Dre Allen
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Dre Allen | |
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Birth name | Andre Allen |
Also known as | Dre |
Born | April 18, 1975 |
Origin | Oakland, California, U.S. |
Genres | Pop, R&B |
Instrument(s) | Singer, songwriter, producer/director |
Years active | 1991–present |
Andre "Dre" Allen (born April 18, 1975) is an American actor, singer, songwriter, music video director, and producer. Born in California's Bay Area, Dre Allen is also the founding member of Los Angeles-based 1990s pop and R&B group IV Xample, whose debut album For Example sold over 500,000 copies worldwide due to the success of their debut single "I'd Rather Be Alone".[1]
Allen's debut solo album was released in 2003 on his independent record label Movemakers Entertainment. The album was called L.Y.F.E.
Discography
In his career as a recording artist, Allen has been signed to many recording contracts with companies including Warner Chappell Music, MCA/Universal Records, Warner Brothers Music, ADA, Edmonds Record Group, Priority Records, No Limit Records, DV8/Polygram Records, Shankman, Deblasio, & Melina, Tommy Boy, Nicetunes UK, & Capitol Records. These deals yielded very few releases and forced Allen to concentrate his energies on behind the scenes activities like songwriting. As a writer/producer Allen has written songs for
In May 2010, Big Boi left Jive Records and renamed the Dre Allen co-written song Ringtone "Theme Song" & then re-released it on his Island/Def Jam Recordings extended version of the album due to its popularity and receiving over 1.5 million plays on his Myspace page. The single was then used to launch Sony Music and Dada Music's online mobile content delivery venture in Canada and was released on the Def Jam Records label in summer 2011. The song was licensed in a multimillion-dollar deal with Doritos[16] to brand their Doritos late night flavors and an "augmented reality" concert experience with Big Boi and Blink 182 online. The album has since maintained its title among the Top 100 most critically acclaimed albums of all time by Metacritic.[17][18]
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