Born
Vernell Benton Thomas, the out-going Baton Rouge, Louisiana native beginnings of music started as a child singing in church. He later went on his first tour with the Grammy-Award nominated, gospel choir Shabach Praise Company, Incorporated, led by Minister Timothy Britten. One of his early musical
success consists of co-writing and arranging the theme song "My 20" for Fox5 TV (WDCA). OnlyBenton grew as a singer/songwriter providing vocal production, background singing and songwriting on various indie projects. OnlyBenton has served 10 years in the Army and obtained a Music Business degree from Full Sail University. He is focused and eager to create timeless music that will impact lives and simply make people feel something special!

Dunn Stacks is a rising hip-hop/rap artist from Los Angeles, California. With a unique sound that combines classic hip-hop flows and modern trap-style beats mixed with alternative indie sounds, Dunn Stacks brings together the old school and new school to make some of the hottest new tracks in the genre!
Growing up in Los Angeles during the height of street culture in the early 90s, Dunn Stacks struggled to stay out of trouble and to avoid the gang violence that had swallowed his community. Thankfully, Dunn Stacks was also growing up during the golden age of hip-hop, happening at the same time as the peak of Los Angeles’ street violence. Having always been passionate for music, a young Dunn Stacks immersed himself in the revolutionary new sounds of Ice Cube, Dr. Dre, Nas, Mobb Deep, and Outkast. These artists inspired him to find positive means of self-expression, including as a break dancer, DJ, and graffiti artist. In high school, Dunn Stacks started a hip-hop ground with his friends, Fertilized Thoughts. Through his experience with this group, Dunn Stacks soon realized his own potential and passion for being an artist. Despite going through significant struggles later in his life, including recovery from drug and alcohol abuse, Dunn Stacks has never lost touch with his passion for music.
Now, Dunn Stacks uses those same struggles as a base for his music. Not only does his music inspire him to keep pushing and working hard, but Dunn Stacks also incorporates experiences from his own life into his lyrics in order to inspire others to express themselves. Hooking up with the group VA2LA, Dunn Stacks made a significant breakthrough when the group’s song “Turned Around” was aired on ABC’s Blackish.  
Currently, Dunn Stacks is recording a major studio album, projected to release in 2021. In the meantime, Dunn Stacks is excited to continue growing his fanbase and to release additional singles and music videos. Dunn Stacks’ passion and classic hip-hop style place him at the top of the playlist for fans of the old school and new school, as well as any music fan looking for a refreshing new sound!

Damian Robert Nesta Marley, also known around the world as “Junior Gong” and more recently as “Gongzilla” was born in 1978 to parents Bob Marley and Cindy Breakspeare, Miss World 1976.  As a young adult, he developed a passion and a gift to speak for those who cannot always speak for themselves. A self-proclaimed ‘Spiritual Revolutionary’, Damian has worked assiduously to carve his own niche in music history and to add a new perspective to the Marley legacy for the 21st century. 

At the age of 13, Damian began performing in a group called “The Shepherds” which comprised of Shiah Coore (son of Third World guitarist Cat Coore) and currently a member of his band, and Yashema Beth McGreggor, daughter of reggae singers Freddie Mcgreggor and Judy Mowatt and then began touring with his brothers, Stephen, Ky-mani, Julian and Ziggy. 

By 1996, Damian had already made his stamp as a different kind of Marley when he released his first solo album “Mr. Marley”, a heavily dancehall-influenced album produced by his brother Stephen Marley.  His second album “Halfway Tree” was released in 2001 by a major record label and showcased Damian’s unique gift for blending dancehall, reggae and hip-hop styles.  This album won Damian much recognition and remained on the Billboard Top Reggae Album Charts for 158 weeks and earned him his first Grammy for Best Reggae Album in 2002. 
While honored by this recognition by the global music fraternity, Damian continued to work in the studio, laying the groundwork for the tracks that would become his highly anticipated album, “Welcome To Jamrock”. The lyrics in this album presented Marley as a true spiritual revolutionary, as he used his talent to evoke a spiritual change while trying to enforce a better way of thinking.  He is described as “rhyming with the conviction of a street preacher with the intellect of a university economist”.  

Damian’s hit single “Welcome to Jamrock” was listed as one of the Top 100 Songs of the Decade by Rolling Stone, and at the 2006 Grammy Awards, he won Best Reggae Album and Best Urban/Alternative Performance for Welcome to Jamrock. Damian is the only Jamaican reggae artist in history to win two Grammy Awards on the same night. He is also the only reggae artist to win in the Best Urban/Alternative Performance category at the Grammy Awards. The New York Times called Welcome to Jamrock the “best reggae song of the decade.” 
Welcome to Jamrock led the pathway to Damian’s critically acclaimed collaboration with Nas for 2010’s much lauded album “Distant Relatives” – a project which explored the relationships between reggae, hip-hop and Africa. The album title refers not only to the bond between the artists, but the connection to their African ancestry, which inspired the album both musically and lyrically. USA Today referred to the album as a “potent and often provocative collaboration” and by Rolling Stone as “an Afrocentric winner.” The album debuted at Number 5 on the Billboard Top 200 Album Chart and Number 1 on the R&B/Hip-Hop Albums, Rap Albums and Reggae Albums charts, with Billboard heralding the album as “a dynamic hybrid.”    

The Distant Relatives Tour kicked off in 2011 and saw Damian traveling and performing for thousands of fans all over the world, including South America, Europe, The United Kingdom, The Caribbean and North America.  

Damian continued to cross musical boundaries in 2012, as he went on to partner with Skrillex for their groundbreaking track “Make It Bun Dem”, which Rolling Stone called “a monster mash up of dubstep and dancehall” and has led to several remixes of the original version.  Damian recently released two other singles; “Set Up Shop” and  “Affairs of the Heart” which both received widespread airplay. 

Damian continues to tour with his band all over the world as a way of entertaining and healing as he continues to spread the message for those whose voices cannot be heard. He is working with his brothers Stephen and Julian under their Ghetto Youths International Label, to discover, develop and sign gifted artistes by applying their musical talent and vast experience to create new and different styles of music.  

Damian is currently in the studio working on his upcoming solo album.

From the Cali Reggae Style to Electronic Bass Music!!!  Doug Means is back with the next chapter of musical life with GLDNMNZ.  This project has been marinating for a long time now and its finally here!   Influenced by the old school Jungle/DnB days to all the modern Bass Music styles and of course Cali Reggae Rock.  Just living life and loving it...  Love - Respect - Appreciation...   www.gldnmnz.com 2017

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