Big Lion Productions is an autonomous record label that was established by the multi-talented singer, songwriter, and producer Phillip Leo, as a means of providing an outlet for his music compositions. Phillip's career in the music industry began when he signed with UK label Fashion Records in February 1988 as a singer/songwriter. His first single, "Rocking the Night Away"/"Food of Love", was met with critical acclaim and reached No. 6 in the UK Reggae Charts by September of that year. He went on to become successful songwriter/producer, producing a string of reggae hits for other Fashion acts, including the No. 1 hit single "Two Timing Lover" by Janet Lee Davies, "Crazy Feeling" by Peter Spence, and "Lets Show the World" by Nerious Joseph. Phillip also had a successful career as an artist in his own right, reaching No. 2 with "I Wanna be Loved by You" and producing hit singles like "Why do Fools Fall in Love" and "Good Thing Going".

Phillip's desire to expand his talents into other areas of music, such as soul/dance, led to a prolific writing partnership with bassist/songwriter Steve Bingham, resulting in over 170 titles written together. This led to the formation of the Breakin' Loose record label as an outlet for their songs. The first single, "Hypnotic Love", which featured DJ CJ Lewis and included 4 entirely different mixes of the song, reached No. 1 in the UK Reggae Charts and remained in the chart for an outstanding 6 months. This was followed by the single "Today", which had the same format of 4 mixes and was also the title track of his second album. "Today" reached No. 5 in the UK Reggae Chart and showcased the different genres Leo had expanded into, side A featured songs in the soul/r & b genre while side B stayed within the reggae/lovers rock genres which Leo was known for.

Having learned about running his own record company, Phillip went on and founded the label "Sharma Productions", which he later renamed Big Lion Productions. After a string of releases, Phillip was approached by EMI Records and signed as a recording artist. This led to 2 top 60 National Chart positions with "Second Chance" and "Thinking About Your Love", which featured the DJ Top Cat on the street versions, opening up a whole new market for him. While he was with EMI Records, Phillip also produced CJ Lewis' first major album "Dollars" recorded for MCA Records, of which he had a No. 3 with "Sweet's for my Sweets" and another 2 consecutive releases which reached the UK top twenty in the British Mainstream National Chart. The album went on to sell over 500,000 copies worldwide. CJ's second album "Rough & Smooth", again produced by Phillip, went platinum in Japan, had a No.1 taken off it called "R to the A" in France, and sold over 1,000,000 copies worldwide. Phillip then got his own record company Sharma Productions back on the road. His next release, his third album entitled "Just 4 U", included 9 of his own original compositions and reached No. 3 in the Reggae Album Chart to great critical acclaim. The album featured top ten reggae singles "I'm Missing You", "We Belong Together" (duet with Marie Dawn), and debut single "Rocking The Night Away".

In 1997, a limited release of Phillip Leo's fifth album "Down 2 Earth" was circulated, of which the top ten reggae single "Summer Girl" featuring Glamma Kid was taken from. Phillip also embarked on more music production & remixing for other artists like Louchie Lou & Michie One, Carrol Thompson, Jack Radics, Japanese DJ Nahki, Judy Cheeks, Sean Mcguire, Musical Youth, Charlene Smith, Awesome, Rick Clarke, and many more. In May 2017, Phillip Leo released an album called "Faithfully", which was his 7th vocal album released to date. The first EP off the album was "Feel So Good", and the second EP was "Your Life". "Space Dub 2" is a follow-up to "Space Dub", originally released in 1996. "Just 4 U", "Down 2 Earth", and "Space Dub" have been reissued and remastered for digital download and are also available now.

In January 2018, Phillip Leo launched the single "The Gift", which was the introduction to his follow-up album "The Universe", which was released that summer. From this album came the singles "Hold On", "Love Your Life", "Don't Judge Me", "Escape", and "A Heart That's Pure", these singles also included remixes in the Ragga, R&B/Soul, and Dance Genres. In April 2019, Phillip Leo released his 11th studio album "New Horizon", which included the Stevie J No. 1 chart hit "Peaceful Party". Also, 2019 saw the release of "Space Dub 3", the third in the series of dub albums. August 2020 saw the release of his 12th studio album "Rolling River", which included the single "Let Love Be Your Guide", "Love Grows", "Never Lose That Feeling", "The Sun Will Shine", "Heavens Beauty", and "A Losing Game". Phillip has laid great foundations for him to become one of the world's leading singer, songwriter, producers.