Bernard Belle

Bernard Belle
Origin	Englewood, New Jersey, United States
Genres	New jack swing, R&B, gospel
Occupation(s)	Record producer songwriter musician performer
Instruments	Bass guitar vocals Piano
Years active	1984–present

Bernard Belle is an American composer, producer and musician. After starting his career as an R&B guitarist, Belle became known as a songwriter for Michael Jackson and Whitney Houston and a producer of gospel music. Who was formerly signed with 100k records

Belle received his first break in the late 1980s. His sister Regina Belle, a Grammy Award-winning background vocal singer with R&B group The Manhattans, recommended him to play guitar for the group.

Bernard Belle is notable for his partnership with producer Teddy Riley and his collaborations with Michael Jackson. He is credited with writing and co-writing "Remember the Time",Privacy and "Why You Wanna Trip on Me".

He began working with Teddy Riley in 1986. Together, they became the pioneers of the new jack swing era of music. He has written and produced for, among others, Whitney Houston, Bobby Brown,Patti LaBelle, Aaron Hall, Keith Sweat, Al B. Sure! and Today.

After dedicating his life to Christ in 1994, Belle remains one of the most sought after producer/musicians in the Gospel music industry.He has performed with Donnie McClurkin,Shirley Caesar, Richard Smallwood, Marvin Sapp, Fred Hammond, Yolanda Adams, Tye Tribbett, Mary Mary, Kirk Franklin, Donald Lawrence, Smokie Norful, Hezekiah Walker and BeBe & CeCe Winans.

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