In junior high and high school his musical influences extended toward such artists such as Timbaland, Missy, Aaliyah and Tupac Shakur. His talents continued to naturally develop and eventually lead The-Dream to begin singing, rapping and song writing. In addition, he is an accomplished artist and has created many paintings and sculptures, some of which have been shown at various art galleries throughout Atlanta. In 2001, The-Dream was introduced to Laney Stewart of Redzone Entertainment. Although their first meeting wasn’t very successful, things fared better the second time around and Laney pulled him into his camp. The two immediately collaborated to write for the multi-platinum group B2K. In early 2003, The-Dream was signed by Laney Stewart to a new publishing deal with Morningside Trail through a joint venture with peer music. Since then he has continued writing for other artists including the newest single “Me Against The Music” for Britney Spears. The-Dream recently worked on Jive artist Nivea’s forthcoming sophomore effort (April 2005) including the hit single “Okay” featuring Lil’ Jon and Youngbloodz. In 2006, The-Dream was brought in by Tricky Stewart of Redzone to collaborate with various artists including Bayje (Atlantic), Dear Jane & J.Holiday (Capitol), and Brit & Alex (Interscope). To kick off the New Year, The-Dream began 2007 with major success. With the help of Tricky Stewart, “Umbrella” was created and taken to several different labels with artists ranging from Britney Spears at Jive to Mary J. Blige and Akon. Yet, it was the genius of Karen Kwak that got the record into the hands of Def Jam Record’s CEO, LA Reid. Def Jam flew The-Dream and Tricky to LA to record with Rihanna, where they also wrote “Breakin’ Dishes,” a song off Rihanna’s latest release, Good Girl Gone Bad. Despite his current success, The-Dream never stops dreaming. Look out for The-Dream’s future collaborations with hot artists such as Timbaland, Justin Timberlake, Karina Pasian, Young Joc, Rihanna, Jay-Z, Jazzy Phae, Keke Palmer, Gia, Tricky Stewart, Don Vito, Wynter Gordon, Shontelle, and Lucy Walsh.| |
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