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'''Andre Harrell''' (September 26, 1960 - May 8, 2020), was the founder of the [[record label]], [[Uptown Records]]. Harrell also served as president/CEO of [[Motown Records]]. He was the first half of the [[hip hop]] duo [[Dr. Jeckyll & Mr. Hyde (group)|Dr. Jeckyll & Mr. Hyde]]. Harrell is perhaps most known as the man that turned [[Sean Combs|Diddy]] into a music mogul. <ref>{{cite web|url=https://thegrio.com/2016/05/20/andre-harrell-dishes-on-how-helped-take-diddy-from-shirtless-bad-boy-to-music-mogul/|title=Andre Harrell dishes on how he helped take Diddy from shirtless 'bad boy' to music mogul|first=Natasha S.|last=Alford|date=20 May 2016|publisher=}}</ref> |
'''Andre Harrell''' (Born September 26, 1960 - Died May 8, 2020)<ref>{{Cite web|title=Founder of Uptown Records Andre Harrell Dead, Cause of Death|url=https://immiguy.com/founder-of-uptown-records-andre-harrell-dead-cause-of-death/|last=Admin|date=2020-05-09|website=Immi Guy|language=en-US|access-date=2020-05-09}}</ref>, was the founder of the [[record label]], [[Uptown Records]]. Harrell also served as president/CEO of [[Motown Records]]. He was the first half of the [[hip hop]] duo [[Dr. Jeckyll & Mr. Hyde (group)|Dr. Jeckyll & Mr. Hyde]]. Harrell is perhaps most known as the man that turned [[Sean Combs|Diddy]] into a music mogul. <ref>{{cite web|url=https://thegrio.com/2016/05/20/andre-harrell-dishes-on-how-helped-take-diddy-from-shirtless-bad-boy-to-music-mogul/|title=Andre Harrell dishes on how he helped take Diddy from shirtless 'bad boy' to music mogul|first=Natasha S.|last=Alford|date=20 May 2016|publisher=}}</ref> |
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Andre Harrell (Born September 26, 1960 - Died May 8, 2020)[1], was the founder of the record label, Uptown Records. Harrell also served as president/CEO of Motown Records. He was the first half of the hip hop duo Dr. Jeckyll & Mr. Hyde. Harrell is perhaps most known as the man that turned Diddy into a music mogul. [2]
Biography
Harrell was born in Harlem, New York and grew up in the Bronx, New York.
When he was a teenager, Harrell and Alonzo Brown, his high school friend, formed a rap/ hip-hop duo named Dr. Jekyll (Harrell) and Mr. Hyde (Brown). The group achieved success with three major hit songs "Genius Rap," "Fast Life," and "AM/PM." Despite this early success in the music industry, Harrell had other career intentions.
He continued to pursue his studies by attending Lehman College in Bronx, where he majored in communications and business management. He wanted to become a newscaster. After three years, he dropped out of college and went to work for a local radio station.
In 1983, Harrell met Russell Simmons, the founder of Def Jam Records. He went to work for Def Jam and within two years became vice-president and general manager. After a few years working at Def Jam, Harrell left and founded his own label of Uptown Records.
Harrell is credited with discovering and signing Sean "Puffy" Combs. In 1988, Mary J. Blige recorded an impromptu cover of Anita Baker's "Caught Up in the Rapture" at a recording booth in a local mall. Her mother's boyfriend at the time later played the cassette for Jeff Redd, a recording artist and A&R runner for Uptown Records. Redd sent it to Harrell, who met with Blige. In 1989, she was signed to the label, and she became the company's youngest and first female solo artist.
In 1988, Harrell was offered a label deal MCA Music Entertainment Group. After he had multiple successful releases, in 1992, MCA offered Harrell a multimedia deal, which involved film and television productions. They developed FOX's hit police drama series, New York Undercover, which aired from 1994-1998.
Harrell renamed Uptown Records as Uptown Enterprises, and its records were featured in productions for Universal Pictures and Universal Television. In 1994, Harrell had a son with Wendy Credle, a music attorney. They named him Gianni Credle-Harrell.
In 1995, Harrell was appointed CEO of Motown Records. After working with (Brad Digital) on the branding of his Pet project, Harrell hosted Champagne & Bubbles on Sunday nights from 6-9pm on Emmis Urban AC WRKS (98.7 Kiss FM)/New York. Harrell is the CEO of Harrell Records, which is distributed through Atlantic Records. He partnered with budding Atlanta-based production company L7 Entertainment for the release of their new artists Hamilton Park and Netta Brielle.
Harrell was the Vice Chairman of Revolt, Diddy's multi-platform music network. On October 17, 2014, he was instrumental in launching the Revolt Music Conference in Miami, Florida, at the Fountainbleau Hotel. The event was attended by such entertainment figures as Guy Oseary, Russell Simmons, and L.A. Reid.[3]
Death
On May 8, 2020, DJ D-Nice announced the passing of Harrell during his Club Quarantine set on Instagram Live.
References
- ^ Admin (2020-05-09). "Founder of Uptown Records Andre Harrell Dead, Cause of Death". Immi Guy. Retrieved 2020-05-09.
- ^ Alford, Natasha S. (20 May 2016). "Andre Harrell dishes on how he helped take Diddy from shirtless 'bad boy' to music mogul".
- ^ "Revolt's Inaugural Music Conference Kicks Off in Miami with Sean Combs, Guy Oseary, Craig Kallman and Many More". Billboard.
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