Benny Blanco
This article reads like a news release, or is otherwise written in an overly promotional tone. Please help by either rewriting this article from a neutral point of view or by moving this article to Wikinews. When appropriate, blatant advertising may be marked for speedy deletion with {{db-spam}}. (August 2012) Benny Blanco Background information Born (1988-03-08) March 8, 1988 (age 26) Origin Reston, Virginia, US Genres Pop, R&B, hip hop, pop rock, electronica, dance-pop, synthpop Occupation(s) Rapper, musician, songwriter, record producer, remixer Benjamin Levin (born March 8, 1988), professionally known as Benny Blanco, is an American rapper, musician, songwriter and record producer. He has written and produced songs for artists such as Jessie J ("Thunder"), Katy Perry ("California Gurls", "Teenage Dream"), Maroon 5 ("Moves like Jagger, "Payphone"), Britney Spears ("Circus"), Taio Cruz ("Dynamite"), Kesha ("Tik Tok"), Gym Class Heroes ("Stereo Hearts", "Ass Back Home"), Wiz Khalifa ("Work Hard, Play Hard", "No Sleep") and Trey Songz ("Heart Attack"). Early in his career, Blanco worked with Dr. Luke, and has also collaborated with Shellback, Ryan Tedder, Bruno Mars, Nicki Minaj, Dan Wilson, Mike Posner, Max Martin, Sean Paul and Paul Epworth.[citation needed] Additionally, Blanco received the Songwriter of the Year Award at the BMI Pop Awards in early 2012.[citation needed]