Manuel Lonnie Seal, Jr. (born September 26, 1960) is an American multi-instrumentalist, record producer, composer, singer, songwriter, vocal coach, and arranger.
He has been credited, often in tandem with Jermaine Dupri, on releases by Mariah Carey, Janet Jackson, Usher, TLC, Aretha Franklin, Xscape, Cherish, Tyrese, Alicia Keys, Gerald Levert, Marc Dorsey and Destiny's Child, among others.
By the time Manuel was in high school, his mother had purchased a home that he and his sisters still share today.
Manuel Seal was found by a manager while working with Grammy Award-winning artist Ann Nesby.
The surprise hit on that album was "Understanding", which Manuel wrote in his hotel room one night between sessions.
He went on to write numerous hits for Jagged Edge, Aretha Franklin, Destiny's Child, Bebe Winans, LSG, Johnny Gill, George Benson, Tamia, Aaron Hall, Mary J. Blige, Monica, Lionel Richie, Ashanti and Gerald Levert.
Major success came with "My Boo" from Usher's Confessions (2004, Special Edition), which went on to sell more than 10 million copies in America.
Seal also won a Grammy Award for his contribution on Mariah Carey's "We Belong Together" from The Emancipation of Mimi (2005).