DeVante Swing

DeVante Swing
Birth name	Donald DeGrate, Jr.
Also known as	DeVante Swing
Born	September 29, 1969 (1969-09-29) (age 42)
Origin	Hampton, Virginia
Genres	R&B, hip hop, soul
Occupations	Record producer, singer, rapper, songwriter, video director
Instruments	Vocals, Piano, Guitar, Talk box
Years active	1987-present
Associated acts	Sean Combs, Ginuwine, Jodeci, K-Ci & JoJo, Missy Elliott, Playa, Timbaland

Donald Earle DeGrate, Jr. (born September 29, 1969 in Hampton, Virginia), better known by his stage name DeVante Swing, is an American record producer, singer, rapper and songwriter. Swing rose to fame in the 1990s as the founding member of the trendsetting R&B group Jodeci, one of the more popular R&B acts of its time. Swing served as the main songwriter, producer, and leader of Jodeci which also featured his younger brother Dalvin DeGrate.

Swing went on to form his own record label, Swing Mob, which signed artists such as Ginuwine, Missy Elliott, Playa, and Timbaland at the beginning of their careers. Swing also produced 2Pac's "No More Pain" on the 1996 album All Eyez on Me which saw somewhat of a departure from what he normally produced for Jodeci. He also produced three songs on Danny Boy's It's About Time (2010) album. He will release his new album, Swingin' Love, in the near future.

Sources

• James T. Jones IV (March 10, 1992). "Jodeci throws its voice into the doo-wop". USA Today', p. 4D
• DeVante Swing biography at Allmusic

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Date of birth	September 29, 1969
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