Andre "Dre" Harris is an American songwriter and record producer.
Biography
Born and raised in
Philadelphia
Philadelphia, often called Philly, is the largest city in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, the sixth-largest city in the U.S., the second-largest city in both the Northeast megalopolis and Mid-Atlantic regions after New York City. Sinc ...
,
Pennsylvania
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, Harris grew up in a city known for its contributions to Black American music, namely the sub-genre of Philly soul. Deriving his inspiration from the local musicians that played with a lot of the major artists that came out of the City of Brotherly Love, as well as his musical family, he started playing drums in the church when he was just seven years old. Harris kept with his love for music throughout his youth; eventually teaching himself to play piano, guitar and bass during his teenage years.
His professional break came when he was introduced to DJ Jazzy Jeff as a musician in the early 1990s, and began collaborating with him and other producers at his studio. There, Harris spent a lot of time in the studio working with local Philly acts that were a part of the city's neo-soul scene. In 1995, Harris signed a production agreement with the legendary hip-hop DJ & producer, and became a part of his A Touch of Jazz team along with five other emerging producers. During the five years he spent under Jazzy Jeff's guidance, Harris worked with Jill Scott, Musiq Soulchild, Floetry,
Will Smith
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, and
Michael Jackson
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, to name a few.
In 2000, Harris and fellow A Touch of Jazz alumnus Vidal Davis decided to go off on their own and work as Dre & Vidal. The two were inspired by another famous Philadelphia songwriter/producer duo – Gamble & Huff. The writing and producing duo is credited with creating hits for
Usher
Usher may refer to:
Several jobs which originally involved directing people and ensuring people are in the correct place:
* Usher (occupation)
** Church usher
** Wedding usher, one of the male attendants to the groom in a wedding ceremony
** Fiel ...
("Caught Up"),
Chris Brown
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Ciara
Ciara Princess Wilson ( ; Harris; born October 25, 1985) is an American singer, songwriter, actress, model and entrepreneur. She released her debut studio album, '' Goodies'' in 2004, which spawned four singles: " Goodies" (featuring Petey Pa ...
("Oh"),
Mariah Carey
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("Clown"),
Destiny's Child
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("T-Shirt"), Musiq Soulchild ("Love"), Floetry ("Say Yes"), and Jill Scott ("The Way"), among others.
They went on to win two Grammy Awards in 2005 for their work on
Alicia Keys
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' The Diary of Alicia Keys, and
Usher
Usher may refer to:
Several jobs which originally involved directing people and ensuring people are in the correct place:
* Usher (occupation)
** Church usher
** Wedding usher, one of the male attendants to the groom in a wedding ceremony
** Fiel ...
's ''Confessions''. In 2009, they won a third Grammy Award for Best Contemporary R&B Album for
Mary J. Blige
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's ''Growing Pains''.
Since 2010, Harris has been working independently as a producer. Most recently, he lent his soulful production to Burna Boy,
Justin Bieber
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,
Kanye West
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Born in Atlanta and raised in Chicago, West gained recognition as a producer for Roc-A-Fella Records in the ea ...
,
Melanie Fiona
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Cris Cab
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. He also co-executive produced Jill Scott's album ''Woman''. Harris' signature style of mixing live instruments with studio production continues to be one of his most sought-after sounds.
Production discography
*
3LW
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– "Point of No Return", "Hot", "I Wish", "Up To You"
*
Melanie Fiona
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* Daley – "Be", "The Truth"
*
Bilal __NOTOC__
Bilal may refer to:
People
* Bilal (name) (a list of people with the name)
* Bilal ibn Rabah, a companion of Muhammad
* Bilal (American singer)
* Bilal (Lebanese singer)
Places
*Bilal Colony, a neighbourhood of Korangi Town in Karachi, ...
Kanye West
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Born in Atlanta and raised in Chicago, West gained recognition as a producer for Roc-A-Fella Records in the ea ...
Yuna
Yuna may refer to:
Geography
*Yuna River, Dominican Republic
*Yuna, Western Australia
Music
* ''Yuna'' (album), a 2012 album by Malaysian singer Yuna
* ''Yuna'' (EP), a 2008 album by Malaysian acoustic singer Yuna
People Japanese
*Yuna Aoi, wr ...
– "Fading Flower", "Remember My Name", "Stay"
*
Alicia Keys
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– "So Simple"
*
Mario
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– "Good News Bad News", "Do For Love", "Don't Do It", "Get A Lil More", "I'm Trying To Be Down" "Missin' My Woman", "Come Back To Me", "Before She Said Hi" feat.
Big Sean
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Fantasia
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– "Baby Makin' Hips", "I Nominate You"
* Sammie – "What About Your Friend"
*
Michael Jackson
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– "
Butterflies
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*
Trey Songz
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– "Store Run"
* Bobby V featuring Fabolous – "Let Him Go"
* Musiq Soulchild – "Love", "One Night", "Girl Next Door",17, You and me against the world,
* Deitrick Haddon – "Where You Are","One Blood", "Soul Survivor
*
Destiny's Child
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Getting Late
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", "Mr. Messed Up", "
Say Yes
Say may refer to:
Music
*''Say'' (album), 2008 album by J-pop singer Misono
*Say (John Mayer song), "Say" (John Mayer song), 2007
*"Say (All I Need)", 2007 song by American pop rock band OneRepublic
*Say (Method Man song), "Say" (Method Man song) ...
", "Hello", "Hey You", "Possibilities"
* Marsha Ambrosius – "Your Hands", "Every Now & Again"
* The Game – "Hustler's Dream"
* Jamie Foxx – "Go To Waste"
*
Joe
Joe or JOE may refer to:
Arts
Film and television
* ''Joe'' (1970 film), starring Peter Boyle
* ''Joe'' (2013 film), starring Nicolas Cage
* ''Joe'' (TV series), a British TV series airing from 1966 to 1971
* ''Joe'', a 2002 Canadian animated ...
– "Perfect Match", "Do It All", "Coulda Been the 1"
*
Justin Bieber
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Mary J. Blige
Mary Jane Blige ( ; born January 11, 1971) is an American singer, songwriter, and actress. Often referred to as the " Queen of Hip-Hop Soul" and " Queen of R&B", Blige has won nine Grammy Awards, a Primetime Emmy Award, four American Music Award ...
– "Hurt Again", "Can't Hide From Love", "Father In You", "Gotta Be Something More", "Power of Love", "Hold On (featuring Ludacris)", "Give Me Your Love Or Way Down", "Would Have Gave It All", "Healing"
*
Chris Brown
Christopher Maurice Brown (born May 5, 1989) is an American singer, songwriter, dancer, and actor. According to '' Billboard'', Brown is one of the most successful R&B singers of his generation, having often been referred to by many contempo ...
Ciara
Ciara Princess Wilson ( ; Harris; born October 25, 1985) is an American singer, songwriter, actress, model and entrepreneur. She released her debut studio album, '' Goodies'' in 2004, which spawned four singles: " Goodies" (featuring Petey Pa ...
Mariah Carey
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Melanie Fiona
Melanie Fiona Hallim (born July 4, 1983) is a Canadian singer and songwriter. She was born and raised in Toronto, Ontario.Monica
Monica may refer to:
People
*Monica (actress) (born 1987), Indian film actress
*Monica (given name), a given name (including a list of people and characters with the name)
*Monica (singer) (born 1980), American R&B singer, songwriter, producer, ...
– "Stop", "Thought You Had My Back"
* Jill Scott – "Jilltro", "Do You Remember", "Gettin' In The Way", "A Long Walk", "The Way", "Love Rain", "One Is The Magic #", "Show Me", "Easy Conversation", "Free", "One Time", "Sweet Justice", "Nothing (Interlude)", "Rasool", "My Petition", "I Keep", "The Light", "The Real Thing", "Rightness", "Blessed", "Wild Cookie", "Prepared", "Run Run Run", "Can't Wait", "Lighthouse", "Fool's Gold", "Willing (Interlude)", "Closure", "You Don't Know", "Pause (Interlude)", "Cruisin", "Say Thank You", "Back Together", "Coming To You", "Jahraymecofasola", "Beautiful Love"
* Ruben Studdard – "After The Candles Burn"
*
Usher
Usher may refer to:
Several jobs which originally involved directing people and ensuring people are in the correct place:
* Usher (occupation)
** Church usher
** Wedding usher, one of the male attendants to the groom in a wedding ceremony
** Fiel ...
– "
Caught Up Caught Up may refer to:
* ''Caught Up'' (Millie Jackson album), 1974 Millie Jackson album
* ''Caught Up'' (film), 1998 Darin Scott film
* ''Caught Up'' (soundtrack), the soundtrack to the 1998 crime film
* "Caught Up" (Usher song), 2004 Usher song
* ...
", "Superstar", "Follow Me", "Here I Stand", "Love You Gently", "Hush"
* Charlie Wilson – "Keep It Movin", "Stamina"
*
Young Buck
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Early life
Brown was born in Nashville, Te ...
– "I'm a Soldier", "Walk with Me"
*
The Notorious B.I.G.
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Kelly Clarkson
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– "The Day We Fell Apart"
*
Flo Rida
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Jessica Mauboy
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– "Nobody Knows"
*
Guy Sebastian
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– "If I Really Loved You", "Who's That Girl"
*
Beanie Siegel
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– "What They Gonna Say To Me", "The Day", "Prayer", "Dear Self (Can I Talk To You)"
*
Crystal Aikin
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To The Moon
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", "Hero", "Nothing"
* Lalah Hathaway – "Strong Woman", "Lie To Me"
*
Kindred the Family Soul
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– "Stars", "Alright", "Rightfully So", "No Limit", "The Sheddington (Intro)", "Magic Happen", "Authentically You", "S.O.S. (Sense of Security)", "The Sheddington (Outro)", "Loving The Night", "One Day Soon", "Not Complaining", "Never Loved You More", "Drop The Bomb", "Look At What We Made", "What I've Learned"
* Vivian Green – "Anything Out There", "I'm Not Prepared"
* RichGirl -"Swagger Right"
*
H.E.R.
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She has received several awards includin ...
-"Wait For It"
*
BJ The Chicago Kid
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Ro James
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-"Outside the Box"
*
Sir (singer)
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-"Summer in November", "All In My Head", "Queen", "Ohh Nah Nah (feat. Masego (musician))"
* Dorion Renaud -"I'm Good On You feat. Stacy Barthe ", "3 of Us"
*
Kash Doll
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Sauti Sol
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Sauti Sol ...
– Sober "Midnight train
* Ty Dolla"Its Your Turn
* Burna Boy "Time Flies"