DeVante Swing
DeVanté Swing | |
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| Born | Donald Earle DeGrate Jr. September 29, 1969 Hampton, Virginia, U.S. |
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| Years active | 1987–present |
| Children | 3 |
| Relatives | Dalvin DeGrate (brother), Derek DeGrate (brother) |
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| Origin | Charlotte, North Carolina, U.S. |
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| Instruments | keyboards, piano, guitar |
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Donald Earle DeGrate Jr. (born September 29, 1969), better known by his stage name DeVanté Swing, is an American record producer, singer, songwriter and rapper. He is best known as the main songwriter and producer of the R&B group Jodeci, which includes his younger brother Dalvin “Mr. Dalvin” DeGrate. DeVante Swing also created Swing Mob, which consisted of various artists he discovered and mentored, such as Missy Elliott, Timbaland, Magoo, Ginuwine, Static Major with Playa, Darryl Pearson, Tweet, Jimmy Douglass, Stevie J, and Chad "Dr. Ceuss" Elliott among others.