{{Infobox musical artist | name = Reed Vertelney | birth_date = | birth_name = Reed Philip Vertelney | genre = {{flatlist|Pop, R&B, soul}} | occupation = {{flatlist|Musician, songwriter, record producer, composer, multi-instrumentalist, engineer}} | instrument = {{flatlist|Drums, guitar, keyboards, piano}} | years_active = 1989–present }}
'''Reed Philip Vertelney''' is an American record producer, songwriter, composer, and multi-instrumentalist from Calabasas, CA. He has written, produced, played, and worked for and with artists such as Michael Jackson, Luther Vandross, Marcus Miller, Charlie Wilson, Kenny Lattimore, Evelyn "Champagne" King, Marc Anthony, Destiny's Child/Beyoncé, Natalie Grant, Jason Mraz, Clay Aiken, Elliott Yamin, 98 Degrees, Smokey Robinson, Gladys Knight, and many more, as well as companies such as Walt Disney Records (Lemonade Mouth). He studied at the Berklee College of Music and shares two Grammy nominations with Luther Vandross in 1997 for "Your Secret Love" (Best R&B Song)<ref>{{Cite news |date=1997-01-08 |title=The Complete List of Nominees |work=Los Angeles Times |url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1997-01-08-ca-16471-story.html |access-date=2021-09-29}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=1997-02-23 |title=GRAMMY AWARDS |newspaper=The Washington Post |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/lifestyle/tv/1997/02/23/grammy-awards/b7e2ebaa-f2a0-404a-a922-5a403db58735/ |access-date=2021-09-29}}</ref> and in 1994 for "Heaven Knows" (Best R&B Song (Songwriter)).<ref>{{Cite news |date=1994-01-06 |title=Grammy Nominees |work=Variety |url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1997-01-08-ca-16471-story.html |access-date=2021-09-29}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=1994-01-07 |title=Pittsburgh Post-Gazette |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=29pRAAAAIBAJ&dq=%22Reed+Vertelney%22&pg=PA43&article_id=4081,2806820 |access-date=2021-09-29}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=1994-01-07 |title=The Tuscaloosa News |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=VTcdAAAAIBAJ&dq=%22Reed+Vertelney%22&pg=PA3&article_id=5796,1279184 |access-date=2021-09-29}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=1994-01-07 |title=The Times-News |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Lh0aAAAAIBAJ&dq=%22Reed+Vertelney%22&pg=PA4&article_id=6765,1492131 |access-date=2021-09-29}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=1994-01-07 |title=The News-Journal |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=BAIqAAAAIBAJ&dq=%22Reed+Vertelney%22&pg=PA2&article_id=3576,2742096 |access-date=2021-09-29}}</ref>
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