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Michael Corcoran (born December 9, 1972),[1] 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.
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.
On August 8, 2020, Corcoran married actress Elizabeth Gillies (b. 1993) at a private ceremony in New Jersey[2][3] after the pair began dating in 2012, having met each other on the Nickelodeon show Victorious [4] At the time, they resided in Atlanta, Georgia.[2]
| 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" | Co-writer, producer | |
| "Don't Preach" | Producer | |
| "Down We Fall" | Producer | |
| "End It Good" | Co-writer, producer | |
| "Fallen For You" | Co-writer, producer | |
| "Fool The World" | Vocals, co-writer, producer | |
| "Found A Way" | 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" | Producer | |
| "I Know" | Co-writer, producer | |
| "In the End" | Producer | |
| "Intro" | Producer | |
| "It's Only Time" | 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" | Co-writer, producer | |
| "Whatever My Love" | Mickey Drummond | Writer, producer |
| "More Than Me" | Elizabeth Gillies | Writer |
| Year | Award | Category | Work | Result | Refs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | BMI Awards | BMI Cable Awards | Zoey 101 | Won | [5] |
| 2006 | Drake and Josh | Won | [6] | ||
| 2009 | iCarly | Won | [7] | ||
| 2010 | Won | [8] | |||
| 2011 | ASCAP Film and Television Music Awards | Top Television Series | Shake It Up | Won | |
| 2012 | BMI Awards | BMI Cable Awards | Henry Danger | Won | |
| Victorious | Won | ||||
| 2014 | Shake It Up | Won | [9] | ||
| Sam & Cat | Won | ||||
| 2015 | Henry Danger | Won | [10] | ||
| 2016 | Motion Picture Sound Editors, USA | Golden Reel Award | The Mr. Peabody & Sherman Show | Nominated | |
| 2017 | BMI Awards | BMI Cable Awards | Henry Danger | Won | [11] |
| 2018 | Won | [12] | |||
| Grammy Award | Best Historical Album | Washington Phillips and His Manzarene Dreams | Nominated | [13] |
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