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Billy Mann
William Hort-Mann (né Isaiah Erlichman; born December 20, 1968) is an American record producer and songwriter. He produced his first hit song in 1995 with "3 Is Family" by Dana Dawson, and has since been credited on the Billboard Hot 100 top 40 hits "For You I Will (Confidence)" by Teddy Geiger, "Stupid Girls" and "Glitter in the Air" by P!nk, and "With You" by Jessica Simpson.[1][2][3] He has co-produced or written albums for Backstreet Boys, Delta Goodrem, Kelly Rowland, Diana King, Ricki-Lee Coulter, Lauren Bennett, and Celine Dion, among others.[4] He founded the music publishing company Green & Bloom/Topline in 2011, and the management firm Manncom in 2012.[5][6] In 2021, Mann co-founded Proof of Concept, a talent development and creative media services firm, and icons+giants, a record label in partnership with Alternative Distribution Alliance, both with Benton James.[7][8] Early life and educationMann was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania,[9] as the youngest of three children.[10] He lived with his mother in Philadelphia’s inner city after his parents’ divorce. From early childhood, he began experimenting with songwriting and taught himself guitar, piano, bass, harmonica, baritone horn, and flute.[10] By age 12, he had formed several bands with other young local musicians, including Steven Wolf,[11] Clayton Sears[12] and Adam Dorn (a.k.a. Mocean Worker).[13] Mann attended the Philadelphia High School for the Creative & Performing Arts (CAPA)[14] for Vocal Music, and received his diploma in three years. Three years after high school, in 1989, he received his Bachelor’s degree from Hampshire College in Amherst, Massachusetts. CareerArtistMann began his professional career by living in a car for nearly two years as a traveling musician.[15] After stops in Los Angeles, San Francisco, Miami and London, he landed in New York, where a chance encounter[16] with producer Ric Wake, facilitated by songwriter/performer Gregg Wattenberg,[17] led to Mann being signed to Wake for publishing, to Wake’s production company, and to Wake’s imprint DV8 Records, distributed by A&M.[18] This led to two solo releases: 1996’s Billy Mann[19] and 1998’s Earthbound.[20] Earthbound, co-produced by Mann and David Kershenbaum, featured co-writes with and an appearance by Carole King. SongwriterMann has written songs for artists across genres including pop, rock, dance, R&B, reggae, house, and country.[21] He has publishing credits with Sony/ATV, Warner/Chappell, Verse and BMG Chrysalis.[citation needed] His songwriting collaborators have included Carole King, Rudy Perez, Burt Bacharach, Desmond Child, Graham Lyle and Walter Afanasieff, and Christian Medice, David Spencer and Supah Mario.[citation needed] Mann has a long-standing collaboration with P!nk, whom he was introduced to in 2002 by her co-manager Craig Logan.[citation needed] They have co-written songs including "God Is a DJ", "Stupid Girls", "Dear Mr. President", "Nobody Knows", "I’m Not Dead", "Crystal Ball", "Glitter in the Air", "Bridge of Light", "The Truth About Love" and "Beam Me Up".[citation needed] They have been nominated for Grammy Awards for "Stupid Girls" and "The Truth About Love".[22] In 2017, Mann co-wrote and produced "I Am Here" on P!nk's album Beautiful Trauma. Variety profiled their partnership after the album's release.[23] P!nk and Mann continued their collaboration in 2019 on Hurts 2B Human with "The Last Song Of Your Life."[24] Record producerAbout.com named Mann one of the Top 10 Producers of 2006.[25] He has also worked with Peter Asher, Walter Afanasieff, David Foster and James Stroud. Production and writing credits include
Show ProducerIn the summer of 2021, Mann collaborated with Benton James, Clay Pecorin, Russell Geyser, Jason Halio, and Zak Tanjeloff to create Song House Live, a reality show featuring musical influencers/social media creators creating content and recording music to win a record deal with Capitol Music Group.[26][27] The experience was live streamed. Tyler Brash won. Mann is also a Consulting Producer of The D'Amelio Show (HULU, September 2021). PodcastDuring the COVID-19 pandemic, Mann created a podcast about failure featuring successful artists and celebrities. On April 26, 2022, Warner Music Group announced Mann's podcast, launching on their Interval Presents network.[28] His podcast "Yeah, I F*cked That Up" launched July 11, 2023, with guests including Kelly Rowland, Steven Van Zandt, and Renée Elise Goldsberry. EntrepreneurIn 2001, Mann founded Stealth Entertainment[29] in New York City's garment district. Stealth developed artists, songwriters, producers and mixing engineers including Andy Zulla, Christopher Rojas, Teddy Geiger,[30] Esmee Denters,[31] and Pete Wallace. Mann is known for discovering Emma Stone, Teddy Geiger, Jacob Whitesides, Charli D'Amelio and Dixie D'Amelio.[32] Stealth partnered with Seventeen Magazine,[33] Columbia Records, SonyBMG Special Projects, Target, Levi's and other brands. Stealth was acquired by EMI. Mann has consulted for Zomba Group, Sony Music Entertainment, Sony Pictures Television, Warner-Chappell, Red Bull Media House, BMG Chrysalis, Bliss Legal and BMG International. He has appeared on The Today Show.[34] He advises Scenebot Stage[35][36][37] and is on the investor board of Angel Ventures, Mexico. ExecutiveIn November 2007, Mann joined EMI Music as creative advisor and operating board member.[38] He became chief creative officer. His time at EMI included developing artists and partnerships, including David Guetta, Pablo Alboran, Helene Fischer, Bebe, Juan Luis Guerra, Tiziano Ferro, Robyn, Panda, Paty Cantu, Belinda, Wind Up and Movic. He also developed artist management initiatives in Spain, Germany, Italy and the United States. He also served as non-executive chairman for Stealth Entertainment. Mann worked under four CEOs at EMI in three years. EMI CEO Roger Faxon announced Mann’s departure.[39] In January 2011, Mann became president of creative, BMG North America.[40] In late 2011, Mann founded Manncom Creative Partners and Green & Bloom/Topline (with BMG).[41] BMG later extended its investment in Green & Bloom. By 2019, Green & Bloom/Topline had success with lovelytheband,[42] Supah Mario,[43] Flawless, and Dani Poppitt. References
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