Glen Ballard is a six-time GRAMMY award winning songwriter and producer, an Olivier Award winner, and an Academy Award nominee. 

He co-wrote and arranged "Man in the Mirror" for Michael Jackson, and co-wrote and produced the critically acclaimed Alanis Morissette LP Jagged Little Pill, one of the best - selling records of all time at 33 million world-wide. 

Among the artists he has written songs for are Wilson Phillips, Christina Aguilera, Dave Matthews, George Strait, Josh Groban, Quincy Jones, Aretha Franklin, Barbra Streisand, Aerosmith, Van Halen, Chaka Khan, Andrea Bocelli, Katy Perry, Ringo Starr, George Benson, Shakira, Idina Menzel, and many more. 

He co-wrote the song score and was an executive producer for Netflix’s series The Eddy. In addition, he co-wrote the original songs for Back to the Future the Musical, the 2022 Olivier Award winner for Best New Musical, which opened on Broadway in Summer 2023. 

Ballard’s Hollywood-based international production company Augury develops musical theatre, episodic TV and streaming, feature films, and live music events. Key songs in the Ballard catalog include: “Man In The Mirror,” “You Oughta Know,” "Hold On," “The Voice Within” and “The Space Between.”

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