Brian Dong Ho Lee (c. 1981) is an American songwriter. He has co-written hits such as "Work from Home" by Fifth Harmony, "Let Me Love You" by DJ Snake and Justin Bieber, "Havana" by Camila Cabello, and "Goodbyes" by Post Malone. Lee also co-wrote "Wolves" by Selena Gomez and Marshmello and "Good Time" by Owl City and Carly Rae Jepsen, and contributed to Lady Gaga's 2011 Born This Way album, co-writing "Americano" and providing back-up vocals on "Government Hooker".
Born in Michigan and raised in Queens, New York City, Lee was trained as a classical violinist from the age of 3. He got his start in pop music with a Chicago-area band he formed called Made In Hollywood. Following the dissolution of Made In Hollywood, Lee joined the band the White Tie Affair for a short period of time.
Lee is also a producer, and has co-produced "All Night" by Icona Pop as well as the aforementioned "Goodbyes" by Post Malone. On April 24, 2020, during the COVID-19 pandemic, Lee was featured as the bassist during Post Malone's well-received Nirvana tribute show and fundraiser for the WHO COVID-19 Solidarity Response Fund.
Songwriting discography
| Year | Artist | Song | Album |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | Lady Gaga | "Americano" | Born This Way |
| 2012 | Owl City & Carly Rae Jepsen | "Good Time" | The Midsummer Station and Kiss |
| Owl City | "When Can I See You Again?" | The Midsummer Station | |
| "I'm Coming After You" | |||
| Cassie | "Gimme That" | Non-album single | |
| Cross Gene | "One Way Love" | Timeless: Begins | |
| Girls Generation | "The Great Escape Remix" | Non-album single | |
| 2013 | Icona Pop | "All Night" | This Is... Icona Pop |
| Selena Gomez | "The Lover In Me" | Stars Dance | |
| Ingrid Michaelson | "Afterlife" | Lights Out | |
| Michael Franti | "I Don't Wanna Go" | All People | |
| "Wherever You Are " | |||
| Relient K | "Can't Complain" | Collapsible Lung | |
| "That's My Jam" | |||
| Dev | "Kiss It" | Non-album single | |
| Hitomi | "Down For You" | Non-album single | |
| Daichi Miura | "Half of You" | Non-album single | |
| Sinead Burgess | "Rearviewmirror" | Non-album single | |
| 2014 | Hyuna | "French Kiss" | A Talk |
| Ricki-Lee Coulter | "Diva" | Dance in the Rain | |
| "In The Mood" | |||
| "Only You" | |||
| Mike Stud | "I'm Not Sorry" | Closer | |
| Andrew McMahon in the Wilderness | "All Our Lives" | Andrew McMahon in the Wilderness | |
| 2015 | B2ST | "Can't Wait To Love You" | GUESS WHO? |
| SNBRN | "Beat the Sunrise (feat. Andrew Watt)" | Non-album single | |
| Strange Talk | "When It Feels So Good" | E.V.O.L.U.T.I.O.N | |
| Andrew Watt | "High" | Ghost In My Head | |
| Conrad Sewell | "Hold Me Up" | All I Know | |
| Justin Bieber | "Hit The Ground" | Purpose | |
| 2016 | Fifth Harmony | "Work from Home" | 7/27 |
| DJ Snake | "Let Me Love You" | Encore | |
| 2017 | Watt | "Burning Man (feat. Post Malone)" | Non-album single |
| Kygo & Selena Gomez | "It Ain't Me" | Stargazing | |
| Ten | "夢中夢 (몽중몽; Dream In A Dream)" | Non-album single | |
| G-Dragon | "Outro. 신곡 神曲 Divina Commedia" | Kwon Ji-Yong | |
| Avicii | "Lonely Together (feat. Rita Ora)" | Avīci (01) | |
| Camila Cabello | "Havana (feat. Young Thug)" | Camila | |
| Hailee Steinfeld & Alesso | "Let Me Go (feat. Florida Georgia Line & watt)" | Non-album single | |
| Rita Ora | "Anywhere" | Phoenix | |
| Selena Gomez & Marshmello | "Wolves" | Rare | |
| Camila Cabello | "Real Friends" | Camila | |
| 2018 | Rita Ora | "Girls" | Phoenix |
| Zayn & Nicki Minaj | "No Candle No Light" | Icarus Falls | |
| 2019 | Blackpink | "Don't Know What To Do" | Kill This Love |
| Martin Garrix | "Summer Days (feat. Macklemore & Patrick Stump)" | Non-album single | |
| Post Malone | "Goodbyes (feat. Young Thug)" | Hollywood's Bleeding | |
| "Hollywood's Bleeding" | |||
| "Allergic" | |||
| Jessi | Who Dat B | Nuna | |
| 2020 | Blink-182 | "Quarantine" | Non-album single |
| Blackpink | "Lovesick Girls" | The Album | |
| 2021 | Rosé | "Gone" | R |
| Monsta X | "About Last Night" | The Dreaming | |
| 2022 | Kang Daniel | "Loser (feat. Dbo)" | The Story |
| Blackpink | "Tally" | Born Pink | |
| 2023 | Blink-182 | "Turn This Off!" | One More Time... |
| "When We Were Young" | |||
| "Childhood" |
References
- He was 29 in 2011, when Lady Gaga's Born This Way album was released according to this profile Archived February 28, 2018, at the Wayback Machine.
- ^ Lesas, Sylvie (March 2, 2016). "Brian Lee, The Talent Behind 5th Harmony ' Smash Hit' Work From Home (ft. Dolla $ign)'". Evigshed Mag. Retrieved July 24, 2016.
- ^ "Brian Lee Co-Writes Hits for DJ Snake & Justin Bieber ("Let Me Love You") and Fifth Harmony ("Work From Home")". Songwriter Universe. September 15, 2016.
- "Listen to Post Malone and Young Thug's New Song "Goodbyes"". Pitchfork. July 5, 2019.
- ^ GRAMMY.com (July 19, 2012). ""Good Times Ahead For Brian Lee And Matthew Thiessen", Grammy.com, July 19, 2012". Grammy.com. Retrieved November 10, 2012.
- "Brian Lee interview: the hitmaker for Lady Gaga, Camila Cabello, Justin Bieber and Rita Ora on his new act, Tigres". The Times. July 28, 2019.
- Zoladz, Lindsay (April 25, 2020). "Post Malone Covering Nirvana for Virus Relief? Bring on the 'Bleach'". The New York Times. Retrieved April 26, 2020.
- ACE. "ACE Repertory". www.ascap.com. Retrieved February 2, 2018.
- "BMI Repertoire". repertoire.bmi.com. Archived from the original on December 13, 2019. Retrieved May 18, 2018.
- "BMI Repertoire". repertoire.bmi.com. Retrieved May 18, 2018.
- ACE. "ACE Repertory". www.ascap.com. Retrieved May 11, 2018.