Danielle D.I. Biography.

DANIELLEDanielle, like the soothing tropical climate of the island on which she wasborn, radiates contagious warmth. Her petite frame, intense eyes andchildish grin adds to her appeal. Friends describe her as effervescent and'feisty’, though humble and warm. She admits that her zest for life hasgreatly influenced the music she presents to the world. Being free spirited, shebelieves in being happy, despite the situation. She has developed thetalent necessary to ensure her the success she is destined for on a globalscale. Born and raised a stone’s throw away from the home of the legendaryBob Marley, she is determined to follow in his footsteps as an ambassadorfor her homeland.Her relationship with music dates back to high school. She hungrily gobbledup the popular music at that time, listening to the racy rants of 'Patra', 'LadySaw', and the boastful lyrical bites of 'Beenie Man' among other leadingacts. The sounds of Hip Hop, and R&B were equally close to her heart,through Rappers 'Lil Kim', 'Jay-Z', 'Foxy Brown' as well as 'Usher'. Theseperformers still lead her listening roster. She developed songwriting skills as an adolescent, while studying in the U.S. Her love and passion for reggae music led to her return to her island home to begin her musical quest to be a recording artiste.Upon her return, she made her way around Kingston’s finest studios, and soughtthe opinions of leading Jamaican producers. They gave her high marks on her potential. She proceeded with the launch of her first release, “Turn himon” which she co-produced. The saucy track featured prolific song writerand dancehall sensation, 'Ce’Cile'. The accompanying music video swiftlygarnered high rotation on local / Caribbean TV stations. 'Danielle' was nowestablished as the hot newcomer on the dancehall reggae scene. Her charm,passion and drive soon landed her a track with 'Gramps Morgan' of the group'Morgan Heritage' in addition to dancehall icon, 'Beenie Man'. It was agreat achievement to collaborate with Beenie, who had been an inspiration for so manyyears. The result was the birth of the upbeat song, “Brown girl in thering”, which brought along a nickname and increased popularity.Her demand grew and soon Birchill records sought her, to produce “Downtown Man”. This release dismissed all qualms suggesting an amateur status. She officially moved up the ranks, performing on major festivals such as: 'Reggae Sumfest' and 'Sunsplash' as well as 'Sting'. Her next big hit came through producer, DJ Karim with “Beat it”. This track established her as a force to be reckoned with. The infectious track brought 'Danielle' great demand outside of her country with shows in Chicago, New York, Trinidad and London among other destinations. Infamous dancehall superstar, Vybz Kartel fell for the monster hit, “Beat it”. He offered a remix andpursued to make it a reality. When Danielle heard the lyrics Kartel laid down, she was immensely impressed with his wit and genius. She later alliedwith renowned, Truck Back Records to acquire the incredibly successful andcontroversial recording, “Man weh mi nuh want”.To achieve her goal Danielle ‘DI’ has committed herself to intense vocaltraining and has partnered with a robust support team. Under their direction she initiated her journey with her single, “Jamaican Girl” produced by Uptown ambassador, Stephen “Supa-Hype” Davis. The patriotic tune continues to receive much attentionfrom the Jamaican Diaspora stretching from neighbouring Caribbean islandsto as far as Europe, the Americas and Canada. The video for the up-tempoanthem is also receiving heavy rotation. Danielle is also racking up great recognition and reviews for her latest single 'Big Man' also produced by Taxi Records (Sly and Robbie) which features the Grammy winning veteran Shabba Ranks. The track has become the noted follow up record to the much loved, breakthrough single 'Rebel'. Today Danielle has her sights set on international stardom. She pulled herself away from the scene to record a series of tracks with music legends Sly and Robbie. With the objective of completing her debut album, she has been concentrating on solid productions for a worldwide audience. Danielle’s latest, smash combination “REBEL” produced by the Grammy nominated duo Sly and Robbie also features Cherine Anderson. Danielle has been receiving rave reviews for the hit record. There is also a music video for the single whose popularity can attest to it being a dancehall "ladies’ anthem”.Both tracks along with six others will be featured prominently on DI's upcoming EP "Danielle DI: The Rebel", set for a mid-March 2013 release. The EP will introduce the world to this versatile artiste whose music fuses all her influences to create a new sound that is both familiar and fresh. The EP will be followed by a full-length album, already in deep production, which will drop by year's end.END