Sean Garrett

Sean Garrett is an American singer, songwriter and record producer.

Infobox musical artist
Name = Sean Garrett


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Background = non_performing_personnel
Birth_name = Garrett Hamler
Born = Atlanta, Georgia, U.S.
Died =
Origin = Atlanta, Georgia
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Genre = Pop, Hip hop, Alternative rock Contemporary R&B,
Associated_acts = Swizz Beatz, Polow da Don, Ciara, Chris Brown, Teairra Mari, Beyoncé Knowles, Britney Spears, Raven-Symoné
Occupation = Musician, producer, rapper, singer
Years_active = 2003–present
Label = Interscope / Bet I Penned It Music
URL = [http://www.myspace.com/seangarrettmusic MySpace]

Garrett is responsible for a series of chart-topping compositions, most notably Usher's "Yeah!", Ciara's breakout track "Goodies" and Chris Brown's debut single "Run It!". He is in a production duo with Swizz Beatz, and together they produced several Beyonce singles: "Ring The Alarm", "Get Me Bodied", "Upgrade U" & "Check On It". He also writes often over productions by Polow da Don. Garrett is currently working on the much anticipated comeback album from legend Whitney Houston.

Garrett has also recently embarked on a career as a performer, writing and co-producing his own single "Grippin'". [http://profile.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=user.viewprofile&friendID=128525583] His debut album "Turbo 919" was released June 24, 2008, on his own record label, "Bet I Penned It Music".

Garrett's catch-phrase, which is featured in multiple songs he has produced, is "Smash on the radio, bet I penned it." Also, Sean Garrett has become good friends with Ludacris. Ludacris has collaborated on Garrett's debut single of "Turbo 919", "Grippin'". In return, Garrett was featured on Ludacris's first single "What Them Girls Like", alongside Chris Brown, off "Theater of the Mind".

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2008: "Turbo 919"“I love when people hear a hit and know I wrote and produced it but I love being on stage too,” says Garrett. “Performing my songs, what’s in my heart, that’s been my dream since I was a kid. Creating that excitement in people with music is a remarkable high, and nothing replaces it, not drugs or sex. I’ve been planning for this my entire life.”

Led by the first single, the sexy, hook-filled “Grippin’” featuring Ludacris, the electrifying and groundbreaking Turbo 919 also boasts contributions from Pharrell, Akon, Lil Wayne, Stargate, Rodney Jerkins, Bloodshy, and others. But it is the four-time Grammy Award nominated Garrett, nicknamed “The Pen” by Jay-Z, who is the star.From the ‘laid-back-summer-vibe of “Girlfriend Ringtone,” to the romantically-inspired “Lay Up Under Me,” Garrett manages to capture a wide range of emotions and eclectic pop and R&B sounds from track to track. Whether it’s the electronic fuzz of “What You Doin’” or the dance-driven “Pretty Girls,” Garrett’s Turbo 919 is a fast and smooth, old school, yet cool ride that crosses musical genres that many artists dare to intertwine.

The can’t-get-the-chorus-out-of-my-head “Why Am I In Love With You,” and the techno-influenced title track, “Turbo 919” are both supercharged with heart-thumping baselines and synthesized harmonies that listeners across the globe can jam to. Turbo 919 is definitely an album for the world; with songs like the heart-felt ballad “People,” a modern-day “We Are The World,” the message captured is one that the all walks of life can relate to. Throughout Turbo 919, Garrett consistently delivers music that resonates the soul while shaking up the dance floor.

“I don’t sound like anyone else,” says the soulful, velvet-voiced artist. “These songs feel and sound like me. I don’t hold onto the past; keeping songs meant for other artists. I don’t fit their molds, and I don’t want to redo what’s already been done. I love what’s new and fresh and exciting. I’m a trendsetter, not a follower. I want people to say, ‘That shit is crazy!’ I like to lead and I lead by being me.”

Who Garrett is explains why he has become that rare songwriter who has changed the music scene, garnered both commercial and critical acclaim, and earned the respect of a Who’s Who list of music artists. He epitomizes bringing together the urban and pop worlds, the edgy and the smooth.Musically innovative and unpredictable, Garrett often is asked about any new record that hits, “Did you do that?” “That’s great even if I didn’t,” he says. “It means they know I’m liable to do anything. ‘Yeah!’ was out of the box for Usher, ‘Ring The Alarm’ was very risky for Beyoncé, and at the same time I did Nelly’s ‘Grillz.’ Now I’m doing for myself what I do for other artists. Turbo 919 is just as diverse: ‘Grippin’’ is street Atlanta but the title track is mainstream American pop. I want people to say, ‘I don’t know where he’s taking me but I want to get in that car.’”

Garrett is firmly at the wheel. Like any artist worth listening to, he has a definite point of view. “I love life and I love people; I don’t like dark spirits or negative vibes. I’m all positive, all love, all happiness, because that’s what is in my heart. When someone hears my songs, whether they’re in a club or getting up in the morning to go to work, I want them to feel good about life. To me, songs are messages; they are energy, feelings, and emotions.” Unafraid of stretching the musical boundaries of pop and urban, Garrett is equally fearless of lyrical limits, as he proves on the album’s “Come On In.” “I can get away with saying almost anything because with my voice it still comes off sweet. The point is that you can be a real man and still be passionate and sensitive. You may look like an action figure but sometimes you should talk to a woman like she wants. My point is that a man can be romantic and emotional and still be tough as nails.”

With Turbo 919 as his vehicle, the famously prolific and hard-working Garrett is a man on the go.

“I have this saying: ‘While your guns are raising, my guns are blazing.’ Some people think I’m too focused, too serious. But I know that in the blink of an eye it can all be taken away. I don’t want to be 10 years down the road saying, ‘Damn, I should have done an album.’ You only go through life once; you might as well do it the best you can.” For Sean Garrett, the song is everything--and life is about finally having an album to call his own.

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"—" denotes releases that did not chart.

Writing Discography

2003

B5 - B5

03. "Dance 4U"

00. "Nothin' Bout Me"
* Both Produced By Ryan Leslie

2004

=Janet Jackson - Damita Jo=

03. "My Baby" (Featuring Kanye West)
* Produced By Kanye West & Jimmy Jam & Terry Lewis

Usher - Confessions

02. "Yeah!" (Featuring Lil Jon & Ludacris)19. "Red Light"
* Both Produced By Lil' Jon

=Ciara - Goodies=

01. "Goodies" (Featuring Petey Pablo)
* Produced By Lil' Jon08. "Ooh Baby"
* Produced By Flash Technology

Destiny's Child - Destiny Fulfilled

01. "Lose My Breath"

00. "Gots My Own" (Japan Bonus Track)
* Both Produced By Rodney Jerkins02. "Soldier" (Featuring T.I. and Lil Wayne)
* Produced By Rich Harrison04. "T-Shirt"
* Produced By Dre & Vidal05. "Is She the Reason"

06. "Girl"

00. "Game Over" (International Bonus Track)
* All Produced By 9th Wonder10. "Through with Love"
* Produced By Mario Winans

2005

Mary J. Blige - The Breakthrough

02. "Enough Cryin"
* Produced By Rodney Jerkins06. "Good Woman Down"
* Produced By 9th Wonder18. "Show Love" (International Bonus Track)
* Produced By Chucky Thompson

Mario - Turning Point

01. "18" (Featuring Cassidy)

03. "Couldn't Say No"
* Both Produced By Ron "Neff-U" Feemster and "Couldn't Say No" produced by Scott Storch too

=112 - Pleasure & Pain=

10. "If I Hit" (Featuring T.I.)
* Produced By Mario Winans

=Amerie - Touch=

03. "Touch"
* Produced By Lil' Jon

Chris Brown - Chris Brown

02. "Run It!" (Featuring Juelz Santana)

05. "Gimme That"
* Both Produced By Scott Storch

Teairra Marí -

01. "Make Her Feel Good"
* Produced By The Co-Stars & Sean Garrett02. "No Daddy"
* Produced By Blackout Movement07. "La La"
* Produced By TrackBoyz & Sean Garrett09. "Phone Booth"
* Produced By Bryan Michael Cox & Sean Garrett10. "Confidential"
* Produced By Sean Garrett

Various Arists - "In The Mix OST"

04. Chris Brown - "Which One" (Featuring Noah)

=Omarion - O=

05. "Drop That Heater"
* Produced By Rodney Jerkins

Donell Jones - Journey of a Gemini

02. "Better Start Talking" (Featuring Jermaine Dupri)

12. "If U Want" (Featuring Bun B)

00. "Hands On You" (International Bonus Track)
* All Produced By Ryan Leslie

2006

Destiny's Child / Beyoncé - #1's / B'Day

00. "Check on It" (Featuring Slim Thug) (Bonus Track)
* Produced By Swizz Beatz

=The Pussycat Dolls - PCD=

05. "Buttons"
* Produced By Polow Da Don

=Fergie - The Dutchess=

04. "London Bridge"
* Produced By Polow da Don

Beyoncé - B'Day

02. "Get Me Bodied"

04. "Upgrade U"

05. "Ring the Alarm"

00. "Lost Yo Mind"
* All Produced By Swizz Beatz

08. "Green Light"
* Produced By The Neptunes

=DMX - Year of the Dog...Again=

07. "Dog Love" (Featuring Amerie)
* Produced By Chad Elliot & Eddie Timmons

Kelis - Kelis Was Here

02. "Blindfold Me" (Featuring Nas)
* Produced By Polow da Don06. "Bossy" (Featuring Too Short)

15. "Handful"
* Both Produced By Shondrae "Bangladesh" Crawford

Fantasia - Fantasia

05. "Not The Way That I Do"
* Produced By Kwame "K-1 Mil" Holland

Diddy - Press Play

16. "Thought U Said" (Featuring Brandy)
* Produced By Mario Winans18. "Making It Hard" (Featuring Mary J. Blige)
* Produced By Rich Harrison

Jamie Foxx - Unpredictable

03. "DJ Play a Love Song" (Featuring Twista)
* Produced By Polow da Don

=Jay-Z - Kingdom Come=

12. "Dig a Hole" (Featuring Sterling Simms)
* Produced By Swizz Beatz

=JoJo - The High Road=

01. "This Time"
* Produced By Scott Storch02. "The Way You Do Me"
* Produced By Swizz Beatz

Gwen Stefani - The Sweet Escape

05. "Now That You Got It"
* Produced By Swizz Beatz

=Monica - The Makings of Me=

05. "Hell No (Leave Home)" (Featuring Twista)
* Produced By Bryan Michael Cox & Sean Garrett00. "Thanks For The Misery" (Non-album Track)
* Produced By Anthony Dent

2007

Che'Nelle - Things Happen for a Reason

04. "Hurry up"

08. "Lookin'"
* Both Produced By Sean Garrett & Warren "Oak" Felder

Ciara -

11. "Bang It Up"
* Produced By Polow da Don

=Britney Spears - Blackout=

08. "Toy Soldier"
* Produced By Bloodshy & Avant

00."Pull İt"
* Produced By Lil Jon

00. "Kiss U All Over"
* Produced By Brian Kidd00. "Red Carpet"

00."L.O.V.E"

Cassidy - B.A.R.S. The Barry Adrian Reese Story

00. "Untitled"

Nicole Scherzinger - Her Name Is Nicole

00. "Whatever U Like" (Featuring T.I.)
* Produced By Polow da Don00. "Winning Women" (Featuring Rihanna)
* Produced By Sean Garrett & Clubba Langg

Kelly Rowland - Ms. Kelly

01. "Like This" (Featuring Eve)
* Produced By Polow da Don00. "Time By Myself"
* Produced By Warren "Oak" Felder

=Enrique Iglesias - Insomniac=

03. "Do You Know? (The Ping Pong Song)"
* Produced By Brian Kidd

Chris Brown - Exclusive

09. "Wall to Wall"
* Produced By Sean Garrett

=Santana - Ultimate Santana=

02. "This Boy's Fire" (Featuring Jennifer Lopez and Baby Bash)

=Mary J. Blige - Growing Pains=

01. "Work That"
* Produced By Ron "Neff-U" Feemster

=Joe - Ain't Nothin' Like Me=

03. "If I Want Her"

04. "Where You At" (Featuring Papoose)
* Both Produced By Sean Garrett

=Omarion - 21=

09. "Beg For It"
* Produced By Timbaland & The Royal Court

Mario - Go!

11. "Let Me Watch"
* Produced By Mr. Collipark

Tank - Sex, Love & Pain

12. "I Love Them Girls (Timbaland Remix)"

2008

Raven-Symoné - Raven-Symoné

04. "What Are You Gonna Do?" (Featuring Sean Garrett)
* Produced By Sean Garrett, Co-Produced By Walter "Great" Scott

08. "Stupid" (Featuring Sean Garrett)

09. "Girl Get It"
* Both Produced By Sean Garrett, Co-Produced By Clubba Langg

11. "Shorts Like Me"
* Produced By Sean Garrett & Elvis Williams

=Jesse McCartney - Departure=

03. "Rock You" (Featuring Sean Garrett)

05. "Into Ya"
* Both Produced By Sean Garrett

04. "How Do You Sleep?"
* Produced By Sean Garrett & Clubba Langg

=Usher - Here I Stand - LaFace=

00. "Play Me" (Non-album Track)
* Produced By The Avila Brothers

00. "Still Me" (Non-album Track)
* Produced By The Royal Court - King Logan & Jerome "J-Roc" Harmon

The Pussycat Dolls - Doll Domination - Interscope

02. "Bottle Pop" (Featuring Snoop Dogg)
* Produced By Fernando Garibay. Coproduced By Clubba Langg

Whitney Houston - Undefeated

08. Forever - Produced By Sean Garrett

=Britney Spears - Circus=

00. TBA

=Michelle Williams - Unexpected=

00. TBA

Teairra Marí - TBA

00. TBA

Upcoming Releases

=Sef - "I Dare You [ [http://www.ascap.com/ace/search.cfm?requesttimeout=300&mode=results&searchstr=380952998&search_in=i&search_type=exact&search_det=t,s,w,p,b,v&results_pp=10&start=1 ASCAP ACE - Title Search] ] =

00. "Hey"

00. "Dem Girls" (Featuring Saigon)

00. "That You Like" (Produced By Big Ben)

* "Don't Stop The Music (Leslie, Garrett, Hilson) [ [http://www.ascap.com/ace/search.cfm?requesttimeout=300&mode=results&searchstr=341229030&search_in=i&search_type=exact&search_det=t,s,w,p,b,v&results_pp=20&start=1 ASCAP ACE - Title Search] ]
** Produced By Ryan Leslie

References

Sean Garrett Bio and information: http://www.musicpowers.com/ezystreetreport/sean_garrett_bio.html