Donnie "D Major" Boynton (born 1976), is an American songwriter, producer, multi-instrumentalist and music director, best known for his production contributions to Gerald Levert, Boyz II Men, Destiny's Child and Robyn albums, as well as assisting the musical direction of Tyler Perry's 2004 touring production Meet the Browns. Beginning his career as a keyboardist on UPN's 1997 late-night show Vibe, Boynton became a touring bandmember, accompanying gospel and hip-hop acts in concert such as Lil' Kim, Mase, Vanessa Bell Armstrong and Tye Tribbett, among others. [3] He is currently the keyboardist of touring R&B/jazz band Groove Centric. [4]
Donyell Boynton | |
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| Also known as | D Major, Don Boynton |
| Born | 1976 Detroit, Michigan, United States |
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| Labels | Groove Centric Music / The Donn Group [1][2] |
Songwriting, instrumental, engineering and production credits
editCredits are courtesy of Discogs, Tidal, Apple Music, and AllMusic.
| Title | Year | Artist | Album |
|---|---|---|---|
| "I'll Be There" | 1996 | Tim Bowman | Love, Joy, Peace |
| "Say It Again" [5][6] | Nneka | Eddie (soundtrack) | |
| "Don't Take Your Love Away" | 1997 | Mario Winans | Story of My Heart |
| "My Only Reason" [7] | 1999 | Robyn | My Truth |
| "Giving You Back" | |||
| "Now That She's Gone" [8] | Destiny's Child | The Writing's on the Wall | |
| "Ya Di Ya" (Featuring Missy Elliott) [9] | Gina Thompson | If You Only Knew (Shelved) | |
| "Once My Shhh" | 2000 | Sam Salter | The Little Black Book (Shelved) |
| "Let Me Know" | Gerald Levert | G | |
| "What Would You Do?" [10] | 2001 | Nine20 | Non-album single |
| "Maybe" | Raphael Brown | Private Life (Shelved) | |
| "Whatcha Need" | 2002 | Boyz II Men | Full Circle |
| "Keep On Dreaming" | 2008 | Lyfe Jennings | Lyfe Change |
| "I Need You" | 2014 | Lowell Pye | Transformed |
| "Drowning (Swimming With Sharks)" | 2015 | Ray BLK | Havisham |
| "Kurr£ncy" [11] | 2018 | IAMDDB | Flightmode, Vol. 4 |
| "Azul" | |||
| "That Chicken" | Dyme-A-Duzin | Crown Fried |
Selected stage credits & appearances
edit| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 1997–1998 | Vibe [12] | Keyboardist | Originally hosted by comedian Chris Spencer and subsequently Sinbad. |
| 2004–2005 | Meet the Browns [13] | Keyboardist / Musical Arrangement Assistance | A Tyler Perry production. |
| 2018 | Redemption of a Dogg [14][15] | Musical Director | Biographical Music Production Presented by Snoop Dogg |
References
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- ^ "Meet Aaron Adams of Accessible LLC in Smyrna - Voyage ATL Magazine | ATL City Guide". April 2018. Archived from the original on January 11, 2023. Retrieved January 11, 2023.
- ^ "The Band". Archived from the original on January 11, 2023. Retrieved January 11, 2023.
- ^ "ARTIST SPOTLIGHT: Groove Centric". Archived from the original on January 11, 2023. Retrieved January 11, 2023.
- ^ "Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs". Billboard. Archived from the original on January 11, 2023. Retrieved January 11, 2023.
- ^ "Billboard". August 31, 1996.
- ^ "Swedish Charts". December 30, 1999. Archived from the original on January 13, 2023. Retrieved January 21, 2023.
- ^ Easlea, Daryl (July 3, 2000). Crazy in Love: The Beyoncé Knowles Biography. Omnibus Press. ISBN 9780857127235. Archived from the original on November 15, 2023. Retrieved January 11, 2023.
- ^ "Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs". Billboard. Archived from the original on January 9, 2023. Retrieved January 11, 2023.
- ^ "Billboard". March 30, 2002. Archived from the original on November 15, 2023. Retrieved January 11, 2023.
- ^ "IAMDDB is Making Money Moves with "Kurr£ncy"". HNHH. October 7, 2018. Archived from the original on January 11, 2023. Retrieved January 11, 2023.
- ^ ""Magic' debuts, but "Vibe' will disappear". Archived from the original on January 11, 2023. Retrieved January 11, 2023.
- ^ "Meet the Browns". Archived from the original on December 6, 2022. Retrieved January 11, 2023.
- ^ "Redemption of a Dogg | Downtown Norfolk". Archived from the original on January 11, 2023. Retrieved January 11, 2023.
- ^ "Don't Miss Snoop Dogg's Musical Saturday at the Arie Crown!". October 18, 2018. Archived from the original on January 11, 2023. Retrieved January 11, 2023.