Philip Lawrence

Songwriter

Birthday July 17, 1980

Birth Sign Cancer

Birthplace Indiana

Age 43 years old

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About

Famous as one third of the multi-Grammy-nominated Smeezingtons music production team, this songwriter and lyricist, along with his collaborators Ari Levine and Bruno Mars, has produced tracks for B.o.B., Travie McCoy, and CeeLo Green.

Before Fame

He began performing when he was just four years old and started writing songs during his teen years.

Trivia

In 2013, he released a solo album titled Letters I Never Sent.

Family Life

The son of a gospel choir director and a DJ, he grew up in Evansville, Indiana, and later settled in Los Angeles, California, where he raised children named Zaima, Zadeh, and Zahlia with his wife Urbana.

Associated With

He co-wrote the Matisyahu hit "One Day," which rose to #1 on Israeli music charts and also secured a spot on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100.