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Born October 8, , in New York, NY; son of Mildred and Edward (stepfather); two children. Education: Studied electronic music at Manhattan School of Music and composition at Columbia University. Addresses: Home--Virginia Beach, VA.

Record company--Interscope Records, 75 Rockefeller Plaza, New York, NY Management--Harvey Gallagher Communications, Inc., Broadway, Suite , New York, NY

While still in his early twenties, Teddy Riley rose up from the streets of Harlem, New York, to found a new kind of music--new jack swing.

Riley described this new sound in Rolling Stone as "rap music with pop, rap with jazz, rap with R&B." Since his career began in , Riley has directed his own bands--namely Wreckx-N-Effect, Guy, and Blackstreet--and produced and written hit songs for a host of stars, including Michael Jackson, Bobby Brown, Stevie Wonder, Kool Moe Dee, and Jane Child.

With numerous Number One hits and platinum albums, Riley has impressed even industry executives, one of whom was