Mitch Allan

Mitch Allan
Mitch Allan in the studio in 2020
Background information
Born
Mitchell Allan Scherr

EducationUniversity of Maryland, College Park (BA)
Genres
Occupations
  • Record producer
  • singer-songwriter
Instruments
  • Vocals
  • guitar
  • bass
Years active1996–present
Labels
Formerly of

Mitchell Allan Scherr is an American record producer, singer, and songwriter best known as the frontman of the rock band SR-71. He rose to fame with the hit single "Right Now" (2000). He wrote the song "1985" for SR-71, which later became a massive platinum hit for Bowling for Soup.

Since the mid-2000s, he has become a go-to collaborator for major pop artists including Demi Lovato, Third Eye Blind, Miley Cyrus, Carlie Hanson, Jason Derulo, Pitbull, Lindsay Lohan, Fifth Harmony, Kelly Clarkson, Simple Plan, Faith Hill, Selena Gomez, Bowling for Soup, Jonas Brothers, and Joe Cocker. Allan received a Latin Grammy Awards nomination for Song of the Year for co-writing Belinda Peregrín's "Bella Traición".

Allan was also the lead guitarist, producer, and backing vocalist of alternative project Satellite.