Writer

Sam Sumser


Biography

Working across multiple genres, Sumser is a versatile writer, producer, and topliner. Frequent trips to Los Angeles and Atlanta spawned hit urban-pop collaborations released this year by Jason Derulo (“Be The One”), Chris Brown (“Overtime”), and Shenseea (“Blessed” featuring Tyga), among others, while his work co-writing and co-producing Anitta’s “Banana” featuring Becky G earned him a 2019 Latin Grammy nomination for Best Urban Music Album. Nashville collaborations include charting Country singles by Mitchell Tenpenny (“Alcohol You Later”) and Chase Martin (“Say Goodbye”). He has also written and produced with the likes of Usher, Austin Mahone, Dawin, and Plain White T’s, and is currently back in the in the studio with Lizzo, Usher, and Austin Mahone, plus Conrad Sewell, Daniel Skye, Eric Hudson, and R. City ...

Working across multiple genres, Sumser is a versatile writer, producer, and topliner. Frequent trips to Los Angeles and Atlanta spawned hit urban-pop collaborations released this year by Jason Derulo (“Be The One”), Chris Brown (“Overtime”), and Shenseea (“Blessed” featuring Tyga), among others, while his work co-writing and co-producing Anitta’s “Banana” featuring Becky G earned him a 2019 Latin Grammy nomination for Best Urban Music Album. Nashville collaborations include charting Country singles by Mitchell Tenpenny (“Alcohol You Later”) and Chase Martin (“Say Goodbye”). He has also written and produced with the likes of Usher, Austin Mahone, Dawin, and Plain White T’s, and is currently back in the in the studio with Lizzo, Usher, and Austin Mahone, plus Conrad Sewell, Daniel Skye, Eric Hudson, and R. City to name a few. 2019 has been a particularly fruitful one for the Nashville-based Sumser. In addition to the nomination for Album of the Year, his contributions to Lizzo’s Cuz I Love You (Deluxe), also earned a Best Urban Contemporary Album nod. Co-written by Sumser, “Juice” was released as the lead single off Cuz I Love You, storming the charts both Stateside and abroad. Now RIAA Platinum-certified, the track has accumulated over half a billion streams globally and continues to grow, earning critical acclaim from outlets including Rolling Stone, Consequence of Sound and NPR, the latter of which declared it one of 2019’s best.

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