Before meeting Bruno Mars, Philip Lawrence worked in theater and at Walt Disney World in Florida for seven years … See more

Lawrence and Mars came from musical families. Lawrence grew up listening to "everything" and Mars was exposed to a diverse mix of reggae, rock, hip hop, and R&B. Their interest in music started at a very young … See more

The Smeezingtons used an Akai MPC4000, three Roland Fantom S88, V‑Synth GT, a regular V‑Synth, Korg R3, MicroKorg, Novation Ultranova, Dave Smith Mopho, and two Access Virus TI's to produce music. Ari … See more