He followed by participating in the second-largest viewed Super Bowl Halftime Show performing with the Red Hot Chili Peppers, receiving 115.3 million viewers.
Along with composing and producing hits for Bruno Mars, Lawrence has produced/wrote for Adele, Flo Rida, Lil Wayne, Wiz Khalifa, CeeLo Green and others.
[9] Lawrence founded CMNTY Culture, a multimedia venture that combines recorded music, film, television and theater production in one space.
He began taking songwriting seriously in college, and developed his core entertainment skills during his time as a performer at Walt Disney World in Florida.
During this time he began establishing himself and building his musical network, which led to his meeting with Bruno Mars and composing songs with him and other artists.
Shortly afterwards they co-wrote Flo Rida's "Right Round", which proved to be their breakout project and resulted in many more production opportunities and acclaim in the industry.
[8] Not long after gaining their foothold in the industry, they met and partnered with Ari Levine to form the songwriting and production team, The Smeezingtons.
[12] Over the course of the next 6 years, the team wrote and produced chart topping hits for a variety of musicians including Flo Rida, Matisyahu, B.o.B., CeeLo Green, Snoop Dogg, Wiz Khalifa, Adam Lambert, Adele and others.
[13][14][citation needed] Lawrence has played a key role in Bruno Mars and The Hooligans since their inception, serving as songwriter, producer, composer and lead singer.
Their sophomore effort was also their first opportunity to branch out into more varied genres of music, which ultimately allowed them to reach a wider ranging audience.
[30] Lawrence has composed and produced in a variety of musical genres and styles throughout his career, such as Pop, Rock, Hip-Hop, R&B, Reggae, Funk, Soul, Folk.