User:MikeWinans

Mike Winans Jr. (born in Glendale, California) is an American recording artist, producer and songwriter. As the nephew of BeBe & CeCe Winans, and having been surrounded by a family of musical icons his entire life. His earliest success came while singing alongside his cousins, as the next generation of The Winans in a group called Winans Phase II, which garnered Mike a Grammy nomination as well as a Billboard #1 hit on the gospel charts.

After finding success as an artist, Mike branched out and began songwriting and producing, garnering his first major label credits while working with his aunt Vickie Winans on her 2003 release, Bringing It All Together. In 2006, Mike decided to expand beyond the gospel world, signing with ''Sean “Diddy" Combs and soon thereafter found himself working with some of the biggest artists in the world including Chris Brown, New Edition, Case, Michelle Williams, Mario Winans, Danity Kane, and Diddy himself. Over the past 4 years Mike has written and produced on 5 Billboard #1 Albums and 4 Platinum Albums, as well as serving as a senior producer on MTV’s Making the Band, developing numerous talents for Bad Boy Records.

Following a brief hiatus in 2008, Mike has returned to music to launch his career as a solo artist and is eagerly preparing his debut album. Through his music, Mike hopes to create a work of art that wills inspiration and moves today’s audience of maturing R&B lovers, while filling the void long separating the world of contemporary R&B music from its origins in the church.