# Donald Lawrence · Producer, Songwriter, Mixing Engineer, Composer, Arranger · OBRA

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Donald Lawrence · Donald Lawrence is a Grammy Award-winning gospel music songwriter, record producer, composer, arranger, and singer from Gastonia, North Carolina — widely regarded

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## Donald Lawrence

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# Donald  Lawrence

PRODUCER ·   SONGWRITER ·   MIXING ENGINEER ·   COMPOSER ·   ARRANGER

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Donald Lawrence is a Grammy Award-winning gospel music songwriter, record producer, composer, arranger, and singer from Gastonia, North Carolina — widely regarded as one of the most influential architects of modern gospel music. A graduate of the Cincinnati Conservatory of Music with a BFA in music, he built his career producing landmark gospel recordings and directing landmark choirs. He served as vocal coach for En Vogue, musical director for Stephanie Mills, and songwriter for the Clark Sisters, and has collaborated with Peabo Bryson, Kirk Franklin, Karen Clark Sheard, Donnie McClurkin, and Mary J. Blige. His Grammy-nominated anthems 'Encourage Yourself' and 'The Blessing of Abraham' became gospel standards, and 'Deliver Me (This Is My Exodus)' featuring Le'Andria Johnson has surpassed 19.5 million Spotify streams. As founder of QuietWater Entertainment, he continues to produce and develop new gospel talent. In 2024-2026 he released multiple singles including work under the 'Global Love Alive (London)' banner and 'imposter syndrome (spiritual mix),' demonstrating continued artistic output across three decades in the genre. He has earned over 30 Stellar Awards, 4 Dove Awards, and more than 18 Grammy nominations, winning his first Grammy in 2008.

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DONALD LAWRENCE Portrait · 2013–PRESENT

▸ VERIFIED STREAMS 36.363.918 TOTAL · 36M

17 DAYS · Total

Releases 8

Years active 2013–PRESENT

This week  · ▲ 0.2% · 10K/day

Streams this week +72.833 36M TOTAL

Best day +198K Aug 15

Spotify +73K 100% OF TOTAL · 7D

YouTube — 0% OF TOTAL · 7D

SoundCloud — 0% OF TOTAL · 7D

FASTEST GROWING
Deliver Me (This Is My Exodus) (feat. Le'Andria Johnson) ▲ 0.3%  The Gift ▲ 0.8%  Healed ▲ 0.4%

Trending this week  · 5 climbing

Last records broken  · 1 milestones

Milestones  · 1 milestone

20M SONG · streams Deliver Me (This Is My Exodus) (feat. Le'Andria Johnson)
Donald Lawrence Aug 2026

Top tracks  · Ranked by streams · 8

Collaborators  · 1 artists

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Donald Lawrence

8 tracks · 36.4M

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## OBRA BY DONALD LAWRENCE

8 RELEASES

ROLE

### 2025

1 release

### 2019

2 releases

### 2014

1 release

### 2013

4 releases

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Bio

Donald Lawrence is a Grammy Award-winning gospel music songwriter, record producer, composer, arranger, and singer from Gastonia, North Carolina — widely regarded as one of the most influential architects of modern gospel music. A graduate of the Cincinnati Conservatory of Music with a BFA in music, he built his career producing landmark gospel recordings and directing landmark choirs. He served as vocal coach for En Vogue, musical director for Stephanie Mills, and songwriter for the Clark Sisters, and has collaborated with Peabo Bryson, Kirk Franklin, Karen Clark Sheard, Donnie McClurkin, and Mary J. Blige. His Grammy-nominated anthems 'Encourage Yourself' and 'The Blessing of Abraham' became gospel standards, and 'Deliver Me (This Is My Exodus)' featuring Le'Andria Johnson has surpassed 19.5 million Spotify streams. As founder of QuietWater Entertainment, he continues to produce and develop new gospel talent. In 2024-2026 he released multiple singles including work under the 'Global Love Alive (London)' banner and 'imposter syndrome (spiritual mix),' demonstrating continued artistic output across three decades in the genre. He has earned over 30 Stellar Awards, 4 Dove Awards, and more than 18 Grammy nominations, winning his first Grammy in 2008.

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