Kyle Townsend was raised in the Central District neighborhood of Seattle Washington on historic Jackson Street . This neighborhood was once home to legendary musicians Ray Charles , Quincy Jones , and Jimi Hendrix . He was introduced to music by his mother , who was a minister and also served as choir director at the church his family attended . He began piano by ear at age 6 and was installed as organist at his church at age 7 . He was mentored by other church musicians from the greater Seattle area , and at the early age of 11 he performed with GRAMMY Award-winning gospel recording artist , Reverend Timothy Wright . Not yet in his teens , he was frequently hired to play at weddings and other church events in and around the city . Later , his focus would turn to production during a chance encounter at a local instrument store near Seattle , as he watched a customer making a track on a keyboard workstation . Inspired , he says " Even though I had been a musician all my life , that was the moment I decided to be a producer . It happened in an instant . " Within a year , he would be in Los Angeles pursuing a career in music . He is a graduate of Kent-Meridian High School Townsend has produced records for a broad range of popular recording artists including Celine Dion , Mary J. Blige , Jennifer Hudson , Ariana Grande , Fifth Harmony , Andra Day , Common , LL Cool J , Snoop Dogg , Paloma Faith , The Veronicas , Diane Warren , David Foster , among many others . He produced the title song for the 8-time Academy Award-nominated film Silver Linings Playbook along with Grammy Award-wining producer Rodney Jerkins . The song , " Silver Lining ( Crazy Bout You ) " earned a Grammy Award nomination for " Best Song for Visual Media . " In 2014 he produced the single " The Good Good " for Snoop Dogg on his reggae-inspired " Reincarnated ( album ) " album , which earned a Grammy Award nomination for Best Reggae Album . He produced Celine Dion 's Unfinished Song " , which appeared on her 2013 album " Loved Me Back to Life . " Townsend vocal produced on the 2014 international hit " Only Love Can Hurt Like This " by Paloma Faith , who won the Brit Award for Best Female Solo Artist in 2015 . He vocal produced on the song This is For My Girls released March 15 , 2016 by First Lady Michelle Obama . The song features vocals from Clarkson , Janelle Monáe , Kelly Rowland , Lea Michele , Zendaya and Missy Elliott to coincide with Barack Obama 's SXSW speech and to promote the third-world educational initiative " Let Girls Learn " . In 2015 Townsend produced music for the live broadcast of the 87th Academy Awards ceremony for the performance of the " Best Song nominee " " Grateful " by Rita Ora . Townsend produced the theme song for the 20th Season of ABC 's longtime running daytime talk show " The View " , performed by Mary J. Blige . In 2017 The film Marshall was released , featuring the title song " Stand Up for Something " produced by Kyle Townsend . The song , performed by Andra Day featuring common , earned wide critical praise and recognition , including the Grammy Award , and the Academy Award for Best Song
87th Academy Awards
87th Academy Awards
Kyle Townsend