Biography
with various music styles that resulted in a strong preference for Housemusic which he plays through all its genres.In winter 2008 he had his first performance at a major event for more than thousand teenagers at pop venue De Effenaar in Eindhoven. Although still a ‘rookie’ he demonstrated to everyone that he had a lot of talent and potential. Here it was obvious that he had developed a high level of musical maturity, the crowd reacted very positively to his DJ style and the numbers he chose to play.
In fall 2009 D-wayne was also been able to gain exposure at several 18+ events. Since then he is performing in line ups of big outdoor festivals in both the Netherlands and Belgium. And from summer 2010 he is performing at well known discotheques around Barcelona in Spain during the yearly summer tour of an internationally known Dutch DJ.
Recorded sets of him are being aired frequently on Dutch radiostations and streamed on internet radio stations. The Dutch popular radio station Radio Veronica has invited him to perform live in the studio in Hilversum for their Talent Academy on a number of occasions.
He also created his own show concept called “Housemusic as Art” that now is being produced monthly for several internet radio stations and which is the theme of his periodic performances for his residencies.
D-wayne’s talent and passion for music also let him create music productions that are appealing to a large crowd. He has received contracts from various record labels including the labels of internationally famous deejays.
Tracks of him have been released on Afrojack’s label “Wall Recordings” and Steve Aoki’s record label “Dim Mak Records“. A track on that label came out in February 2011 at the Winter Music Conference in Miami and was in the BUZZ Chart top 30 among the thirty most important tracks in the dance industry at that moment.
Besides Afrojack and Steve Aoki also other A-list deejays are supporting his productions including DJ Tiesto, David Guetta and Armin van Buuren.
He won the national Big Break DJ Contest in 2009 (organized by TMF during In The Talent Mix Room) and D-wayne’s roots and development are now being compared
to those of established deejays.
Since his first live show in front of a large audience in winter 2008 it is fair to say that D-wayne has gained much respect and popularity in the entertainment circuit. He has residencies for 18+ clubs and is a ‘resident’ DJ for several event organizers.
His sense of what the different aged audiences want to hear is highly developed. His ability and technical skills working with the DJ decks are becoming his calling card and he is being respected by an every growing group of fans.
His breadth of talent, marked both by his infectious choice of music and DJ style and also his music productions, have attracted the attention of many in the Netherlands as well as other countries in Europe and parts of the USA.
Fellow deejays compliment his talent and many in the business foresee a big future for him on the DJ podium as well as in the field of producing tracks. It has often been said that at the rate he is developing, he could be a force to be reckoned with at the highest levels of the profession.