D-Nice

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D-Nice grew up in the Bronx, hip-hop's birthplace, and emerged as a rapper and producer in the late 1980s. The late Scott La Rock of Boogie Down Productions mentored D-Nice as a teenager and offered him a place to develop his talent alongside rap legend KRS-One. He began to expand into production, producing The Stop The Violence Movement's number 1 single, Self Destruction, and later working with Queen Latifah and Kid Rock on their early albums. Ultimately, D-Nice released two albums with Jive records, including the 1990 hit single Call Me D-Nice, which reached the top of Billboards rap chart.

In 2003, after a night of rubbing shoulders with old industry acquaintances at Q-Tips birthday party, D-Nice knew his return to the turntables was imminent. Studying the techniques of Q-Tip, DJ Hot Day, Mark Ronson, DJ Cassidy, and DJ Scratch, I wanted to understand what made those guys special, says D-Nice. As in all of his endeavors, says D-Nice, I wanted to learn how to use the tool first, and then develop my own style. As he began to DJ weekly parties, D-Nice became known for his promotional E-blasts featuring his old-school anecdotes, latest song lists, and photography, a longtime passion. The parties drew high-level attention, as did his work behind the lens. He has since photographed projects for Lennox Lewis, Talib Kweli, Public School Clothing, Major League Baseball's "I Live For This" campaign, as well as a 50 Cent G-Unit/Reebok campaign.

D-Nice hit his stride in 2005, working nonstop as an accomplished photographer, web developer, and DJ, in demand at exclusive events nationwide. D-Nice has deejayed at high profile celebrity events for Michael Jordan, Jay-Z, Lebron James, Diddy, Mary J. Blige, Kid Rock, Stevie Wonder, Russell Simmons, Mariah Carey, Counting Crows, Zac Posen, Kimora Lee Simmons and others. Corporate America has taken note, hand-picking D-Nice to provide the soundtrack at events for MTV, Sports Illustrated, Entertainment Weekly, BET, Vitamin Water, Diageo, Mac Cosmetics, Sean John, Adidas, Brand Jordan, Diesel, Complex Magazine, Rolling Stone, FHM, Heineken, Moet, Pepsi, and Paramount Pictures. D-Nice has also made a name spinning at high society events, opening for artist such as Billy Joel and Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers.

Citing the career path of renowned photographer, filmmaker and composer Gordon Parks as inspiration, D-Nice intends to turn his attention to filmmaking in the near future.