Billy Mann

Billy Mann
Mann in 2021
Background information
Birth nameWilliam Isaiah Erlichman
Born (1968-12-20) December 20, 1968 (age 55)
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
GenresPop, rock, dance, urban, country, world
Occupations
  • Record producer
  • songwriter
  • music publisher
Years active1989-present
Labels

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] Having contributed to cumulative album sales of over 110 million, 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, as well as 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]

  1. ^ "Dana Dawson 3 Is Family". Discogs.
  2. ^ "Billy Mann". AllMusic.
  3. ^ "Billy Mann's Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved April 14, 2013.
  4. ^ "Billy Mann Music, News and Photos - AOL Music". Archive.is. Archived from the original on June 15, 2013. Retrieved April 25, 2020.
  5. ^ "Thinking Outside of the box: An Interview with Billy Mann". Music Industry Logic. April 30, 2013.
  6. ^ Prince, Cathryn J. "Billy Mann". Tribeca Magazine Page 166. No. 48.
  7. ^ "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.
  8. ^ "Advisory Board". SingerUniverse. Archived from the original on September 28, 2013. Retrieved May 11, 2013.