Laney Stewart was born on January 10,1966 and is an American songwriter, music producer, musician, music publisher, music executive, manager and youth mentor.
17 Facts About Laney Stewart
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Philip Lane Stewart II was born in 1966 in the South Side suburbs of Chicago, Illinois.
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Laney Stewart's uncle, Morris "Butch" Stewart, was a musician and producer.
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Laney Stewart began working as a session musician with his uncle, Wayne Stewart, Tony Brown, and with Patrick Leonard, known for his work with Madonna, who became his most significant keyboard influence.
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Laney Stewart was working House clubs at night and jingle sessions and meetings with ad executives by day.
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In 1988, with help from ad executive and author Michelle McKinney Hammond, Laney Stewart signed his first publishing deal with Famous Music.
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Laney Stewart worked with songwriting partner Tony Haynes on a string of placements and upgraded his deal to joint venture with Famous Music.
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Laney Stewart decided to focus his career on working with recording artists instead of jingles.
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Laney Stewart co-produced songs with Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis and worked with well-known recording artists.
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Laney Stewart signed a group of young writers, his younger brother, Tricky Stewart, Kuk Harrell and Sean Hall, to his production company.
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Laney Stewart worked with executives like Sylvia Rhone, Benny Medina and Quincy Jones on a run of successful songs, including "Never Let Them See You Sweat" by Go West, which was featured in White Men Can't Jump, and "Candlelight and You" by Keith Washington featuring Chante Moore, which was featured in House Party 2.
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In 1992, Laney Stewart relocated his company from Chicago to Los Angeles, CA.
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In 1999 Laney Stewart moved to Atlanta GA and joined his brothers as a partner in RedZone Entertainment and Triangle Sound Studios.
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Laney Stewart entered into another publishing joint venture with Peer Music, forming Morningside Trail Music in 2003.
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In 2005, Laney Stewart took a break after learning that he was suffering from kidney cancer.
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Laney Stewart developed a new publishing catalog under Music Gallery.
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Each writer in The Sharpshootaz was chosen by Laney Stewart, including Alex Jacke, Romika Faniel, Derek Yopp, Andrew Kim and Sidney Miller.