Big Bert | |
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| Birth name | Robert Anthony Smith |
| Also known as | Big Bert |
| Genres | R&B, Pop, hip hop, urban pop, dance-pop |
| Occupation(s) | Record producer, songwriter, composer, musician |
| Years active | 2000–present |
| Labels | Big Bert Music |
| Spouse(s) | Xochitl Jacques-Smith |
| Website | BigBertEntertainment.com |
Robert Anthony Smith, known as Big Bert, is an American record producer, songwriter and musician. He made a break in the industry when Rodney "Darkchild" Jerkins consulted him to join his Darkchild collective in the late 1990s. He went on to co-produce alongside Jerkins on tracks for bands like B2K and the Spice Girls, prior to contributing to projects by Dave Hollister, Toni Braxton, and Kelly Rowland in the early to mid-2000s.
Smith is CEO of NOMA Records, an independent record label and lives in Florida with his family.
During the production of Brandy's Full Moon album, Smith became romantically involved with the singer. The couple began a relationship in mid-2001 but announced it in February 2002, when Norwood revealed that she was expecting a child. A year after the birth of their daughter Sy'rai Iman Smith in 2002, the couple announced their separation on MTV reality series Special Delivery.[1] In 2004 Smith said the pair never legally wed but portrayed the notion of nuptials to preserve Norwood's public image.[2]
He and his wife Xochitl Jacques-Smith work together and have five children, Rain, Soleil, Sade, Robert (Tico) and Judah.