Bill Grainer is a Grammy certified American

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and

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. He has written for such artists as

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, and

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, with whom he co-wrote the song "Stand Up" for her Grammy Award-winning self-titled debut album.

Selected songwriting discography

Television and film

Grainer wrote both the opening and closing title songs (including “Don’t Blink” on which he was also the performing artist) for the cult horror film '' Flight of the Living Dead: Outbreak on a Plane''. His song “Curiosity” (performed by Tatiana Owens) was used as the theme of Lifetime Movie Network in 2011.

Awards and nominations

Grammy Award The Grammy Awards (stylized as GRAMMY), or simply known as the Grammys, are awards presented by the Recording Academy of the United States to recognize "outstanding" achievements in the music industry. They are regarded by many as the most pr ...

s *2009

Grammy Award for Best R&B Album The Grammy Award for Best R&B Album is an honor presented at the Grammy Awards, a ceremony that was established in 1958 and originally called the Gramophone Awards, to recording artists for quality works on albums in the R&B music genre. Honors ...

(Jennifer Hudson) (Winner) Anugerah ERA (ERA Awards) (Malaysia) *2007: Best Pop Song (Shayna Zaid - "A Better Life") (Nominee)

Current and upcoming projects

Grainer is currently working with Australian actor and singer-songwriter

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, Harry Mondryk (formerly of UK boy band ReConnected),

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’s

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, and UK band Nothing But Thieves.Nothing But Thieves (May 7, 2013
"Working on some exciting projects with our very talented friend @BillGrainer."
Twitter.com.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Grainer, Bill Year of birth missing (living people) Living people Singer-songwriters from New Jersey Singer-songwriters from New York (state) Record producers from New Jersey Record producers from New York (state) People from Marlboro Township, New Jersey American male singer-songwriters American lyricists