PJ Bianco

PJ Bianco (born 1981) is an American record producer and songwriter.^[1][2][3]

PJ Bianco
PJ Bianco in 2019
Background information
Born	1981 (age 42–43) Bronxville, New York, U.S.
Genres	Pop, Alternative, pop rock, dance-pop, electropop, hip hop
Occupation(s)	Musician, record producer, songwriter
Instrument(s)	Guitar, drum kit, vocals, bass guitar, piano, electronic keyboard
Years active	2001–present

Early life and education

Bianco earned a bachelor of fine arts in music from the Conservatory of Music at SUNY Purchase College in New York, where he studied composition.^[4][5] He interned with Quad Recording Studio and The Loft Recording Studio during his study period.^[5]

Career

After graduating, Bianco signed with Denise Rich Songs and began working closely with songwriter and philanthropist Denise Rich to develop his skills as a lyricist.^[6] Later, Bianco began collaborating with the Jonas Brothers, for whom he produced and co-wrote "Time for Me to Fly" for their 2006 debut album It's About Time, which was featured in the film Aquamarine.^[7][8]

Bianco produced "Rear View Mirror" for recording artist Mýa, featuring Sean Paul, that was included on her album, K.I.S.S.^[9]

PJ gained recognition for his work in the early 2010s,^[10] and co-wrote "Stop the World" for Demi Lovato's U.S. Billboard 200 number one album, Here We Go Again.^[11][12] Bianco worked with Warner Bros. singer-songwriter and recording artist LP, producing and co-writing music for album Forever for Now.^[9] Bianco additionally co-wrote "Into the Wild" with LP,^[13][14] which became prominent when it was used in a Citibank's commercial.^[15] In 2018, Bianco co-produced "With or Without You" for Genesis Jones along with DJ Snake.^[16]

During his career, Bianco has written songs for musicians such as Arizona, Demi Lovato, Fifth Harmony, Jonas Brothers, LP,^[17] Metro Station, and Mýa.^[18][1] His produced music has been included in the Billboard Canadian Hot 100,^[19] Canada CHR/Top 40,^[20] Canada Hot AC,^[21] Billboard Hot Rock & Alternative,^[22] and the Billboard Dance/Mix Show Airplay.^[23]

Bianco is the founder of a studio that is based in Los Angeles.^[24][5]

Discography

Songwriting and production credits ^[9]

Title	Year	Artist(s)	Album	Credits	Written with	Produced with
Time For Me to Fly	2006	Jonas Brothers	It's About Time	Co-Writer	Jonas Brothers	-
	2007	The Veronicas	Single	Co-Writer, Producer	-	-
When You Look Me In The Eyes	2008	Jonas Brothers	A Little Bit Longer	Co-Writer	Raymond Boyd, Jonas Brothers	-
Can't Have You				Co-Writer	Nick Jonas	-
Us Against The World	2009	Mitchel Musso, Katelyn Tarver	Mitchel Musso	Co-Writer, Producer	Brian Malouf, Eddie Galan	Brian Malouf
Movin In		Mitchel Musso		Co-Writer	Eddie Galan, Sam Musso, Leland Grant, Steve Sundholm
Stop The World		Demi Lovato	Here We Go Again	Co-Writer	Nick Jonas, Demi Lovato	-
Over You		Honor Society	Fashionably Late	Co-Writer	Nick Jonas, Michael Bruno, Jason Rosen, Alexander Noyes	-
Magic		Meaghan Martin	Wizards of Waverly Place	Producer	-	Ric Ocasek
YourBiggestFan	2010	Jonas Brothers	Jonas L.A.	Co-Writer, Producer	Jonas Brothers, China McClain	-
Last Time Around		Nick Jonas & The Administration	Who I Am	Co-Writer	Nick Jonas, Greg Garbowsky	-
Vesper's Goodbye				Co-Writer	Nick Jonas.	-
In The End				Co-Writer	Nick Jonas, Greg Garbowsky	-
Where's My Angel		Metro Station	Single	Producer	-	-
I'm Just Fine		Olivia Somerlyn	Olivia Somerlyn EP	Co-Writer	Curt Schneider, Olivia Somerlyn	-
Rear View Mirror	2011	Mya, Sean Paul	K.I.S.S. Keep It Sexy & Simple	Producer	-	-
We're The Kids	2012	Parade of Lights	Born to Live, Born to Love	Co-Writer, Producer	Ryan Daly, Anthony Improgo	-
Into The Wild		L.P.	Into the Wild	Co-Writer, Producer	L.P.	Jonathan Malone, Rob Cavallo
Tokyo Sunrise				Co-Writer	L.P.	-
Who Are You	2013	Fifth Harmony	Better Together	Co-Writer, Producer	Julian Bunetta, Allyson Hernandez, Normani Hamilton, Dinah Hansen, Nasri Atweh, Karla Camila Cabello, Lauren Jauregui
Me & My Girls				Co-Writer, Producer	Allyson Brooke, Karla Cabello, Lauren Jauregui, Normani Kordei, Dinah Jane Hansen, Julian Bunetta, Beau Alexandrè Dozier, John Ryan	-
I Still Love You		Metro Station	Middle of the Night EP	Co-Writer, Producer	-	-
Take You Home				Co-Writer, Producer	-	-
Every Time I Touch You				Co-Writer, Producer	-	-
Barcelona				Co-Writer, Producer	-	-
Ain't Nobody Got Time For That		Blush	Single	Co-Writer	Beau Dozier, Blush, Drew Ryan Scott	-
The Lost Get Loud	2014	Elektrik People	The Lost Get Loud	Co-Writer	Evan Caleb Robinson, Reid Alan Curby, Svend Lerche	-
Break This			The Lost Get Loud	Co-Writer		-
Lunatic			The Lost Get Loud	Co-Writer		-
Painted Gold			The Lost Get Loud	Co-Writer		-
I Love My Life			The Lost Get Loud	Co-Writer		-
The Girl Is Back In Town		Chantal Claret	Single	Co-Writer	Chantal Claret	-
For You	2015	Genevieve	Show Your Colors	Co-Writer	Genevieve	-
Tonight		Landon Williams	Single	Co-Writer, Producer	Landon Williams	Landon Williams
Smoke Signals		The Golden Hippie, Badflower	Flowers on the Sun	Co-Writer	Marissa Renee Shipp, Eddie Jackson, Daniel Mestanza, Jordan Mcgraw	-
Dancing Glorious		The Golden Hippie	Flowers on the Sun	Co-Writer		-
Coke + Mirror War		The Golden Hippie	Flowers on the Sun	Co-Writer		-
Champagne Problems	2016	Nick Jonas	Last Year Was Complicated	Co-Writer	Nick Jonas, Jason Evigan, Sean Douglas, Jonathan Tucker	-
Conquer		RIVVRS	Unfamiliar Skin	Co-Writer	Brandon Zahursky, Lee Ann Mccollum	-
Grave of Broken Dreams	2017	Mat Bastard	Loov	Co-Writer	Mat Bastard	-
Oceans Away		A R I Z O N A	GALLERY	Co-Writer	David Labuguen, Nathan Esquite, Zachary Charles	-
Annie				Co-Writer	Dan Avery, David Labuguen, Nathan Esquite, Zachary Charles	-
Not a Single Day				Co-Writer	David Labuguen, Nathan Esquite, Zachary Charles	-
Brave Enough				Co-Writer	David Labuguen, Nathan Esquite, Zachary Charles	-
Running				Co-Writer	Ryan Pulford, David Labuguen, Nathan Esquite, Zachary Charles	-
Are You				Co-Writer	David Labuguen, Nathan Esquite, Zachary Charles	-
Watch Me		Nick Jonas	Ferdinand (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)	Co-Writer	Jonathon Tucker, Jason Evigan, Sean Douglas, Nick Jonas	-
Cross My Mind		A R I Z O N A	GALLERY	Co-Writer	David Labuguen, Nathan Esquite, Zachary Charles	-
Up Against Me		L.P.	Lost On You	Co-Writer	L.P.	-
Fangs		Rey Pila	Fangs	Producer	-	Diego Solorzano
I Like It Like That		VILLA, Landon Williams	I Like it Like That	Producer	-	-
Knifed		VILLA, Elektrik People	Single	Producer	-	-
You Want It All		L.P.	Single	Co-Writer, Producer	Mike Del Rio, Jonathan Malone, L.P.	Jonathan Malone
Nobody Else	2018	Axwell	Single	Co-Writer	Axel Hedfors, Johannes Klahr, Robert Thiele, Jr.William Denham
The Wave		R3HAB, Lia Marie Johnson	Single	Co-Writer	Fadil El Ghoul, Sophia Black, Lia Marie Johnson, Nicholas Audino, Lewis Hughes, Khales Rohaim
Just The Same		Charlotte Lawrence	Young EP	Co-Writer	MAG, Charlotte Lawrence, Louis Schoorl	-
Freaking Out		A R I Z O N A	COLD NIGHTS // SUMMER DAYS	Co-Writer	David Labuguen, Nathan Esquite, Zachary Hannah	-
White Gold		Landon Williams	Single	Co-Writer	Dan Book Joel Shifflet Landon Williams
u never did that 4 me		Sage Charmaine	Don't leave me	Co-Writer, Producer	Rocky Lynch	Rocky Lynch
What She Wants		A R I Z O N A	COLD NIGHTS // SUMMER DAYS	Co-Writer	Madison Emiko Love, Zachary Hannah, Nathan Esquite, David Labuguen	-
Summer Days		A R I Z O N A	COLD NIGHTS // SUMMER DAYS	Co-Writer	David Labuguen, Nathan Esquite, Ryan Pulford, Zachary Charles
It Will Never Be Enough		Vesperteen	The Hype Is Dead	Co-Writer, Producer	Vesperteen, Colin Rigsby	Vesperteen, Colin Rigsby
June		Sage Charmaine	don't leave me	Co-Writer, Producer	Sage Charmaine
Hold The Line	2019	Avicii, A R I Z O N A	Tim	Co-Writer	Andrew Jackson, David Labuguen, Lucas von Bahder, Nathan Esquite, Tim Bergling, Zachary Hannah
Problems		A R I Z O N A	ASYLUM	Co-Writer, Producer	Chord Overstreet, David Labuguen, Hanni Ibrahim, Jim Lavigne, Nathan Esquite, Patrick Patrikios, Zachary Charles	A R I Z O N A
Nostalgic				Co-Writer, Producer	David Labuguen, James Abrahart, Jordan Johnson, Michael Pollack, Nathan Esquite, Oliva Holt, Stefan Johnson, Zachary Charles
Let Me Know				Co-Writer, Producer	David Labuguen, Jacob Torrey, Nathan Esquite, Tim McEwan, Zachary Charles
Where You Are				Co-Writer, Producer	David Labuguen, Jonny Price, Madison Love, Nathan Esquite, Zachary Charles
Don't Leave				Co-Writer, Producer	David Labuguen, Eric Ciano, Nathan Esquite, Zachary Charles
Find Someone				Co-Writer, Producer	David Labuguen, Nathan Esquite, Samuel Harris, Zachary Charles
Trouble				Co-Writer, Producer	David Labuguen, Jacob Torrey, Nathan Esquite, Zachary Charles
Still Alive				Co-Writer, Producer	Andrew Jackson, David Labuguen, Nathan Esquite, Zachary Charles
I'll Be Waiting For You		Valen	Winona Forever	Co-Writer	Valentina Mitzkat
1984 (Infinite Jest)	2020	The Used	Heartwork	Co-Writer	John Feldmann, Dan Whitesides	-
I'm With You		Neon Dreams	Single	Co-Writer	Adrian Morris, Corey LeRue, Frank Kadillac	-
People Are Strange		Liv Strange	Single	Co-Writer, Producer	-	-
Good Love		Elektrik People	Cruel World	Co-Writer, Producer	Svend Lerche	-
Something More		Elektrik People	Cruel World	Co-Writer, Producer	Evan Robinson, Svend Lerche	-
More	2021	Huxlxy	More	Co-Writer, Producer	Joshua Williamson, Matthew Mcnulty	Joshua Williamson
Flavor of the Month	2022	Hailey Haus	Single	Co-Writer	Hailey Joy Trevino, David Burris, Natania Lalwani, Mirandy Glory	-
Longest I've Been Stoned		SUMMER Rios	Single	Co-Writer, Producer	Abe Abraham, Summer Rios	-
Real Love		Rioma, phem	Single	Producer	-	-
Rose Petals		Rioma, SUMMER Rios	Single	Producer	-	JM
I'll Wait For You		ayokay	Digital Dreamscape	Co-Writer	ayokay	-
Fever		Kygo, Lukas Graham	Thrill Of The Chase	Co-Writer	Kygo, Lukas Graham	-
Pit of Friends		Rioma	Single	Producer	-	Nissou Beat
Borrowed Time		Gigi Rowe	Laura	Co-Writer, Producer	Gigi Rowe	-
Lonely Together				Co-Writer, Producer		-
When The Time Comes				Co-Writer, Producer		-
I'll Get Where I'm Going				Co-Writer, Producer		-
Lips				Co-Writer, Producer	Gigi Rowe, Zachary Hannah	Zachary Hannah
Running From The Grave				Co-Writer, Producer	Gigi Rowe	-
I Don't Wanna Be Saved				Co-Writer, Producer		-
Velvet				Co-Writer, Producer		-
Somebody For Me				Co-Writer, Producer		-
Vintage Dream				Co-Writer, Producer		-
Rich Like Biebs		Rioma, Youngin	Single	Producer	-	Nick Lee

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13. "10 Questions: LP". BMI.com. May 10, 2012.
14. "Band Bio: LP". CBS News.
15. Gumbrecht, Jamie (April 24, 2012). "Songwriter LP goes into the wild -- as a singer". CNN.
16. Murray, Gordon (July 5, 2018). "Billboard Dance Chart Upstarts: Genesis Jones, M-22, Robin Schulz & Piso 21". Billboard.
17. updated, Laura B. Whitmore last (May 28, 2014). "Exclusive Interview: LP Talks New Album 'Forever For Now,' Ukulele and More". Guitar World.
18. https://www.broadwayworld.com/bwwmusic/article/Gigi-Rowe-Shares-Bruce-Springsteen-Dancing-In-The-Dark-Cover-w-BlackBook-20171206
19. "Billboard Canadian Hot 100". Billboard. January 2, 2013.
20. "Canada CHR/Top 40". Billboard. March 6, 2013.
21. "Canada Hot AC". Billboard. March 6, 2013.
22. "Hot Rock & Alternative Songs". Billboard. January 2, 2013.
23. "Dance/Mix Show Airplay". Billboard. January 24, 2013.
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