In 2012, he was nominated for a Grammy for his production work on Lady Gaga's "Born This Way". That year, he also won a BMI songwriting award for writing Pitbull's "Shut It Down" and has since won several ASCAP Awards with DJ Snake as part of his Get Familiar Music publishing company. He has written and produced songs for a number of notable acts, including Akon, Ludacris, 2 Chainz, Ty Dolla Sign, Lil Uzi Vert, Big Sean, and numerous others. Sparks has also made music of his own, including the 2005 album, "Maybe You Been Brainwashed", and the 2014 EP, "ICONoclast". He was featured on the song "Saturday Night," which was featured on the for the 2016 stand-up comedy film, "".