Английская Википедия:Donnie Boynton
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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. [1] He is currently the keyboardist of touring R&B/jazz band Groove Centric. [2]
Songwriting, instrumental, engineering and production credits
Credits 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" [3][4] | Nneka | Eddie (soundtrack) | |
| "Don't Take Your Love Away" | 1997 | Mario Winans | Story of My Heart |
| "My Only Reason" [5] | 1999 | Robyn | My Truth |
| "Giving You Back" | |||
| "Now That She's Gone" [6] | Destiny's Child | The Writing's on the Wall | |
| "Ya Di Ya" (Featuring Missy Elliott) [7] | 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?" [8] | 2001 | Nine20 | Шаблон:N/A |
| "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" [9] | 2018 | IAMDDB | Flightmode, Vol. 4 |
| "Azul" | |||
| "That Chicken" | Dyme-A-Duzin | Crown Fried |
Selected stage credits & appearances
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1997–1998 | Vibe [10] | Keyboardist | Originally hosted by comedian Chris Spencer and subsequently Sinbad. |
| 2004–2005 | Meet the Browns [11] | Keyboardist / Musical Arrangement Assistance | A Tyler Perry production. |
| 2018 | Redemption of a Dogg [12][13] | Musical Director | Biographical Music Production Presented by Snoop Dogg |
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