Rhett Lawrence

Rhett Lawrence is a record producer and songwriter. He is originally famous for producing the Grammy Award winning, Billboard #1 Hot 100 and #1 R&B single "Vision of Love" for Mariah Carey. More recently he produced and co-wrote the Kelly Clarkson pop rock hit "Miss Independent” which was #1 for 6 weeks at Top 40 Radio. In May 2006 Lawrence produced the new anthem for Ford Motor Company titled "Go" which he also co-wrote with artist Kelly Clarkson. He wrote the #1 single "Angel of Mine" recorded by Monica and Eternal and co-wrote the #1 UK song “I Wanna Be The Only One” for Eternal featuring BeBe Winans. He produced and co-wrote the #1 UK hit single "Never Be The Same Again" with Melanie C. and Lisa "Left Eye" Lopes of TLC, which was #1 in 35 countries. He produced and co-wrote the Billboard #2 Rap single “Request + Line” for the Black Eyed Peas featuring Macy Gray, which gave them their first top 40 hit in many countries worldwide. He also programmed the distinctive drum loop (with Maurice Gibb) for the Bee Gees 1987 No.1 hit "You Win Again" which sold over 2 million copies worldwide. In addition, he has produced and written songs for the likes of Enrique, Selena, Earth Wind and Fire, Whitney Houston, Gladys Knight, Hilary Duff, Jessica Simpson, Paula Abdul with Ofra Haza, gospel greats BeBe & CeCe Winans, and Kirk Franklin. Image File history File links Download high-resolution version (1656x1992, 179 KB) Summary Copyright: Rhett Lawrence Source: Billboard Magazine - ASCAP Award photo Image was used to promote and advertise ASCAP award, which was given to Rhett Lawrence. ... Image File history File links Download high-resolution version (1656x1992, 179 KB) Summary Copyright: Rhett Lawrence Source: Billboard Magazine - ASCAP Award photo Image was used to promote and advertise ASCAP award, which was given to Rhett Lawrence. ... In the music industry, a record producer (or music producer) has many roles, among them controlling the recording sessions, coaching and guiding the musicians, and supervising the recording, mixing and mastering processes. ... Grammy Award statuette The Grammy Awards, presented by the Recording Academy (an association of Americans professionally involved in the recorded music industry) for outstanding achievements in the recording industry, is one of four major music awards shows held annually in the United States (the Billboard Music Awards, the American Music... Billboard is a weekly American magazine devoted to the music industry. ... Vision of Love is a pop/R&B song written by Mariah Carey and Ben Margulies, and produced by Rhett Lawrence for Careys debut album Mariah Carey (1990). ... Mariah Carey (born March 27, 1970) is an American pop and R&B singer, songwriter, record producer, music video director and actress. ... Kelly Brianne Clarkson (born April 24, 1982) is a Grammy Award-winning American singer and actress who has enjoyed success in the pop and rock music genres. ... Miss Independent is the second single (first in Australia and the UK) from pop rock singer, Kelly Clarksons multi-platinum debut album, Thankful. ... Ford Motor Company, (Fomoco on mechanical parts), is an American multinational corporation and the worlds third largest automaker based on vehicle sales in 2005. ... Angel of Mine is an R&B song written by Rhett Lawrence, and Travon Potts for British R&B girl group Eternals Greatest Hits album (1997). ... Monica Denise Arnold (born October 24, 1980), professionally known as Monica, is a Grammy Award-winning American R&B singer, songwriter, composer and occasional actress. ... Eternal can refer to: The British R&B group Eternal Eternals, the Marvel Comics characters created by Jack Kirby The eternity puzzle The concept of eternity The philosophical notion of the incorporeal, or immaterial realm. ... I Wanna Be the Only One was the third single released from Before the Rain. ... Eternal can refer to: The British R&B group Eternal Eternals, the Marvel Comics characters created by Jack Kirby The eternity puzzle The concept of eternity The philosophical notion of the incorporeal, or immaterial realm. ... Brother of CeCe Winans; uncle of R&B musician Mario Winans. ... Never Be the Same Again was Melanie Cs third single from her debut solo album, Northern Star. ... Melanie Jayne Chisholm (born January 12, 1974) is a British pop singer who was a member of the Spice Girls, where she was known as Sporty Spice or Mel C. She has also enjoyed relative success as a solo artist. ... Lisa Nicole Lopes (stage name Left Eye) (May 27, 1971 – April 25, 2002) was a member of the popular R&B group TLC. In addition to hit songs like Waterfalls with TLC, Lopes also did some solo performing. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... Request + Line is a song by the American hip hop band Black Eyed Peas. ... The Black Eyed Peas are an American hip-hop (musical styles crossover rap/hip hop and alternative rap/hip hop) group from Los Angeles, California, who have enjoyed international pop success. ... This does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... The Bee Gees were a singing trio of brothers — Barry, Robin, and Maurice Gibb — that became one of the most successful musical acts of all time. ... The boys name Enrique is pronounced en-REE-kay, ahn-REE-kay. ... Selena Quintanilla-Pérez (April 16, 1971 – March 31, 1995), best known as Selena, was a Mexican American singer who has been called the queen of Tejano music.[2] The youngest child of a Mexican-American couple, Selena released her first album at the age of twelve. ... Earth, Wind & Fire was a legendary American funk band, formed in Chicago in 1969. ... Whitney Elizabeth Houston (born on August 9, 1963) is a Grammy and Emmy Award winning American R&B/pop singer, actress, former fashion model, record and movie producer. ... Gladys Maria Knight (born May 28, 1944 in Atlanta, Georgia) is an American R&B/soul singer and actress. ... For the album by the artist of the same name, see Hilary Duff (album). ... Jessica Ann Simpson (born July 10, 1980) is an American pop singer and actress who rose to fame in the late 1990s. ... This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... Ofra Haza (Hebrew: עפרה ×—×–×”; November 19, 1957 – February 23, 2000) was a popular Israeli singer, actress and international recording artist. ... This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ...

Foundation as a programmer, arranger and studio musician

Prior to becoming a producer, Lawrence was a first-call programmer, arranger and studio musician in Los Angeles and New York. Some of the artists he worked with during this period include: Van Halen, Crosby Stills Nash and Young, Stevie Wonder, Billy Preston, Anderson Bruford Wakeman Howe (Yes), Jon Anderson, Carola Häggkvist,The Bee Gees, Roger Hodgson (Supertramp), Belinda Carlisle, Richard Marx, Michael Jackson, Earth Wind and Fire, Phil Keaggy, The Gap Band, The Dazz Band, Chicago, Larry Carlton, George Benson and Earl Klugh, Boz Scaggs, Neil Diamond, Andrae Crouch, and Quincy Jones. Van Halen is an American hard rock band. ... Crosby, Stills, & Nash (sometimes known as Crosby, Stills, Nash, & Young) is a pioneering folk rock/rock supergroup that formed out of the remnants of three 1960s bands the Buffalo Springfield, the Byrds, and the Hollies. ... Stevie Wonder (born Stevland Hardaway Judkins on May 13, 1950, name later changed to Stevland Hardaway Morris),[1] is an African American singer, songwriter, record producer, musician, and social activist. ... William Everett Preston (September 2, 1946 – June 6, 2006) was an American soul musician from Houston, Texas, raised mostly in Los Angeles, California. ... Anderson Bruford Wakeman Howe (sometimes referred to by the acronym ABWH) was a permutation of the progressive rock band Yes. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... Jon Anderson (born October 25, 1944) is an English musician, best known as the lead singer of the progressive rock band Yes. ... Carola Maria Häggkvist (born in Stockholm, Sweden on September 8, 1966), better known as simply Carola, is a Swedish singer and entertainer. ... The Bee Gees: Maurice, Barry and Robin The Bee Gees were a British and Australian band, originally a pop singer-songwriter combination, reborn as funk and disco. ... Roger Hodgson (born Charles Roger Pomfret Hodgson, 21 March 1950, in Portsmouth, Hampshire, England) is a British vocalist and musician, and he was one of the founding members of the progressive rock group Supertramp. ... This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... Belinda Carlisle, born Belinda Jo Carlisle (also known as Belinda Kurczeski); on August 17, 1958 in Hollywood, California, is the lead vocalist and a founding member of the all-female rock & roll band The Go-Gos and also a successful solo artist. ... Richard Noel Marx (born September 16, 1963 in Winnetka, Illinois) is an adult contemporary singer, songwriter and record producer. ... For other persons named Michael Jackson, see Michael Jackson (disambiguation). ... Earth, Wind & Fire was a legendary American funk band, formed in Chicago in 1969. ... Phil Keaggy, born March 23, 1951, is a guitarist and vocalist. ... The Gap Band are an American R&B, funk and soul music group who rose to fame during the 1970s and 1980s with their heavily-charged dance anthems and their sentimental and ethereal love songs. ... The Dazz Band was a funk music band that enjoyed brief popularity in the United States in the early 1980s. ... Nickname: The Windy City, The Second City, Chi Town, City of the Big Shoulders, The 312, The City that Works, Second City (reference to when Chicago was second in population and prestige to New York). ... For the past three decades, Larry Carlton has been one of the nations most sought-after jazz guitarists, dividing his recording time between solo recordings and session appearances with more popular bands. ... This is an article about George Benson, Jazz musician. ... Earl Klugh (born September 16, 1954 in Detroit, Michigan) is an American smooth jazz guitarist. ... Boz Scaggs album cover Boz Scaggs (born William Royce Scaggs, June 8, 1944) is an American singer, songwriter and guitarist. ... Essential Neil Diamond album cover. ... Andraé Edward Crouch (born July 1, 1942), gospel musician, recording artist, songwriter, arranger, and producer, was a key figure in the Jesus Music movement of the 1960s and 1970s. ... Quincy Jones on the cover of Back on the Block (1989). ...

Equipment

In addition to the use of synthesizers, Lawrence pioneered the use of computers and sampling on albums and was the first studio musician in Los Angeles to own and use the Fairlight CMI (computer music instrument). Always eager to embrace new technology, he was an early advisor to Digidesign and would later become the first producer to mix an album using Pro Tools. Lawrence also owns and records with a large collection of vintage guitars and recording equipment including Jimi Hendrix's first Marshall amplifier which was given to Jimi by Kit Lambert, manager of The Who during the '60's, after its guitarist and original owner, Pete Townshend, had switched amplifier companies. Townshend/Hendrix Marshall Amp Photo link (A picture and brief history regarding this Marshall amp and speakers are available by scrolling to the bottom right corner of linked reference page.) The Fairlight CMI (Computer Musical Instrument) was the first digital sampling synthesizer. ... Digidesign is a digital audio company. ... Pro Tools is a digital audio workstation by Digidesign (a division of Avid Technology) which integrates hardware and software in a single package. ... This article or section is not written in the formal tone expected of an encyclopedia article. ... ... Kit Lambert (May 11, 1935 – April 7, 1981) was a record producer and the manager for The Who. ... The Who is an English rock band who first emerged in 1964. ... Peter Dennis Blandford (Pete) Townshend (born May 19, 1945 in Chiswick, London), is an English rock guitarist, singer, songwriter, and composer who is best known as the guitarist and principal songwriter for the rock band The Who. ...