Artist Information Biography DK aka Wayne Watts is a national recording positive hip hop artist on the independent label, Evergreen Music (an associate member of NACA). DK aka Wayne Watts (now 23 years old) honed his MC skills in his native city of Baltimore, Maryland and has been performing his special brand of hip-hop music since the age of 16. The summer, fall and winter of 2009 finds DK aka Wayne Watts being the #1 vote getter in the “DC’s Hottest 5 Band Contest” sponsored by WUSA-TV, DC Metromix and the Hard Rock Café and showcasing at the NACA Mid-Atlantic Conference in Lancaster, PA while continuing with a regional and national tour of festivals, colleges and clubs to promote his newly released full-length CD, “Tha Firelane Project”, now available via online downloads and in stores by the fall. DK aka Wayne Watts started 2008 showcasing at the NACA (National Association for Campus Activities) Mid-Atlantic Festival - where he entertained and amazed over 200 student delegates with intricate urban based beats laced with solid rock guitar riffs - and ended the year completing a violence prevention music video, produced by Academy Award winning producer, Susan Hadary and directed by Emmy Award winning director & cinematographer, John Anglim, found on PSA's,  You Tube, My Space, with Free Ring Tones and Free Downloads.  From 2003 to 2007, while completing requirements for his BA Degree in Communications, DK aka Wayne Watts released his first full-length CD "That's My Boy", which was heard blasting over the airways throughout the 2003 Billboard Hip/Hop Conference with the title song tracked as the #3 most added hip hop single on the CMJ chart (March 10, 2004) and later added to over 150 college and commercial radio stations.  DK aka Wayne performed at various events in the Maryland & DC areas, appearing with Slum Village, The Clipse, Cee-Lo, Raheem DeVaughn, Fertile Ground,  Ty Tribbett and The  All American Rejects and appeared as a panelist and performer at various hip hop symposiums sponsored by local colleges and universities. DK aka Wayne Watts  was featured as a Best New Hip Hop Artist, appearing alongside Jay-Z, Keyshia Cole and Dizzee Rascal on AOL Music - Hip Hop Artists (2007). At the age of 16, DK aka Wayne Watts astonished and entertained music executives and fellow hip hop/r&b artists while interning for the 2002 Billboard R&B/Hip Hop Awards and Conference in South Beach Miami, Florida. "Work That", found on DK aka Wayne Watts' "Tha Firelane Project", is featured on two independent  film releases, "The Hollow " ( 2007) and “Gravity” (2009) and can be heard on various internet stations such as clearchannelmusic.com, napster.com, payplay.com, iheartradio.com, and aimestreet.com. For more information, contact Evergreen Music at 410-383-8806 Instrumentation Three Piece Setup DK aka Wayne Watts - MC/Vocals Gary Kelly - Guitars DJ Get Bizzie - Turn Tables/Vocals Discography 1.) Tha Firelane Project (12 Track) - LP 2.) Tha Firelane Project-EP Purchase @ CDbaby.com/DK or online @ itunes.com 3.) That's My Boy (Full Length) Purchase @ CDbaby.com/DK or online @ itunes.com Links http://www.myspace.com/thafirelaneproject DK Performing Live on WUSA-TV Channel 9 Promotional Video CD Baby Better My World