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Ricky St. Hilaire

St. Hilaire started his career at the age of 17. To date, he has won two Grammy Awards, for his work on the albums Halfway Tree (Damian Marley) and Songs In A Minor (Alicia Keys) and has recieved several more nominations. He has won numerous Billboard Music Awards and over 30 of his records have gone platinum. St. Hilaire discovered Jessica Simpson, recorded her first pop demo and was instrumental in signing her deal with Sony Records. He has helped create some of the most recognizable songs in pop and R&B history including, My Love Is Your Love (Whitney Houston), Stressed Out (Tribe Called Quest), What's Happening (Method Man) and Working Class Hero (Paula Cole).

In the mid '90s, St. Hilaire worked exclusively for Whitney Houston and her record label before joining Wyclef Jean's production team. With Wyclef he collaborated on chart topping singles including My Love Is Your Love (Whitney Houston), which St. Hilaire arranged, engineered and mixed; No, No, No (Destiny's Child); and Maria Maria (Carlos Santana remix). They also worked together with Mya, the Black Eyed Peas and City High. In 1999 St. Hilaire accompanied Wyclef on piano as they performed at John F. Kennedy Jr.'s funeral. St. Hilaire has been part of Busta Rhymes' production team since the album The Coming. He produced, arranged, mixed and engineered on that album which included singles Whoo Ha- Got Ya All In Check and Everything Remains Raw. His work has appeared on every Busta Rhymes album to date including features with Mariah Carey, Lumidee and the Neptunes and Rhymes' most recent album The Big Bang. St. Hilaire also recorded and engineered Busta Rhymes' Where's Your Money featuring Ol' Dirty Bastard, in what was ODB's final recording before his death.

St. Hilaire has scored, sound engineered and contributed to the soundtracks of several major motion pictures. He was the project coordinator for the film Life (Eddie Murphy, Martin Lawrence), and was also responsible for engineering, arranging and mixing the score. His filmography also includes Set It Off (Jada Pinkett Smith, Vivica A. Fox, Queen Latifa), Dangerous Ground (Ice Cube, Elizabeth Hurley) and Spike Lee's Get On The Bus (Bernie Mac, Charles S. Dutton, Ossie Davis). In addition, he provided the scoring and sound for numerous independent films, like Mercy Street featured at the 2006 Cannes Film Festival. In 2006 St. Hilaire also began his own film production company. St. Hilaire has traveled on many concert tours, including Rock The Mic, Smokin' Groves and Puff Daddy and The Family. He was the show programmer, sound engineer and responsible for live recordings. Rick St. Hilaire's name is frequently found misspelled on the internet; examples include Rick St. Hillaire, Rickie St. Hillaire and Rickey St. Hilaire. You can find Rick St. Hilaire's credits at www.allmusic.com (search Rick St. Hilaire)

Alicia Keys
Alicia Keys- Songs in A Minor
Engineer
Alure
Allure - Sunny Days
Engineer, Arranger, Producer, and Mixing
Damian Marley
Damian Marley- Halfway Tree
Engineer and Mixing
2001, 44th Annual Grammy Awards; Best Reggae Album

Life
Life (Score)
Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
Project Coordinator, Engineer, Arranger, and Mixing
Busta Rhymes
Busta Rhymes - The Coming Engineer, Arranger, Producer, and Mixing
Busta Rhymes
Busta Rhymes - When Disaster Strikes Engineer, Arranger, and Mixing Single: “Put Your Hands Where My Eyes Can See”
Flipmode Squad
Flipmode Squad
Engineer, Arranger, and Mixing
Remix: “It’s A Party” ft. SWV
“The Bus’a Bus”
whitney Houston
Whitney Houston - My Love is Your Love
Engineer, Arranger, and Mixing
Single: “Your Love Is My Love”
Rampage
Rampage - By Way of Blood
Engineer, Arranger, and Mixing
Single: “We Getz Down”
Santana
Santana Remixes
Engineer, Arranger, and Mixing
Remix: “Maria Maria” ft. Product G&B
Keith Sweat
Keith Sweat Remixes
Engineer, Arranger, and Mixing
Remix: “Twisted” ft. Cut Close
Kid Capri
Kid Capri - Soundtrack to the Streets
Mic Geronimo
Mic Geronimo - Vendetta
Violator
Violator - The Album
Tribe Called Quest
A Tribe Called Quest - Stressed Out
Mint Condition
Mint Condition - The Collection
Keith Dobbins
Keith Dobbins - I Get Excited
Set It Off
Set It Off - Original Soundtrack
Get On The Bus
Get on the Bus - Original Soundtrack
Keith Murray
Keith Murray - Enigma
The PJs
The PJs - Original Soundtrack
Queen Pen
Queen Pen - Conversations with Queen
Dangerous Ground
Dangerous Ground - Original Soundtrack