Harve Pierre | |
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Also known as | Joe Hooker |
Origin | Brooklyn, New York, U.S. |
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Years active | 1991–present |
Labels | Bad Boy |
Harve Pierre, also known by the stage name Joe Hooker, is an American record executive. He is best known for his work with Puff Daddy's Bad Boy Records. [1]
Pierre was born in New York City to Haitian parents. [2] [3] He was the first staffer of Bad Boy Records upon its launch in 1993, and promptly left Uptown Records to join the label following Puff Daddy's departure. Serving as its A&R director, he oversaw many of the label's projects until his brief departure in 1995 in favor of an executive position at RCA Records. He returned to Bad Boy two years later, and was named the label's president by 2008 until leaving the post in 2017. [4]
In 2023, following the controversies regarding the label's founder, Pierre was sued for sexual assault in November of that year. [5]
YEAR | ALBUM | ARTIST | CREDIT |
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1999 | Life Story | Black Rob | "You Don't Know Me" |
1999 | Life Story | Black Rob | "I Dare You" |
1999 | Life Story | Black Rob | "B.R." with G-Dep |
1999 | Born Again | The Notorious B.I.G. | "Tonight" with Mobb Deep |
1999 | Born Again | The Notorious B.I.G. | "Born Again" |
1999 | The Wonderful World of Cease-a-Leo | Lil' Cease | "Future Sport" with Redman |
1999 | The Wonderful World of Cease-a-Leo | Lil' Cease | "Play Around" with Lil' Kim |
1999 | Double Up | Mase | "Blood Is Thicker" |
1999 | Forever | Puff Daddy | "Journey Through the Life" with Nas, Lil' Kim and Beanie Sigel |
2001 | Child of the Ghetto | G-Dep | "I Want the World to See" |
2001 | Child of the Ghetto | G-Dep | "Nothing's Gonna Stop Me" |
2003 | Loon | Loon | "Can't Talk to Her" with P.Diddy |
2003 | He's Keith Murray | Keith Murray | "The Carnage" |
YEAR | ALBUM | ARTIST | CREDIT |
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1999 | Greatest Hits | Sisters With Voices | Composer |
2007 | Hood Figga | Gorilla Zoe | Executive Producer |
2007 | Just Watch Me | Jordan McCoy | Executive Producer |
1994 | Project: Funk da World | Craig Mack | A&R |
1994 | Project: Funk da World | Craig Mack | A&R |
1994 | Ready to Die | The Notorious B.I.G | A&R |
1994 | Ready to Die: The Remaster | The Notorious B.I.G | Associate Executive Producer |
1994 | Ready to Die: The Remaster [2006] | The Notorious B.I.G | Executive Producer, Associate executive producer |
1994 | Ready to Die: The Remaster [2006] [Clean] | The Notorious B.I.G | Associate executive producer |
1995 | Faith | Faith Evans | A&R |
1995 | I will Survive (Doin' it My Way) | Chantay Savage | Producer |
1995 | Natural | Mic Geronimo | Remixing |
1996 | Total | Total | A&R |
1996 | New Beginning | SWV | A&R |
1997 | Someone [CD] | SWV | Associate executive producer |
1997 | Release Some Tension | SWV | Associate executive producer, Vocal Arrangement, Arranger, A&R |
1998 | Come with Me [import] | Diddy | A&R |
1998 | Bad Boy's Greatest Hits | Various Artists | Associate Executive Producer, A&R |
1998 | Bad Boy's Greatest Hits [Clean] | Various Artists | A&R, Associate Executive Producer, Producer |
1998 | Slam | Original Soundtrack | Composer |
1998 | Room 112 | 112 | A&R, Associate executive producer |
1998 | Keep the Faith | Faith Evans | A&R |
1998 | Kima, Keisha, & Pam | Total | Producer, A&R, Associate Executive producer, Vocal Producer |
1998 | Kima, Keisha, & Pam [Clean] | Total | Producer, A&R, Associate Executive producer, Vocal Producer |
1999 | Double Up | Mase | A&R, Associate Executive Producer, Composer |
1999 | Wonderful World of Cease A Leo | Lil' Cease | Composer |
1999 | Forever | Diddy | Associate Executive producer, A&R, Composer |
1999 | Forever [Clean] | Diddy | Associate Executive producer, A&R, Composer |
1999 | Life Story | Black Rob | A&R, Vocal Producer, Executive producer, Vocals, Producer |
1999 | Life Story | Black Rob | Programming, Vocals, Vocal Producer, Executive producer, Programming, A&R, Composer, Producer |
1999 | Born Again | The Notorious B.I.G | Associate executive producer, A&R, Producer, Composer |
1999 | Born Again | The Notorious B.I.G [Clean] | Associate executive producer, A&R, Producer, Composer |
2000 | Black and White [Clean] | Original Soundtrack | Arranger |
2000 | Emotional | Carl Thomas | A&R, Producer, Vocal Producer, Associate executive producer, Composer |
2000 | Bad Boy's R&B Hits [CD& DVD] | Various Artists | Associate executive producer, executive producer |
2000 | Shyne | Shyne | A&R, Associate executive producer |
2000 | #1 Stunna [Mixin' Up S**t] | Mr. Quikk | Composer |
2001 | Part III | 112 | Associate executive producer, A&R |
2001 | The Saga Continues | Diddy | A&R, Associate Executive Producer, Vocal Producer |
2001 | Thank You [Unreleased] | Diddy | A&R, Associate Executive producer |
2001 | Best of SWV | SWV | Composer |
2001 | Faithfully | Faith Evans | Vocal Producer, Associate producer |
2001 | Heavy Hits Mixed by DJ Enuff | DJ Enuff | Vocals, Vocal Producer |
2001 | Child of the Ghetto | G. Dep | Producer, Composer, Mixing, A&R, executive producer, Vocal producer |
2002 | We Invented the Remix | Diddy | Composer, A&R, Associate executive producer |
2002 | We Invented the Remix [Clean] | Diddy | Composer, A&R, Associate executive producer |
2003 | Yeah Yeah U Know It/Fatty Girl/ Special Delivery [US CD 5] | Keith Murray | Composer |
2003 | Too hot for TV | Da Band | Multi Instruments, Vocal producer, executive producer, producer, strings, A&R |
2003 | Too hot for TV [Clean] | Da Band | Multi Instruments, Vocal producer, executive producer, producer, strings, A&R |
2004 | Lets Talk About It | Carl Thomas | Associate executive producer, Vocal Producer, Composer, A&R |
2004 | Bad Boy's 10th Anniversary: The Hits | Various Artists | Composer |
2004 | Hurt No More | Mario Winans | Associate executive producer, A&R, |
2004 | Hurt No More [Clean] | Mario Winans | Associate executive producer, A&R, |
2004 | Living Legends | 8ball & MJG | Associate executive producer |
2004 | Living Legends [Chopped and Screwed] | 8-Ball & MJG | Associate executive producer |
2004 | Living Legends [Clean] | 8-Ball & MJG | Associate executive producer |
2004 | Best of Junior M.A.F.I.A | Junior M.A.F.I.A | Composer |
2004 | Welcome Back | MASE | Executive producer |
2004 | One Love | New Edition | associate executive producer |
2005 | Boyz n da Hood | Boyz n da Hood | Executive producer |
2005 | Boyz n da Hood [clean] | Boyz n da Hood | Executive producer |
2005 | B5 | B5 | Executive producer |
2005 | Black Rob Report | Black Rob Report | Vocals, Producer, Vocal Producer, executive producer, executive producer |
2005 | Duets: The Final Chapter | Notorious B.I.G | Producer, A&R, executive producer |
2006 | Ride for You | Danity Kane | Executive producer |
2006 | New Joc City | Young Joc | Executive producer |
2006 | New Joc City [Clean] | Young Joc | Executive producer |
2006 | Cassie | Cassie | Executive producer |
2006 | Danity Kane | Danity Kane | Executive producers |
2006 | Christian Daniel | Christian Daniel | Executive producer |
2006 | Long Way 2 Go | Cassie | Executive producer |
2006 | Now, Vol. 65 [UK 45 Tracks] | Various Artists | Producer |
2006 | 1st time/ I'm Him | Yung Joc | executive producer |
2007 | Hydrolics featuring Bow Wow | B5 | Executive producer |
2007 | Portrait of Love | Cheri Dennis | Executive producer |
2007 | Ridin' High | 8-Ball & MJG | Executive producer |
2007 | Ridin' High [Clean] | 8ball & MJG | Executive producer |
2007 | Clap On | 8-Ball & MJG | Executive producer |
2007 | Five-O | Elephant man | Executive producer |
2007 | Coffee Shop | Yung Joc | Executive producer |
2007 | Bottle Poppin' | Yung Joc | Executive Producer |
2008 | Take You There | Donnie Klang | Executive producer |
2008 | In and Out of Love | Cherri Dennis | Audio production, Composer |
2008 | In and Out of Love [Bonus Track] | Cherri Dennis | Audio production, Composer |
2008 | Welcome to the Dollhouse | Danity Kane | Composer |
2008 | Lets Get Physical | Elephant man | Executive producer |
2009 | Don't Feed da Animals | Gorilla Zoe | Audio Production |
2009 | Forever in a Day | Day 26 | composer |
2010 | Last Train to Paris | Diddy | Executive producer |
YEAR | ALBUM | ARTIST | CREDIT |
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1997 | SWV | SWV | "When You Cry" |
1997 | SWV | SWV | "Release Some Tension" |
1998 | Kima, Keisha and Pam | Total | "Press Rewind" |
1998 | Kima, Keisha and Pam | Total | "Sitting Home" |
1998 | Kima, Keisha and Pam | Total | "Rain" |
2000 | Carl Thomas | Carl Thomas | "Woke Up In The Morning" |
2000 | Carl Thomas | Carl Thomas | "Emotional" |
2001 | Faithfully | Faith Evans | "Intro I'm Back" |
2001 | Child Of The Ghetto | G-Dep | "Child Of The Ghetto" |
2001 | Sean Combs P.Diddy & The Bad Boy Family | P.Diddy | "The Saga Continues…" |
2003 | Bad Boy 2 | Loon | "Relax Your Mind" |
2003 | Bad Boy 2 | Loon | "Bad Boy 2" |
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