# Dan Mackenzie > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Dan_Mackenzie > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Dan_Mackenzie.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dan_Mackenzie > Source revision: 1274918936 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) {{short description|American songwriter-producer}} {{for|the Canadian sports administrator and marketing executive|Dan MacKenzie}} '''Dan Mackenzie''' is an American songwriter-producer. Dan Mackenzie was the composer for the Discovery Channel/Original Production’s [Monster House (U.S. TV series)](/source/Monster_House_(U.S._TV_series)), nominated for a [Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Main Title Theme Music](/source/Primetime_Emmy_Award_for_Outstanding_Main_Title_Theme_Music) in 2004."2003-2004 Primetime Emmy Awards Nominations", 2004, "[www.littlereview.com/goddesslouise/articles/2004emmy.doc]", 2009"Prime Time Emmy Award List for Outstanding Main Title Theme Music", 2004, "[Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Main Title Theme Music](/source/Primetime_Emmy_Award_for_Outstanding_Main_Title_Theme_Music)", 2009 That same year he was the winner of The ASCAP Foundation [Sammy Cahn](/source/Sammy_Cahn) Lyricist Award."News: The ASCAP Foundation Sammy Cahn Award", 2004, "[http://www.ascapfoundation.org/press/2004/cahn.html] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081220175924/http://www.ascapfoundation.org/press/2004/cahn.html |date=2008-12-20 }}", 2009 In 2007 Mackenzie wrote and produced a Christmas single for [Joss Stone](/source/Joss_Stone) entitled “All I Want For Christmas” (Virgin Records/EMI)."antimusic", 17 December 2007, "[http://www.antimusic.com/news/07/dec/17Joss_Stone_Christmas_Single.shtml]", 2009 In 2008 he co-wrote and co-produced the song “Girlfriend on Demand” with Stone for her album [Colour Me Free!](/source/Colour_Me_Free!) (Virgin Records/EMI), released October 2009."Colour Me Free! Producer List", "[Colour Me Free!](/source/Colour_Me_Free!)", October 2009 Another song co-written by Joss Stone and Dan Mackenzie, "I Get High," was released on the Japanese edition only of the album."https://www.amazon.co.jp/dp/B002OXANNA", 2009. Mackenzie's kindie-pop album "Dan Dan Doodlebug" won the Just Plain Folks Music Organization 2009 Award for "Best Children's Album.""Just Plain Folks Music Awards 2009 List", "[http://www.jpfolks.com/09albumwinners.html] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181017193502/http://www.jpfolks.com/09albumwinners.html |date=2018-10-17 }}", 2009 That year he also composed the original score music for actor [Joe Pantoliano](/source/Joe_Pantoliano)'s 2009 documentary "No Kidding, Me Too," a film dedicated to removing the stigma from mental illness.{{Citation|title=No Kidding! Me 2!! (2009) - IMDb|url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1391105/|language=en|access-date=2021-02-04}} In 2010, Mackenzie received The ASCAP Foundation [Joe Raposo](/source/Joe_Raposo) Children's Music Award, which supports emerging talent in the area of children's music."ASCAP Foundation 15th Annual Awards Ceremony Winners List", "[http://www.ascap.com/press/2010/1208_Foundation_Awards.aspx]", December 8, 2010The ASCAP Foundation Joe Raposo Music Award is Established, "[http://www.ascap.com/playback/2010/10/FOUNDATION/JoeRaposo.aspx]", October 28, 2010 That same year, Mackenzie collaborated with [Martin Sexton](/source/Martin_Sexton) to write songs for Sexton's 9th album, "Sugarcoating" (Kitchen Table Records)."Martin Sexton Compares Songwriting to Math Homework", "[http://www.spinner.com/2010/04/21/martin-sexton-sugarcoating-songwriting-math-homework/] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120729144400/http://www.spinner.com/2010/04/21/martin-sexton-sugarcoating-songwriting-math-homework/ |date=2012-07-29 }}", 21 April 2010"Heavier Sugarcoating: Singer-songwriter Martin Sexton's latest album reflects his view of a post 9/11 world, "[http://www.kansas.com/2010/09/22/1506177/heavier-sugarcoating.html] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110612070157/http://www.kansas.com/2010/09/22/1506177/heavier-sugarcoating.html |date=2011-06-12 }}"22 September 2010 On March 27, 2011, Mackenzie performed at the [Kennedy Center](/source/Kennedy_Center) in Washington, D.C., as part of the ASCAP Foundation's Songwriters: The Next Generation showcase."Dr. Billy Taylors Legacy lives on through the ASCAP Foundation Songwriters The Next Generation Program", "[https://www.ascapfoundation.org/~/media/files/foundation/pdf/2011/spring.pdf]", Spring 2011 Mackenzie wrote three of the songs featured in the 2013 television film musical [Dear Dumb Diary (film)](/source/Dear_Dumb_Diary_(film)), produced by [Jerry Zucker](/source/Jerry_Zucker) and directed by [Kristin Hanggi](/source/Kristin_Hanggi). He also produced six of the musical numbers for the film.{{Citation|title=Dear Dumb Diary! (2013) - IMDb|url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt3102360/fullcredits/?ref_=tt_cl_sm}} In 2015, he collaborated with Hanggi again to write and produce the song "Stranded" for the 2015 film [Naomi and Ely's No Kiss List](/source/Naomi_and_Ely's_No_Kiss_List), and also performed the song in the movie.{{Citation|title=Naomi and Ely's No Kiss List! (2015) - IMDb|url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt3282858/fullcredits/?ref_=tt_cl_sm}} In 2018, Mackenzie wrote three songs (All Signs Point to Yes, Foolish Heart, and Greater Good) for the film musical [Basmati Blues](/source/Basmati_Blues), starring [Brie Larson](/source/Brie_Larson), [Utkarsh Ambudkar](/source/Utkarsh_Ambudkar), [Donald Sutherland](/source/Donald_Sutherland), [Tyne Daly](/source/Tyne_Daly), and [Scott Bakula](/source/Scott_Bakula)."Basmati Blues: This Musical is Certainly Something", "[http://www.solzyatthemovies.com/2018/02/07/basmati-blues-musical-certainly-something/]" February 7, 2018 ==References== {{Reflist}} {{Authority control}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Mackenzie, Dan}} Category:American male songwriters Category:Living people Category:Year of birth missing (living people) Category:Place of birth missing (living people) Category:American record producers --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Dan Mackenzie](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dan_Mackenzie) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dan_Mackenzie?action=history)). 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