Larry Gold, producer, cellist and most notably, arranger, is as much a part of the true fabric of the Philly music scene as Leon Huff, Kenny Gamble, Thom Bell or The Roots.

Larry is the white-hot, in-demand arranger on songs by Jay-Z, Timbaland, Kanye West, Justin Timberlake, R. Kelly, Jennifer Lopez, Mary J. Blige, Celine Dion, The Roots, Al Green, Jill Scott, Common, Reba McEntire, Teddy Pendergrass, Patti LaBelle, Musiq (Soulchild), Anthony Hamilton, Ricky Martin, Macy Gray and Erykah Badu and countless others.

In 2011, Larry had 6 Grammy nominations and won for Best Traditional R&B Performance: "Hang On In There" from John Legend and The Roots' Wake Up! (G.O.O.D. Music/Columbia Records/Home School Records) and Best R&B Album: John Legend and The Roots' Wake Up! (G.O.O.D. Music/Columbia Records/Home School Records). In 2010, Larry had five Grammy-nominated songs by such artists as John Legend, Pleasure P and Musiq Soulchild and Mary J. Blige to follow 8 nominations in 2009 (three of which were winners) that feature his arrangements including works by Kanye, T.I., Kirk Franklin, Mary J. Blige and Al Green. In fact, Larry was onstage at The Grammys in Los Angeles conducting his string arrangement for "Dead and Gone," the duet between T.I. and Justin Timberlake that Larry arranged for T.I.'s Paper Trail (Grand Hustle/Atlantic) CD.

Larry is currently working with R. Kelly on his upcoming music and has just completed arranging Lana Del Rey's much-talked about debut release, Born To Die (Interscope). Prior, he wrapped up work for the 2012 George Michael CD project. Previously, Larry arranged the Black Eyed Peas, Kirk Franklin, Kid Cudi, Jill Scott and Darryl Hall upcoming releases.

Larry's had the pleasure of writing arrangements for Justin Timberlake and Rihanna, John Legend, T.I. feat. Justin Timberlake, Musiq Soulchild feat. Mary J. Blige, LL Cool J, James Morrison, Leona Lewis, Cheryl Cole, Alexandra Burke, Kid Cudi, Rick Ross, Kat DeLuna, Amos Lee, Ne-Yo, N.E.R.D., and French sensation Sly Johnson.

One of his favorite works is Kanye West's Graduation (Roc-A-Fella) featuring his signature strings on the breakout track "Flashing Lights".

Rolling Stone remarked about John Legend's Evolver release: "Evolver's tunes and arrangements are as impeccable as the cut of Legend's suits."

From his very first #1 single, Brandy and Monica's "The Boy Is Mine," which lasted 13 weeks at the top of the Billboard charts, to The Roots Grammy-winning single, "You Got Me"' (featuring Erykah Badu) to Jennifer Lopez's #1 single, "If You Had My Love"' to present day magic with Justin Timberlake on his monumental Top Five singles, the #3 "Cry Me A River" and the #1 "...What Goes Around.../...Comes Around (Interlude)," Larry's days are filled with doing what he loves--making incredible music sound even better.

Larry enjoys writing music for animated films and has done so for acclaimed cartoonist Paul Ferlinger and earned an Oscar nomination for the short It's So Nice to Have a Wolf Around the House. They also collaborated on many films for Sesame Street (including the now-classic Teeny Little Superguy series).

As you enter the enormous multi-room recording facility simply known as The Studio in downtown Philadelphia, you can't help but notice this former member of MFSB's scores of gold and platinum records gracing his massive space. Rest assured his impressive array of awards is not a statement of braggadocio, it's merely an indication of Larry Gold's talents.

Drawing on the Studio's reputation as a home base for a new generation of soul stars, Larry recorded Don Cello (BBE Records), his own compilation album (with artists including Black Thought, Gerald Levert, Timbaland, Res, Floetry, Musiq, Glenn Lewis, the Jazzyfatnastees, Carol Riddick, McFadden & Whitehead and Bunny Sigler). He also arranged, conducted, and played cello for Jay-Z's performance on MTV Unplugged with The Roots, as well as conducting his own arrangements for Justin Timberlake's 2006 Grammy appearance, as well as other award shows and live gigs.