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rad Dimanche

USA , New York

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Age:		35 Years
Gender:		Male
Occupation:		Executive / Management
Height:		147 cm ~ 4ft 9
Weight:		90 lbs (41 kg)

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4/11/2007 8:50:10 PM

Conrad Dimanche has had an unprecedented year as one of the emerging giants in the record industry. As the Senior Director of A & R for Bad Boy Records, Dimanche has helped launch three number one albums this past year - Danity Kane, Sean "Puffy" Combs Press Play, and Yung Joc New Joc City. He managed all three of these albums from conception to completion, tirelessly micro-managing every beat of every track. However, that was this year. Dimanche is not resting on his past credits. This forward-thinking music executive still works like he did when he was a young unpaid intern.

His illustrious cutting-edge career also includes managing the Grammy winning Producer Nashiem Myrick. A modern-day hit maker, Dimanche has produced dozens of albums, including The Notorious B.I.G.''s smash hit Born Again, Carl Thomas, P. Diddy, 8 Ball, MJG, Loon, B5, Bad Boys 2 Soundtrack and Black Rob, to name only a few. The combination of his unparalleled talent for hearing a hit, tireless work ethic, ability to sign new talent and business skills separates him from most of his contemporaries. Simply said, Conrad Dimanche is a quadruple threat.

At times, the amount of his involvement in any given project can become overwhelming. "I could be on the phone while you''re in the vocal booth," he''s overheard saying to one artist, blurring the line of executive and talent. He is a work machine -- thorough and exhaustive with all his projects, paying extraordinary attention to every detail. "So did you hear the second version of this song? I definitely liked the first one better. The first one feels better - the energy of it, just feels better. We''re definitely better off going with the first one. For me it''s all feeling. If it doesn''t feel right -- I don''t want to force it."

Standing 6''1 Dimanche sports a large tattoo on his right forearm. Interestingly, it is Psalm 23 from the Bible. The quote, in part, reads I will fear no evil. God walks with me. "I''ve been through so much to get to this point - including losing my apartment and being totally broke. Times have been tough. This bible verse gives me strength."

Dimanche''s journey began in Queens, New York. As a young boy of Haitian immigrants, his parents told him that he could become anything. His father, George Dimanche, who taught French and Spanish at a Brooklyn High School was his inspiration. His mother, Dina, owned a local beauty salon and the young Dimanche watched as she turned her business into the most popular salon in the area. He witnessed both of his parent''s intense work ethic and learned that there were no free rides and by working hard he could achieve his dreams.

As a young man, Dimanche would follow in his mother''s footsteps, teaching himself how to cut hair. He opened a barber shop but his love for music never wavered. He was bursting with musical talent -- rhymes, licks, raps, rifts -- filling his mind with no mainstream outlet. Frustrated, he would invite DJ''s to spin records at a club next to his barber shop. He was more interested in the music at the parties then the parties themselves. His love for music only intensified to the point where he could no longer ignore his passion. At first, he managed a few artists while still running the barber shop. Dimanche would soon put down his cutting shears . He knew it was time to launch his musical destiny. The only question remained - how would he begin to make his dream come true?

Dimanche had his eye on two modern-day pioneers: Sean "Puffy" Combs and Russell Simmons. He admired their musicianship but he saw more: their ability to be creative and to be business people. He identified with their stories and risk-taking sensibility and wanted to emulate their success. It would not be easy to make the leap from barber shop owner to record mogul.

It was Bad Boy Records executive Harv Pierre who gave the ambitious Dimanche his first break when he landed an internship at Sean "Puffy" Combs young label. Dimanche began to "dig-in" at Bad Boy Records doing the most mundane tasks -- coffee and errands for everyone. He worked without pay for about a year before making a-entry-level salary. He tapped into his family''s ideology about work. He did not skip one step of the process in learning the music business often to the detriment of his personal life. "I would have one dollar hot dogs from the corner vendor and the free hot chocolate in the studio was also a meal for me," Dimanche says. He paid his dues -- in full – working numerous jobs in the music industry over the past decade before being named as Senior A& R Director for Bad Boy Records. Pierre would become Dimanche''s mentor and supporter.

In spite of his success as record executive, Conrad Dimanche says he thinks of himself first as an entrepreneur. In addition to Bad Boy Entertainment, Dimanche owns a production and consulting company called "Big Bang Music Incorporated." He is now a role model being discovered and emulated by young people across the country. He knows that the secrets of making it in the music business are hard work, persistence, dedication and, of course, his undisputed talent. Much like the last line of the Psalm 23 Bible quote on his arm "surely goodness and mercy shall follow me all the days of my life and I will dwell in the house of the Lord forever." Perhaps this reminder reassures the little boy from Queens who grew up to be a major record executive that through faith, talent and hard work, dreams can come true.

Conrad Rad Dimanche, Senior Director of A&R for Bad Boy Entertainment, the brainchild of music mogul Sean P.Diddy Combs introduces his newly formed venture, The Hitmakers, Inc. The Hit Makers, Inc. is a premiere consulting company created directly to assist record label representatives and independent artists develop professionally structured projects for the music industry in totality and its consumers. The Hitmakers, Incs mission is to attract the talent of artists and their affiliates struggling to identify their sound and style, as well as those ready to take the forefront of entertainment with solid hits that supporters of urban music can categorize as classics. Rad, the millennium mastermind behind the company has specifically constructed The Hitmakers, Inc. into a full-service consulting company which breeds new stars as legends. Credibility is Rads first name. He is one of the most notable A&Rs in the music industry to launch such efforts independently.

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