The Kennel AB is a music publishing, production and management company based in Sweden, established in 2010 by music and entertainment industry veterans, Hayden Bell, Iggy Strange-Dahl and Pernilla Svanström.
The Kennel AB is one of the most successful independent international music publishers having written and produced music more than 100 #1 chart hits since inception, with recent major hits.
The Kennel’s team of 40 highly creative songwriters, producers and artists are consistently delivering hit music to the world, from the studio headquarters in their music and media hub in Stockholm.
— The Kennel's self presentation
Producers[]
- Brooke Toia:
- profile - Caesar & Loui: ( Daniel Caesar, Ludwig Lindell)
- Harry Sommerdahl: (part of Bangers & Ca$h with Fabian "Phat Fabe" Torsson)
- Hayley Aitken:
- Johan Gustafsson: (part of Trinity Music with Fredrik Häggstam & Sebastian Lundberg)
- Karl-Oskar Gummesson (Cage): /
- Matilda Frommegård:
- Ollipop (Olof Mårten Lindskog):
- Nils Pontus Petersson (Oneye / Pontus Petersson / Pontus Kalm):
- Ylva Dimberg:
LOONA songs composed & arranged by producers from The Kennel[]
| Year | Song | Composer | Arranger | Lyrics | Other | The Kennel's Producers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | "Singing in the Rain" | ◯ | ◯ | ✖ | ✖ | Caesar & Loui Pontus Petersson Cage |
| "Love Cherry Motion" | ◯ | ◯ | ✖ | ✖ | Hayley Aitken, Ollipop | |
| "ODD" | ◯ | ◯ | ✖ | ✖ | ||
| "Girl Front" | ◯ | ◯ | ✖ | ✖ | ||
| "ODD Front" | ◯ | ◯ | ✖ | ✖ | ||
| "new" | ◯ | ◯ | ✖ | ✖ | Caesar & Loui, Brook Toia | |
| "Heart Attack" | ◯ | ◯ | ✖ | ✖ | Hayley Aitken, Ollipop | |
| 2018 | "열기 (9)" (Yeolgi) | ◯ | ◯ | ✖ | ✖ | Caesar & Loui, Brook Toia |
| 2019 | "Where you at" | ◯ | ✖ | ✖ | ✖ | Ylva Dimberg |
| "365" | ◯ | ◯ | ✖ | ✖ | Hayley Aitken, Johan Gustafsson | |
| 2020 | "Hide & Seek" | ◯ | ✖ | ✖ | ? | Matilda Frommegård |
| “OOPS!” | ◯ | ◯ | ✖ | ? | Harry Sommerdahl Matilda Frommegård |
In details[]
| Indicates single | |
| ABC | MonoTree members |
Most of the lyricists are from producing team MonoTree.
Credits: LOONA songs[]
Brook Toia
| Year | Song | Composer | Arranger | Lyrics | Other |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | "new" | ◯ | ◯ | ✖ | ✖ |
| 2018 | "열기 (9)" | ◯ | ◯ | ✖ | ✖ |
Caesar & Loui (Daniel Caesar & Ludwig Lindell)
| Year | Song | Composer | Arranger | Lyrics | Other |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | "Singing in the Rain" | ◯ | ✖ | ✖ | ✖ |
| "new" | ◯ | ◯ | ✖ | ✖ | |
| 2018 | "열기 (9)" | ◯ | ◯ | ✖ | ✖ |
Harry Sommerdahl (part of Bangers & Ca$h)
| Year | Song | Composer | Arranger | Lyrics | Other |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | "OOPS!" | ◯ | ◯ | ✖ | ✖ |
| Year | Song | Composer | Arranger | Lyrics | Other |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | "Love Cherry Motion" | ◯ | ◯ | ✖ | ✖ |
| "ODD" | ◯ | ◯ | ✖ | ✖ | |
| "Girl Front" | ◯ | ◯ | ✖ | ✖ | |
| "ODD Front" | ◯ | ◯ | ✖ | ✖ | |
| "Heart Attack" | ◯ | ◯ | ✖ | ✖ | |
| 2019 | "365" | ◯ | ◯ | ✖ | ✖ |
Karl-Oskar Gummesson (Cage)
| Year | Song | Composer | Arranger | Lyrics | Other |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | "Singing in the Rain" | ◯ | ◯ | ✖ | ✖ |
Matilda Frommegård
| Year | Song | Composer | Arranger | Lyrics | Other |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | "Hide & Seek" | ◯ | ✖ | ✖ | ✖ |
| "OOPS!" | ◯ | ✖ | ✖ | ✖ |
| Year | Song | Composer | Arranger | Lyrics | Other |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | "Love Cherry Motion" | ◯ | ◯ | ✖ | ✖ |
| "ODD" | ◯ | ◯ | ✖ | ✖ | |
| "Girl Front" | ◯ | ◯ | ✖ | ✖ | |
| "ODD Front" | ◯ | ◯ | ✖ | ✖ | |
| "Heart Attack" | ◯ | ◯ | ✖ | ✖ |
Nils Pontus Petersson
| Year | Song | Composer | Arranger | Lyrics | Other |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | "Singing in the Rain" | ◯ | ✖ | ✖ | ✖ |
Notable songs for other artists[]
SM ENTERTAINMENT
| Artists | SONGS | Producer from The Kennel | Album | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BoA | Like It! | Caesar & Loui, Ylva Dimberg | WOMAN | 2018 |
| No Matter What | Hayley Aitken, Fredrik Häggstam, Johan Gustafsson | No Matter What | 2016 | |
| EXO | On the Snow | Ylva Dimberg | Sing For You | 2015 |
| EXO-CBX | Diamond Crystal | Caesar & Loui, Nils Pontus Petersson, Cage | Girls | 2017 |
| Girl Problems | Caesar & Loui | Girls | 2017 | |
| f(x) | All Night | Ylva Dimberg | Red Light | 2014 |
| Papi | Ylva Dimberg | 4 Walls | 2015 | |
| Rainbow | Ylva Dimberg | Red Light | 2014 | |
| Rum Pum Pum Pum | Erik Lewander, Iggy Strange-Dahl, Ylva Dimberg | Pink Tape | 2013 | |
| Spit It Out | Caesar & Loui, Hayley Aitken, Ollipop | Red Light | 2014 | |
| Girls' Generation | All Night | Caesar & Loui, Hayley Aitken, Ollipop | Holiday Night | 2017 |
| I Got A Boy | Sarah Lundbäck | I Got A Boy | 2012 | |
| Lingua Franca | Ylva Dimberg | LOVE & GIRLS | 2013 | |
| My Oh My | Erik Lewander, Ylva Dimberg | LOVE & GIRLS | 2013 | |
| Talk Talk | Ylva Dimberg | Lion Heart | 2015 | |
| TRICK | Sarah Lundbäck, Martin Hansen | The Boys | 2011 | |
| Girls' Generation-TTS | Stay | Caesar & Loui, Hayley Aitken, Ollipop | Holler | 2014 |
| Girls' Generation Seo Hyun | Love & Affection | Hayley Aitken | Say No | 2017 |
| Girls' Generation TaeYeon | Up & Down (ft. Hyo Yeon) | Ylva Dimberg | Why | 2016 |
| NCT 127 | Dreaming | Caesar & Loui | Chain | 2018 |
| Fire Truck | Ylva Dimberg | NCT #127 | 2016 | |
| NCT DREAM | We Young | Ylva Dimberg | We Young | 2017 |
| RED VELVET | Attaboy | Ylva Dimberg | The Perfect Velvet | 2017 |
| Bing Bing | Ylva Dimberg | The ReVe Festival: Day 1 | 2019 | |
| Body Talk | Fredrik Häggstam, Johan Gustafsson, Ylva Dimberg | Rookie | 2017 | |
| Happily Ever After | Fredrik Häggstam, Johan Gustafsson | Rookie | 2017 | |
| Ice Cream Cake | Hayley Aitken | Ice Cream Cake | 2015 | |
| Jumpin' | Caesar & Loui, Ylva Dimberg | Day 2 | 2019 | |
| Kingdom Come | Ylva Dimberg | The Perfect Velvet | 2017 | |
| Lady's Room | Ylva Dimberg | The Red | 2015 | |
| Lucky Girl | Hayley Aitken, Ollipop | Russian Roulette | 2016 | |
| Mosquito | Ylva Dimberg | Summer Magic | 2018 | |
| Parade | Fredrik Häggstam, Johan Gustafsson, Ylva Dimberg | Day 1 | 2019 | |
| Red Flavor | Caesar & Loui | The Red Summer | 2017 | |
| Stupid Cupid | Hayley Aitken | Ice Cream Cake | 2015 | |
| Zimzalabim | Caesar & Loui, Hayley Aitken, Ollipop | Day 1 | 2019 | |
| SHINee | Wishful Thinking | Caesar & Loui | D×D×D | 2016 |
| SHINee TAEMIN | ACE | Ylva Dimberg | ACE | 2014 |
| Heart Stop (feat RV Seulgi) | Ylva Dimberg | MOVE | 2017 | |
| Pretty Boy (feat. EXO KAI) | Caesar & Loui, Ylva Dimberg | ACE | 2014 | |
| Thirsty | Ylva Dimberg | MOVE | 2017 | |
| Super Junior | Let's Dance | Ylva Dimberg | Mamacita | 2014 |
| Super Junior-D&E | SKELETON | Hayley Aitken, Iggy Strange-Dahl | Present | 2015 |
| Super Junior M | SWING | Caesar & Loui, Ollipop | SWING | 2014 |
| Super Junior Ryeowook | Maybe Tomorrow | Sarah Lundbäck | The Queen's Classroom OST 'Maybe Tomorrow' | 2013 |
| TVXQ | Special One | Caesar & Loui, Ollipop | WITH | 2014 |
| Zhou Mi | Why (Color Blind) | Caesar & Loui, Hayley Aitken, Ollipop | Rewind | 2014 |
JYP ENTERTAINMENT
| Artists | SONGS | Producer from The Kennel | Album | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ITZY | ICY | Caesar & Loui | IT'z ICY | 2019 |
| TWICE | 24/7 | Caesar & Loui | Twicetagram | 2017 |
| DEJAVU | Hayley Aitken | What Is Love | 2018 | |
| FEEL SPECIAL | Hayley Aitken Ollipop |
Feel Special | 2019 | |
| Put On Your Headphone | Ylva Dimberg | Page Two | 2016 |
GOT7
| Artists | SONGS | The Kennel producers | Album | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GOT7 | I AM ME | Caesar & Loui | Present : YOU | 2018 |
| WAVE | Ludwig Lindell | BREATH OF LOVE : LAST PIECE | 2020 | |
| Jinyoung (GOT7) | DIVE | Ludwig Lindell | DIVE | 2021 |
STARSHIP ENTERTAINMENT
| Artists | Song | The Kennel producers | Album | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| JEONG SEWOON | Your Favorite Song | Caesar & Loui | Plus Minus Zero | 2019 |
| K.WILL | Stay Tonight (어머님께 전화해) (ft. Mad Clown) | Caesar & Loui | Mood Indigo | 2018 |
| MONSTA X | FALLIN' | Caesar & Loui | THE CONNECT: DEJAVU | 2018 |
| DESTROYER | ||||
| UNDERWATER | Take.1 'ARE YOU THERE?' | |||
| PARTY TIME | Take.2 'WE ARE HERE' | 2019 | ||
| BURNI IT UP | 'FOLLOW': FIND YOU | |||
| MONSTA TRUCK | ||||
| WJSN | SUGAR POP | Caesar & Loui, Hayley Aitken, Ollipop | For the Summer | 2019 |
CUBE ENTERTAINMENT
| Artists | SONGS | Producer from The Kennel | Album | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4MINUTE | Whatever | D3O: Caesar & Loui, Ollipop | Name Is 4minute | 2013 |
| Wait A Minute | Caesar & Loui | 4minute World | 2014 | |
| BTOB | Giddy Up / 어기여차 디여차 / Yo-ho-ho | Caesar & Loui | Complete | 2015 |
| (G)I-DLE | Run! (Relay) (Animation 'Running Man S2' Ending Song) | Hayley Aitken Erik Lewander |
Run! (Relay) | 2018 |
| Pentagon | Pretty Pretty | Caesar & Loui | Five Senses | 2016 |
BIGHIT
| Artists | SONGS | The Kennel producers | Album | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BTS | Moon | Caesar & Loui | MAP OF THE SOUL: 7 | 2020 |
| TXT | New Rules | Caesar & Loui | The Dream Chapter: MAGIC | 2019 |
| No Rules | Ollipop | The Chaos Chapter: Freeze | 2021 | |
| Loser=Lover | Daniel Caesar, Nils Pontus Petersson | The Chaos Chapter: Fight or Escape |
Other Artists
| Artists | SONGS | Producer from The Kennel | Album | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AILEE | Make up your mind | Hayley Aitken | LOVIN' | 2021 |
| APINK | Boom Pow Love | Hayley Aitken | Pink Revolution | 2016 |
| B.A.P | CHIQUITA | Ylva Dimberg | NOIR | 2016 |
| Berry Good | Oh! Oh! | Ylva Dimberg | FANTASTIC | 2019 |
| Boys Republic | Pump | Caesar & Loui | Real Talk | 2014 |
| What For / 뭐하러 | Caesar & Loui, Ollipop | Identity | 2013 | |
| Cherry Bullet | Ruddy | Ylva Dimberg | Love Adventure | 2019 |
| C-Clown | Let's Love | Caesar & Loui | Let's Love | 2014 |
| EVERGLOW | ADIOS | Hayley Aitken, Ollipop | HUSH | 2019 |
| Dun Dun | Hayley Aitken, Ollipop | Reminiscence | 2020 | |
| LA DI DA | Hayley Aitken, Ollipop | -77.82X-78.29 | 2020 | |
| FIRST | Hayley Aitken, Ollipop | Last Melody | 2021 | |
| Pirate | Hayley Aitken, Ollipop | Return of The Girl | 2021 | |
| MOON | Ludwig Lindell | ARRIVAL OF EVERGLOW | 2019 | |
| You Don't Know Me | Caesar & Loui, Hayley Aitken, Ollipop | HUSH | 2019 | |
| No Lie | Hayley Aitken, Ollipop | Reminiscence | 2020 | |
| Player | Ludwig Lindell, Hayley Aitken, Ollipop | Reminiscence | 2020 | |
| Salute | Caesar & Loui, Hayley Aitken, Ollipop | Reminiscence | 2020 | |
| Don't Speak | Ludwig Lindell, Hayley Aitken, Ollipop | Return of The Girl | 2021 | |
| Nighty Night | Ollipop | Return of The Girl | 2021 | |
| Gugudan | Shotgun | Ylva Dimberg | Act.5 New Action | 2018 |
| HELLOVENUS | Mysterious | Ylva Dimberg | Mystery of HELLOVENUS | 2017 |
| HYOMIN | U Um U Um (으음으음) | Brooke Toia | U Um U Um | 2019 |
| Lee Hyori | Amor Mio (Duet Park Ji Yong of Honey-G) | Hayley Aitken | MONOCHROME | 2013 |
| MAJORS | Rain on me | Hayley Aitken, Ollipop, Daniel Caesar | The beginning of legend - Rising star | 2021 |
| Spit it out | Ollipop, Brooke Toia | The beginning of legend | 2021 | |
| MCND | KO, OK! | Hayley Aitken | MCND AGE | 2021 |
| NATURE | "SOME (You'll Be Mine)" | Caesar & Loui Hayley Aitken Ollipop |
Some&Love | 2018 |
| PRISTIN | Black Widow | Ylva Dimberg | HI! PRISTIN | 2017 |
| SAAY | ENCORE | Ylva Dimberg | ENCORE | 2018 |
| Shinhwa | Scarface | D3O: Caesar & Loui, Ollipop | The Classic | 2016 |
| Super Power | Caesar & Loui | Unchanging - Touch | 2017 | |
| TXT | New Rules | Caesar & Loui | The Dream Chapter: MAGIC | 2019 |
| No Rules | Ollipop | The Chaos Chapter: Freeze | 2021 | |
| Loser=Lover | Daniel Caesar, Nils Pontus Petersson | Fight or Escape | 2021 | |
| Ulala Session | Heartache | Caesar & Loui Ollipop |
reJOYce | 2014 |
| VIXX | After Dark | Hayley Aitken | Error | 2014 |
| Hyde | D3O: Caesar & Loui, Ollipop | hyde | 2013 | |
| WA$$UP | Nom Nom Nom | D3O: Caesar & Loui, Ollipop | Nom Nom Nom | 2013 |
| YENA | SMILEY (ft. BIBI) | Hayley Aitken, Ollipop | ˣ‿ˣ (SMiLEY) | 2022 |
Chinese Artists
| Artists | SONGS | Producer from The Kennel | Album | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Angela Zhang | 為愛而活 | Iggy Strange-Dahl Hayley Aitken Hayden Bell Sarah Lundbäck Ollipop |
Angela Zhang | 2014 |
| Core One | fyi | Ludwig Lindell Cage |
Let Me Love | 2019 |
| Elva Hsiao | 天雷地火 / Tian Lei Di Huo | Caesar & Loui Ollipop |
Shut Up And Kiss Me | 2014 |
| Jolin Tsai | I'm Not Yours (feat. Namie Amuro) | Iggy Strange-Dahl Hayley Aitken Ollipop |
PLAY | 2014 |
| Miss Trouble | ||||
| 不一樣又怎樣 | Iggy Strange-Dahl Hayley Aitken | |||
| Landy Wen | Never Say Never | Erik Lewander Hayden Bell Iggy Strange-Dahl Sarah Lundbäck |
Never Say Never | 2014 |
Japanese Artists
| Artists | SONGS | Producer from The Kennel | Album | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FEMM | PoW! | Harry Sommerdahl, Ylva Dimberg | PoW! / L.C.S. | 2016 |
| GEM | Delightful Days | Ylva Dimberg | Delightful Days | 2015 |
| Koda Kumi | HOTEL | Ylva Dimberg | HOTEL | 2014 |
| MONEY IN MY BAG | Hayden Bell, Sarah Lundbäck, Ylva Dimberg | 2014 | ||
| On & On | Caesar & Loui, Ollipop, Ylva Dimberg | Winter of Love | 2016 | |
| SWEETEST TABOO | Hayley Aitken | AND | 2018 | |
| MiChi (1985) | Saturday Night | Ylva Dimberg | INdependeNt GiRL? / Saturday Night | 2013 |
| Namie Amuro | Big Boys Cry | Caesar & Loui, Hayley Aitken | Beautiful / Big Boys Cry | 2013 |
| BRIGHTER DAY | Ylva Dimberg | BRIGHTER DAY | 2014 |