Ari Levine

Ari Levine is an American grammy-winning producer, songwriter and engineer. He is a member of the Smeezingtons, a production trio composed of Ari, Bruno Mars and Philip Lawrence. The Smeezingtons first achieved mainstream attention in 2010 when they produced and co-wrote B.o.B.’s “Nothin’ On You,” which earned the number 1 single on Billboard’s Hot 100; Cee-Lo Green’s “F*** You,” which was a UK chart-topper as well as number 2 on Billboard’s Hot 100®, and Travie McCoy’s “Billionaire”. In 2011, Music Weekly® named the trio, “Biggest Songwriters of 2010,” and in 2013, Hollywood Reporter ranked them as number 3 in “Top 10 Producers in Music”. Ari’s collaboration on Bruno Mars’ “Locked Out of Heaven” earned 4 Grammy nominations, including the coveted Song of the Year and Record of the Year in 2014. In the same year, the trio took home a Grammy for Best Pop Vocal Album for “Unorthodox Jukebox”.

Despite his work with The Smeezingtons, he also has his own solo career. In early 2010, Ari Levine linked up with J.R. Rotem to write a song for Iyaz’s debut studio album. Ari co-wrote the song “Breathe” with J.R. Rotem and Iyaz while production was handled by J.R. Rotem. He also co-wrote “Telling the World” with Taio Cruz and Alan Nglish for Taio’s third studio album. He also worked with Justin Bieber, CeeLo Green, B.o.B, Snoop Dogg, Lupe Fiasco and many other artists.