D Train

D Train, is an American singer, songwriter, instrumentalist, producer and actor. He rose to fame in the early 1980’s with the release of his first album “You’re the One for Me”, which spawned his first US Billboard Dance chart number-one hit, “You’re the One for Me”. His debut album (under the Prelude Records label) would also chart with the hits “Keep On” and the much covered Burt Bacharach hit “Walk On By”. He would go on producing hits on the follow-up album “Music” and “Something’s On Your Mind”. He was then signed Columbia Records, producing more hit singles on the albums “Miracles of the Heart” and “In Your Eyes” as well as producing additional albums under his own label, including “701 Franklin Avenue”.

As a songwriter, D Train has written for numerous artists, including Patti Austin, George Duke, Carl Anderson, John P. Key and Vanessa Bell Armstrong. He has lent his voice on songs for artists such as Michael Jackson, Elton John, Carrie Underwood and Mary J. Blige and among others as well as numerous television and film soundtracks. He also hosted “The D Train Show” for many years on SiruisXM satellite radio and has enjoyed great success as one of the leading jingle vocalists in the industry.

D Train has a wide vocal range and his music has been influenced by Nat King Cole, Paul Robeson, Jackson Five, Tony Bennett, Mario Lanzo, Billy Epstein, Al Green, Bobby Womack, Mel Tormé and Carl Anderson. His artistic influences include Rock, R&B, Soul, Dance, House, Blues, Gospel, Contemporary Christian and Traditional Native American.

For the nearly 20 years, D Train has been the Music Director for “United Stations Radio Network”, a New York-based radio and media company founded by Dick Clark and Nick Verbitsky.

D Train sang the original “Pokérap”, the official closing credit theme song for the cartoon Pokémon. The song also appeared on the show’s official soundtrack. He also provided vocals for songs for the film “South Park Bigger, Longer and Uncut”.

D Train co-wrote and sang the anthem for the Montauket Nation in 2010, which was selected by the Montauket Nation as their official anthem. In appreciation, the Montauket Nation bestowed the honorary name of “Cloud” to D Train.

In 2013, “You’re The One For Me” was featured in the release (and 2014 re-release) of Rockstar Games video game “Grand Theft Auto V”.

For the past three years, D Train has been performing at the Kennedy Center Honors in Washington, D.C., sharing the stage with Garth Brooks, Sheila E., Steve Winwood and many others.

D Train’s forthcoming seventh album, “The Other Side Of The Tracks” is slated for release in the summer of 2015.