Simon Petrén (born 14 March 1986) is a Swedish music producer, songwriter, mix engineer and mastering engineer. He holds a Diploma in Piano Music Performance at the Royal Schools of Music in London and a Bachelor degree in Film Scoring and Music Production at the Royal College of Music in Stockholm.
Simon Petrén lives in Seoul, South Korea, consulting for different entertainment companies as songwriter/producer/mix&mastering engineer.
Simon Petrén is the producer as well as mix/mastering engineer for the YouTube phenomena Dirty Loops. Their debut album was released by David Foster and Verve Records/Universal Music, USA/Japan (May 19, 2014). As of 2019 they are managed by Quincy Jones.
Simon Petrén is credited with Arranging, Production, Mixing, Mastering as well as the video production of the 2016 version of “Over the Horizon”, the Samsung Galaxy brand sound, coming pre-loaded as mp3 & default ringtone on all of the Galaxy devices.
Notable writing and production credits Year Artist Song Appearance on album Songwriter Producer Mixing Mastering2026Aespa"My Plan"LemonadeYesYes - -Jaehyun (NCT127)"99 Degrees"99 DegreesYesYes - -Close Your Eyes"Eternity"256th NoteYes - - -2025Red Velvet"Run Devil Run"2025 SM Town: The Culture, the Future -Yes - -Close Your Eyes"너를 담은 이 영화에 나의 가사가 자막이 돼 (Subtitled)"EternaltYesYes - -2024D.O."Mars"BlossomYesYes - -"Simple Joys"YesYes - -2023Riize"Talk Saxy"Riizing -Keyboards - -NCT 127"DJ"Ay-YoYesYes - -Lee Jin-ah"Mystery Village"Hearts of the CityYesYesYesYes2022Taeyeon"그런 밤 (Some Nights)"INVUYesYes - -2021NCT 127"Breakfast"StickerYesYes - -Sam Kim"The Juice"The JuiceYesYesYes -WayV"Horizon (天空海)"Kick BackYesYes - -Dirty Loops & Cory Wong"Thriller"Turbo - YesYesYes"Follow The Light" -YesYesYes2020Seventeen"Fearless"Heng:garæYesYes - -NCT U"Dancing In The Rain"NCT 2020 Resonance Pt. 1YesYes - -BoA"Gravity"BetterYesYes - -Dirty LoopsRock YouRock You -YesYesYesGFriend"Secret Diary"Walpurgis NightYes - - -CNBLUE"없아 (In Time)"Re-CodeYesYes - -Lee Jin-ah"꿈 같은 알람 (Dreamy Alarm)"Candy PianistYesYesYes -"나를 막는 벽 (The Wall Blocks Me)" -YesYes -MCND"쾅쾅쾅 (Bumpin')"Earth AgeYesYes - -Sohyang"Stay"StayYesYesYesYes2019Red Velvet"La Rouge"The ReVe Festival: FinaleYesYesYes -Seventeen"거짓말을 해 (Lie Again)"An OdeYesYesYes -Dirty Loops"Next To You"Next To You -YesYesYes"Work Shit Out"Work Shit Out -YesYesYesYunho"Change The World"True ColorsYesYes - -Yesung"마음에 그리다 (Branded in My Heart)"Flower Crew: Joseon Marriage Agency OSTYesYes - -Team Spark"Joker"JokerYesYesYesYesBibi"Hangang"The Fan Top 2YesYesYesYesCLC"Breakdown"No. 1YesYesYes -Summer"Everything"GoGo Song OSTYesYesYes -Gemstone"너를 만나 (Meeting You)"너를 만나 (Meeting You)YesYes - -Kang Min-hyuk"On The Cheek"On The CheekYesYes - -2018NCT 127"나의 모든 순간 (No Longer)"Regular-IrregularYesYes - -SHINee"Retro"The Story of LightYesYesYes -NCT U"New Dream"Dokgo Rewind OST -YesYes YesKevin Oh"How Do I"How Do IYesYesYesYesK.Will(ft. Hwasa)"착해지지 마요 (Treat Me Bad)"Sangsang; Mood IndigoYesYes - -Lyn"별처럼 (Like a Star)"#10YesYes - -ONF"나 말고 다 (Incomplete)"You Complete MeYesYes - -Babylon"Heaven"Caelo - -Yes -Babylon(ft. Vinxen)"One More Night" - -Yes -Babylon(ft. Verbal Jint, The Quiett, Takeone, Nucksal, Bewhy)"Karma" - -Yes -Lucas and Jonah Nilsson(ft. Richard Bona)"Coffee Break"SM Station Season 3 - -YesYesSohyang(ft. JinJoo Lee)"너의 노래 (The Song Begins)"The Song BeginsYesYesYesYes2017Taeyeon"Let It Snow"This Christmas: Winter Is ComingYesYes - -Seventeen"입버릇 (Habit)"Al1YesYesYes -Pristin"Black Widow"Hi! PristinYesYesYes -"We Like"Schxxl Out YesYesYes -Bumzu"A.C.C.E.L"A.C.C.E.L - -Yes -NU'EST W"하루만 (Just One Day)"W, Here - -Yes -Emma Wu"Knock Knock Knock""Knock Knock Knock"YesYesYes -Red Velvet"Would U"Would UYes - - -Shannon"Hello"HelloYesYesYes -Rainz"Juliette (Funky Ver.)"SunshineYesYes - -Lee Jin-ah"Random"RandomYesYesYes -"계단 (Stairs)" -YesYes -"밤, 바다, 여행 (Bye, Bye, Bye)" -YesYes -Bumzu and Han Dong-geun"Forever Young"Forever YoungYesYes - -Car, the Garden"Dream or Reality"Live Up to Your Name, Dr. Heo OST Pt. 5YesYes - -Samuel"Thousand Times"Cross OST Pt. 2YesYes - -2016Kangta"말했더라면 (If I Told Ya)"'Home' Chapter 1YesYesYes -SHINee"한마디 (Beautiful Life)"1 of 1YesYesYes -"U Need Me"YesYesYes -Onew and Lee Jin-ah"밤과 별의 노래 (Starry Night)"SM Station Season 1YesYesYes -Red Velvet"Sunny Afternoon"Russian Roulette YesYesYes-Hey! Say! JUMP"My Girl"DearYesYes - -Dirty LoopsOver The Horizon 2016All Samsung Galaxy devices released in 2016YesYesYesYesLee Dong WooOnce There Was A Love (사랑이 있었다)Walking - The 2nd AlbumYesYesYes -What A Wonderful Cane (톡탁)YesYesYes -Sweet IslandYesYesYes -Lonely Night (차가운 밤)YesYesYes -Smiling FaceYesYesYes -Cheers To NothingYesYesYes -Wanna Be Your GuitarYesYesYes -Step It UpYesYesYes -What A Wonderful Cane (English ver.)YesYesYes -2015Girls' Generation-TTS"Dear Santa"Dear Santa X-Mas SpecialYesYesYes -"Dear Santa (English ver.)"YesYesYes -Johnny's Westこんな曲作りましたラッキィィィィィィィYesYes - -Jenny Berggren (Ace of Base)ComeSå Mycket Bättre 2015-YesYesYesPush Play-YesYesYesSå skimrande var aldrig havet-YesYesYesLever så här-YesYesYesÄlskar dig till döds-YesYesYesVarje gång jag ser dig-YesYesYesDirty LoopsUndoUndo-YesYesYes2014Hit MeLoopified---YesSexy Girls-YesYesYesSayonara Love---YesWake Me Up-YesYesYesDie For You---YesIt Hurts-YesYesYesLost In You---YesTake On The World---YesAccidentally In Love---YesThe Way She Walks-YesYesYesCrash And Burn Delight-YesYesYesRoller Coaster-YesYesYesAutomatic--YesYesGot Me Going-YesYesYesBaby---YesCircus---YesRolling In The Deep---YesTa Féte-YesYesYesJust Dance---YesWhat Makes You Beautiful---YesWhere's The Beat--YesYesAfterglow-YesYesYesForever Young-YesYesYes
Year Artist Song Appearance on album Songwriter Producer Mixing Mastering2013Terese FredenwallMidnight PrayerBreaking the SilenceYesYesYesYesBreaking the SilenceYesYesYesYesI'm Holy GroundYesYesYesYesDrop the FightYesYesYesYesYour Fantasy-YesYesYesAs Simple as This-YesYesYesThe OthersYesYesYesYesEvelyn-YesYesYesWhiskey and Wine-YesYesYesSomething More-YesYesYesBreaking the Silence (feat. Tommy Nilsson)-YesYesYes
Year Artist Song Appearance on album Songwriter Producer Mixing Mastering2011Jenny Berggren (Ace of Base)IntroMy StoryYesYesYesYesFree meYesYesYesYesLiving in a CircusYesYesYesYesSpend This Night-YesYesYesDying to Stay AliveYesYesYesYesNumb-YesYesYesGotta GoYesYesYesYesHere I amYesYesYesYesGive me the Faith-YesYesYesBeat of my heartYesYesYesYesAir of Love-YesYesYesNatural SuperstarYesYesYesYesHere I Am (Sthlm Sound Facility Remix)YesYesYesYesGoing Home-YesYesYes2011Terese FredenwallYou Should Be Your FriendNot About The SongsYesYesYesYesTo You-YesYesYesIt's Where You Go-YesYesYesCan't Lose You-YesYesYesPlease forgive Me-YesYesYesNot about the Songs-YesYesYesWho Can Stop You-YesYesYesThe Village of Pleasure-YesYesYesThe Sound of The Dead-YesYesYesI'm Not A One Night Project-YesYesYesFire And Delight-YesYesYesLullaby-YesYesYes
Year Artist Song Appearance on album Songwriter Producer Mixing Mastering2010Terese FredenwallSäg Bara MorNärmare mig-YesYesYesVackrast För Varann-YesYesYesSomliga Dagar-YesYesYesDrömmen Om Att Flytta-YesYesYesNärmare Mig-YesYesYes2009Terese FredenwallIt hurts to be beautifulColors From My Heart-Yes--Like Perfect Art-Yes--Come-Yes--Ordinary Day-Yes--Beautiful Thing-Yes--Secret Love-Yes--Stockholm City-Yes--My Own Way-Yes--All These Phrases-Yes--I Wanna Love You So-Yes--Year of Truth-Yes--Figure Out This Life-Yes--2007Danny SaucedoStayHeart BeatsYesYesYes-
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