Music
Here are just a few of the commercial releases that I have co-written. If you are a record label, publisher, songwriter, artist or manager looking for songs or co-writing opportunities, please contact me to discuss your project. I can provide further examples of my work if required.
Major Releases
PUBG THEME SONG
BATTLE FOR GLORY
(Macdermid/Churchman/Da Costa/Holt)
Theme song for the billion selling video game PUBG. The song was streamed and played over 30 million times in the first 3 weeks.
Arashi
I CAN'T WAIT FOR CHRISTMAS
(Macdermid/DWB/Morrison)
Christmas song for Japan's most successful group Arashi. Featured on their final album, selling 1 million copies. Includes a song written by Bruno Mars
Dance For Philosophy
CUP RAMEN PROGRAM
(Macdermid/T.L.S/Chen)
New single for Japanese girl group Dance For Philosophy and the first to feature overseas writers.
Koda Kumi
ALARM
(Macdermid/Brant/Rosales/Churchman)
Opening song on Japanese superstar Koda Kumi's latest album Angels (doubled with the Monster album).
Gfriend
EYE OF THE STORM
(Macdermid/Churchman/Ichinose/Brant)
Album track for K-Pop superstars Gfriend from BigHit (BTS etc). This song featured on the album Song Of The Sirens, which was a top 3 album in Korea.
Kalen Anzai
SECRET LOVE
(Macdermid/Ichinose/Brant)
The single from J-Pop artist Kalen Anzai. Secret Love was also the TV theme tune for the show Shanai Marriage Honey and featured on a national advert campaign.
A.B.C-Z
GAME OVER
(Macdermid/Ichinose/Churchman/Brant/Lee)
Lead single from J-Pop superstars A.B.C-Z which also featured on the album Continue. Was a top 10 hit on release.
Color Creation
STAR
(Macdermid/Ichinose)
Album track for the J-Pop band Color Creation. Released in Summer 2020.
NICHKHUN (from 2PM)
STORY OF
(Macdermid/Ichinose/Brant)
Christmas single and album title song for Nichkhun of K-Pop boyband 2PM, released in Japan. The MV was released in December 2019 and the full album will be released on CD/DVD on Christmas day 2019
J SOUL BROTHERS
WHITE WINGS
(Macdermid/Okabe/Hosokawa)
Double A-Side single for Japanese boy band J Soul Brothers. Charting at #1 on Oricon, Billboard and more daily charts in Japan. Released as a DVD, CD, MP3 and more. Sales TBC
PURPLEBECK
DREAM LINE
(Macdermid/Lawrence/O'Gorman)
Comeback single album for K-Pop girl group Purple Beck, released in South Korea and Japan.
#26 K Pop singles charts
#15 K Pop singles in Japan
CAI XUKUN
PULL UP
(Macdermid/Bukhory/Brant/Rosales/Curtis)
Spent 8 weeks at #1 on the Billboard V chart.
#1 QQ Music Chart
#1 QQ music peak popularity list of the year 2018
#1 YinYueTai V Chart -And broke 7 chart records
#1 Fresh Asia New Song List for 4 weeks
#1 Global Chinese Pop Music Chart
NINE PERCENT
RULE BREAKER
(Macdermid/Bukhory/Brant/Cho)
Sold 1.5 million copies on the album To The Nines
Sold 400k copies independently
Won Best Digital Album at the Migu Music Awards
LUHAN
THE MOMENT
(Macdermid/Curtis/Bukhory/Brant)
Most Popular Song of 2018 in China at Abilu Awards
#1 QQ Music Chart
#2 Billboard V Chart
LOONA
STYLISH
(Macdermid/O'Gorman/Lian/Brant)
#2 Gaon album chart
#1 in 12 countries album charts on iTunes.
#4 Worldwide/US album chart
Over 80k physical album copies sold
Over 2 million Spotify plays for Stylish
NAOMI WANG
TE QUIERO
(Macdermid/Featherstone/Churchman/Brant)
13 weeks on Billboard China chart
#5 on Billboard China
ZHOU RUI
PLAYING WITH FIRE
(Macdermid/Featherstone/Bukhory/Brant)
Released February 2019
100%
PROMISE YOU
(Macdermid/Curve/Teeda)
#7 on the Summer Nights EP on Oricon Japan chart
Sold 20k physical copies in Japan
RAVE REPUBLIC & FULSES
LEAVE MY MIND
(Macdermid/Bridges/Fulses/Rave Republic)
Released on Warner Singapore
#5 Singapore
#5 Taiwan
#7 Singapore
#2 Spotify
TYPHOON TEENS
WAKE UP
(Macdermid/Featherstone/Brant/Steele)
Debut single for Chinese boy group TYT
BI XIA
WILD ANIMAL
(Macdermid/Featherstone/Curtis/Churchman)
Single for star of The Voice China
Independent Releases
Andrea Santiago
2020 Vision
(Macdermid/Santiago/Featherstone/Churchman/Brant)
New single for Andrea Santiago from The Voice of Norway.
Mike Macdermid, Hubert Ng
Something In The Water
(Macdermid/Featherstone/Lawtey/Brant/Ng))
Collaboration with Singapore singer Hubert NG. Picked up by several Spotify playlists and extensive airplay in Singapore and Taiwan.
Andrea Santiago
Misfit
(Macdermid/Santiago/Featherstone/Churchman/Brant)
Debut single for Andrea Santiago and Duke Perrin (Macdermid/Featherstone). Andrea finished runner up on The Voice Norway.
SEAN SMITH
I WANNA STAY
(Macdermid/Curtis)
Ballad from former Same Difference and X Factor singer Sean Smith's solo album.
Andrea Santiago
YES OR NO
(Macdermid/Santiago/Featherstone/Churchman/Brant)
New single for Andrea Santiago from The Voice of Norway.
LINDA TEODOSIU
DOESN'T MATTER
(Macdermid)
Album track for German artist who was runner-up in Germany's X Factor
RAJIV
SEE YOU DANCE
(Macdermid/Bukhory/Brant/Ebanks)
#7 UK Urban charts
Spent 3 weeks in charts
RAJIV
SEE YOU DANCE (REMIX)
(Macdermid/Bukhory/Brant/Ebanks/Rosales)
Alt version of See You Dance
#7 UK Urban charts
ELLA WINTER
BURNT
(Macdermid/Winter/Featherstone/Brant)
Independent artist Ella Winter released our co-write, Burnt in 2019
FLEUR LINDSAY
CRUTCHES
(Macdermid/Lindsay/Featherstone)
14 year old Fleur Lindsay released our co-write Crutches in 2019.
Over 20k Spotify plays
Playlisted on new music Spotify playlist
FLEUR LINDSAY
LOST YOU
(Macdermid/Featherstone/Lindsay/Brant)
Debut release for 13 year old Fleur Lindsay in 2018