Andreao "Fanatic" Heard

Andreao "Fanatic" Heard (also known as Billie Lenox) is a record producer and a musical artist from Greensboro, North Carolina.

Musical career
Discovered by Vincent Herbert, Andreao moved to New York City, where he connected with P. Diddy and became a part of his "Hitmen" production team and produced records for the Notorious B.I.G. and Ma$e.

In 1997 Andreao produced "Crush on You" for Lil’ Kim and "'Yall Know'" for Will Smith’s debut solo album, that sold ten million copies "Big Willie Style."

In 2001 he produced the song "Heaven Can Wait" for Michael Jackson.

Andreao Heard received recognition from the Grammy association for his participation as a producer on Beyoncé's 2003 debut solo GRAMMY Award-winning album "Dangerously in Love,"  Fanatic also contributed as a producer on Anthony Hamilton's 2013 Grammy nominated album "Back To Love".

In 2019, Heard collaborated with Reynard Pringle, Mayor Nancy Vaughn and local artists in Greensboro, NC, to produce, A&R, and executive produce the "Artists United to End Poverty" album. This album features original material in various genres of music as well as interludes of spoken word by spiritual leaders, community activists. It was released on September 9, 2019, jointly by Heard's non-profit and entertainment company, The Culture Pushers and Sixthboro Entertainment. All proceeds from the sales of the album went to United Way of Greater Greensboro to help end local poverty.