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Clarence Lee Pitre (born April 7, 1972, better known by his stage name Cdrive is an American R&B singer-songwriter, record producer from Houston, Texas.

Biography:

2005 Cdrive “My Show, Our Party” was his first full length CD released in 2005 and helped established the fact that musicians do in fact exist in the military. He has received reviews in magazines such as The Scout Paper aboard the Marine Base Camp Pendleton with a quote "Usher, watch your back ‘cause CDrive is in the house" http://www.pendleton.usmc.mil/Lanessa Arthur - The Scout,(Aug 11, 2005). In August 2005 Cdrive earned credits for producing rapper Tino first album release "Die For Fortune and Fame" off of Diamond Note Records located in Oceanside, CA http://www.diamondnoterecords.com/. CEO/James. Street Wize magazine out of Austin, TX noted Cdrive for his songwriting skills and production Chris Collins - Street Wize Magazine (Feb 1, 2007). His single “Your Partna” was aired on Street Heat Houston's Party 104.9 FM - January 7, 2007 with a very well known DJ in the industry, DJ Mean Green and is instrumental for being one key player in keeping Houston R&B music alive http://1049tumusica.univision.com/.Cdrive was featured in the Camp Lejeune Newspaper The Globe http://www.camplejeuneglobe.com/ and cited for his hard work and dedication to his music the US Marine Corps and quoted " Marine by day, R&B singer by night" PFC Latty - The Globe (Aug 28, 2008)and Leather Neck (Aug 21, 2008)http://www.leatherneck.com/forums/showthread.php?69949-Marine-by-day-R-amp-B-singer-by-night. Cdrive has written and produced for such groups and artists as Interval,Tino"Die For Fortune and Fame",Saika "Retrospetk" www.diamondnoterecords.com and also working along Rap-Alot Records hit producer for Geto Boys Mind Playing Tricks, Doug King in 1991 http://www.rapalotrecords.com/. Cdrive were invited to perform the National Anthem - March 11, 2006 at The Will Rogers Colliseum in FT WORTH TX,http://www.fwculture.com/wrogers.htm. "Your Partna" was MADDHOUZ RADIO MOST REQUESTED song http://www.madhouselive.com/- May 2, 2006. Cdrive was a guest artist and his single "Fallen' Again" was featured on Radio 88.3 FM W/COFFEE & MRS.HEIDI Little Rock, AR. - November 27, 2006 http://kabf.org/

Recognitions:

Cdrive started rapping early on in the 7th grade at Dowling Middle School Houston, TX and earned a opportunity to start a group called Jammin' 2000. This group was started to be a anti-movement against the bad affects of smoking, contributing to a Smoke Free 2000 campaign http://smokefreetexas.org/. Such exposure got the group to meet Kathy Whitmire, the former Mayor of Houston, TX from 1982 to 1991    http://digital.houstonlibrary.org/cdm/singleitem/collection/oralhistory/id/79. They later were invited to perform their established song "Smoke Free 2000" on the hit TV Show Kids Are People Too by Michael Meredith Young himself http://myoungmedia.com/. An Apple Computer was donated to Dowling Middle School courtesy of the show in their very own names.

Discography

2005:My Show, Our Party 2008:Connect With Me 2011:Bad Boy, Gentleman Soul 2013:Law Of Attraction

Singles:

2005:Your Partna 2005:Fallen' Again 2005:Creepin' Featuring Tino 2008:So Happy 2008:SuperMom 2011:Eyes Tinted 2011:Half the Man 2012:Bestess 2012:Let's Play

Compilation

2012:Xtractions Of Love