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HotFreeLayoutsAndre Harris and Vidal have an uncanny instinct for producing thoughtful and expressive music. The duo’s trademark recording style - adding live instrumentation over infectious rhythm sections - has helped to redefine and resurrect the old Philly soul sound, originally put on the musical map by Kenny Gamble and Leon Huff. In recent years, Grammy winning producers Dre & Vidal have helped to create the richly organic neo-soul scene in the City of Brotherly Love. World-class artists like The Roots, Jill Scott, Eve, and Jaguar Wright have made Philadelphia a hotbed for emerging young talent, and Dre & Vidal have undoubtedly been a part of this movement. In 2002, the duo honed in on their production skills with such hits as Michael Jackson’s “Butterflies,†and on Glenn Lewis’ “Don’t You Forget It.†In recent years, Alicia Keys, Young Buck, Jill Scott, Omarian, Carl Thomas, Bilal, Faith Evans, Mariah Carey, Floetry, 112, Macy Gray, Joe, Ronald Isley, Justin Timberlake, Donell Jones, Musiq, Darius Rucker, Will Smith, Ruben Studdard, and Glenn Lewis have employed the skills of Dre & Vidal, racking up millions of dollars in record sales. Their production skills can be heard on such hits as “Caught Up,†the new single on Usher’s Grammy Winning album Confessions. Since 2004 they had a few successful hits, including Ciara's "Oh", Usher's "Caught Up" and Chris Brown's "Yo (Excuse Me Miss)". They're currently working with rapper Beanie Siegel on his upcoming album. They've also done work with 3LW and Bobby Valentino's upcoming albums Point of No Return and Special Occasion, respectively. They have most recently produced a beat for The Game's second album The Doctor's Advocate, in which the beat is recorded live with real instruments, featuring Anthony Hamilton.
