Patrice Rushen Net Worth



Patrice Louise Rushen net worth is
$7 Million

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Patrice Louise Rushen (born September 30, 1954) is an American composer, record producer, multi-instrumentalist, songwriter, music director and vocalist. Her 1982 single, "Forget Me Nots", received a Grammy Award nomination for Best Female R&B Vocal Performance. Rushen had great success on the R&B and dance charts, but "Forget Me Nots" was the only one to crack the Top 40 pop chart. 

Full Name	Patrice Louise Rushen
Net Worth	$7 Million
Date Of Birth	September 30, 1954
Place Of Birth	Los Angeles, California, USA
Height	4' 10" (1.47 m)
Occupation	Musician, composer, record producer, music director, educator
Profession	Record producer, Jazz Pianist, Multi-instrumentalist, Keyboard Player, Teacher, Composer, Singer, Songwriter, Music Director, Forget Me Nots, Haven't You Heard, Feels So Real
Education	University of Southern California
Nationality	American
Spouse	Marc St. Louis
Children	Cameron St. Louis
Parents	Allen Rushen, Ruth Rushen, Forget Me Nots, Haven't You Heard, Feels So Real
Nicknames	Patrice Rushen, Rushen, Patrice
IMDB
Awards	ASCAP Film and Television Music Awards for Most Performed Songs From Motion Pictures
Music Groups	CAB
Nominations	Grammy Award for Best Female R&B Vocal Performance, Grammy Award for Best R&B Instrumental Performance, Forget Me Nots, Haven't You Heard, Feels So Real
Movies	Monterey Jazz Festival: 40 Legendary Years, Lady Be Good: Instrumental Women in Jazz
Star Sign	Libra

#	Fact
1	Sister of Angela Ross.
2	Currently performing with a new jazz quartet "Canela", with Abraham Laboriel, Justo Almario & Alex Acuna [May 2006]
3	Touring SE Asia and Australasia with Lee Ritenour, Will Kennedy & Melvin Davis [March 2008]
4	Performing a variety of dates on the West Coast with Lee Ritenour, Alex Acuna & Brian Bromberg [August 2007]
5	Also performs on the international jazz scene at concerts in Europe, Asia and South America.
6	Occasionally performs in a duo setting with actor/singer T C Carson
7	Performs regularly on the LA jazz scene with the jazz-fusion ensemble CAB, alongside Tony McAlpine (g), Bunny Brunel (b) & Virgil Donati (dr)
8	May 2006 - has joined forces with Abraham Laboriel, Alex Acuna & Justo Almario in the new jazz quarter Canela!, making their debut in Santa Monica.
9	Prince's "I Feel For You", successfully covered by Chaka Khan, was purported to be intended for Patrice as Prince had a crush on her at the time of writing!
10	Patrice works closely with the Los Angeles Cultural Affairs Department, NARAS's Grammy In The Schools program and other organizations dedicated to establishing music education for inner-city youth.
11	Is a much sought after session player who has an impressive resume, having worked with Stanley Turrentine, Jean-Luc Ponty, Donald Byrd, Lee Ritenour, Flora Purim, Hubert Laws, Herbie Hancock, Dianne Reeves, Sheena Easton, Natalie Cole, Wayne Shorter, Carlos Santana, Stanley Clarke and many, many more.
12	Musical Director for the 46th, 47th and 48th Annual Grammy Awards (2004, 2005, 2006).
13	Awarded Honarary Doctorate of Music from Berklee for outstanding contribution to contemporary music (Sept 2005)
14	Also known for her 1982 classic R&B hit "Forget Me Nots" that Will Smith sampled for the hip-hop song Men in Black (1997), which served as that film's theme song.
15	Quincy Jones is her long time friend and mentor.
16	She was the first woman in 43 years to serve as head composer/musical director for television's highest honor, the Emmy Awards.
17	She was the first woman to serve as musical director for the NAACP Image Awards broadcast, an honor she has held for ten consecutive years.
18	She has been the only female musical director/composer for the Peoples Choice Awards, HBO's Comic Relief, and the only female musical director-conductor-arranger for a late-night television talk show, The Midnight Hour, which aired on CBS.
19	She was also named musical director/composer for Newsweek's first American Achievements Awards, broadcast on CBS in the USA from the Kennedy Center
20	Won a solo competition at the Monterey Jazz Festival in 1972.
21	Musical prodigy who was enrolled in music classes at USC by her parents at the age of three.
22	She served as the musical director for Janet Jackson's "Janet" world tour.
23	She plays a variety of musical instruments, including piano, percussion, clarinet, and flute.

Music Department

Title	Year	Status	Character
The 48th Annual Grammy Awards	2006	TV Special musical director
The 47th Annual Grammy Awards	2005	TV Special musical director
The 10th Annual Walk of Fame Honoring Smokey Robinson	2004	TV Movie musical director
The 46th Annual Grammy Awards	2004	TV Special musical director
The 9th Annual Walk of Fame Honoring Aretha Franklin	2003	TV Special musical director
The 8th Annual Walk of Fame Honoring Stevie Wonder	2002	TV Special musical director
The Steve Harvey Show	1996-2002	TV Series musical director - 122 episodes
The 19th Annual People's Choice Awards	1993	TV Special composer: theme music
The 44th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards	1992	TV Special musical director
The 43rd Annual Primetime Emmy Awards	1991	TV Special musical director / orchestrator
The Best of Robert Townsend & His Partners in Crime	1991	TV Special documentary musical director
The 16th Annual People's Choice Awards	1990	TV Special composer: theme music
The Women of Brewster Place	1989	TV Series special musical consultant - 2 episodes

Composer

Title	Year	Status	Character
For One Night	2006	TV Movie
Baby of the Family	2002
Just a Dream	2002
The Steve Harvey Show	1997-2002	TV Series 101 episodes
Our America	2002	TV Movie
The Killing Yard	2001	TV Movie
Fire & Ice	2001	TV Movie
Cora Unashamed	2000	TV Movie
The Wonderful World of Disney	1998	TV Series 1 episode
America's Dream	1996	TV Movie
A. Philip Randolph: For Jobs and Freedom	1996	TV Movie documentary
River of Steel	1994	Documentary short
The 19th Annual People's Choice Awards	1993	TV Special
The Best of Robert Townsend & His Partners in Crime	1991	TV Special documentary
The Midnight Hour	1990	TV Series
Without You I'm Nothing	1990
Hollywood Shuffle	1987

Soundtrack

Title	Year	Status	Character
The Normal Heart	2014	TV Movie performer: "Forget Me Nots" / writer: "Forget Me Nots"
Dancing with the Stars	2009	TV Series writer - 1 episode
Clubbed	2008	performer: "Forget Me Nots"
Norbit	2007	performer: "Looking for You" / writer: "Looking for You"
The South Bank Show	2006	TV Series documentary writer - 1 episode
Indigo Prophecy	2005	Video Game performer: "Hang it Up"
Idol	2004	TV Series writer - 1 episode
Stars in Their Eyes	1999	TV Series writer - 3 episodes
Música sí	1998	TV Series writer - 1 episode
Brit Awards 1997	1997	TV Special writer: "Fastlove"
Men in Black	1997	writer: "Men In Black"
Waiting to Exhale	1995	performer: "And I Gave My Love To You"
Indecent Proposal	1993	producer: "The Nearness of You"
Big	1988	performer: "Forget Me Nots" - as Patricia Rushen / writer: "Forget Me Nots"
Dominick and Eugene	1988	performer: "Somewhere"
Hollywood Shuffle	1987	lyrics: "Not Just One in a Million" Bobby's Theme, "Closer to You" / music: "Not Just One in a Million" Bobby's Theme, "Closer to You" / performer: "Not Just One in a Million" Bobby's Theme, "Closer to You"

Actress

Title	Year	Status	Character
Unscripted	2011	TV Series

Self

Title	Year	Status	Character
Unsung	2016	TV Series documentary	Herself
The Girls in the Band	2011	Documentary	Herself
Down the Rhodes: The Fender Rhodes Story	2011	Documentary	Herself
Lady Be Good: Instrumental Women in Jazz	2008	Documentary	Narrator
The Music Makers	2005	TV Series documentary
TV in Black: The First Fifty Years	2004	Video documentary	Herself
VH-1 Where Are They Now?	2002	TV Series documentary	Herself
100 Greatest Dance Songs of Rock & Roll	2000	TV Mini-Series documentary	Herself
30th NAACP Image Awards	1999	TV Special	Herself
Monterey Jazz Festival: 40 Legendary Years	1998	Video documentary	Herself - Hostess
28th NAACP Image Awards	1997	TV Special	Herself
26th NAACP Image Awards	1994	TV Special	Herself
Comic Relief V	1992	TV Special	Herself
The Best of Robert Townsend & His Partners in Crime	1991	TV Special documentary	Herself
The Midnight Hour	1990	TV Series	Herself (Musical Director) (1990)
Ebony/Jet Showcase	1987	TV Series	Herself
New American Bandstand 1965	1980-1984	TV Series	Herself
The 25th Annual Grammy Awards	1983	TV Special	Herself
Soul Train	1980-1982	TV Series documentary	Herself / Herself - Guest / Guest
Top of the Pops	1982	TV Series	Herself
The Mike Douglas Show	1980	TV Series	Herself - Disco Vocalist

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Won Awards

Year	Award	Ceremony	Nomination	Movie
1998	ASCAP Award	ASCAP Film and Television Music Awards	Most Performed Songs from Motion Pictures	Men in Black (1997)

Nominated Awards

Year	Award	Ceremony	Nomination	Movie
1998	OFTA Film Award	Online Film & Television Association	Best Music, Original Song	Men in Black (1997)

Known for movies

The Steve Harvey Show (1996-2002)
as Music Department

Big (1988)
as Soundtrack

Hollywood Shuffle (1987)
as Composer

Men in Black (1997)
as Soundtrack