American music producer, songwriter, and executive
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Billy Mann
Background information
Birth name
William Isaiah Erlichman
Also known as
William Hort-Mann, Billy Mann
Born
(1968-12-20) December 20, 1968 (age 55) Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Genres
Pop, rock, dance, urban, country, world
Occupations
Songwriter, record producer, creative executive, music publisher
Years active
1989-present
Labels
EMI, BMG, Sony, Zomba, Universal, Warner Chappell, A&M, DV8, PolyGram
Musical artist
William H. Mann (born December 20, 1968) is a Grammy-nominated American songwriter, record producer and founder of independent music publishing company Green & Bloom/Topline,[1] as well as chairman of management firm Manncom.[2] In 2021, alongside partner Benton James, he launched Proof Of Concept, a talent development and creative media services firm. Later that same year, in partnership with Warner Music Group’s ADA Worldwide, Mann and James announced the launch of joint venture label, icons+giants.[3]
Over a 25-year period, Mann has written songs and/or produced records for an array of artists, including P!nk, Backstreet Boys, Kelly Rowland, and Jessica Simpson.[4]
Since writing his first top 10 hit in the UK for EMI in 1995 with "3 Is Family" by Dana Dawson,[5] Mann has achieved several Top 40 hits[6] around the world (including several Top 10s and number 1s),[7] with cumulative album sales of over 110 million.[8]
^"Thinking Outside of the box: An Interview with Billy Mann". Music Industry Logic. April 30, 2013.
^"Warner's ADA Worldwide launches icons+giants JV label in partnership with Billy Mann and Benton James". Music Business Worldwide. March 31, 2021. Retrieved April 7, 2021.
^"Advisory Board". SingerUniverse. Archived from the original on September 28, 2013. Retrieved May 11, 2013.
^"Dana Dawson 3 Is Family". Discogs.
^"Billy Mann". AllMusic.
^"Billy Mann's Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved April 14, 2013.
^"Billy Mann Music, News and Photos - AOL Music". Archive.is. Archived from the original on June 15, 2013. Retrieved April 25, 2020.
led to two solo releases: 1996’s BillyMann and 1998’s Earthbound. Inspired by the loss of his first wife Rema Hort Mann, to stomach cancer nine months...
production company The Colors You Like with Grammy-Nominated Producer BillyMann. "Something pure to be found in 'Strawberry Fields'" by Jeff Miers, McClatchy...
March 12, 2021. "The Deals: MOD SUN Signs With Big Noise, ADA Pairs With BillyMann". Billboard. Retrieved July 30, 2021. Carter, Emily (August 26, 2021)...
the Rain 1991 "The Center of My Heart" Michael Bolton Michael Bolton BillyMann Only A Woman Like You 2002 "The Champion's Theme" Kenny G Kenny G The...
Robyn collaborated with the producers Lindström & Ekhé, Christian Falk, BillyMann, Thomas Rusiak and Masters at Work on the album. A pop, R&B and soul record...
the ruler of Adélie-Land. Jai Sloper and Oscar Beard as Weaner Pups Danny Mann as Brokebeak Carlos Alazraqui, Johnny A. Sanchez, Lombardo Boyar and Jeffrey...
cover of Avion's "Seven Days Without You". The album was produced by BillyMann, Christopher Rojas and Paul Pimsler. In its first week in the charts,...
T-Pain feat. Wiz Khalifa & Lily Allen RevolveЯ 6 in the Morning Fool BillyMann, Howard Donald, Jason Orange, Mark Owen Take That Beautiful World (bonus...
"Breathe Gentle" Tiziano Ferro featuring Kelly Rowland Tiziano Ferro BillyMann Ivano Fossati Alla mia età 2008 "Broken" Kelly Rowland Joseph Bereal Tim...
(co-produced with Dave Carlock) Try This (2003) by Pink - (co-produced with BillyMann, Jonathan S. Davis, Damon Elliott, John Fields, William Orbit and Linda...
experience gave Geiger's career a significant boost: veteran producer BillyMann saw the potential in Geiger and signed on as artist manager. Also in 2004...
Pink co-wrote "I Am Here" with BillyMann and Christian Medice in Los Angeles. The following year, Pink contacted Mann in July after she had decided to...
from the album In This Skin in March 2004. Her version was produced by BillyMann. Simpson chose to cover this song because she thought that it was the...