HARVE PIERRE NAMED PRESIDENT OF BAD BOY RECORDS;

HARVE PIERRE NAMED PRESIDENT OF BAD BOY RECORDS;

DEVELOPS CRAZY JOINT PRODUCTION IMPRINT

Harve Pierre has been named President of Bad Boy Records, it was announced today by Bad Boy Entertainment founder and CEO Sean “P Diddy” Combs. Pierre will continue to report directly to Combs, and as President, he will oversee the finance, creative, promotional, marketing, A&R, International, and Sales divisions at the label. In addition, his Crazy Joint production imprint will develop artists and projects for the Bad Boy label. Bad Boy Records is a worldwide joint venture between Bad Boy Worldwide Entertainment Group and Warner Music Group.



Pierre, who initially joined Bad Boy upon its inception in 1993, was most recently the label’s Executive Vice President/General Manager/Vice President of A&R. Having literally advanced from intern to President, he has personal, hands-on experience in virtually every area of record company operations. With a career spanning over 20 years, Pierre has evolved into one of the most accomplished members of the new generation of music executives whose work integrates both the creative and business spheres. In addition to his role as senior label executive and A&R head, his numerous creative credits include executive producer, vocal and music producer, artist, songwriter, video director, editor, and TV cast member.



Pierre has worked closely with dozens of artists, among them P Diddy, Notorious B.I.G., SWV, Faith Evans, Cheri Dennis, Total, Mario Winans, The Lox, 112, Shyne, Method Man, Boyz N Da Hood, B5, Cassie, Danity Kane, Yung Joc, Tyrese, Black Rob, Gorilla Zoe, Elephant Man, New Edition, and many more. He has served as Executive Producer on 50 Bad Boy albums, plus 5 projects during a 2-year stint with RCA Records.



"Harve's promotion to President is well deserved” says Combs “he has been with Bad Boy since the beginning and has worked hard to learn all aspects of the business. He has always been an important part of the A&R process and it is only fitting that Bad Boy would house his imprint, Crazy Joint. I look forward to Harve's continued success."



"Harve Pierre is truly a modern day renaissance man," said Atlantic President Julie Greenwald. "He A&R's records, directs music videos, spearheads marketing campaigns and runs the Bad Boy label. Harve has become an invaluable partner to us. I join with my entire team on congratulating his much deserved promotion."



"Harve's diverse business background has made him a valuable addition to the Bad Boy team and this promotion is in recognition of all the hard work he has put in over the years," says Lyor Cohen, Chairman and CEO of U.S. Recorded Music for Warner Music Group.



"Harve is one of the chief architects of the Bad Boy culture and this promotion reflects the dedication, consistency, and commitment he has brought to the company," said Kevin Liles, Executive Vice President, Warner Music Group. "Harve has done much more than work at Bad Boy Records -- he lives the Brand and has helped provide the foundation that will lead Bad Boy into its next decade."


Harve first met fellow New Yorker Sean “P Diddy” Combs at Howard University in Washington D.C., where the two students promoted campus parties, both together and separately. When Combs began to shuttle between D.C. and New York City to intern at Uptown Records, Pierre remained at Howard, earning a degree in Business and Hospitality Management. Following graduation, he worked in hotel management and owned his own restaurant.


In 1992, Harve returned to his first love, music, when he joined P Diddy at Uptown, where Combs had become the label’s VP of A&R. He started out as an intern for his college buddy, setting up studio sessions for the likes of Mary J. Blige and Jodeci. When P Diddy was notoriously fired from his Uptown post, Harve left with him to help launch Bad Boy Entertainment. Starting out as P Diddy’s assistant, he was quickly promoted to Director of A&R, overseeing the production of Craig Mack’s Project: Funk Da World, among other projects.



In 1995, Harve left Bad Boy to broaden his experience in the music industry. He became Associate Director of Black Music at RCA Records, giving him invaluable major label experience. In 1997, with hit albums from SWV, Rome, and Shante Savage under his belt, Harve returned to his home, Bad Boy.



Back at Bad Boy, Harve advanced from Vice President of A&R to Senior Vice President in 1999 and Executive Vice President/General Manager in 2003, all the while retaining his role as head of A&R. In 2002, when Bad Boy inked a deal with MTV, Harve made his television debut when he was cast in the hit show, Making The Band 2, for two seasons.



Pierre has also earned a reputation as an innovative video director and editor, pioneering a number of video techniques. Among his video credits are serving as director of “Dead Wrong” for the Notorious B.I.G. and “Special Delivery” for G-Dep, as well as editing most of director Hype Williams’ earlier work. Pierre has edited 35 music videos to date which includes “Victory” for P Diddy featuring Notorious B.I.G., “One More Chance” for the Notorious B.I.G., OutKast’s breakthrough first video, “Playalistic,” and “Flava In Ya Ear” by Craig Mack – the first artist and #1 smash single released by Bad Boy. Among his recent work, Pierre edited the chart-topping videos for Block Ent’s Yung Joc smash singles, the #1, Grammy-nominated “It’s Goin’ Down” and “I Know You See It,” just to name a few.

Pierre has also started building his Crazy Joint imprint, to be distributed by Bad Boy/Atlantic Records beginning in May 2008.

For more info about Bad Boy Entertainment visit www.badboyonline.com
For Harve Pierre’s full discography visit www.Crazyjoint.com
For Harve Pierre’s full bio visit www.myspace.com/harvepierre

MTV’S MAKING THE BAND RETURNS

MTV'S MAKING THE BAND RETURNS

WITH THREE NEW ALBUMS FROM THE SERIES' STARS;

NEW SINGLES FROM DANITY KANE AND MTB4 FINALISTS

ARRIVE AT ONLINE RETAILERS TOMORROW;

FULL-LENGTH COLLECTIONS TO FOLLOW IN MARCH

 

Bad Boy Records has announced the upcoming release of three new albums from the stars of the hit MTV reality series, Making The Band.  The news comes as the highly rated series kicks off its latest season, beginning tonight, January 28th at 10pm ET/PT (check local listings).

 

Making The Band 4, Season 2 will feature previous MTB sensations Danity Kane, along with last year's as-yet-unnamed quintet and additional MTB4 finalist Donnie Klang.  The upcoming season will see all three acts living together as they work to complete new albums, which will then be released in the weeks to follow.  The releases kick off on March 11th, with the arrival the MTB4 quintet's hotly anticipated debut album.  The following week will see Danity Kane rolling out their eagerly awaited second album, due in stores on March 18th.  Finally, Klang is set to unveil his currently in-the-works debut later this spring.  All three collections are Executive Produced by Bad Boy CEO Sean "Diddy" Combs and Bad Boy Entertainment president Harve Pierre.

 

The albums will be heralded with two brand-new singles from Danity Kane and the MTB4 quintet, both set to drop at all online retailers on Tuesday, January 29th - the day after the season premiere.  Danity Kane's "Damaged" sees the RIAA platinum-certified girl group joining forces with the up-and-coming production team, Stereotypes, known for their hit collaborations with such artists as Cupid, Ne-Yo, and Omarion.  "Got Me Going," the second single from the talented MTB4 performers, was produced by the one-and-only Mario Winans, a longtime Bad Boy family member, famed for his work with Diddy and The Notorious B.I.G., not to mention Destiny's Child, Mary J. Blige, Keyshia Cole, and countless others.

"Got Me Going" will proclaim the as-yet-untitled debut album from Brian Andrews, Mike McCluney, Qwanell Mosley (aka "Q"), Robert Curry, and Willie Taylor - the five talented artists chosen by Diddy and MTV viewers around the world on the blockbuster Making The Band 4 finale last September.  In addition to the aforementioned Mario Winans, the collection features production from The Runners (T.I., Chris Brown, Rick Ross), Jim Bean, Grammy Award-winner Adonis (Diddy, Usher, Danity Kane), and multiple Grammy Award-winner Bryan Michael Cox (Usher, Mary J. Blige, Mariah Carey), who was featured on Making The Band helming the quintet's debut single, "Exclusive (No Excuses)."

 "DAMAGED" is the sophomore album from Dawn, Aubrey, D. Woods, Shannon, and Aundrea, known worldwide as the top-charting five-girl outfit, Danity Kane.  The set follows the Making The Band 3-winning group's blockbuster debut, which made a spectacular #1 debut on the SoundScan/ Billboard 200 album chart upon its initial 2006 release.  Fueled by the top 10 smash, "Show Stopper," the self-titled album went on to achieve RIAA platinum certification for U.S. sales exceeding one million units.  Now, with "DAMAGED," Danity Kane have more than matched their Cinderella story debut, crafting an irresistible collection of new hits in association with such studio superstars as Danja, Stereotypes, Bryan Michael Cox, and Seven Aurelius (LL Cool J, Ashanti, Vanessa Carlton).

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MTV's hit reality series Making The Band 4 returns for another exciting season on Monday, January 28, 2008 at 10pm ET/PT.   The new band hand-picked by Diddy reunite along with the surprise solo winner Donnie to begin their journey in the music industry.  But there's a new twist...

This time around, platinum recording artists and winners of Making The Band 3, Danity Kane joins the guys in the same house to begin working on their respective albums.  Can the guys co-exist with women in the same space?

This season features a new competition to see which group will finish their album first and all the drama that Making The Band fans enjoy from Diddy's infamous challenges to interesting hook-ups, feuds and more.

Coming off of the excitement of the highly rated season finale last summer, the new season follows the guys as they take the next step to becoming established artists and learn to work together as a group while living up to Diddy's high standards.  Viewers will also get reacquainted with Danity Kane as the seasoned performers work on their second album.

MTV.com, VOD, and MTV Mobile, will enhance the Making The Band 4  experience and further connect with the viewers by giving them exclusive access and behind the scenes content with trailers, episode recaps/follow-ups, cast profiles and interviews, photos, bios, and more.  In addition the cast will sound off on "Remote Control," MTV.com's television blog.

The full season of the previous Making The Band 4 ranked #1 in its regular time period (Mon 10-11pm) among F12-34 versus all cable competition, reaching over 61.1 million total viewers (P2+), with over 32.4 million from our P12-34 core.  The live season finale of Making The Band 4 earned a 3.19 rating and reached over 5.1 million viewers (P2+).  The Making The Band 4 Live Finale was the most watched telecast for the night (Sun 8-11pm) across all of television, even over-delivering the broadcast networks.

Sean "Diddy" Combs, Ted Iredell and Perry Dance will serve as executive producers.  Jacquelyn French is the MTV executive overseeing the Making The Band' franchise.  Francesca Spero is Producer for Bad Boy Entertainment.

 

For more information, please visit www.badboyonline.com and http://makingtheband.mtv.com.

Making The Band 4 Season 2

Making The Band 4 Season 2 Premieres Monday night at 10pm est!

 

"Damaged" and "Got It Going" available on all Digital Sales Providers This Tuesday 1.29!

Search for "MTB4BADBOY" for "Got Me Going" on Itunes

Search for  "Danity Kane" for "Damaged" on Itunes

 

Danity Kane's

"Damaged"
Real:
http://streamos.atlrec.com/real/atlantic/danitykane/audio/damaged_main_ex_m.ram

 

Win:
http://streamos.atlrec.com/wmedia/atlantic/danitykane/audio/damaged_main_ex_m.wax

 

Making The Band 4's

"Got Me Going"
Real:
http://streamos.atlrec.com/real/atlantic/mtb4/gotmegoing_popradio.ram

 

Win:
http://streamos.atlrec.com/wmedia/atlantic/mtb4/gotmegoing_popradio.wax

A Raisin in The Sun

Here is the trailer for Diddys new film "A Raisin in The Sun".  It is the first made for tv film EVER to be screened at The Sundance Film Festival.

 

The film premieres on ABC the day after the Oscars February 25th at 8pm EST /7pm Central and has been getting a great  buzz after the premiere screening last night.......

 

 

"A Raisin in The Sun" Trailer

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CKd2Nexj1rE

 

official statement regarding the name change rumors

This is our official statement regarding the name change rumors.

"Recent reports of a name change are totally false, he is still Diddy. He is currently in "Sean John" mode as the upcoming Sean John fashion show is scheduled for February 8th in New York," states a spokesperson for Sean Combs.

Making The Band 4 Season 2

Making The Band 4 Season 2 starts January 19th.....the 5 winning guys from last season, Danity Kane,and Donnie Klang are all living in one house and all working on their new albums so you know drama will ensue!

Making The Band 4 Season 2 Trailer
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JZUT4DOYUOo

Embed Codes


Show Airdates
Preview Special January 19th (Saturday) @ 1pmEST
First Episode: January 28th (Monday) @ 10pmEST
Second Episode: February 4th (Monday)
Third Episode: February 11th (Monday)
Fourth Episode: February 18th (Monday)
Fifth Episode: February 25th (Monday)
Sixth Episode: March 3rd (Monday)
Seventh Episode: March 10th (Monday)
Eight Episode: March 17th (Monday)
Ninth Episode: March 22nd (Saturday)
Tenth Episode: March 22nd (Saturday) – LIVE ON MTV
ALBUM RELEASE DATES

MAKING THE BAND ALBUM RELEASE DATE: MARCH 11 TH (TBC)
DANITY KANE ALBUM RELEASE DATE: MARCH 1 8 TH (TBC)

P.Diddys new film "A Raisin in The Sun"

Here is the trailer from P.Diddys new film "A Raisin in The Sun".  It is the first made for tv film EVER to be screened at The Sundance Film Festival.

The film premieres on ABC the day after the Oscars February 25th at 8pm EST /7pm Central

 

"A Raisin in The Sun" Trailer

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CKd2Nexj1rE

 

 

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Gorilla Zoe "Tryna Make A Jug" FT Big Gee

"Tryna Make A Jug" FT Big Gee
http://vsyndication.wmg.com/tip.html?bcpid=824272798&bctid=1379238964



"Tryna Make A Jug" FT Big Gee
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m5EPAYBEYB8

Making The Band 4 Season 2

Making The Band 4 Season 2 starts January 19th.....the 5 winning guys from last season, Danity Kane,and Donnie Klang are all living in one house and all working on their new albums so you know drama will ensue!

Making The Band 4 Season 2 Trailer
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JZUT4DOYUOo



Show Airdates
Preview Special January 19th (Saturday) @ 1pmEST
First Episode: January 28th (Monday) @ 10pmEST
Second Episode: February 4th (Monday)
Third Episode: February 11th (Monday)
Fourth Episode: February 18th (Monday)
Fifth Episode: February 25th (Monday)
Sixth Episode: March 3rd (Monday)
Seventh Episode: March 10th (Monday)
Eight Episode: March 17th (Monday)
Ninth Episode: March 22nd (Saturday)
Tenth Episode: March 22nd (Saturday) – LIVE ON MTV
ALBUM RELEASE DATES

MAKING THE BAND ALBUM RELEASE DATE: MARCH 4TH (TBC)
DANITY KANE ALBUM RELEASE DATE: MARCH 11TH (TBC)

Boyz N Da Hood's "Table Dance" Featuring T Pain

Boyz N Da Hood's "Table Dance" Featuring T Pain
Real:
http://streamos.atlrec.com/real/atlantic/boyzndahood/audio/table_dance/table_dance_m.ram
Win:
http://streamos.atlrec.com/wmedia/atlantic/boyzndahood/audio/table_dance/table_dance_m.wax

next hit to drop from Yung Joc

Here is the next hit to drop from Yung Joc's crtically acclaimed album Hustlenomics.....

"I'm a G" FT Bun B
real http://streamos.atlrec.com/real/atlantic/yungjoc/imag.rm
win http://streamos.atlrec.com/wmedia/atlantic/yungjoc/imag.wax

Look out for the "I'm a G" video to hit the web exclusivley in the next few weeks!!!

Yung Joc's Official Statement regarding the Airport Incident

Yung Joc's Official Statement regarding the Airport Incident

"I have the utmost respect for the laws of this country and would never deliberately commit an act that would jeopardize my freedom, my family, or my career. I've worked very hard to achieve my goals, and it's unfortunate that this current situation has garnered more attention than the many donations I've made and the charitable work I've done with various organizations.

I'm proud to be a citizen of America, where we are taught to believe that every person is afforded the presumption of innocence. That being said, I have full respect for the judicial system and its due process. I look forward to resolving this situation and moving forward to a positive and prosperous 2008. Best wishes to you and your families in the New Year. Thank you."