Tommy English (producer)

For other people named Tommy English, see Tommy English (disambiguation).

Thomas James Schleiter (born May 8, 1986), professionally known as Tommy English, is a multi-platinum songwriter and record producer best known for his work with BØRNS including the platinum-certified hit single "Electric Love", co-writing Kacey Musgraves' platinum single "High Horse" and 2024 song "Sway", as well as work with K. Flay, Noah Cyrus, COIN, Ricky Montgomery, and others.

Tommy English
Birth name	Thomas James Schleiter
Born	(1986-05-08) May 8, 1986
Origin	Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
Genres	Indie pop alternative rock
Occupation(s)	Songwriter, record producer
Formerly of	Bad City Powerspace

In 2018, he was nominated for his first Grammy Award for his contributions to the album Every Where Is Some Where by K.Flay. He also saw Recording Academy nods for his work on Kacey Musgraves' 2018 Album Of The Year and Best Country Album Golden Hour, as well as in 2024 for the Best Country Album-nominated Deeper Well.

Career

Growing up in the northwest suburbs of Chicago, English spent most of his youth playing soccer, writing songs and learning how to play instruments such as the piano, trumpet, drums and guitar. His parents stressed music education for which he is very thankful. English mainly works out of Studio America, his music studios in Los Angeles, California, and Nashville, Tennessee.

English began his career as a musician at the age of 19 when his band Powerspace signed to Fueled By Ramen. He was also lead guitarist for the band Bad City. Two years after graduating from Miami University, English decided to explore a solo career as a producer and songwriter. He moved back to Chicago where he focused on engineering and music production. After gaining these skills he moved to Los Angeles where he began working in sound engineering.

Selected works

Year	Artist	Credit	Title
2024	Blink-182	Producer/writer	"If You Never Left"
	Kacey Musgraves	Songwriter	"Little Sister"
	Joshua Bassett	Producer/Writer	The Golden Years
	Kacey Musgraves	Songwriter	"Sway"
	Ricky Montgomery	Producer/Writer	Rick(y)
	Yot Club	Producer/Writer	"Pixel"
	SHAED	Producer/Writer	"Everybody Knows I'm High"
2023	Joshua Bassett	Producer	"Just Love"
	Ricky Montgomery	Producer/Writer	Rick
	Andrew McMahon in the Wilderness	Producer/Writer	Tilt at the Wind No More
2022	Noah Cyrus	Producer/Writer	"Ready To Go"
	Noah Cyrus	Producer/Writer	"I Just Want A Lover"
	Billy Idol	Producer/Writer	The Cage EP
	Little Big Town	Producer/Writer	"Last Day On Earth"
	bülow	Producer/Writer	"booty call"
	G Flip	Producer/Writer	"Love Hurts"
	Lights (musician)	Producer/Writer	"In My Head"
2021	Walk The Moon	Producer/Writer	"Can You Handle My Love??"
	X Ambassadors	Producer/Writer	"Okay"
	Ricky Montgomery	Producer/Writer	"Sorry for Me"
2020	COIN	Producer/Writer	"Crash My Car"
	PVRIS	Producer/Writer	"Dead Weight"
	PVRIS	Producer/Writer	"Gimme a Minute"
	Adam Lambert	Producer/Writer	"Loverboy"
	Adam Lambert	Producer	"Love Dont"
2019	Fitz & The Tantrums	Producer/Writer	All The Feels
	K.Flay	Producer/Writer	Solutions
	Broods	Producer/Writer	Don't Feed the Pop Monster
	Carly Rae Jepsen	Producer/Writer	"The Sound"
	Foster The People	Producer/Writer	"Worst Nites"
	Adam Lambert	Producer/Writer	"Superpower"
2018	Kacey Musgraves	Songwriter	"High Horse"
	Dagny	Producer/Writer	"That Feeling When"
	The Knocks	Producer/Writer	New York Narcotic
	Poppy and Diplo	Producer/Writer	"Time Is Up"
2017	K. Flay	Producer/Writer	Every Where Is Some Where
	BØRNS	Producer/Writer	Blue Madonna
	Andrew McMahon in the Wilderness	Producer	Zombies on Broadway
2016	Ladyhawke	Producer/Writer	Wild Things
	Against the Current	Producer/Writer	In Our Bones
	Dagny	Producer/Writer	Ultraviolet EP
	Poppy	Producer/Writer	"Money"
2015	BØRNS	Producer/Writer	Dopamine
2014	Set It Off	Producer/Writer	"Ancient History"
	Set It Off ft. Jason Lancaster	Producer/Writer	"Tomorrow"