DeVante Swing

DeVanté Swing
DeVante Swing (center right) with Jodeci
Born	Donald Earle DeGrate Jr. (1969-09-29) September 29, 1969 (age 54) Hampton, Virginia, U.S.
Occupations	Record producer singer songwriter rapper
Years active	1987–present
Children	2
Relatives	Dalvin DeGrate (brother)
Musical career
Origin	Charlotte, North Carolina, U.S.
Genres	R&B hip hop soul new jack swing
Labels	Uptown MCA
Formerly of	Jodeci Swing Mob
Musical artist

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.^[1] 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.