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Mikey McCleary | |
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 Mikey McCleary | |
| Background information | |
| Birth name | Michael McCleary |
| Born | 8 January 1969 Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India |
| Origin | Auckland, New Zealand |
| Occupation(s) | Songwriter, composer, performer, producer, director |
| Years active | 1993–present |
| Website | mikeymccleary |
Michael McCleary is a New Zealand songwriter, composer, performer, producer and director based in Mumbai, India since 2007.[1] He has worked on a large number of advertisements such as for brands such as Levi's, Coca-Cola, Vodafone and films such as Waiting, Margarita with a Straw, Shaitan and Shanghai.
Besides his prolific work on soundtracks for ad-films, background scores and songs for Bollywood films, he is also well known for his re-interpretations of old Bollywood songs under the stage name of The Bartender, most notably Khoya Khoya Chand and Hawa Hawai from Shaitan, Neend Na Mujhko Aaye and Eena Meena Deeka from Shaandaar,[2] Fifi from Bombay Velvet, O Lal Meri / Mast Kalandar from David and Dhak Dhak from Nautanki Saala.[3][4] He has also released an album of full-length versions of some of his most popular advertisement jingles called TV Dinners.[5]
- ^ "Mikey McCleary's musical moves". Mid-day.com. 8 April 2013. Retrieved 5 September 2013.
- ^ "Shahid Kapoor, Alia Bhatt groove to Eena Meena Deeka in Shaandaar". hidustantimes.com. 20 October 2015. Retrieved 19 November 2015.
- ^ "Indian Music Talks". Archived from the original on 18 July 2013. Retrieved 23 April 2013.
- ^ "Meet music maverick Mikey McCleary". The Times of India. 22 February 2013. Archived from the original on 29 June 2013. Retrieved 5 September 2013.
- ^ Sonam Savlani (10 June 2014). "Now Playing: Mikey McCleary's The Bartender". Elle. Archived from the original on 29 July 2014. Retrieved 22 July 2014.