Billy Mann

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Billy Mann
Background information
Birth name	William Isaiah Erlichman
Also known as	William Hort-Mann, Billy Mann
Born	(1968-12-20) December 20, 1968 (age 55) 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 chairman of management firm Manncom.^[2] In 2021, alongside partner 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 P!nk, 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]