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Billy Mann | |
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| Background information | |
| Birth name | William Isaiah Erlichman |
| Also known as | William Hort-Mann, Billy Mann |
| Born | December 20, 1968 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 |
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 being chairman of management firm Manncom.[2] In 2021, together with 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 Pink, 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.
- ^ Prince, Cathryn J. "Billy Mann". Tribeca Magazine Page 166. No. 48.
- ^ "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.