DeVante Swing

DeVanté Swing
DeVante Swing (center right) with Jodeci
Background information
Birth name	Donald Earle DeGrate Jr.
Born	(1969-09-29) September 29, 1969 (age 54) Hampton, Virginia, U.S.
Origin	Charlotte, North Carolina, U.S.
Genres	R&B hip hop soul new jack swing
Occupation(s)	Record producer singer rapper songwriter
Instrument(s)	Keyboards, piano, drums, guitar, synthesiser
Years active	1987–present
Member of	Jodeci Swing Mob

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.