Michael Flowers, known professionally as Mike City (born December 2, 1970), is an American singer, songwriter and record producer. He is best known for producing the singles "I Wish" for Carl Thomas, "Heard It All Before" for Sunshine Anderson, "Full Moon" for Brandy Norwood and "One Woman Man" for Dave Hollister. He is also known for producing "She's All I Got" performed by Jimmy Cozier.
Career
He became a mentor of Anderson's after a friend discovered her singing a song by
Lalah Hathaway in the cafeteria line at North Carolina Central University.
He earned the moniker "Mike City" because he was an avid listener of the house music group Ten City.[ Initially a songwriter, City became a singer by trade and later a producer after needing an outlet to use the songs he wrote.][ He started out playing drums and bass, but switched to keyboards after graduating from high school in 1987.][
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Flowers is also the founder and CEO of Unsung Entertainment, Inc. He is also a member of Iota Phi Theta fraternity, a predominantly African-American national fraternity. He was initiated at Alpha Epsilon Chapter at North Carolina Central University in Spring 1988.
He is noted for production on Brandy's albums Full Moon and Two Eleven.
In 2015, he began a new music project called Lewis City alongside British house and UK garage producer Danny J Lewis. In 2017, he released his house music inspired second album The Feel Good Agenda, Vol. 1. In recent years, he has made a transition into working in the Southern soul subgenre, writing and producing for his protege A.G. Thomas.
Discography
Studio albums
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City Limits (Platinum Entertainment/Intersound, 1998)
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The Feel Good Agenda, Vol. 1 (Unsung Entertainment/BBE, 2017)
Production credits
- 02. "Keep On Lovin'"
- 04. "One Woman Man"
- 01. "Outside In/Inside Out"
- 03. You Make Me Feel
- 13. I Live Here Now
- 06. Playing with Fire
- 12. No Place Like Home
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Calvin Richardson – 2:35 P.M. (2003)
- 12. Cross My Heart
- 06. Make It Alright
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Rahsaan Patterson – After Hours
- 12. Forever Yours (2004)
- 04. The Happy Song
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Jon B. – Stronger Everyday (2004)
- 05. Hands On U
- 14. Where Do We Go
- 01. How Many Times
- 03. Your Favorite Song
- 05. Better And Better
- 16. Like It Was Yesterday
- 09. Last Night
- 11. I'm Grateful
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Dwele – Some Kinda... (2005)
- 09. I Think I Love U
- 07. Extravaganza
- 09. Get This Money
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Shanice – Every Woman Dreams (2006)
- 08. That's Why I Love You
- 10. When U Hurt
- 05. Dem Haters
- 05. Spend the Night
- 09. Lust or Love
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Chris Brown – "You"
[ (2006)
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Defari – Street Music (2006)
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3LW – Point of No Return (2006)
- 00. Strictly Business
- 00. Keep It Sexy
- 00. Fall Back
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Dave Hollister – The Book of David: Vol. 1 – The Transition (2006)
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Sunshine Anderson – Sunshine at Midnight (2006)
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Carl Thomas – So Much Better (2007)
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Keith Murray – Rap-Murr-Phobia (2007)
- 04. Don't Fuck wit 'Em
- 06. Hugs and Kisses
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KeAnthony – A Hustlaz Story (2008)
- 12. It's Okay
- 12. It Wasn't Me
- 07. "Street Shit" (featuring Glasses Malone)
- 10. The Finer Things in Life
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Faith Evans – Something About Faith (2010)
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Sunshine Anderson – The Sun Shines Again (2010)
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El DeBarge – Second Chance (2010)
- 01. Lay With You (featuring Faith Evans)
- 03. Close to You
- 07. Serenading
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Avant – The Letter (2010)
- 06. Nightlife
- 07. Shut Up
- 06. Always Love You
- 13. My Heart (iTunes bonus track)
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Anthony Hamilton – Back to Love (2011)
- 02. Writing on the Wall
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Carl Thomas- Conquer (2011)
- 05. It's Not The Same
- 09. Sweet Love
- TBR. B'Day ft. Trina
- TBR. B'Day (Remix) ft.Warren G
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Dwele – Greater Than One (2012)
- 05. "What Profit"
- 11. "Special"
- 04. Touch Me
- 07. Sometimes
- 15. Music
- 03. Backup Plan
- 11. Right in Front of Me
- 13. This Much
- 03. Give It
- 02. Extraordinary
- 14. Paradise
- 04. Trouble with Love
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Chico Benymon - "Good Time" (single) (2017)
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Chico Benymon - Don't Talk, Just Listen (2019)
- 05. My Love Is Real
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A.G. Thomas - "One Man's Trash" (single) (2022)
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