Gained fame for co-writing the Grammy-nominated hit song "Big Girls Don't Cry," which Fergie popularized.
He began playing the piano at age four.
He wrote The Veronicas multi-platinum song "Untouched" and Beyonce's worldwide #1 hit "If I Were a Boy."
He was raised by his German mother, a psychotherapist and Pianist who played with the Algiers Stompers.
He wrote songs for Alicia Keys.
