Teddy Riley (producer)

Infobox musical artist

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Name = Teddy Riley
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Background = solo_singer and producer
Birth_name = Edward Theodore Riley
Alias =
Born =
Origin = Harlem, New York
United States
Genre = New Jack Swing
R&B
Hip hop
Dance-Pop
Occupation = Record producer
Singer-songwriter
Musician
Performer
Years_active = 1980- present
Label = Interscope
MCA
Associated_acts = Michael Jackson
SWV
Guy
Blackstreet
Wreckx-n-Effect
Heavy D and the Boyz
Today
Bobby Brown

Teddy Riley (born Edward Theodore Riley) is an American, R&B and hip hop singer-songwriter, musician, and record producer who was the ring leader of two R&B groups in two separate decades — Guy in the 1980s and Blackstreet in the 1990s.

News

In 2005, he had disbanded and reformed Blackstreet. Riley also worked on an album with Outsiderz 4 Life, producing "Wil' Out" and other songs.

At the start of 2006, Riley started the New Jack Swing revival, with the New Jack Reunion Tour, featuring Riley's own BLACKstreet and Guy, in addition to After 7, SWV, and Tony Toni Toné. At the same time, in a May 2006 interview with Underground Soul Online Magazine, Riley announced that he would be working on three key projects: a new Blackstreet album, a new Guy album, and on Michael Jackson's new album scheduled for release in 2008. [http://www.underground-soul.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=275&Itemid=35 ]

In June 2008, a fire destroyed Riley's Virginia Beach recording studio. An investigation later revealed that an electrical problem led to the fire. [http://www.wvec.com/news/vabeach/stories/wvec_local_071608_riley_studio_fire_.5f16b374.html]

References

External links

* [http://smartenupnas.com/2007/12/01/foxxhole-radio-special-guest-teddy-riley-layzie-bone/Teddy Riley Interview on FOXHOLE Radio with Jamie Foxx]
* [http://www.ballerstatus.com/article/editorialscolumns/2008/02/4071/ The Teddy Riley BallerStatus Feature By Jonathan Hay]
* [http://www.myspace.com/teddyrileymuzic Teddy Riley on MySpace]
* [http://www.njs4ever.com New Jack Swing 4Ever website Riley's New Jack Swing movement]
* [http://www.ballerstatus.com/article/features/2007/08/3028/ The Teddy Riley Interview]

References

* [http://www.sohh.com/articles/article.php/13632]
* [http://www.vh1.com/artists/az/riley_teddy/artist.jhtml| VH1]
* [http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=11:a9fyxqugldde| All Music Guide]