Producer, superb cellist, and most notably, brilliant arranger, is as much a part of the fabric of the Philly music scene as Leon Huff, Kenny Gamble, Thom Bell, and The Roots. He is revered among his peers as one of the top arrangers in the music business. A music man par excellence. Larry’s always in the mix of popular music and this year is no different. He’s done work with Bruno Mars and Anderson .Paak for their superstar soul group, Silk Sonic, on nearly the entire album including the smash hits “Leave The Door Open” and “Smokin Out The Window,” Lizzo, Halsey, Rosalía, The Teskey Brothers, and Paul Stanley. Most recently arranged music for Usher, Mark Ronson and Micah.

Back in 2009, John Legend &The Roots began collaborating on a studio album called Wake Up! The socially conscious project — which later won the 2010 Grammy for best R&B album — featured covers of Curtis Mayfield’s “Hard Times,” Marvin Gaye’s “Wholy Holy,” and Bill Withers’ poignant protest song against the Vietnam War, “I Can't Write Left Handed.” Larry Gold arranged the strings on this album.

One of his most well-known works appears on Kanye West’s Graduation featuring his signature strings on the breakout track “Flashing Lights”. He also worked on Justin Timberlake’s monumental single “Cry Me A River,” Jennifer Lopez’s #1 single ”If You Had My Love,” and The Roots’ Grammy-winning single “You Got Me" featuring Erykah Badu.

Speaking of Larry Gold’s and Micah’s arrangement of MacArthur Park, composer and lyricist Jimmy Webb said this on September 20, 2024: “The first time I heard the track, it overwhelmed me. It is the best orchestra recording I have heard with this new technology. I am grateful to Micah and Larry Gold for recognizing the classical elements in the song that could be exploited.” Read more on Last.fm. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.