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From:TheBahamasWeekly.com Entertainment
The Grand Bahama Regatta and Homecoming is set to take place at Taino Beach in Freeport from July 22nd through 24th. The regatta committee is excited to announce that one of their headliners will be D-Mac, one of The Bahamas' top award winning recording artists who is popularly recognized for his bodies of work in the Rake N Scrape genre. His most notable Bahamian song is, The Gaulin. "Grand Bahamians have fallen in love with DMac's music and performances," said regatta committee chairperson, Chervita Campbell who calls herself an admiring fan. "Don't miss this performance, because he's going to 'mash up' the place!" D-Mac will perform on Saturday, July 23rd. Other headliners will be Julien Believe and Veronica Bishop. D-Mac says it's his mission to represent The Bahamas by exposing the world to the infectious rhythms and indigenous stories of the Bahamian way of life. Dillon McKenzie's unique and innovative skills can be attributed to helping create local and regional stars out of such names as K.B Funky D, Geno D, Ira Storr, Terez, Spice, Ronnie Butler, Spank Band, Da Brilanders, Nita, Spice, Angel, Avvy, Stileet, Lacie Doe Boys, Wilfred Mullings, Eddie Minnis, The Sky Juice Band, Visage and Sweet Emily. Yet, his name is huge on the gospel music circuit as well, having produced and written hit songs for award-winning gospel artists like his brother, Bahamian gospel legend Kevan McKenzie, Christian Massive, Landlord, The Singing Prophet, Vanessa Rolle- Clarke, Marky Maxx, Selecta, Geo …and so much more. With roots deep-seated in a rich Christian heritage, this pastor’s son has multiple overlapping gifts that transcend all musical genres. This gives him the power to create music that makes the world want to stop and take a listen, whether you need Jesus on the main line, or just want to let your hair down and have a good time. His musical talent was discovered at an early age and in fact, it was more like a self discovery. When he was young, he would listen to 8 tracks of Bahamian music legends such as the Region Bells and Eddie Minnis. His big brother Kevin who first began teaching him how to play the piano further harnessed this love for music …and the rest is history.
He took his musical baby steps playing for Sunday morning devotions with his family and for Sunday school, and then further wet his musical appetite when his father invested in his first set of DJ equipment as a teen. Hence, he became a very popular disc jockey while attending Queen’s College in Nassau. He continued to crawl his way through this musical journey after experimenting with recording equipment that his brother brought home. Eventually, with his DJ experience, tinkering with his recording toys, and his piano playing skills, Dillon started to write and produce his own songs. He and his brother Kevin went on to produce hit albums, winning numerous awards and song competitions including the Commonwealth Song Competition. Their winnings were invested into the establishment of Commonwealth Recording Studios. Today, Dillon has shown that he is ever changing as he has evolved once more from just being the man in the background to being the man in the spotlight. He released his first album entitled “Party Zone” which best describes the songs on this solo project. It calls for movin’, shakin’, rockin’ and winin’ and is sure to rock any party or social event with hit songs like “Dog Don’t Bark At Parked Car”,” Rock you all night”, What I’m gonna do”, “What you working with”, Da Gaulin Song”, Ya Gal Ga Look Like Dat, Let It Stay Here, The Boat Man” and many other energy filled Bahamian Rake ‘N Scrape songs. In 2013 and 2015, D-Mac walked away consecutively with two awards at the coveted Ministry of Tourism’s Cacique Award/ The People’s Choice Award for The Gaulin Song; and he also won the Cacique Award for Best Song Writer and in that same year won Best entertainer at the First ever “Icon” awards. D-Mac was also invited to be one of the major performers for the historic opening of the country’s over $50 million – 400 plus acres – Thomas A. Robinson National Stadium. It was at the stadium that D-Mac also performed for the opening of CARIFTA 2013 in front of millions of viewers from across the Caribbean. The exposure train didn’t stop there as thousands of international fans were introduced to this Bahamian music icon when he performed In Trinidad, Canada, Zimbabwe and The United States Memorial Weekend in Miami, Florida. Learn more about D-Mac at his website: dmacbahamas.com
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