Laney Stewart is an American songwriter, music producer, musician, music publisher, music executive, manager and youth mentor.

He was born Philip Lane Stewart II, in the South Side suburbs of Chicago

Chicago

Chicago is the largest city in the US state of Illinois. With nearly 2.7 million residents, it is the most populous city in the Midwestern United States and the third most populous in the US, after New York City and Los Angeles...

, Illinois

Illinois

Illinois is the fifth-most populous state of the United States of America, and is often noted for being a microcosm of the entire country. With Chicago in the northeast, small industrial cities and great agricultural productivity in central and northern Illinois, and natural resources like coal,...

. Laney has penned, produced and published hits for some of the biggest names in R&B, hip hop and pop music over the past three decades. In addition to his individual achievements, he also has a proven ear and consistent track record of recognizing and developing unknown talent on their way to success. The long list of hits he has created, published and or managed is a testament to both his creative and business acumen.

Early life

Laney had a mother, Mary Ann Stewart, who was a successful singer in her own right, having sung backgrounds

Backing vocalist

A backing vocalist or backing singer is a singer who provides vocal harmony with the lead vocalist or other backing vocalists...

 for the Ohio Players

Ohio Players

The Ohio Players were an American funk and R&B band, most popular in the 1970s. They are best known for their double #1 hit songs "Fire" and "Love Rollercoaster".- Biography :...

, Curtis Mayfield

Curtis Mayfield

Curtis Lee Mayfield was an American soul, R&B, and funk singer, songwriter, and record producer.He is best known for his anthemic music with The Impressions during the Civil Rights Movement of the 1960's and for composing the soundtrack to the blaxploitation film Super Fly, Mayfield is highly...

 and Aretha Franklin

Aretha Franklin

Aretha Louise Franklin is an American singer, songwriter, and pianist. Although known for her soul recordings and referred to as The Queen of Soul, Franklin is also adept at jazz, blues, R&B, gospel music, and rock. Rolling Stone magazine ranked her atop its list of The Greatest Singers of All...

. His uncle, Morris "Butch" Stewart was a successful musician and producer. By age nine, Laney had taught himself how to play piano and drums. With the advertising business booming in Chicago, Laney started singing on jingles at the age of 12. As a teenager, he made the transition to writing and composing with a career doing his own jingles. By 15, he had his first commercially released songs on CBS Records with Ramsey Lewis

Ramsey Lewis

Ramsey Emmanuel Lewis, Jr. is an American jazz composer, pianist and radio personality. Ramsey Lewis has recorded over 80 albums and has received seven gold records and three Grammy Awards so far in his career.-Biography:...

' "This Ain't No Fantasy." At the age of 16, he became a regular in the burgeoning Chicago underground house music

House music

House music is a genre of electronic dance music that originated in Chicago, Illinois, United States in the early 1980s. It was initially popularized in mid-1980s discothèques catering to the African-American, Latino American, and gay communities; first in Chicago circa 1984, then in other...

 scene, and became one of the early house producers, producing songs for Arrogance such as, "Crazy," http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SYKH0eOnHLE which was released on DJ International Records in 1986. Eventually, Laney began working as a session musician

Session musician

Session musicians are instrumental and vocal performers, musicians, who are available to work with others at live performances or recording sessions. Usually such musicians are not permanent members of a musical ensemble and often do not achieve fame in their own right as soloists or bandleaders...

 with his uncle, Wayne Stewart, Tony Brown

Tony Brown (record producer)

Tony Brown is an American country music record producer.He was born in Greensboro, North Carolina.Brown played piano for Elvis Presley. He toured with the TCB Band for much of Presley's final two years and was a part of the 1976 "Jungle Room" recording sessions at Graceland...

 and Patrick Leonard

Patrick Leonard

Patrick Raymond Leonard is an American songwriter, keyboardist and music producer, known for his longtime collaboration with Madonna on many different recordings....

. Laney's most significant keyboard influence was Leonard, who was known for his work with Madonna

Madonna (entertainer)

Madonna is an American singer-songwriter, actress and entrepreneur. Born in Bay City, Michigan, she moved to New York City in 1977 to pursue a career in modern dance. After performing in the music groups Breakfast Club and Emmy, she released her debut album in 1983...

, "Like A Prayer

Like a Prayer

Like a Prayer is the fourth studio album by American singer-songwriter Madonna, released on March 21, 1989 by Sire Records, three years after her previous studio album. Madonna worked with Stephen Bray, Patrick Leonard, and fellow icon Prince on the album while co-writing and co-producing all the...

" etc. By 18, Stewart and partner Kenneth Hale formed their own jingle company, Minute Men, composing popular spots for Bud Light, McDonalds and Coca-Cola

Coca-Cola

Coca-Cola is a carbonated soft drink sold in stores, restaurants, and vending machines in more than 200 countries. It is produced by The Coca-Cola Company of Atlanta, Georgia, and is often referred to simply as Coke...

. They became the "go to" guys for urban based spots for advertising juggernauts like the Burrell ad agency and DDB Needham. They even won an award for their work on the California Lottery ad campaign. He was doing House clubs at night, jingle sessions and meetings with ad executives by day.

1988 to 1998

In 1988, with the help of ad executive and acclaimed author, Michelle Mckinney, Laney signed his first publishing deal with Famous Music

Famous Music

Famous Music was the worldwide music publishing division of Paramount Pictures, a division of Viacom since 1994. Its copyright holdings span several decades and includes music from such Academy Award-winning motion pictures as The Godfather and Forrest Gump...

 (now Sony/ATV Music Publishing

Sony/ATV Music Publishing

Sony/ATV Music Publishing is a music publishing company co-owned by The Michael Jackson Family Trust and Sony. The organisation was originally founded as Associated TeleVision in 1955 by Lew Grade. In 1957, ATV acquired Pye Records as a wholly owned subsidiary...

). Within the first couple years of his deal, Laney had linked up with songwriting partner, Tony Haynes

Tony Haynes

Tony Haynes, born August 5, 1960, is a poet, lyricist, music publisher, author and music producer.Haynes' first recorded song was “Send A Little Love” recorded by the Spinners and released in December 1981. His second recording, “Sayonara” was recorded by A Taste of Honey and released in 1982...

, for a string of placements and would wisely upgrade his deal to a joint venture with Famous Music

Famous Music

Famous Music was the worldwide music publishing division of Paramount Pictures, a division of Viacom since 1994. Its copyright holdings span several decades and includes music from such Academy Award-winning motion pictures as The Godfather and Forrest Gump...

. With a publishing deal and a machine behind him, he decided to focus his career on working with recording artists instead of jingles. In 1990, he formed his own Production Company, The Groove Asylum, which soon put him in the studio working with Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis

Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis

James Samuel "Jimmy Jam" Harris III and Terry Steven Lewis are an American R&B and pop-music songwriting and record production team...

, who had a tremendous influence on Laney's songwriting and production style. With his dual roles at Groove Asylum and Famous, he was co-producing songs with Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis

Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis

James Samuel "Jimmy Jam" Harris III and Terry Steven Lewis are an American R&B and pop-music songwriting and record production team...

, in addition to working with well known recording artists. At the same time he was fine-tuning his business savvy by signing a group of young writers to his production company, including his younger brother, Christopher "Tricky" Stewart Tricky Stewart, Kuk Harrell

Kuk Harrell

Thaddis "Kuk" Harrell is an American songwriter, vocal producer, arranger and engineer. He is managed by RedZone Entertainment, and is a member of a songwriting–production team composed of himself, Christopher "Tricky" Stewart and Terius "The Dream" Nash...

 and Sean Hall. He brought his other younger brother Mark E. Stewart and future sister in-law Judi into the company as well, on the business side.

Laney's next big influence would be legendary MCA Records

MCA Records

MCA Records was an American-based record company owned by MCA Inc., which later gave way to the larger MCA Music Entertainment Group , of which MCA Records was still part. MCA Records was absorbed by Geffen Records in 2003...

 executive, Louil Silas, Jr., who was won over by Laney's abilities. Before he knew it, he would be working with execs like Sylvia Rhone

Sylvia Rhone

Sylvia Rhone is an American music industry executive who served as president of Universal Motown Records until 2011.She has overseen a roster of artists in the Universal Motown lineup including Lil Wayne and the Cash Money artists Nicki Minaj, Drake, Kid Cudi, Nelly, Melanie Fiona, Akon, Erykah...

, Benny Medina

Benny Medina

Benny Medina is the CEO of The Medina Company and son of legendary Jazz drummer Ahmad "Benny" Medina. He has worked in the music business as a producer, talent manager and record executive...

 and Quincy Jones

Quincy Jones

Quincy Delightt Jones, Jr. is an American record producer and musician. A conductor, musical arranger, film composer, television producer, and trumpeter. His career spans five decades in the entertainment industry and a record 79 Grammy Award nominations, 27 Grammys, including a Grammy Legend...

, putting together a run of successful songs, including "Never Let Them See You Sweat"http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fvnlLHjZLhk by Go West

Go West (band)

Go West is an English pop duo, formed in 1982 by lead vocalist and drummer Peter Cox ; and guitarist and vocalist Richard Drummie...

, which was featured in White Men Can't Jump

White Men Can't Jump

White Men Can't Jump is a 1992 American sports comedy drama film starring Woody Harrelson and Wesley Snipes as streetball hustlers, co-starring Rosie Perez...

, and "Candlelight and You"http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7NVuWz5sQLU by Keith Washington

Keith Washington

Keith Washington is an American R&B vocalist from Detroit, Michigan who scored a hit single in the United States in 1991 with "Kissing You," which was also used as background music for a General Hospital on ABC...

 featuring Chante Moore

Chanté Moore

Chanté Moore is an American R&B and jazz singer.-Biography:Born to a gospel minister, she grew up singing in the church and was heavily influenced by the music of George Duke and Lee Ritenour. While in high school, she decided to make a career of singing...

, which was featured in House Party 2

House Party 2

House Party 2, the sequel to the 1990 film House Party, was released in 1991 by New Line Cinema. The sequel returns most of the cast of the first movie along with new cast members such as Queen Latifah and Iman. The second installment includes more guest appearances from other famous entertainers...

.

In 1992 Stewart relocated his company from Chicago to Los Angeles, CA and would eventually become a founding partner, along with his brothers Tricky and Mark, in RedZone Entertainment

RedZone Entertainment

RedZone Entertainment is an Atlanta-based, music-production entity. Redzone's discography includes collaborations with many artists, producers, and composers of note, and is responsible for over 25 million records sold. RedZone Entertainment has produced acts such as P!nk, Britney Spears, Celine...

 in 1994.

In 1996 Laney entered into a publishing deal and writing/production relationship with Kenneth "Babyface" Edmonds and his Edmonds Music Publishing company. Babyface's songwriting guidance had a major influence on Laney's. This high-powered relationship led him to work with Madonna

Madonna (entertainer)

Madonna is an American singer-songwriter, actress and entrepreneur. Born in Bay City, Michigan, she moved to New York City in 1977 to pursue a career in modern dance. After performing in the music groups Breakfast Club and Emmy, she released her debut album in 1983...

, Shanice

Shanice

Shanice Lorraine Wilson-Knox , better known as Shanice, is a Grammy-nominated American R&B/soul singer-songwriter. She scored two Top 5 Billboard hit single's "I Love Your Smile" in 1991, and "Saving Forever for You" in 1993. In 1999, Shanice scored another top hit song, "When I Close My Eyes"...

, and Tony! Toni! Toné!

Tony! Toni! Toné!

Tony! Toni! Toné! is an American Soul/R&B group from Oakland, California, popular during the late 1980s and early to mid 1990s. During the band's heyday, it was composed of D'wayne Wiggins on lead vocals and guitar, his brother Raphael Saadiq on lead vocals and bass, and their cousin Timothy...

 in addition to writing and producing songs for the feature film Soul Food. During this time he also wrote and produced the top 10 hit "Last Nights Letter" for KCi & JoJo’s Quadruple platinum album Love Always

Love Always

Love Always is the debut album of American R&B duo K-Ci & JoJo, released on June 17, 1997, by MCA Records. It was recorded at various studios in New York and the Los Angeles area in 1996 and 1997. It was produced by JoJo and several others, including DeVante Swing, James Mtume, and Jeff Redd...

 Love Always

Love Always

Love Always is the debut album of American R&B duo K-Ci & JoJo, released on June 17, 1997, by MCA Records. It was recorded at various studios in New York and the Los Angeles area in 1996 and 1997. It was produced by JoJo and several others, including DeVante Swing, James Mtume, and Jeff Redd...

 .http://www.discogs.com/artist/Laney+Stewart

Redzone and Atlanta

In 1999 Laney relocated to Atlanta GA to join his brothers as a partner in RedZone Entertainment

RedZone Entertainment

RedZone Entertainment is an Atlanta-based, music-production entity. Redzone's discography includes collaborations with many artists, producers, and composers of note, and is responsible for over 25 million records sold. RedZone Entertainment has produced acts such as P!nk, Britney Spears, Celine...

 and Triangle Sound Studios. RedZone RedZone Entertainment

RedZone Entertainment

RedZone Entertainment is an Atlanta-based, music-production entity. Redzone's discography includes collaborations with many artists, producers, and composers of note, and is responsible for over 25 million records sold. RedZone Entertainment has produced acts such as P!nk, Britney Spears, Celine...

 helped put Atlanta on the map as a music city over the next few years with hits like Blu Cantrell

Blu Cantrell

Blu Cantrell is an American R&B and soul singer-songwriter.-Biography:Tiffany Cobb was born in Providence, Rhode Island in 1976. Her father was a Narragansett Native American and Cape Verdean, and played in the National Basketball Association...

's "Hit ‘Em Up Style," Sole

Sole (artist)

Tim Holland, known as Sole, is an alternative hip hop artist and a co-founder of the Anticon collective/label. Sole is known for his dense and often dark stream-of-consciousness style of rapping. His verses are often filled with abstraction, metaphor and sarcasm while avoiding or deconstructing...

's "4,5,6", TLC

TLC (band)

TLC is an American musical trio whose repertoire spanned R&B, hip-hop, soul, funk, and new jack swing. Originally consisting of singer Tionne "T-Boz" Watkins, rapper-singer Lisa "Left Eye" Lopes and singer Rozonda "Chilli" Thomas it found success in the 1990s while also enduring a series of spats...

's "No Scrubs", Toni Braxton

Toni Braxton

Toni Michelle Braxton is an American R&B singer-songwriter, record producer, and actress. Braxton has won six Grammy Awards, seven American Music Awards, and five Billboard Music Awards and has sold over 60 million records worldwide...

's "Love Me Some Him," and Destiny's Child

Destiny's Child

Destiny's Child was an American R&B girl group whose final line-up comprised lead singer Beyoncé Knowles alongside Kelly Rowland and Michelle Williams. Formed in 1997 in Houston, Texas, Destiny's Child members began their musical endeavors in their pre-teens under the name Girl's Tyme...

's "Bills, Bills, Bills." Laney eventually took over the position of president of RedZone, which included overseeing the day-to-day operations of the company and keeping it active. Under his watch super hit songwriter, Ester Dean

Ester Dean

Ester Renay Dean is an American singer and songwriter, and record producer signed to Zone 4 Records/Interscope Records. She is most notable for her dual appearance on Rio: Music From The Motion Picture and her 2009 US hit single "Drop It Low", which featured singer Chris Brown...

, was also added to Redzone on the Publishing side. With his duel role as music executive and producer, Laney continued his work penning and producing hit songs including, # 1 A.C. smash "Without You" http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=luW1nyw3k0U by Charlie Wilson, and "Everything" which appears on multi-platinum selling B2K

B2K

B2K was an American R&B music group. The group met in 1998, established in 2001, and managed by music producer Chris Stokes with Lil' Fizz, J-Boog, Raz-B, and Omarion as members. The group disbanded in 2004 due to internal disagreements.-2001-2002: B2K:...

’s Pandemonium and Greatest Hits albums.

Publisher

In his role as a publisher, Laney flourished amassing a huge publishing catalog that rivals anyone's. Unlike a lot of Publishers, he actually worked hands on with the writers, developing their skills and growing the catalog. Laney mentored Christopher "Tricky" Stewart, Kuk Harrell

Kuk Harrell

Thaddis "Kuk" Harrell is an American songwriter, vocal producer, arranger and engineer. He is managed by RedZone Entertainment, and is a member of a songwriting–production team composed of himself, Christopher "Tricky" Stewart and Terius "The Dream" Nash...

, and Sean Hall, imparting on them the secrets to consistent hitmaking that had been passed down to him from Jam & Lewis and Babyface amongst others. In addition to some of Tricky's songs, Laney's publishing includes songs performed by Britney Spears

Britney Spears

Britney Jean Spears is an American recording artist and entertainer. Born in McComb, Mississippi, and raised in Kentwood, Louisiana, Spears began performing as a child, landing acting roles in stage productions and television shows. She signed with Jive Records in 1997 and released her debut album...

, Usher

Usher (entertainer)

Usher Terry Raymond IV , who performs under the mononym Usher, is an American singer-songwriter, and actor. He is considered around the world to be the reigning King of R&B. Usher rose to fame in the late 1990s with the release of his second album My Way, which spawned his first Billboard Hot 100...

, Pink

Pink (singer)

Alecia Beth Moore , better known by her stage name Pink , is an American singer-songwriter, musician and actress....

, Sisqo

Sisqó

Mark Durrell Andrews , known by his stage name Sisqó, is an American R&B singer and actor. He is best known as the lead singer of R&B group Dru Hill, and also for "Thong Song", a song from his first solo LP, Unleash the Dragon, that became an international hit. - Biography :Sisqó was born Mark...

, Toni Braxton

Toni Braxton

Toni Michelle Braxton is an American R&B singer-songwriter, record producer, and actress. Braxton has won six Grammy Awards, seven American Music Awards, and five Billboard Music Awards and has sold over 60 million records worldwide...

, Tyrese

Tyrese

Tyrese Darnell Gibson , also known simply as Tyrese, is an American R&B singer, rapper, actor, author, former fashion model and MTV VJ. After releasing several albums, he transitioned into films, with lead roles in several Hollywood releases.-Early life:Gibson was born in Los Angeles, California,...

, and the 1999 the ASCAP Rap song of the year, "Who Dat" by JT Money

JT Money

Jeff Thompkins, known by his stage name JT Money, is an American rapper and was the leader of the Miami-based hip hop group, Poison Clan.-Music career:...

, which reached #5 on the Billboard pop charts. One of the biggest R&B tracks in the catalog is "I Love Me Some Him" off of Toni Braxton's "Secrets" album, which went 8 x Platinum. "Me Against The Music" stands out in the catalog as a duet with Britney Spears

Britney Spears

Britney Jean Spears is an American recording artist and entertainer. Born in McComb, Mississippi, and raised in Kentwood, Louisiana, Spears began performing as a child, landing acting roles in stage productions and television shows. She signed with Jive Records in 1997 and released her debut album...

 and Madonna

Madonna (entertainer)

Madonna is an American singer-songwriter, actress and entrepreneur. Born in Bay City, Michigan, she moved to New York City in 1977 to pursue a career in modern dance. After performing in the music groups Breakfast Club and Emmy, she released her debut album in 1983...

 that peaked at #1 on the Billboard Hot Dance Club Songs chart and was recently featured on an episode of Fox's "Glee

Glee (TV series)

Glee is an American musical comedy-drama television series that airs on Fox in the United States, and on GlobalTV in Canada. It focuses on the high school glee club New Directions competing on the show choir competition circuit, while its members deal with relationships, sexuality and social issues...

." Pink's "Can't Take Me Home" added a double platinum plaque to Laney's publishing collection along with platinum and double platinum sales worldwide as well. Other pop hits included "Case of the Ex" by Mýa

Mya

-A person:* Bo Mya , Chief Commander of the Karen National Union* Mýa , American R&B singer-songwriter and actress** Mýa , a 1998 album by Mýa-A code:* Burmese language, ISO 639-3 code is mya* Moruya Airport's IATA code...

, which peaked at number two in its 16th week on the Billboard Hot 100 chart and at #1 on Billboard’s R&B chart. It spent 3 weeks at number two and 29 consecutive weeks on the Billboard Hot 100 chart and was also an international success. In 1999 there was 3LW

3LW

3LW was an American hip hop soul and R&B girl group that enjoyed a number of modest hits during the early 2000s. Its founding members were Naturi Naughton, Adrienne Bailon, and Kiely Williams. Jessica Benson later replaced Naughton after she left the group in 2002...

’s "No More" and in 2001 there was B2K

B2K

B2K was an American R&B music group. The group met in 1998, established in 2001, and managed by music producer Chris Stokes with Lil' Fizz, J-Boog, Raz-B, and Omarion as members. The group disbanded in 2004 due to internal disagreements.-2001-2002: B2K:...

’s premier smash "Uh-Huh," which was the number one selling Single in the U.S that year.

The-Dream and Morningside Trail Music

Laney's next step as an entrepreneur would be entering into another publishing joint venture with Peer Music, forming Morningside Trail Music in 2003. He discovered, developed and then signed writer/producer Terius "The-Dream

The-Dream

Terius Youngdell Nash , better known by his stage name The-Dream, is an American singer-songwriter and record producer. He is known for co-writing "Umbrella" for Rihanna and "Single Ladies " for Beyoncé, as well as for his three solo albums, Love Hate, Love vs...

" Nash. A year after an unsuccessful initial meeting, The-Dream

The-Dream

Terius Youngdell Nash , better known by his stage name The-Dream, is an American singer-songwriter and record producer. He is known for co-writing "Umbrella" for Rihanna and "Single Ladies " for Beyoncé, as well as for his three solo albums, Love Hate, Love vs...

 was able to impress Laney enough to get back in the studio with him. Their first night of working together resulted in the song, "Everything," which ended up on B2K

B2K

B2K was an American R&B music group. The group met in 1998, established in 2001, and managed by music producer Chris Stokes with Lil' Fizz, J-Boog, Raz-B, and Omarion as members. The group disbanded in 2004 due to internal disagreements.-2001-2002: B2K:...

's album. Laney worked hard to develop The-Dream's songwriting abilities and consistency. Under Laney’s tutelage The-Dream

The-Dream

Terius Youngdell Nash , better known by his stage name The-Dream, is an American singer-songwriter and record producer. He is known for co-writing "Umbrella" for Rihanna and "Single Ladies " for Beyoncé, as well as for his three solo albums, Love Hate, Love vs...

 has developed into an award winning super writer/producer and recording artist with hits like "Shawty is the S*^!" and "Falsetto." Laney first introduced The-Dream to his brother Tricky and that partnership lead to a list of hits, from Rihanna

Rihanna

Robyn Rihanna Fenty , better known as simply Rihanna, is a Barbadian recording artist. Born in Saint Michael, Barbados, Rihanna moved to the United States at the age of 16 to pursue a recording career under the guidance of record producer Evan Rogers...

's "Umbrella," J. Holiday

J. Holiday

Nahum Grymes better known by his stage name J. Holiday, is an American R&B singer-songwriter. He came into prominence in 2007 with his breakthrough hit "Bed" peaking at number 5 on the Billboard Hot 100.-Discography:...

's "Bed" and "Suffocate," to Mariah Carey

Mariah Carey

Mariah Carey is an American singer-songwriter, record producer, and actress. She made her recording debut with the release of her eponymous studio album in 1990, under the guidance of Columbia Records executive Tommy Mottola, whom she later married in 1993...

's "Touch My Body," Usher

Usher (entertainer)

Usher Terry Raymond IV , who performs under the mononym Usher, is an American singer-songwriter, and actor. He is considered around the world to be the reigning King of R&B. Usher rose to fame in the late 1990s with the release of his second album My Way, which spawned his first Billboard Hot 100...

's "Moving Mountains," Mary J. Blige

Mary J. Blige

Mary Jane Blige is an American singer-songwriter, record producer and occasional actress. She is a recipient of nine Grammy Awards and four American Music Awards, and has recorded eight multi-platinum albums. She is the only artist with Grammy Award wins in Pop, Rap, Gospel, and R&B. Blige has...

's "Just Fine," & Justin Bieber

Justin Bieber

Justin Drew Bieber is a Canadian pop/R&B singer, songwriter and actor. Bieber was discovered in 2008 by Scooter Braun, who came across Bieber's videos on YouTube and later became his manager...

's "Baby," and Beyonce's "Single Ladies."

2005 to present

In 2005, Laney had to take a break after learning he was suffering from kidney cancer and failure. Laney took time to evaluate the evolving music business climate and in 2009 he, along with his wife, formed Stewart Music Group, combining publishing, production and management. In 2010 was blessed to receive a transplant kidney from his wife and while still in the hospital recuperating from transplant surgery he finalized the deal for a new joint venture with Universal Music Publishing Group

Universal Music Publishing Group

Universal Music Publishing Group is a music publishing company and is part of the Universal Music Group.UMPG owns or administers more than 1 million copyrights. They are one of the largest music publishing businesses in the world with more than 47 offices in 41 countries...

 http://www.umusicpub.com/, the largest music publishing company in the world. Laney is now developing a new publishing catalog under Music Gallery and a new writing/production team called The SharpShootaz, was his first signing. Each writer in The Sharpshootaz was hand picked by Laney himself. The SharpShootazhttp://www.youtube.com/sharpshootazmusic are busy working on music for some of today's hottest artists. Stewart Music Group currently consists of Music Gallery/UMPG Publishing, "The System" Management and Consulting, and LS Productions. Laney continues to be an important figure in the industry.

Personal life

Laney lives in Los Angeles

Los Ángeles

Los Ángeles is the capital of the province of Biobío, in the commune of the same name, in Region VIII , in the center-south of Chile. It is located between the Laja and Biobío rivers. The population is 123,445 inhabitants...

, California

California

California is a state located on the West Coast of the United States. It is by far the most populous U.S. state, and the third-largest by land area...

 and is married to Khaila Stewart with three children, Jordan, Clarke and Christopher. Laney and Khaila are involved in research at UCLA for kidney disease and living donor transplants.

Discography as songwriter and producer

B2K Pandemonium Epic

• Everything

B2K B2K Greatest Hits Epic

• Everything

Chante Moore Millennium Collection Geffen

• Candlelight & You
• Old School Lovin’
• Train of Thought

Shawn Desman Back For More UOMO/Sony BMG

• Ooh

Blu Cantrell So Blu RedZone/Arista

• 10,000 Times
• It’s Alright

Snow Two Hands Clapping Virgin/Canada

• Legal
• Stay Ballin’

Chante Moore Exposed MCA

• Bitter
• Train of Thought
• Why Am I Lonely

Charlie Wilson Bridging the Gap Interscope

• Without You
• Come Back My Way
• Charlie’s Angel
• Can I Take You Home

Kci & JoJo Love Always MCA

• Last Night’s Letter

Honey (Single Only) (International)

• More Than Love

Kandi Hey Kandi… Columbia

• Just So You Know

Ideal Ideal Virgin

• I Don’t Mind

Shanice Shanice Laface

• Fly Away

Her Sanity Xclusive Universal

• Can I Be Sure

Billy Crawford Billy Crawford V2

• I Wish
• Someone Like You
• If It’s Alright

Billy Crawford Big City V2

• Bright Lights

Winans We Got Next Myrrh

• Everyday Away

Coko Hot Coko RCA

• This Ain’t Love

Shanice Shanice LaFace/Arista

• Fly Away

Tony, Toni, Tone Soul Food Sdtk. LaFace/Arista

• Boys & Girls

Tony, Toni, Tone Greatest Hits Mercury

• Boys & Girls

Sam Salter It’s On Tonight LaFaceArista

• After 12 Before 6
• There You Are
• Every Time A Car Drives By
• One My Heart
• I Love You Both
• It Took A Song

Jesse Powell All I Need Silas/MCA

• All I Need

IV Example IV Example MCA

• From The Fool

Chante Moore Love Supreme MCA

• Old School Lovin’
• Who Do I Turn To

Chante Moore Straight Up MCA

• Train Of Thought

Chante Moore Precious MCA

• Candlelight & You
• Without Your Love

Keith Washington Make Time For Love Qwest/Warner

• When You Love Somebody
• Ready, Willing, & Able

E.V.E. E.V.E. MCA

• Grove of Love
• Thinkin’
• Good Love

Regina Belle Regina Belle Columbia

• The Deeper I Love

Darnell Owens Single MCA

• Since You Went Away

Aaron Hall The Truth Silas/MCA

• Let’s Make Love
• Until I Found You
• Freaky
• Pick Up The Phone

Jason Weaver The Jacksons: An American Dream Motown

• I Wanna Be Where You Are

Go West The Best of Go West Chrysalis

• Aces and Kings

Go West White Men Can't Jump EMI USA

• Never Let Them See You Sweat

Karyn White Rituals of Love Warner Bros.

• How I Want You
• Walking The Dog
• Beside You

The Whispers The Whispers Capital

• Come On Home

Nicki Richards Naked (To The World) Atlantic

• Fire’s Burning
• What’s Going On
• Dirty Job

Louis Price Louis Price Motown

• Flesh & Blood

Altitude Single Bahia Entertainment

• Work It Like A 9 to 5

Sue Ann Carwell Pain Killer MCA

• Sex or Love
• 7 Days & Nights

Patrick O'hearn Mix Up Private Music

• Journey to Yoroba (Remix)

Arrogant 12" DJ International Records

• Crazy

Kitty Haywood Single Lance Records

• Givin It Up
• Could I Be Dreamin

Publishing highlights

Sole
Skin Deep
Dreamworkds

• 4,5,6

Pink
Can't Take Me Home
LaFace
Certified 2X Platinum in US, 5X Platinum Worldwide

JT Money
Pimpin On Wax
Priority

• Who Dat

Certified Gold

Mya
Fear of Flying
Interscope

• Case Of The Ex

Sisqo
Unleash The Dragon
Def Soul
Certified Platinum

3LW
3LW
Epic Records

• No More
• Baby I'ma Do Right
• Playas Gon Play

Certified Platinum

Tyrese
Tyrese
RCA
Certified Gold, Peaked at #6 on R&B Charts, #17 on Billboard 200

B2K
B2K
Epic Records

• Everything

Peaked at #2 on Billboard 200

Color Me Badd
Now And Forever
Giant
Certified Gold

Mista
Mista
Elektra/EastWest

Usher
My Way
LaFace/Arista
Certified 6X Platinum

TLC
Fan Mail
LaFace/Arista/BMG
Certified 6X Platinum

Britney Spears
In The Zone
Jive

• Me Against The Music

Certified 2X Platinum

Britney Spears
Greatest Hits: My Prerogative
Jive

• Me Against The Music

Certified Platinum

J. Holiday
Bac Of My Lac
Music Line/Capitol

• Suffocate

Certified Gold in the U.S. and Gold Worldwide

Billy Crawford
Big City
Universal

• Bright Lights

Certified Gold

External links

• http://www.discogs.com/artist/Laney+Stewart
• http://www.discogs.com/artist/Chant%C3%A9+Moore
• http://www.discogs.com/Aaron-Hall-The-Truth/master/192361