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CONRAD DIMANCHE RANKED #3 A&R IN THE WORLD IN 2006 BY HIT QUARTERS

His journey began in Queens, New York. As a young boy of Haitian immigrants, Conrad's 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 he 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. By working hard, Conrad could achieve his dreams. As a young man, Conrad would follow in his mother's footsteps, teaching himself how to cut hair. He opened a barbershop, 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 the barbershop. 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 started to manage a few local artists careers while still running the barbershop. He 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? Conrad had his eyes on two modern day music business pioneers: Sean "P. Diddy" 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 barbershop owner to record mogul. It was Sean “P. Diddy” Combs Bad Boy Records Executive Harve Pierre who gave Conrad his first break when he landed an internship at Bad Boys young label. He began to "dig-in" at Bad Boy Records doing the most mundane tasks, coffee and errands for everyone. He worked without pay for over a year before making an entry level salary. He tapped into his family's ideology about hard work. He did not skip one step of the process in learning the music business often to the detriment of his personal life. He would have one-dollar hot dogs from the corner vendor and the free hot chocolate in the studio was also a meal for him as well. 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. Harve Pierre became his mentor and supporter. In 2006, Conrad 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, he helped launch three number one albums. Danity Kane's “self titled album”, Day 26's “self titled album”, and Yung Joc's “New Joc City. Soon after, Conrad was ranked the #3 A&R in the world. He managed all three of these albums from conception to completion, tirelessly micro managing every beat of every track. Not resting on his past credits, Conrad is a forward thinking music executive that still works like he did when he was a young unpaid intern. Conrad Dimanche's career also includes managing the Grammy winning Producer Nashiem Myrick, one of P. Diddy’s original hitmen. He 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. The combination of his unparalleled talent for hearing a hit, tireless work ethic, ability to sign new talent and business skills separated Conrad from most of his contemporaries. In spite of his success as a record executive, Conrad thinks of himself first as an entrepreneur. In addition to Conrad's past at Bad Boy Records, he is now the President and co-founder of PMPworldwide.com; (an online music related internet company) in addition to being a record label consultant. He is now considered a role model and emulated by young people across the country. Conrad knows that some of the secrets to making it in the business is hard work, persistence, dedication and, of course- talent. Much like the last line of the Psalm 23 Bible quote on his arm "surely goodness and mercy shall follow him all the days of his life and he will dwell in the house of the Lord forever." Perhaps this reminder reassures him that through faith, talent and hard work, dreams can come true.