Garrett Hamler, (born March 30, 1979, Atlanta, Georgia) better known
by his stage name Sean Garrett is an American singer, rapper, songwriter
and record producer. He has produced fifteen number one singles
in only seven years of producing music. That number puts him in
fifth place on the Billboard list of producers with the most number
one hits. Garrett is the only producer to achieve this measure
of success in under a decade, and is also the only active hip hop
producer that is mentioned on the Billboard list of producers with
the most number one hits.
Born in south side Atlanta, he moved with his family to Europe when
he was four. His father was in the U.S. military and they never stayed
long in one place. He transferred between army bases across Germany
and England. He performed in talent shows that led to a recording
contract with Ariola or BMG when he was 17 ("Sean Garrett -
Bio, CDs and Vinyl at Discogs”). A few years later when he
returned to the U.S. and began writing and recording songs. Garrett
insisted he was an artist, not a songwriter but went back to school,
graduated from college with an A.A. degree in business from the University
of Maryland’s program in Germany. He then took a job as a mortgage
broker in South Carolina.
[edit] Career
Garrett is responsible for a series of chart-topping compositions,
most notably Usher's "Yeah!", Jesse McCartney's hit "How
Do You Sleep?," which become a chart topper and one of the biggest
2009 songs, as It went on to become the 86th biggest song in the
U.S. for 2009.
Ciara's breakout track "Goodies", Teairra Mari's debut
single "Make Her Feel Good", Mario's single "Break
Up", Nicki Minaj's first single "Massive Attack" and
Britney Spears' "Toy Soldier" are written by Sean Garrett.
He is in a production duo with Swizz Beatz, and together they produced
several Beyoncé Knowles singles: "Ring the Alarm", "Get
Me Bodied", "Upgrade U", "Check on It", "Diva" and "Video
Phone". He also writes often over productions by Polow da Don.
Garrett is currently working on a new album by Whitney Houston and
Jesse McCartney . Garrett is also working on a single with upcoming
artist Charice.
Garrett also embarked on a career as a performer,. His debut album,
Turbo 919, was released June 24, 2008 on his Bet I Penned It Music
imprint, through Interscope Records. (Garrett's catch-phrase, which
is featured in multiple songs he has produced, is "Smash on
the radio, bet I penned it".)
Ludacris appeared on Garrett's debut single, "Grippin'".
In return,[citation needed] Garrett was featured on Ludacris's "What
Them Girls Like", alongside Chris Brown. He also wrote and produced
a song called "I Did It for Love" for Korean popstar BoA
for her first eponymous English album. Garrett is featured and appears
in the music video. In March 2010, Garrett released the first single
off of his upcoming album Courtesy Of in entitled "Get It All",
which features Nicki Minaj.
[edit] Discography
Main article: Sean Garrett discography
Studio Albums
* 2008: Turbo 919
* 2011: Courtesy Of
Official Mixtapes
* 2010: The Inkwell[1]
[edit] Awards/nominations
* Soul Train Awards
o 2009, Best Collaboration "Break Up" (nominated)