Bryan Loren Hudson (born May 5, 1966), also nicknamed The Wiz, is an American singer-songwriter and record producer.
Loren said that he remembers being influenced by the South Philly music scene, recalling "TSOP", Philadelphia International and songwriting artists Stevie Wonder, Steely Dan and Herbie Hancock as specific inspiring examples.
[3] When Hudson was offered a solo recording contract, he began professionally using Bryan Loren for his attributions.
[7] The success of these recordings warranted a national album tour, but Loren was too young to join them on the road.
[12][13] Loren performed and recorded all of the music and vocal tracks on the debut album; handling all executive production, mixing, and engineering for the initial release.
In 1992, Loren released a follow-up solo album on Arista Records called Music from the New World.
This song was later renamed "Satisfy You" and covered by Damion Hall, a former member of the new jack swing group Guy, for his solo album Straight to the Point in 1994.
Loren collaborated with other top recording artists including in 1990, when he produced, sung background vocals on, and co-wrote (along with an uncredited Michael Jackson)[14] the song "Do the Bartman" from The Simpsons Sing the Blues.
[3][15][16] Jackson was a fan of The Simpsons, and had agreed to write a song for the planned release of The Simpsons Sing the Blues, but because he had recently signed a lucrative deal with Sony Records, giving them exclusivity in exchange for what the Guinness Book of Records recognized as the largest contract ever, reportedly worth $890 million,[3][17] and the Simpsons album was being released on Geffen Records, Jackson chose to not be credited in any manner on the album.
[18] He continued writing songs for other performers, including Whitney Houston's "Feels So Good",[19][20][21] and producing music with other well known artists, such as Damion Hall, Eric Benét, Barry White, and Sting.