On Saturday, February 7th, 8x Grammy-winner, Philip Lawrence, who co-wrote “I Just Might,” the lead single from Bruno Mars’ new album, The Romantic, and Billboard Number 1 debut on the Top 100, conducted a 3-hour long masterclass on songwriting with Clive Davis Institute students.
Philip sat down with CDI Assistant Arts Professor Mike Errico in the Bob Power Studio for an in-depth discussion on the career journeys songwriters take to find their creative home. Philip talked about his creative process and gave the students a behind-the-scenes look at how he writes with his collaborators. Philip also spent time with Future Music Moguls, a free 14-week high school program that CDI runs every spring.
Philip gave the students a breakdown of “I Just Might” and shared some of his favorite lyrics that he has written (i.e. “Make a dragon wanna retire” from “Uptown Funk”).
