Sean Garrett

Garrett Robin Hamler, known professionally as Sean Garrett, is an American record producer, rapper, singer and songwriter. He was a credited songwriter for a series of commercially successful R&B and hip hop recordings, beginning with Usher's 2004 single "Yeah!". Garrett then co-wrote five other songs which peaked the Billboard Hot 100: "Goodies" for Ciara also in 2004, "Check on It" for Beyoncé and "Run It!" for Chris Brown in 2005, as well as "London Bridge" for Fergie and "Grillz" for Nelly in 2006. Additionally, he's written 17 other singles which peaked on the UK Singles, US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs, or Dance Club Songs charts. Throughout his career, Garrett has been nominated for four Grammy Awards.

His other notable writing credits include Beyoncé's singles "Diva", "Video Phone", "Get Me Bodied", and "Upgrade U", as well as Destiny's Child's "Soldier", "Lose My Breath", and "Girl", The Pussycat Dolls' "Buttons", Chris Brown's "Wall to Wall" and "Gimme That", and Summer Walker's "No Love". His songwriting often accompanies productions by Swizz Beatz, Polow da Don, and Bangladesh.

Alongside songwriting and production, Garrett also has a recording career as an Crunk&B singer. His highest-charting songs include his guest appearances on Mario's 2009 single "Break Up", Ludacris' 2008 single "What Them Girls Like", and Nicki Minaj's 2010 debut single "Massive Attack". His debut studio album, Turbo 919 (2008) was released through Interscope Records only in Japan. He subsequently released the singles "Get It All" (featuring Nicki Minaj) and "Feel Love" (featuring Drake or J. Cole), which were released in promotion for his debut mixtape, The Inkwell (2011).