D*Nik Music

Not long ago in a galaxy far, far away, a cocoa-colored Gwen Stefani crash landed on planet N.E.R.D. to form D*NIK Music. D*Nik is an Indietronica/Pop/Rock Singer & Production duo from Virginia with a sound driven by Hip Hop back beats and hypnotic guitar riffs. Duane studied jazz trumpet at LaGuardia High School and was a regular on New York's music scene growing up. He shuttled back and forth between private lessons and under-aged performances at various seedy nightclubs with legends like Wynton Marsalis where he learned the art of jazz and the subtle cockiness associated with being a musician. Nik was Classically trained in college, studied Jazz with her father, sang Gospel in the church choir, and head-banged with her friends at an all-white high school while trying to maintain some semblance of “blackness” with her weekend friends from the next town over. The duo met while attending Hampton University and ultimately joined forces in The Fuzz Band where Nik began penning lyrics to Duane's tracks which strangely complimented her vocal personality disorder. Performing now as Rocky 7, D*Nik released their debut album, Rockz and Slingshotz in 2014. Laced with musical contradictions, the 16 song compilation brings a new twist to modern pop by fusing dark undertones, clever lyrics, and dabbling in angst driven rock, power ballads, and hip-hop. Rockz & Slingshotz is available on iTunes, CDBaby, and Amazon.com. Www.facebook.com/dnikmusic Www.twitter.com/dnikmusic www.Youtube.com/dnikmusic www.Reverbnation.com/dnikmusic http://www.mtv.com/artists/dnik We are D*Nik! tric-Hop/Rock Production Duo