[1] As a sideman, he has performed with Bilal, Meshell Ndegeocello, Nick Hakim, Blood Orange, Doobie Powell, Andrew Bird, Benny Sings, Kimbra, Emily King, Gabriel Garzon-Montano, and Ralph Peterson Jr.
Sherman began playing piano at the age of four and initially played Scott Joplin rags before becoming heavily influenced in jazz by Jimmy Smith and Herbie Hancock.
Sherman, growing up, had very little "exposure to pop culture," with the initial genres he listened to being ragtime, gospel and jazz.
[2] Stylistically, Sherman cites the artists at Berklee, the New England Conservatory, and Wally's Café as influences.
He has cited the album Astro Lounge by Smash Mouth as one of the biggest influences on his production work.