominated American songwriter, musician, and record producer. As a member of the alternative rock band Ednaswap, she co-wrote "Torn" which was covered by Lise Sørensen (Danish), Trine Rein, (Norwegian) and then Natalie Imbruglia and became a worldwide number one airplay song, spending 14 weeks on the Billboard Hot 100 Airplay Chart in the US. "Torn" has sold an estimated four million copies, it is certified platinum in three countries, and was declared the "number one radio single of the 1990s" by radio personality Rick Dees. Ednaswap released three albums and an EP and toured the US with bands such as No Doubt and Weezer.
After graduating from Harvard College, Preven began writing songs and has since collaborated with some of the music industry's top artists including Madonna, Beyoncé, Katy Perry, Sinéad O'Connor, Miley Cyrus, Demi Lovato, Jordin Sparks, Zac Brown Band, Pixie Lott, and Miranda Cosgrove. In 2007, she was nominated for an Academy Award and a Golden Globe Award and won the Critic's Choice Award for Best Original Song for "Listen" from the motion picture adaptation of Dreamgirls. In 2011, Preven was nominated for a Grammy Award for Best Song Written for Visual Media for her collaboration with Zac Brown Band on "Where The River Goes" from the movie Footloose.
Pulse Recording
In 2007, Preven created the music publisher Songs of Pulse with writer/producers Josh Abraham and Scott Cutler. The company, along with Pulse Management, operates under the Pulse Recording umbrella. Pulse Recording's client roster has co-written Katy Perry's "Teenage Dream", "California Gurls", "Last Friday Night (T.G.I.F.)" and "Part of Me", Taio Cruz's "Dynamite" Phillip Phillips' "Home" and Neon Trees' "Animal" and "Everybody Talks". Pulse Recording operates two Recording studios, one based at its headquarters in Los Angeles, and one based in Burbank, California. In 2012, the company established a partnership with Creative Nation, the Nashville-based music management and publishing company owned by songwriter Luke Laird and his wife Beth Laird.
Discography
| Title | Album details |
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| Wonderland Park |
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| Wacko Magneto |
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| Ednaswap |
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Selected songwriting discography
| Year | Artist | Album | Song | Co-written with |
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| 2015 | Leona Lewis | I Am | "Thank You" | Leona Lewis, Toby Gad |
| "Ladders" | Leona Lewis, Wayne Wilkins, Kevin Anyaeji | |||
| 2014 | Lea Michele | Louder | "Louder" | Jaden Michaels, Colin Munroe |
| "Cue The Rain" | Lea Michele, Matt Radosevich, Felicia Barton | |||
| "Don't Let Go" | Matt Radosevich, Felicia Barton | |||
| "Gone Tonight" | Lea Michele, Felicia Barton, CJ Baran, Drew Lawrence | |||
| "The Bells" | Scott Cutler | |||
| 2013 | Conway | Star Trek Into Darkness (Music from the Motion Picture) | "The Growl" | J. J. Abrams, Kassia Conway, Charles Scott |
| Demi Lovato | Demi | "Nightingale" | Demi Lovato, Matt Radosevich, Felicia Barton | |
| 2012 | Adam Lambert | Trespassing | "Cuckoo" | Adam Lambert, Josh Abraham, Bonnie McKee, Oliver Goldstein |
| 2011 | Zac Brown | Footloose (music from the motion picture) | "Where The River Goes" | Zac Brown, Drew Pearson, Wyatt Durrette |
| Pixie Lott | Young Foolish Happy | "What Do You Take Me For?" | Pixie Lott, Christopher Mercer, Terrence Thornton | |
| Pnau | Soft Universe | "The Truth" | Pnau, Scott Cutler | |
| "Unite Us" | Pnau, Scott Cutler | |||
| 2009 | Miley Cyrus | Hannah Montana: The Movie | "Spotlight" | Scott Cutler |
| Demi Lovato | Here We Go Again | "Remember December" | Demi Lovato, John Fields | |
| "Solo" | Demi Lovato, Scott Cutler | |||
| "Quiet" | Demi Lovato, Scott Cutler | |||
| Jordin Sparks | Battlefield | "No Parade" | Scott Cutler, Dapo Torimiro | |
| 2008 | Katy Perry | One of the Boys | "Self Inflicted" | Katy Perry, Scott Cutler |
| Miley Cyrus | Breakout | "The Driveway" | Miley Cyrus, Scott Cutler | |
| "Full Circle" | Miley Cyrus, Scott Cutler | |||
| "These Four Walls" | Scott Cutler, Cheyenne Kimball | |||
| 2007 | Miley Cyrus | Hannah Montana 2: Meet Miley Cyrus | "Start All Over" | Scott Cutler, Fefe Dobson |
| 2006 | Beyoncé | Dreamgirls: Music from the Motion Picture | "Listen" | Beyoncé, Scott Cutler, Henry Krieger |
| Paul Oakenfold | A Lively Mind | "The Way I Feel" (featuring Ryan Tedder) | Paul Oakenfold, Scott Cutler, Ryan Tedder, Ian Green | |
| Taylor Hicks | Taylor Hicks | "The Maze" | Scott Cutler | |
| 2005 | Josh Kelley | Almost Honest | "Too Good To You" | Josh Kelley, Scott Cutler |
| 2001 | Mandy Moore | Mandy Moore | "Yo-Yo" | Scott Cutler |
| 2000 | Sinéad O'Connor | Faith and Courage | "No Man's Woman" | Sinéad O'Connor, Scott Cutler |
| "The State I'm In" | Scott Cutler | |||
| 1998 | Natalie Imbruglia | Left of the Middle | "Torn" | Scott Cutler, Phil Thornalley |
| 1994 | Madonna | Bedtime Stories | "Sanctuary" | Madonna, Dallas Austin, Scott Cutler, Herbie Hancock |
Selected production discography
| Year | Artist | Album | Details |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Lea Michele | Louder | Vocal Producer |
| 2013 | Demi Lovato | Demi | Vocal Producer |
| 2011 | Pixie Lott | Young Foolish Happy | Mixer |
| Pnau | Soft Universe | Producer | |
| 2009 | Jordin Sparks | Battlefield | Producer |
| 2008 | Katy Perry | One of the Boys | Producer |
| Miley Cyrus | Breakout | Producer | |
| 2007 | Miley Cyrus | Hannah Montana 2: Meet Miley Cyrus | Producer |
| 2000 | Sinéad O'Connor | Faith and Courage | Producer |
Awards and nominations
Grammy Awards
- Grammy Award for Best Song Written for Visual Media ("Where The River Goes") (Nominee)
Broadcast Film Critics Association Award
- Best Song ("Listen") (Winner)
Academy Award
- Best Song ("Listen") (Nominee)
Golden Globe Award
- Best Song ("Listen") (Nominee)
Black Reel Awards
- Best Song ("Listen") (Nominee)
Satellite Award
- Best Original Song ("Listen") (Nominee)
- "79th Oscars (2007)". IMDb.com. Retrieved 2013-08-10.
- "64TH GOLDEN GLOBE AWARDS NOMINATIONS – GOLDEN GLOBE AWARDS". Goldenglobes.org. December 14, 2006. Archived from the original on February 25, 2012. Retrieved 2013-08-10.
- "Black Reel Awards". IMDb.com. Retrieved 2013-08-10.
- "Awards for Dreamgirls (2006)". IMDb.com. Retrieved 2013-08-10.