# Michael Corcoran (musician)

Michael Corcoran (born December 9, 1972), known professionally as Backhouse Mike or Ken Lofkoll, is an American musician, record producer, and composer. He has composed songs for Nickelodeon's Drake & Josh, iCarly, Victorious, The Troop, Sam & Cat, Henry Danger and Game Shakers, Disney Channel's Shake It Up and Liv and Maddie, Netflix's The Mr. Peabody & Sherman Show, and VH1's Hit the Floor.

## Career

From around 2003 to early 2010 he was a member of Drake Bell's band. His band Backhouse Mike, which consisted of lead singer and guitarist Jon Seminara, bassist John Charles Meyer, and keyboardist Kimberly Barnett appeared in the iCarly episode "iAm Your Biggest Fan" and the final episode of Zoey 101, "Chasing Zoey", using the name Backflesh. The band's song "Take Me Back" appears on the iCarly soundtrack.

## Personal life

On August 8, 2020, Corcoran married actress Elizabeth Gillies (b. 1993) at a private ceremony in New Jersey after the pair began dating in 2012, having met each other on the Nickelodeon show Victorious when Gillies was a 16-year-old child actor and Corcoran was a 36-year-old composer for the show. They reside in Atlanta, Georgia.

## Discography
### Production discography

| Song | Performer | Credits |
| "5 Fingaz to the Face" | Victorious cast | Co-writer |
| "The Joke Is On You" | Niki Watkins | Writer |
| "Break Me Down" | Drake Bell | Co-writer, producer |
| "Do What You Want" | Drake Bell | Co-writer, producer |
| "Don't Preach" | Drake Bell | Producer |
| "Down We Fall" | Drake Bell | Producer |
| "End It Good" | Drake Bell | Co-writer, producer |
| "Fallen For You" | Drake Bell | Co-writer, producer |
| "Fool The World" | Drake Bell | Vocals, co-writer, producer |
| "Found A Way" | Drake Bell | Producer |
| "Freak the Freak Out" | Victoria Justice | Co-writer, co-producer |
| "Get It Right" | Backhouse Mike | Vocals, co-writer, producer |
| "Hollywood Girl" | Drake Bell | Producer |
| "I Found a Way" | Drake Bell | Producer |
| "I Know" | Drake Bell | Co-writer, producer |
| "In the End" | Drake Bell | Producer |
| "Intro" | Drake Bell | Producer |
| "It's Only Time" | Drake Bell | Co-writer, producer |
| "Just Fine" | Backhouse Mike | Vocals, co-writer, producer |
| "L.A. Boyz" | Victoria Justice and Ariana Grande | Co-writer |
| "Leave It All to Me" | Miranda Cosgrove featuring Drake Bell | Writer, producer |
| "Leave It All to Shine" | Miranda Cosgrove and Victoria Justice | Co-writer |
| "Makes Me Happy" | Drake Bell | Co-writer, producer |
| "Okay" | Backhouse Mike | Vocals, co-writer, producer |
| "Rusted Silhouette" | Drake Bell | Co-writer, producer |
| "Shut Up and Dance" | Victorious cast | Co-writer |
| "Somehow" | Drake Bell | Producer |
| "Superluv!" | Shane Dawson | Co-writer, co-producer |
| "Take Me Back" | Backhouse Mike | Vocals, writer, producer |
| "Telegraph" | Drake Bell | Producer |
| "The Countdown" | Victorious Cast | Writer, producer |
| "The Backhouse" | Drake Bell | Producer |
| "Up Periscope" | Drake Bell | Co-writer, producer |
| "Whatever My Love" | Mickey Drummond | Writer, producer |
| "More Than Me" | Elizabeth Gillies | Writer |

## Awards and nominations

| Year | Award | Category | Work | Result |
| 2005 | BMI Awards | BMI Cable Awards | Zoey 101 | Won |
| 2006 | BMI Awards | BMI Cable Awards | Drake and Josh | Won |
| 2009 | BMI Awards | BMI Cable Awards | iCarly | Won |
| 2010 | BMI Awards | BMI Cable Awards | iCarly | Won |
| 2011 | ASCAP Film and Television Music Awards | Top Television Series | Shake It Up | Won |
| 2012 | BMI Awards | BMI Cable Awards | Henry Danger | Won |
| 2012 | BMI Awards | BMI Cable Awards | Victorious | Won |
| 2014 | BMI Awards | BMI Cable Awards | Shake It Up | Won |
| 2014 | BMI Awards | BMI Cable Awards | Sam & Cat | Won |
| 2015 | BMI Awards | BMI Cable Awards | Henry Danger | Won |
| 2016 | Motion Picture Sound Editors, USA | Golden Reel Award | The Mr. Peabody & Sherman Show | Nominated |
| 2017 | BMI Awards | BMI Cable Awards | Henry Danger | Won |
| 2018 | BMI Awards | BMI Cable Awards | Henry Danger | Won |
| 2018 | Grammy Award | Best Historical Album | Washington Phillips and His Manzarene Dreams | Nominated |