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Hit Songwriter and Producer Sean Garrett Launching Solo Career

11/12/2010
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Sean "The Pen" Garrett is a launching a solo career with a new deal with Columbia Records.

Dubbed "The Pen" by Jay-Z, Garrett is now focused on his own performing career as well as taking his songwriting and producing to a whole new international level.

Grammy-nominated Garrett has crafted singles for Jay-Z, Britney Spears, Santana, Mary J. Blige and Gwen Stefani, earning this hit-maker an astonishing seventeen #1's including Beyonc�'s "Check on It", Chris Brown's "Run It", Ciara's "Goodies", Fergie's "London Bridge", Mario's "Break Up", Nelly's "Grillz" and Usher's "Yeah!" which Billboard named the #2 record of the decade.

Further demonstrating Garrett's international reach, his Enrique Iglesias produced blockbuster "D�melo" topped the Billboard Latin Charts for a stunning 13 weeks.

On signing with Columbia Records, Garrett stated, "To be working with a label as esteemed and respected as Columbia Records, it's a huge honor for me. Columbia has produced some of the biggest albums and the greatest artists of all time so to have their support behind me means a lot."

The Atlanta-native has won five BMI awards, including four in 2010 and was nominated for a 2010 MTV Video Music Award with Nicki Minaj for their collaboration "Massive Attack". Garrett's new single "Feel Love" featuring hip-hop sensation J. Cole, produced by Garrett and Clubba Lang who recently signed a production deal with Garrett's The Practice: Team S. Dot, is at radio now.

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