Andre "L.A. Dre" Bolton

Andre "L.A. Dre" Bolton (died April 3, 2017) was an American R'n'B/hip-hop keyboard player and producer. Part of Dreco Productions, he is perhaps best known for his work with Ruthless Records between 1989-1990. He provided keyboard contributions to the gold and platinum selling albums: "Eazy Duz It" by Eazy-E, "Straight Outta Compton" by N.W.A., "Living Like Hustlers" by Above The Law, "No One Can Do It Better" by D.O.C. and Michel'Le's self-titled album. Andre resurfaced as a member of the R&B/new jack swing group AZ 1, that in 1992 released an album and a pair of singles on Scotti Bros. Records. In 1994, he worked as a studio musician, engineer and producer, with Too Short on albums such as "Cocktails", "Gettin' It (Album Number Ten)", "Nationwide", "You Nasty" and "Married To The Game". In 2008, he worked on a project for his own label, Dot Com Muzik Group, which was a prison project featuring artists from the Nevada State Prison System. The entire album was recorded, produced, and performed in prison by prisoners. Andre "L.A. Dre" Bolton received fourteen gold and platinum albums during his career.