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{{Infobox musical artist
| name = Mikey McCleary
| image = Mikey McCleary.jpg
| caption = Mikey McCleary
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1969|01|08}}
| birth_place = [[Chennai]], [[Tamil Nadu]], [[India]]
| origin = [[Auckland]], [[New Zealand]]
| occupation = Songwriter, composer, performer, producer, director
| years_active = 1993–present
| website = {{url|mikeymccleary.com}}
| birth_name = Michael McCleary
}}

'''Michael McCleary''' is a [[New Zealand]] songwriter, composer, performer, producer and director based in [[Mumbai]], India since 2007.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mid-day.com/entertainment/2013/apr/080413-mikey-mccleary-musical-moves.htm |title=Mikey McCleary's musical moves |publisher=Mid-day.com |date=8 April 2013 |accessdate=5 September 2013}}</ref> He has worked on a large number of advertisements such as for brands like [[Levi Strauss & Co.|Levi's]], [[Coca-Cola]], [[Vodafone]] etc. and films such as [[Waiting (2015 film)|Waiting]], [[Margarita with a Straw]], [[Shaitan (film)|Shaitan]], [[Shanghai (2012 film)|Shanghai]], [[David (2013 Hindi film)|David]], [[Bombay Velvet]], [[Nautanki Saala]], [[Shaadi Ke Side Effects]], [[Shaandaar (2015 film)|Shaandaar]] etc.

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 (film)|Shaitan]]'', Neend Na Mujhko Aaye and Eena Meena Deeka from ''[[Shaandaar (2015 film)|Shaandaar]]'',<ref>{{cite web|title=Shahid Kapoor, Alia Bhatt groove to Eena Meena Deeka in Shaandaar|date=20 October 2015 |url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/bollywood/shahid-kapoor-alia-bhatt-groove-to-eena-meena-deeka-from-shaandaar/story-txN52Rh7nExMWU6vq5fmLO.html|publisher=hidustantimes.com|accessdate=19 November 2015}}</ref> Fifi from ''[[Bombay Velvet]]'', [[Dama Dam Mast Qalandar|O Lal Meri / Mast Kalandar]] from ''[[David (2013 Hindi film)|David]]'' and Dhak Dhak from ''[[Nautanki Saala]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://indianmusictalks.com/apr2013/interview.html |accessdate=23 April 2013 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130718094237/http://indianmusictalks.com/apr2013/interview.html |archivedate=18 July 2013 |title=Indian Music Talks }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-02-22/news-and-interviews/37222426_1_music-video-bejoy-nambiar-s-shaitan-bramfatura |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130629122350/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-02-22/news-and-interviews/37222426_1_music-video-bejoy-nambiar-s-shaitan-bramfatura |url-status=dead |archive-date=29 June 2013 |title=Meet music maverick Mikey McCleary |date=22 February 2013 |work=[[The Times of India]] |accessdate=5 September 2013}}</ref>
He has also released a one-of-its-kind album of full-length versions of some of his most popular [[Jingles|advertisement jingles]] called [[TV Dinners (Album)|TV Dinners]].<ref>{{cite web |author=Sonam Savlani |url=http://elle.in/culture/music/now-playing-mikey-mcclearys-the-bartender-/ |title=Now Playing: Mikey McCleary's The Bartender |work=Elle |date=10 June 2014 |accessdate=22 July 2014 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140729220726/http://elle.in/culture/music/now-playing-mikey-mcclearys-the-bartender-/ |archivedate=29 July 2014}}</ref>

==Personal life==
Michael McCleary<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.musicunplugged.in/interviews/interviews_info/16/80|title="Everyone can relate to the song sitting in front of the TV while eating a meal" Mikey McCleary.|last=Ferreira|first=Verus|date=27 June 2014|website=Musicunplugged.in|access-date=2019-10-09}}</ref> is a New Zealander who was born in [[Chennai]], [[Tamil Nadu]], India. He lived and worked in [[London]], [[England]] for nearly fifteen years and is currently based primarily in [[Mumbai]], India. He studied Composition and Orchestration at the Wellington Conservatorium of Music and at [[Victoria University of Wellington]], then worked as a music producer in London at the [[Trident Studios]] among other places.<ref>{{cite web|last=Joshi |first=Tushar |url=http://www.mid-day.com/entertainment/2009/nov/101109-Lucky-Ali-brother-in-law-Mikey-McCleary.htm |title=Lucky Ali's bro-in-law makes B-Town debut as music director |publisher=Mid-day.com |date=10 November 2009 |accessdate=5 September 2013}}</ref> He is married to writer and actor [[Diksha Basu]].<ref>{{cite web|author= Surekha Kadapa-Bose |url=http://www.deccanherald.com/content/476633/hearing-anew.html |title=Hearing it anew |work=Deccan Herald |date=10 May 2015 |accessdate=15 July 2015}}</ref>

==Career in India==
McCleary began his career in the Indian industry with a collaboration with [[Lucky Ali]]. He was responsible for the music arrangement for the album [[Sunoh]] and several subsequent [[Lucky Ali]] albums and he has also worked regularly with [[A. R. Rahman]].<ref>{{cite web|last=Bhatti |first=Sharin |url=http://www.mid-day.com/lifestyle/2011/jul/200711-Mikey-McCleary-Monica-Dogra-Lucky-Ali.htm |title=Gora who spices up filmi songs |publisher=Mid-day.com |date=20 July 2011 |accessdate=5 September 2013}}</ref> He is the talent behind some of the most successful and recognisable tracks for India's biggest advertising campaigns including Vodafone, Coca-Cola, Levi's, Titan, Garnier, Lakme, Reliance, Canon, Sony, Pond's, Cadbury Dairy Milk and countless more.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2011-07-25/news-and-interviews/29810063_1_latest-album-music-timbaland |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120923132441/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2011-07-25/news-and-interviews/29810063_1_latest-album-music-timbaland |url-status=dead |archive-date=23 September 2012 |title=I'm not trying to be a popstar: Mikey McCleary |date=25 July 2011 |work=[[The Times of India]] |accessdate=5 September 2013}}</ref>

In addition to advertising, McCleary continues to make his mark in [[Bollywood]]. He composed & produced all the tracks and background music for the recently released film ''[[Waiting (2015 film)|Waiting]]''. In 2015 he won the Best Composer Award for the Film ''[[Margarita with a Straw]]'' at the [[Asian Film Awards]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Mikey McCleary gets Best Composer award for 'Margarita, With a Straw' at Asian Film Awards|url=http://www.radioandmusic.com/entertainment/editorial/news/mikey-mccleary-gets-best-composer-award-margarita-straw-asian-film-awards-150326|publisher=radioandmusic.com|accessdate=19 November 2015}}</ref> He also created the critically acclaimed background score for [[Dibakar Banerjee]]'s 2012 political thriller ''[[Shanghai (2012 film)|Shanghai]]'' as well as contributing music for several other films including ''[[Shaitan (film)|Shaitan]]'', ''[[Kahaani]]'', ''[[Love Sex aur Dhokha]]'', ''[[Shaandaar (2015 film)|Shaandaar]]'', ''[[Bombay Velvet]]'' and ''[[Chennai Express]]''.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.realbollywood.com/2012/06/shanghai-music-rooted-indian-street-music-composer.html |title='Shanghai' music rooted in Indian street music: Composer |publisher=Realbollywood.com |date=10 June 2012 |accessdate=5 September 2013 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140223000514/http://www.realbollywood.com/2012/06/shanghai-music-rooted-indian-street-music-composer.html |archivedate=23 February 2014}}</ref> He composed the background score and a few tracks for [[Bejoy Nambiar]]'s second film, ''[[David (2013 Hindi film)|David]]'' and then turned into a full-fledged Bollywood music director for [[Rohan Sippy]]'s 2013 film, ''[[Nautanki Saala]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/movies/features/type/view/id/4961/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140222224955/http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/movies/features/type/view/id/4961/ |url-status=dead |archive-date=22 February 2014 |title=Mikey Mccleary: The man behind music of Nautanki Saala, 'Khoya Khoya Chand' remix |publisher=bollywodhungama.com |date= 8 May 2013 |accessdate=18 February 2014}}</ref> He also created the background score and one track for the 2014 film, ''[[Shaadi Ke Side Effects]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.deccanchronicle.com/140323/entertainment-bollywood/article/farhan-has-unique-voice-mikey-mccleary |title=Farhan has a unique voice: Mikey McCleary |work=Deccan Chronicle|date= 23 March 2014 |accessdate=2 April 2014}}</ref>

==''TV Dinners''==
''[[TV Dinners (album)|TV Dinners]]'' was McCleary's debut album of English songs.<ref>{{cite web|author= Sonali Shenoy |url=http://www.newindianexpress.com/cities/chennai/Mikey-and-the-Jingle-Factory/2014/06/25/article2298075.ece |title=Mikey and the Jingle Factory |work=The New Indian Express |date=25 June 2014 |accessdate=22 July 2014}}</ref> The album consists of songs that Mccleary composed and wrote for major TV advertising brands like [[Vodafone]], [[Levi Strauss & Co.|Levi's]], [[Audi]], [[Titan Company|Titan]] and [[Lakmé Cosmetics|Lakmé]]. He has extended these 45-second [[jingle]]s into full-length songs by adding new composition and lyrics so that instead of sounding like jingles, they sound like tracks from various artists that were placed in TV ad films. Featuring his own vocals on half the album, it also features the singers [[Anushka Manchanda]], [[Shalmali Kholgade]], [[Monica Dogra]] and [[Mauli Dave]]. Five music videos directed by him have been released for tracks from this album.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.musicunplugged.in/news/music_news_info/139/10 |title=Mikey McCleary debuts his new album 'TV Dinners' |publisher=Musicunplugged.in |date=15 June 2014 |accessdate=22 July 2014}}</ref>

==The Bartender==
Going by the stage name of The Bartender, McCleary has three albums released, ''Classic Bollywood: Shaken not Stirred'' (2011), ''B Seventy'' (2013) and ''Classic Bollywood with a Twis''t (2014). The first album re-invents Bollywood songs from the '50s and '60s in a jazzy, seductive style and includes hit songs such as Khoya Khoya Chand (featured in [[Bejoy Nambiar]]'s film [[Shaitan (film)|Shaitan]]) and Tum Jo Mil Gaye Ho from the Coca-Cola advertisement directed by [[Dibakar Banerjee]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://starblockbuster.com/The%20original%20song%20has%20to%20be%20respected,%20honoured%20and%20understood |title=The original song has to be respected, honoured and understood |publisher=Starblockbuster |date=15 April 2013 |accessdate=5 September 2013}}</ref>

The second album, ''B Seventy'', was created in honour of [[Amitabh Bachchan]] and was released as a dedication to him on his 70th birthday. It features revamped versions of his most iconic hit film songs, combining [[reggae]], [[cabaret]] and motown while staying true to the original soul of the songs.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.indianexpress.com/news/mikey-mcclearys-b-seventy/1094427/ |title=Mikey McCleary's B Seventy |work=The Indian Express|date=29 March 2013 |accessdate=5 September 2013}}</ref>

The third album, ''Classic Bollywood with a Twist'', was launched by [[Bollywood]] actor [[Ranveer Singh]]. In this album, McCleary has chosen some of the most loved songs from the 50s, 60s and 70s and reinterpreted them with jazzy, seductive and mischievous flare using various genres and a predominantly live band feel. McCleary has been quoted saying, 'A beautiful song is like a beautiful woman. The musical arrangements are like the clothes that she wears. The music recordings, much like clothes, may appear old and outdated to the younger generation, but the beauty of the song composition and lyrics are eternal. My goal is to give that beautiful song new clothes that suit and enhance her beauty for all to see afresh and enjoy. I personally also still love listening to the old recordings.'

The Bartender as an artist includes [[Suman Sridhar]], [[Shalmali Kholgade]], [[Shibani Dandekar]], Rachel Varghese, [[Saba Azad]] and [[Mauli Dave]] on vocals, Vinay Lobo on guitar, Aditya Ashok on drums, Anand Bhagat on percussions, Ramon Ibrahim on keyboards, Rhys D'Souza on saxophone, Kishore Sodha on trumpet and Mikey McCleary on bass. It has in the past also included [[Anushka Manchanda]], [[Monica Dogra]] and [[Sagarika|Sagarika Mukherjee]] on vocals, [[Merlin D'Souza]] on keyboards, and [[Blackstratblues|Warren Mendonsa]] on guitar.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.dnaindia.com/entertainment/1717379/report-my-sound-is-still-not-typically-indian |title=My sound is still not typically Indian |work=Daily News and Analysis |accessdate=25 February 2015}}</ref>

===Notable performances===
* [[Amitabh Bachchan]]'s 70th Birthday Celebrations
* Book Launch for Abu Jani – Sandeep Khosla's book, India Fantastique
* Blue Frog, Mumbai

==Discography==

===Music albums===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Artist
! Position
! Album
|-
|[[Lucky Ali]]
|Music Arrangement
|
* [[Sunoh]]
* [[Sifar]]
* [[Kabhi Aisa Lagta Hai]]
* [[Aks (album)|Aks]]
* [[Xsuie]]
* [[Raasta Man]]
|-
|[[A. R. Rahman]]
|Co-Producer
|
* [[Pray for Me Brother]]
|-
|The Bartender
|Music Composer and producer
|
* Classic Bollywood: Shaken not Stirred
|-
|The Bartender
|Music Composer and producer
|
* B Seventy
|-
|The Bartender
|Music Composer and producer
|
* Classic Bollywood with a Twist
|-
|Mikey McCleary
|Music Composer and producer
|
*[[TV Dinners (album)|TV Dinners]]
|}

===Films===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
!Year
! Film
! Position
! Track
|-
|
|[[It's a Wonderful Afterlife|''It's a Wonderful Afterlife'']]
|Song composer
|* Hai Mar Jawaan
|-
|2010
|[[Love Sex aur Dhokha|''Love Sex aur Dhokha'']]
|Arranger
|
* LSD Remix
* Can't Hold it any Longer
* Tu Gandi
|-
|2011
|[[Shaitan (film)|''Shaitan'']]
|Music Revamped and Produced
|
* Khoya Khoya Chand
* Hawa Hawai
|-
|rowspan=2|2012
|[[Shanghai (2012 film)|''Shanghai'']]
|[[film score|Background score composer]]
|
|-
|''[[Kahaani]]''
|Arranger
|
* Piya tu Kaahe Rootha re
|-
|rowspan=3|2013
|[[David (2013 Hindi film)|''David'']]
|
* Music Composer
* Music Revamped and Produced
* [[film score|Background score composer]] – Hindi and Tamil versions
|
* Out of Control
* [[Dama Dam Mast Qalandar|Mast Kalandar]]
|-
|[[Nautanki Saala|''Nautanki Saala'']]
|
* Songs revamped and Produced
* Song Composer
* [[film score|Background score composer]]
|
* Dhak Dhak
* Mera mann Kehne Laga
* Tu Hi Tu
* Draamebaaz
* Dil Ki... Toh Lag Gayi
* So Gaya yeh Jahan
* Saadi Galli Aaja (unplugged)
|-
|[[Chennai Express|''Chennai Express'']]
|
* Song Composer
|
* Titli – Drum & Bass Remix
|-
|rowspan=4|2014
|[[Shaadi Ke Side Effects|''Shaadi Ke Side Effects'']]
|
* Song composer
* [[film score|Background score composer]]
|
* Ahista Ahista
|-
|''Angry Young Man''
|
* Song Composer
|
* Ek Wajah Do
|-
|[[Kuku Mathur Ki Jhand Ho Gayi|''Kuku Mathur Ki Jhand Ho Gayi'']]
|
* Song composer
|
* Chop Chop
|-
|[[Pizza (2014 film)|''Pizza'']]
|
* Song composer
|
* Gimme Pizza!
|-
|rowspan=4|2015
|[[Bombay Velvet|''Bombay Velvet'']]
|
*Songs revamped and Produced
|
* Mohobbat Buri Bimari
* Fifi
|-
|[[Margarita with a Straw|''Margarita with a Straw'']]
|
* Song composer
* [[film score|Background score composer]]
|
* Foreign Balamwa
* Choone Chali Aasman
* I Need a Man
|-
|[[Shaandaar (2015 film)|''Shaandaar'']]
|
*Music revamped and Produced
|
* Neend Na Mujhko aaye
* [[Eena Meena Deeka (film)|Eena Meena Deeka]]
|-
|[[Waiting (2015 film)|''Waiting'']]
|
* Song composer
* [[film score|Background score composer]]
|
* Tu Hai Toh Main Hoon
* Zara Zara
* Got My Eyes on You
* Waiting For you
|-
|2016
|''[[Befikre]]''
|
* Song producer with [[Vishal–Shekhar]]
* [[film score|Background score composer]]
|
* "[[Nashe Si Chadh Gayi]]"
* "[[Ude Dil Befikre]]"
* "Je T'aime"
* "You & Me"
* "Labon Ka Karobaar"
* "Khulke Dulke"
* "Love Is a Dare" (Instrumental)
* "Nashe Si Chadh Gayi" (Remix)
|-
|2018
|''[[Blackmail (2018 film)|Blackmail]]''
|[[Film score|Background score]] composer along with Parth Parekh.
|
|-
|rowspan=2|2019
|[[Gully Boy|''Gully Boy'']]
|Song Composer
|"Jeene Mein Aaye Maza"
|-
|[[The Sky Is Pink|''The Sky Is Pink'']]
|Background score along with [[Pritam]]
|
|-
| rowspan="2" |2022
|[[Phone Bhoot (2022 film)|''Phone Bhoot'']]
|Song Composer
|"Phone Bhoot Theme"
|-
|[[Monica, O My Darling|''Monica, O My Darling'']]
|Song Composer along with Achint Thakkar
|"Yeh Ek Zindagi"
|}

==References==
{{Reflist}}
18) http://kamlashow.com/2015/04/16/podcast-mikey-mccleary-on-creating-music-for-bollywood/

==External links==
* [http://mikeymccleary.com Official website]
*{{IMDb name|id=3668292}}

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[[Category:Musicians from Chennai]]
[[Category:People from Auckland]]
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[[Category:New Zealand film score composers]]
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[[Category:Male composers]]
[[Category:New Zealand expatriates in England]]
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[[Category:Victoria University of Wellington alumni]]

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