"I think Benny's greatest strength is his taste and his ability to know when something is amazing," said Ammar Malik, who wrote "Stereo Hearts" and "Payphone" with Mr. Blanco. "When I'm in the room with him, he inspires me to find a different sound."
Adam Levine, the lead singer and songwriter for Maroon 5, said: "It's almost as if he has the Midas touch in putting the right people together at the right time to create a musical moment. He's about the collaboration. And he's so good at nailing down who does everything best."
Mr. Blanco starts songwriting sessions at his studio in New York by playing a mixtape of tunes he finds inspiring, tracks he has harvested from the Internet to evoke the sound he wants. He then pushes the artists to play along those lines until he hears the beginnings of a song.
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