History of Slummed Out Entertainment
THE MAN BEHIND THE SKULLSlummed Out Entertainment was once a vision in the eyes of a young music enthusiast, Andre DRE Harris. Dre is no stranger to the music industry. Born December 25, in Atlanta Georgia, Dre quickly showed interest in the music industry. As a young boy growing up in the Kirkwood area of Atlanta, Dre was introduced to all genre of music by his uncle who was a DJ at that time.As a teenager, Dre purchased his first rap album, which happened to be Run DMC. This purchase led to a strong passion for the music industry especially the Rap genre. Upon graduation of high school, Dre decided he wanted to be an entrepreneur. He was inspired to take this path as he had seen his step-father successfully start several different businesses from the ground level. He went on to achieve an Associates Degree, in Business Management, in 1997. During the same time, he began working for Finish Line at the local mall. He quickly became a store manager and has spent 11 years as management with Finish Line, Inc. He uses what he has learned as a store manager as a strong foundation to running a successful business.
Dre has been influenced by people within the music industry as well as those who are successful in Cooperate America. Some of the influential people within music industry include, but not limited to, Run DMC, NWA, Boogie Down Productions, DEVO, Curtis Blow, Notorious B.I.G, and 8Ball MJG. The business figures that have been influential include, but not limited to, Russell Simmons, Bill Gates, and Allen Cohen, founder of Finish Line, Inc.Dre was always pursuing his vision of owning his own entertainment company. In 1997, he landed an internship at the hip-hop radio station, V103, of Atlanta. He received this opportunity from friend Jaycee, who was the DJ of the Greg Street show at the time. During his internship, Dre had the opportunity to be a part of a ground breaking hip-hop show along side of Jaycee, who is now the DJ for Ludacris, of Disturbing The Peace.
Dre grew up in the same neighborhood as Russell Block Spencer, founder of Block Entertainment, as well as President of Bad Boy South. A common interest quickly formed a friendship. Dre has witnessed the drive and determination needed to develop a successful record label, as he witnessed the formation of Block Entertainment.Along with two partners, Dre then started Undisputed Management. In 2001, Undisputed Management signed the first group to Fat Boy Records of Atlanta. During that time Dre met Tamario Bohannon aka RENEGADE. In 2003, Dre left Undisputed Management to start Slummed Out Entertainment with artist Tamario Bohannon.Slummed Out Entertainment, which was once a vision, soon became a reality. Dre and Tamario began working on the Slummed Out Mix Tape Vol 1, which was released in 2005. The release of the Mix Tape was soon followed by the launching of the website (www.slummedoutent.com). In September 2005, Slummed Out Entertainment applied for, and was licensed as a Limited Liability Company (LLC) by the State of Georgia. Slummed Out Entertainment also became an active member of ASCAP in 2005.RENEGADES Mix Tape H.N.I.C with his single Aint Nothin, featuring Tracy T & Playa G, by executive producer Dre Harris, is now available.www.slummedoutent.com
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