Benny Blanco is a Grammy award winning record producer, songwriter, musician and record label owner. He has written / co-written and produced songs for artists including Ed Sheeran ("Don’t"), Justin Bieber ("Love Yourself"), Major Lazer ("Cold Water"), Maroon 5 ("Moves Like Jagger", "Payphone", "Maps", "Animals"), and more.

Blanco has received 5 BMI Songwriter Of The Year awards and is a recipient of the Hal David Starlight Award from the Songwriters Hall Of Fame. He is responsible for selling over 100 million albums worldwide.

A Virginia native, Blanco began by making beats in his bedroom and his first serious exposure to music came in 1994 with the cassette singles: Nas's "The World Is Yours" and "I Swear" by All-4-One. Blanco's rapping earned the attention of The Source and executives at Columbia Records. Levin eventually secured an apprenticeship with producer Disco D.

In 2007, Blanco and Spank Rock collaborated on Bangers & Cash, a collaborative EP. Blanco went on to work with Amanda Blank and Santigold.

On June 13, 2013, Blanco was awarded with the Hal David Starlight Award at the 44th Annual Songwriters Hall of Fame ceremony, awarded to young artists who have already made an impression on the music industry.

The New York Times dubbed Blanco, “the most popular oddball in music.”

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