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"The album is awesome and I don't say that lightly." - Donovan Howard
"The Prodigal Son exploits the many talents of Dez in such a way that any listener will have no choice but to conclude that his abilities are God-anointed."
- Stace Hunt
Discography
Sotuh Click:
Nothin But Drama
Power Records
South Click:
Rebel Slave
Triad Records
LEN:
I Don't Wanna Die (Not Knowing...)
God Positive Productions
LEN:
Paradigm Shift
Fella-Ship Productions
DEZ:
The Prodigal Son
Fella-Ship Productions
TroubleMann:
Here Comes Trouble
Nation's Rhythm ENT. LLC
V:
2nd Coming
Cribnote Records
Crystal Cameron:
Crystallyzed
Fella-Ship Productions
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Bio
Songwriting talent, a producer's ear, business savvy, drive and a willingness are the recipe for supreme success. Says Yung D aka Desmond Banks of LiL Raskalz Entertainment. Financially speaking, he is not in the upper echelon of musicians and producers: At 32, he doesnt have a fleet of luxury cars; a Miami mansion; insane jewelry; a yacht and every pop, R&B and hip-hop artist falling all over him or herself trying to work with him, or will he?
Despite all the flash, his origins were more humble. He got his first taste of success as songwriter for the boy band Flex in the early '90s. Working with hit songwriters Walt Aldridge and Ava Aldridge gave him the tools he needed to find his voice and to begin testing the waters of production and later began doing session vocals for more established artists Greg Almond, All 4 One etc. But as time went on, he felt the urge to do more. I just felt like I could be doing more with my career than being a member of a band. I really had a passion for being a producer. So I had to take a step backward to take a step forward.
When D is working with young artists, such as Crystal Cameron and Tisha Stratford he creates a bed of music and works with vocalists and songwriters to create something that even 30-year-olds secretly sing in their cars. Those guilty-pleasure tracks are a perfect combination of simple, infectious hooks with a clean, pitch-perfect production.
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