section_path: Career/2007–present
section_name: 2007–present
paragraph_text: 2007–present
  
  Blanco was mentored for several years by Dr. Luke, who signed Blanco to his production company Kasz Money Productions. While under Dr. Luke's tutelage, Blanco co-produced and co-wrote many songs, including hits such as Katy Perry 's " Teenage Dream ", Kesha 's " TiK ToK ", and Taio Cruz 's " Dynamite ".
  
  In 2008, he took part in writing and producing Britney Spears ' " Circus " (with Dr. Luke, and Claude Kelly). The song reached number three on the Billboard Hot 100 and number one on American pop radio and is her second-best-selling digital song in the United States, having sold over 3.2 million downloads as of July 2016. On a global scale, "Circus" was one of the top 10 best-selling songs of 2009 with 5.5 million digital copies sold that year across the world, according to the IFPI.
  
  In 2011, Blanco wrote and produced his first charting hits without Dr. Luke, among them Maroon 5's " Moves Like Jagger " and Gym Class Heroes ' " Stereo Hearts ". The same year, Blanco went on to work on Maroon 5's Platinum -selling album Overexposed and its lead single " Payphone " featuring Wiz Khalifa.
  
  On June 13, 2013, Blanco was presented with the Hal David Starlight Award at the 44th Annual Songwriters Hall of Fame ceremony, an honor awarded to young artists who have already made an impression on the music industry. In his acceptance speech, he joked, "They picked the wrong person, I'm in a room with people I should probably be serving food to."
  
  In the years since, Blanco has amassed 29 total number-one songs and is recognized for his achievements with artists including BTS, Gracie Abrams, Ed Sheeran, Justin Bieber, the Weeknd, Selena Gomez, Ariana Grande, Britney Spears, Lana Del Rey, Miguel, Halsey, and Camila Cabello.
  
  Blanco was named Producer of the Year at the 2017 iHeartRadio Music Awards.
  
  Blanco was mentored for several years by Dr. Luke, who signed Blanco to his production company Kasz Money Productions. While under Dr. Luke's tutelage, Blanco co-produced and co-wrote many songs, including hits such as Katy Perry 's " Teenage Dream ", Kesha 's " TiK ToK ", and Taio Cruz 's " Dynamite ".
  
  In 2008, he took part in writing and producing Britney Spears ' " Circus " (with Dr. Luke, and Claude Kelly). The song reached number three on the Billboard Hot 100 and number one on American pop radio and is her second-best-selling digital song in the United States, having sold over 3.2 million downloads as of July 2016. On a global scale, "Circus" was one of the top 10 best-selling songs of 2009 with 5.5 million digital copies sold that year across the world, according to the IFPI.
  
  In 2011, Blanco wrote and produced his first charting hits without Dr. Luke, among them Maroon 5's " Moves Like Jagger " and Gym Class Heroes ' " Stereo Hearts ". The same year, Blanco went on to work on Maroon 5's Platinum -selling album Overexposed and its lead single " Payphone " featuring Wiz Khalifa.
  
  On June 13, 2013, Blanco was presented with the Hal David Starlight Award at the 44th Annual Songwriters Hall of Fame ceremony, an honor awarded to young artists who have already made an impression on the music industry. In his acceptance speech, he joked, "They picked the wrong person, I'm in a room with people I should probably be serving food to."
  
  In the years since, Blanco has amassed 29 total number-one songs and is recognized for his achievements with artists including BTS, Gracie Abrams, Ed Sheeran, Justin Bieber, the Weeknd, Selena Gomez, Ariana Grande, Britney Spears, Lana Del Rey, Miguel, Halsey, and Camila Cabello.
  
  Blanco was named Producer of the Year at the 2017 iHeartRadio Music Awards.