Michael Broening

Artist, producer, pianist and songwriter Michael Broening has written and produced over 70 contemporary jazz hits, including 47 top 10 and 27 #1 singles, one of which was the 2007 Grammy winning song "Mornin" by George Benson & Al Jarreau. Since 2001, Mike has written and produced albums for a who's who of contemporary jazz artists, including Benson, Marion Meadows, Tim Bowman, Steve Oliver, Althea Rene, Cindy Bradley, Brian Simpson, Lin Rountree, Nick Colionne, Randy Scott, Kim Scott, and Kayla Waters. Many featured multiple singles written by Mike that charted in the top 5. On Benson's CD "Givin' it Up," Michael was credited playing B3 organ on the song "Bring it on Home to Me," which featured Paul McCartney. The CD hit #1 on the Billboard Jazz Sales chart and took home 3 Grammy's in 2007. As songwriter and producer, three times Michael had the #1 & #2 songs on Billboard at the same time. In Dec '19 with Kayla Waters "Full Bloom" and Cindy Bradley's "Wind Chill Factor," in Oct '20 with Randy Scott's "Joyride" and Lin Rountree's "Fluid," and in Sept '24 with Greg Goodloe's “Groovin’ On” and Randy Scott's “Embrace.” As an artist, Michael's last 5 singles, The Way She Moves, Let it Breathe, Talk to Me, Happy Hour, and Together Again all hit #1 on Billboard. From 2023-25 Michael wrote and produced 15 #1's. His latest single, Make it Last, released January 16, 2026 on his label, B-Hive Records.