Eric Foster White

Eric Foster White (born 1962) is a Grammy-nominated[1] American songwriter, record producer, and musician who has written songs for pop acts such as Whitney Houston,[2] Britney Spears, and the Backstreet Boys.[3] Through his work with artists, White is credited with 70 million album sales worldwide and many hit singles.[4][5]

Career

White graduated from the University of Miami in 1983[6] with a bachelor's degree. In the 1980s and early 1990s, White toured with Frank Sinatra, Tony Bennett, and Gloria Estefan.[7] He worked at Sony Music before moving on to Jive Records. He also started two music production-publishing companies. In 2006, White formed Mina Latina Records with DJ Thomas Acosta.[8] Recently, White got into the mobile entertainment industry by creating Showmobile which Hitstreak airs on. Showmobile was signed by Radio Disney via an online carriage agreements in 2014.[9]

Select discography
  1. 1991 – "My Name Is Not Susan" (Whitney Houston)
  2. 1991 – "I Can't Wait Another Minute" (Hi-Five)
  3. 1996 – "Everytime I Close My Eyes" Backstreet Boys (1996 album) (Backstreet Boys)
  4. 1999 – "Soda Pop" (Britney Spears) (song also appeared in Pokémon: The First Movie)
  5. 2000 – "From the Bottom of My Broken Heart" (Britney Spears) [10]
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References
  1. "Eric Foster White". Grammys. Grammys. Retrieved 28 July 2018.
  2. "WHITNEY HOUSTON'S 'I'M YOUR BABY' STRONG VOICE, WEAK MATERIAL". Washington Post. Washington Post. Retrieved 17 July 2018.
  3. "Songwriter for Britney Spears, Backstreet Boys sings new mobile tune". Recode. Recode.net. Retrieved July 14, 2018.
  4. "Hit Songwriter Eric Foster White launches Latin Urban / Reggaeton Label". ASCAP. ASCAP. Retrieved July 14, 2018.
  5. The Billboard Guide to Contemporary Christian Music. Billboard. Billboard. 2002. ISBN 9780823077182. Retrieved 17 July 2018.
  6. "Hitstreak': The made-for-mobile teen series is being shot on Miami Beach's Lincoln Road". Miami Herald. Miami Herald.
  7. "ShowMobile Launches With its First-Made-for-Mobile Original Program HitStreak". Globe News Wire. Globe News Wire. Retrieved 17 July 2018.
  8. "ShowMobile Launches Austin Mahone Channel as it Tries to Reinvent Social Media Storytelling". Poep Nu. Variety. Retrieved 17 July 2018.
  9. "Exclusive: Radio Disney Moving Off Air to Digital". Broadcasting Cable. Broadcastin Cable. Archived from the original on 20 October 2017. Retrieved 17 July 2018.
  10. "Britney Spears Bottom of my Broken Heart". Billboard. Billboard. 2000-01-08. Retrieved 17 July 2018.
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