Andre Deyo

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[edit] Andre' "mrDEYO" Deyo (Singer/Hit Songwriter)

Andre' Nathaniel Deyo (born April 19, 1978), better known by his stage name mrDEYO (or the misspellings Mister Deyo, Mr. Deyo), is an American R&B singer and hit songwriter. In 2001, he released his first song placement with Arista Recording artists Koffee Brown titled "I Got Love" (Scars) from their Mars/Venus album and was featured on the hook and rap (produced by Chris Liggio)^[1]. It was his follow-up placement in autumn of 2002 "Jenny From The Block" for Jennifer Lopez, which spawned the Billboard Hot 100 number-three single (4 weeks stuck behind Lose Yourself by Eminem and Work It by Missy Elliot). The song inspired the new nickname for J.Lo and reached number one in Argentina and Canada, and entered the top ten on the majority of all other charts it appeared on. It was produced by Troy Oliver and featured Jadakiss and Styles (of the Lox). Many people believe it inspired Faith Hill's 2005 hit "Missippi Girl". The This Is Me... Then album also produced another mrDEYO written single, a co-write with Cory Rooney "I'm Glad". It was #4 on the Hot Dance Charts (4 weeks) and won a Billboard Award for Best Latin Song of the Year. The video was nominated for four MTV Video Music Awards in 2003: Best Female Video, Best Dance Video, Best Choreography, and Best Art Direction. Deyo's pen and vocal skills went into Ginuwine's fourth album entitled The Senior with the songs "Cheddar Brings" a co-write with longtime collaborator Antonio McClendon and "Big Plans" which featured Method Man. Deyo's vocal backgrounds can be heard on each of these records and is credited on the album. mrDEYO also lent his hand and vocal production to Monica's #1 Album After The Storm which was the long awaited rerelease of All Eyez On Me. The song "Go To Bed Mad" was a duet featuring label mate Tyrese^[2]. In 2004, Deyo had another single with O'Ryan (Omarion's look alike little brother) called "Take It Slow" . The song was a co-write with Tommy Niblack (who vocal produced with Deyo on "Go To Bed Mad"), Makeba Riddick (of Beyonce fame), and Adonis Stropshire (Bad Boy hit writer). A month later he landed a placement with Frankee, famous for her answer back song to Eamon's Fuck It I Don't Want You Back called "Fuck You Right Back" aka "F.U.R.B.". Linking together with producer Chris Liggio again he penned "I Told U So" for her release The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly. In 2007, he took a turn as the artist on his CD single "She Hot" on his independent TS.A Records, which included snippets to his upcoming album Human Beings Club which has yet to be released although it was expected in the summer of 2007^[3]. In December 2007 he began work with Dan Talevski (of YouTube popularity) penning his industry insiders favorite "Quick & Slow" produced by The HeavyWeights and he also lent a hand in putting a bridge on Dan's YouTube Classic "Rocket & Go" which the HeavyWeights reproduced for the clubs^[4]. He has unreleased material on Natasha Ramos whose debut is long awaited from Pharrell Williams Star Trak Entertainment Label.