[1][2] He first became known for producing the 1990 single "Vision of Love" by Mariah Carey, which received a Grammy Award and peaked on the Billboard Hot 100.

[3] Lawrence has produced and written songs for mainstream musical acts including Whitney Houston, Earth Wind and Fire, Little Richard, Philip Bailey, Gladys Knight, Jon Anderson (Yes), Anderson Bruford Wakeman Howe, Enrique Iglesias, Selena, Paula Abdul, Hilary Duff, Jessica Simpson, 98 Degrees, Carola Häggkvist, June Pointer, Kirk Franklin, and Crystal Lewis, among others.

Lawrence produced and co-wrote Kelly Clarkson's first single following her American Idol victory, "Miss Independent", which was at No.

2 Rap single “Request + Line” for the Black Eyed Peas featuring Macy Gray, which gave them their first top 40 hit.

He was an early advisor to Digidesign (later Avid Technology) and would later become the first producer to mix an album using Pro Tools, alongside legendary mixer Dave Pensado[10] who continued collaboration through the years.