Lionel Cole is a pianist, songwriter, composer, music editor, music supervisor[1] and public speaker.[2] He has served as a regularly touring member of Mariah Carey's live band. Cole also partnered with Malcolm-Jamal Warner, to create the jazz and funk band Miles Long. [3] The first album "The Many Facets of Superman" [4] featured En Vogue's Cindy Heron and soul icon Teena Marie.[5]

Cole co-wrote the billboard chart topping single "Through the Rain" with Mariah Carey which appeared on Carey's ninth studio album Charmbracelet. The song peaked at number 81 on the Billboard Hot 100 and it hit number 1 on the U.S. sales and dance charts. Previously, Cole remixed the million selling cover single Hard To Say I'm Sorry by boy band AZ Yet. In 2010, Cole toured with 80's star Rickie Lee Jones.[6] From a storied musical family, he is the son of Freddy Cole, a Grammy nominated jazz vocalist, the nephew of Nat King Cole, and the cousin of Natalie Cole.[7]

Cole's music work extends into film and television, he composed for the Tim Reid film Once Upon a Time...When We Were Colored [8] and the Showtime series Linc's [9]

Biography: Lionel was born in New York City and grew up in Atlanta Georgia. He moved to Chicago to study singing at at Northwestern University then moved to L.A.

After moving to Los Angeles, Lionel worked as a staff composer/music editor with award winning producer, Steve Tyrell, on several television projects including NBC's California Dreams and The Brady Bunch Movie.. Lionel moved on to film composing for the highly acclaimed ONCE UPON A TIME...WHEN WE WERE COLORED.