Michael Bivins
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| Michael Bivins | |
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| Birth name | Michael Lamont Bivins |
| Also known as | Biv |
| Born | August 10, 1968 |
| Origin | Boston, MA, USA |
| Genre(s) | R&B, New Jack Swing |
| Occupation(s) | Singer |
| Instrument(s) | Vocal |
| Years active | 1978-present |
| Label(s) | Streetwise Records (with New Edition) 1982-1983 MCA (with New Edition and Bell Biv DeVoe) 1984-2002 GOOD Music Bad Boy (with New Edition) 2002-2005 Geffen Records 2006-present Interscope Records 2006-present |
| Associated acts | New Edition, Bell Biv Devoe, Eazy-E, Boyz II Men, P. Diddy, Keyshia Cole, Jodeci |
| Website | [1] |
Michael Lamont Bivins, a.k.a. Biv, (born August 10, 1968 in Boston, Massachusetts) is the founder and member of the R&B group New Edition and the hip hop group Bell Biv DeVoe. Not only does he perform in both groups, but he also discovers, manages, and produces for other acts, most notably Another Bad Creation, MC Brains, Boyz II Men, and 702, all of whom were signed to his Motown distributed label Biv 10 Records. He serves as the music entrepreneur and A&R man of both of his own acts.
Bivins can also be credited as the person who gave Left Eye from TLC her name. He approached her back in 1991 and told her one of her eyes is more noticeable then the other, so he then began calling her Left Eye as a joke, but she retained the nickname to her death.
Bivins had a minor role in the film Friday After Next, and guest-starred as a DJ on the pseudo-radio station CSR 103.9 in the hit video game Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas. Most recently, he made an appearance in the basketball film Crossover as a character known as Heart Attack. He is also in charge of Artist Development for Making the Band 4.
Bivins most recently has been featured in TNT's basketball-related Overtime series, in which he interviews NBA players. In New Orleans on All Star Weekend 2008, he went 1-1 against Michael Jordan in billiards.
Bivins signed to GOOD Music/Geffen Records/Interscope Records to release a solo album which is set to be released in Summer 2008 titled "Michael Bivins: Never Done This Before from an upcoming 3-disc solo album by Bell Biv DeVoe. Ricky and Ronnie also signed to Geffen/Interscope, but Ricky's Production label is signed to So So Def and Ronnie's is Beluga Heights.
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