The Dude of Life, also known as Steve Pollak, is the leader of the five-piece, genre-bending Dude of Life Band. The Dude first teamed up with Trey Anastasio in high school, and the two have been writing songs together for Phish for several decades. The Dude has written the lyrics to several of Phish's most well-known songs, including as Fluffhead,... read full bio
Jared Lee, better known as his stage name Duckwrth, is an American rapper and songwriter from South Los Angeles, California, who began his career as Duckwrth after releasing the mixtape “Ducktape.” He went on to follow his debut mixtape up with his second mixtape, “Taxfree V.1,” and that same year he released his debut single, “Super Soaker,” with the Kickdrums.... read full bio
Toronto's Ducks Ltd. and Evan Lewis (guitar, bass, drum programming) met at a Dilly Dally show around the time they were both applying for permanent residency and playing in different local bands, and they were immediately drawn to one another because of their shared love of underappreciated '80s indiepop like Sarah Records (specifically for Tom, U.K. groups like Close Lobsters,... read full bio
In addition to serving as the face of Fenty Beauty and taking the lead in Pirelli's 2018 Alice in Wonderland-inspired calendar, Nyadak Thot is an Australian model of South Sudanese heritage. Thot's family arrived in Australia as refugees from the South Sudanese war on October 23, 1995, in Melbourne. She was the first of her siblings to be born in... read full bio
Duck Sauce is a DJ duo consisting of Armand Van Helden and A-Trak. They produce disco house tracks that will appeal to club DJs. The track ""aNYway"" capitalizes ""NY"" to signify their origins in New York. Duck Sauce released a track called ""Barbra Streisand"", named after the singer of the same name. ""Barbra Streisand"" was first played at Miami Winter... read full bio
Duce Staley is a former American professional football running back in the NFL who is best known for his several years playing for the Philadelphia Eagles. He also spent a few years playing for the Pittsburgh Steelers and has gone on to be a coach for the Philadelphia Eagles in the special teams quality control, for the running backs, and... read full bio
The Dublin Irish Dance gives the performance Stepping Out as a tribute to the story of Irish Immigration to America. Their vocal melodies, dance steps, and more are traditionally Irish, but also are fused with world music. African rhythms, American tap dance, and roots music are combined to create a unique performance. The show Stepping Out celebrates Irish music and... read full bio
A group of pals once made the decision to start a band in Bosnia and Herzegovina, a doubtful part of the world. However, they did not form under normal circumstances, and this was no typical band. Indeed, in addition to regional Balkan flavors, ska, punk, reggae, electronic, and hip-hop were among the global musical inspirations. However, the new generation of... read full bio
Ali Shirazinia, who goes by the stage name Dubfire, is a Grammy-award winning recording artist, performer, DJ, producer and self-proclaimed Japanophile and sake fanatic. Ali was born in Iran and moved to Washington, DC with his family at a young age. It was in America that Ali was exposed to hip-hop, jazz, punk, and new wave music; all of which... read full bio
Dub Trio is a band not like many other. Their unique sound comes from their blend of punk rock, metal, noise rock, dub, reggae, and many other genres. The trio comprises of Stu Brooks on keyboards and bass, Joe Tomino on drums and Escaleta, and DP Homes on guitar and keyboard. They have played alongside the likes of... read full bio
There aren't many bands that can perform at full strength for 25 years in a row. The Dub Pistols, meanwhile, continue to roll like a freight train, stomping into their Silver Jubilee like there's no end. If The Dubs had been a cartoon band like Gorillaz, things could have gone more smoothly for them. For one, the several band members that... read full bio
Manchester-based drum and bass producer Dub Phizix started his musical fixation more than 20 years ago. He has since created a brand-new genre of music that fuses inspirations from all around the world. Dub Phizix, also known as George to his mother, was only a nuisance to the neighbors at the time. After ten years of creating music, Dub Phizix... read full bio
Dub Inc is a French reggae band from Saint-Etienne that consists of members Hakim Meridja, Aurelien Zohou, Jeremie Gregeois, Moritz Von Korff, Frederic Peyron, Idir Derdiche, and Gregory Mavridorakis. Dub Inc has performed all over the world and has grown fame outside of France. Dub Inc performs a mixture of reggae, dancehall, and world music and they perform in languages... read full bio
Benjamin Stanford, better known as his stage name Dub FX is an Australian musician and worldwide street performer who is known for performing a mixture of genres which include dubstep, hip-hop, ska, reggae, dancehall, and more. FX was born in St Kilda, Melbourne, and he first began his musical career traveling and performing with Flower Fairy. After working with Flower... read full bio
Duane Henry is an English actor best known for playing Clayton Reeves in “NCIS”. He studied drama at Dudley College and shortly after moved to London to pursue an acting career. He made his television debut in “The Afternoon Play” and since then has been seen in series that include, “Jericho”, “Dubplate Drama”, “Desperados”, “Doctor Who”, “The Bill”, “The Cut”,... read full bio
Duane Forrester is the Vice President of Industry Insights for Yext and is author of ‘How To Make Money With Your Blog and Turn Clicks Into Customers’. Over the years, Forrester has worked for companies such as Casino Nova Scotia, SEMPO, Sports Direct Inc., has been the Senior Program Manager of SEO at Microsoft, worked in marketing & PR for... read full bio
Dua Saleh's first musical attempt was shared online as a fun exercise to share with friends. The Twin Cities scene noticed almost immediately. One of them was the producer Psymun (Future, Young Thug, Juice WRLD, Corbin fka Spooky Black), of whom Saleh was a fan but was unaware that they both came from the same place. They connected well and Psymun... read full bio
English pop artist Dua Lipa first gained popularity when she was just fourteen years old, with her cover songs on YouTube of music by the likes of Christina Aguilera and Nelly Furtado. Six years later, she signed with Warner Bros. Records and released her first single, “New Love”. Her follow-up, “Be the One”, was certified Platinum by ARIA. The following... read full bio
Beth Jeans Houghton, a musician, songwriter, animator and video director, reinterpreted her music to create the swaggering, heart-on-sleeve rock of Du Blonde. Houghton combined emotional lyricism with the gritty tones of punk, blues, garage rock and soul on albums like the one he self-produced, Lung Bread for Daddy. On Homecoming, she later allowed some pop influences to show through without sacrificing any... read full bio
DSharp, whose real name is Derryck Gleaton, is a violinist, producer, and DJ who hails from Atlantic City in the United States. On his fashionable colored violins, DSharp performs cover versions of popular songs as well as composes original music. He has performed in a variety of clubs and has toured all over the world. Crowds have been left speechless... read full bio
