Origin Washington, D.C., U.S. Name Rich Harrison Role Record producer | Years active 1999–present Labels Richcraft Records Books Crazy in Love | |
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Instruments Percussion, piano, trumpet Awards Grammy Award for Best R&B Song Similar People Beyonce, Jay Z, Amerie, Eugene Record, Makeba Riddick | ||
Occupation(s) Producer, songwriter | ||
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Rich Harrison (born in 1979) is an American record producer and songwriter from Washington, D.C., specializing in R&B and hip hop music.
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- Rich harrison blazetrak welcome video
- Richgirl in studio with rich harrison
- Early life and education
- Career
- 1999
- 2001
- 2002
- 2003
- 2004
- 2005
- 2006
- 2007
- 2008
- 2011
- 2016
- Unreleased
- References
The winner of a Grammy Award, Harrison is well known for producing songs such as "Get Right" (by Jennifer Lopez), "1 Thing" (by Amerie) and "Crazy in Love", performed by Beyoncé and Jay Z.
Richgirl in studio with rich harrison
Early life and education
A classically trained pianist and trumpet player, from an early age Harrison demonstrated the ability to play music he heard on the radio, later attending Howard University in Washington, D.C., majoring in history and hip-hop music.
Career
Harrison's first big music deal came in 1999 when Harrison worked with Mary J. Blige on "Beautiful One" for her album Mary. In 2001, he created his own production company, Richcraft Inc., and immediately wrote and produced Amerie's debut album, All I Have. In 2004 he won a Grammy Award for Beyoncé's "Crazy in Love", and a nomination for his work on Usher's Confessions album.
Harrison was back in the spotlight early in 2005 to work with Amerie, and produced Amerie's "1 Thing", from her album Touch, known for its infectious breakbeats and Amerie's unconventional vocals. A similar beat was used by Harrison for Toni Braxton's "Take This Ring" from her 2005 album Libra both tracks include elements of go-go (mainly in the strong, funky drumming with added percussion). In 2005, The New York Times called him "one of R&B's most exciting producers."
Harrison is currently involved in projects with 50 Cent, Tweet, Missy Elliott, Eve, Brandy, Young Steff and Dawn Robinson. Harrison has worked with Janet Jackson, Usher, Alicia Keys and Jennifer Lopez, and is still assisting the South Korean pop singer Se7en with his first American album, assisted by his producer Lionell Davis.
Harrison has been approached by many artists to assist with album productions, but it appears he is now focusing his time on his own artists, such as Young Steff and girl group RichGirl. There is a possibility that he may be appearing on Toni Braxton's forthcoming album.
Other works include tracks for Claudette Ortiz's solo album, 3LW's latest and as yet unreleased album and tracks that may appear on 50 Cent's next album.
1999
Mary J. Blige – Mary
2001
Mary J. Blige – No More Drama
2002
Amerie – All I Have, producer and songwriter
Kelly Rowland – Simply Deep
2003
Tha' Rayne – Reign Supreme
Beyoncé – Dangerously in Love
2004
Usher – Confessions
Destiny's Child – Destiny Fulfilled
2005
Jennifer Lopez – Rebirth
Christina Milian – Be Cool soundtrack
Amerie – Touch
Missy Elliott – The Cookbook
Pussycat Dolls – PCD
Toni Braxton – Libra
2006
Christina Milian – So Amazin'
Christina Aguilera – Back to Basics
Beyoncé – B'Day
Diddy – Press Play
Mos Def – Tru3 Magic
2007
Che'Nelle – Things Happen for a Reason
2008
Jean Grae – Jeanius
2011
Marsha Ambrosius – Late Nights & Early Mornings
Jennifer Hudson – I Remember Me
Eric Roberson – Mister Nice Guy
RichGirl – RichGirl
RichGirl – Fall in Love with RichGirl
2016
Amerie - Drive
Unreleased
3LW
Amerie
Cynthia Lissette
Gwen Stefani
Janet Jackson
Mary J. Blige
Natasha Ramos
RichGirl
Se7en
Usher
Young Steff