Morgan Taylor Reid is a

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nominated music producer, singer-songwriter and recording artist based in Los Angeles. As an artist, Reid's music has been licensed for television including his song "Brighter" that was featured in the Season 7 finale of ''

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'', his song "Simply Human" featured on ''

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'' (Season 8, Episode 9 FOX) and his song "Where Do I Even Start?" featured in Season 8, Episode 8 of ''Grey's Anatomy''. After being featured on ''Grey's Anatomy'', "Where Do I Even Start?" reached #74 on the Top 100 Alternative Songs on iTunes. As a songwriter and record producer, Reid has worked with several artists including the

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. Reid wrote and produced five songs on the Backstreet Boys album

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including their single " Show 'Em (What You're Made Of)". Reid also produced their holiday single "

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", which he wrote with

members

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and

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along with songwriter Mika Guillory.

Producing career

Reid lives and works in Los Angeles. He has written and produced several songs for artists such as

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), Plug in Stereo (

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) and several indie artists. In April 2011, Reid began co-producing with record producer

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. They worked on music for the band 7Lions (

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). Reid wrote, produced and developed the debut EP ''Born 2 Run'' for the band 7Lions. After its release on June 19, 2012, the ''Born 2 Run'' album debuted on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 charts at #15 on the Alternative Chart and #33 on the New Artist Chart. In addition to the

2012 Christmas single "

", Reid also wrote and produced five tracks on the Backstreet Boys 2013 album;

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. Reid has been working with artist Grace Mitchell since she was 14 years old. On December 17, 2013, the soundtrack to the film

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was released, it featured a cover of

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's ''Maneater'' performed by Mitchell and produced by Reid. At the age of seventeen, Mitchell released her debut album; Design – EP, on

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Solo artist career

Reid's solo album is called ''Simply Human''. It is an acoustic album. The single "Stay Where You Are" was used in a

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campaign. The album's songs "Brighter" and "Where Do I Even Start?" were used on ''

''. After being featured on ''Grey's Anatomy'', "Where Do I Even Start?" reached #74 on the Top 100 Alternative Songs on iTunes. Reid's song "Simply Human" was featured on the show ''

'' in 2012. On November 21, 2012, Reid released a single, called "Science", which he wrote with CTodd Nielsen and Matt Mugford. The single was released the same day it was featured on '' Private Practice''.

Discography

Awards

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, , , - , - ;Juno Awards , - , - , 2019 , , Head Over Heels , , Pop Album of the Year , , , - , -

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