Donny B. Lord

About Donny B. Lord

AG/AFTRA/ASCAP Already in this New Year, Lord became the Number 5 Most Popular Unsigned Artist on MySpace in the Reggae category, matching crossover artist Sean Paul in the Signed Artist category! As an artist, songwriter, producer and performer, Donny B. Lord’s history helps define his varying talents and eclectic mélange of musical sounds. Born in St. Lucia in the British West Indies and traveling the world at an early age, the multi-ethnic Lord grew up immersed in the Caribbean, American, and European cultures. During his childhood, Lord was trained as a vocalist, an actor, a martial artist and a dancer in the studies of Modern, African, Jazz, Tap, Hip Hop, and Ballet. But it was in music that Lord found his strongest passion and he took inspiration from the musical sounds of Reggae, R&B, Rock, Middle Eastern, and African, to establish his own distinct musical style that can best be described by Jackie Jackson of the legendary Jackson Five – “a fusion of mainstream contemporary Pop music with Caribbean roots.” Currently, D.B.L. is hard working in the studio producing his first complete album. With soulful Pop vocals of Michael Jackson, the raspy cries of Bob Marley & Sting, the urban sounds of the Caribbean and Hip Hop, and the undeniable messages in each of his songs, Lord continues to produce mainstream music with strong, influential international roots. Lord works extremely hard to maintain creative control to have his message-filled lyrics universally heard. Last year, he wrote and produced "Brat Girls" and starred in his first music video for the song which received almost two million views on MySpace and can still be seen on YouTube. The message-themed video parodies the irresponsible ramifications of the “Party Like a Rock Star” Hollywood lifestyle. While entertaining and visibly showcasing Lord’s multi-talents as a singer, songwriter, music producer, dancer and performer, the message is abundantly clear. Lord recently completed his second music video for his song “Addicted” which reached the semi finalist round for KIIS FM’s “My Big Break”. His Latin/Dancehall “Fire!”, featuring platinum-selling Costa Rican recording artist, Paco, has been featured in advertising campaigns for Motorola and Verizon, earned second place in the Dance Category of the International Songwriting Competition, being selected out of 11,000 entries from more than 60 countries, and was featured in the Emmy-award winning television series "The District" and "Cane" on CBS. Lord's "Soldier For Love" reached #2 on the African Reggae charts and his R&B crossover slow jam"Stay" reached #4 on the East African charts. He has had seven songs in six of the Top 10 categories on Broadjam.com. His 4-song EP "We Can Do It Like..." is available on iTunes. As his career reaches new heights, D.B.L. continues to ride the wave of the online independent music industry revolution that has allowed him a base, and is creating new possibilities every day in life, music and in the arts. Instrumentation Donny B. Lord- lead vocals, performer Discography NOTEWORTHY MENTIONS/ACCOLADES PERFORMANCE: - Soul Train, Don Cornelius Productions: Principle Dancer - People’s Choice Awards, CBS: Principle Singer/Dancer alongside artist Brandy - Performed in Rock & Roll Hall of Famer Jackie Jackson’s singing group MIXX - Lead Commercial roles in Pepsi, Cheerios, Footlocker, and Iron Kids Bread alongside Jennifer Love Hewitt - Co-starred in “Final Shot” alongside George Kennedy - Landed guest-starring role as an Ethiopian Prince in the now syndicated television sitcom “Designing Women” (episode Emmy nominated) MUSIC: - Named the #5 Most Popular Unsigned Artist featured on MySpace in the Reggae category - 200,000 visitor hits & plays reached on his MySpace page in just one day! - 20,000 average hits to his MySpace page “Fire!” - Motorola Promotional Campaign - Verizon Promotional Campaign - Featured on Emmy-award winning series “The District” on CBS - Featured on television series “Cane” on CBS - Earned second place, International Songwriting Competition; Dance category - Airplay on 93.7 The Wave, St. Lucia - Airplay on 105.3 Hot FM - Airplay on Radio Caribbean International “Soldier For Love” - Reached #2 on the African Reggae Charts - Airplay on 93.7 The Wave, St. Lucia - Airplay on 105.3 Hot FM - Airplay on Radio Caribbean International “Stay” - Reached #4 on the East African Reggae Charts - Airplay on 93.7 The Wave, St. Lucia - Airplay on 105.3 Hot FM - Airplay on Radio Caribbean International - Airplay on Radio Caribbean International “Shadi’s Song” - Honorable Mention, Billboard Music Awards - Airplay on 93.7 The Wave, St. Lucia - Airplay on 105.3 Hot FM - Airplay on Radio Caribbean International “We Can Do It Like…” - Honorable Mention/Finals, 2006-7 International Songwriting Competition; Urban/Hip Hop - To be featured in upcoming film “The Bliss” "Addicted" - Finalist, KIIS FM's Big Break Competition # # # FOR MORE INFORMATION CONTACT: Curly Locks Productions: 310.498.7123 curlylocksprods@sbcglobal.net DONNY B. LORD HOME PAGE: www.donnyblord.com www.myspace.com/donnyblord www.sonicbids.com/donnyblord