Andre "Dre" Knight Sr. (born August 1, 1977) is an American record producer, pianist, songwriter, and composer. He was a founding member of The Narcotics, a production team out of New York, NY. He has produced songs for various artists, including Frank Ocean, Sizzla, Sha Stimuli, K. Michelle, Astro (rapper), Nicki Minaj and LL Cool J.Dre's production style consists of mainly live instrumentation with Hip Hop driven undertones.