Alan Lazar

Following his career with Mango Groove, Lazar moved to California as a Fulbright scholar, where he became involved in music production for film and television.

His second movie for Netflix was Holiday In The Wild, starring Rob Lowe and Kristin Davis, directed by Ernie Barbarash.

His debut novel received positive reviews on its release, after finishing as runner-up at the Los Angeles Book Festival.

Lazar was born on 15 December 1967 in South Africa and studied at Hyde Park High School.

He went on to study at Wits University before leaving his home country of South Africa, to move to the United States.

Lazar moved to Los Angeles, where he went on to graduate from the USC School of Cinema Television, as a Fulbright scholar.

[2] After releasing their first studio album in the late 1980s, Mango Groove went on to become a household name in South Africa, achieving platinum record sales.

[4] After moving to Los Angeles, Lazar became involved in writing and composing music for a number of American TV shows.

[5] He went on to write music for the final episodes of Sex and the City, and score An American Crime, starring Elliot Page and James Francho, and for which Catherine Keener was nominated for an Emmy.