Doobie Duke Sims is a Brooklyn native who started his musical career in New York’s public schools. As a young musical prodigy he started playing the Saxophone all the way from 3rd grade to 9th grade, at which point life events forced him drop out of school but music became his refuge. He began playing the guitar, writing songs, playing shows, and spending time in recording studios where he met his friends, which became Shinobi Ninja 7 years ago. 

     As the lead singer of the rock band Shinobi Ninja, his music has been featured in NBA 2K12 (4 Million Sold), Movies, TV Shows, and Magazines.  He is also a Music Producer, Audio Engineer, Music Video Director, Mix Media Artist, Silk Screen Printer and plays all instruments. He has played Festivals like Bonnaroo, Summerfest, Afropunk, & SXSW. 

Most recently his song "Genuine" was chosen by Spike Lee for his Netflix Original Series "She's Gotta Have It".

New Jersey born DJ Dnial started developing an ear for music and a feel for rhythm at a young age. He was brought up to the classics, as the melodic sounds of Motown greats; The Temptations, Jackson 5, and Smokey Robinson spun on vinyl in his family’s living room.

His tastes expanded and his interest in music went from leisure to hobby as he first got behind a set of turntables during college in Delaware. In no time, Dean became Dnial, with a relentless approach to master the craft that he quickly grew passionate for. Campus parties became club guest spots, and in no time Dnial was establishing residencies and opportunities to sharpen his techniques alongside legends like Rated R, Doc B, and Jazzy Jeff. Refined skills and a growing reputation allotted Dnial a chance to expand beyond his Delaware locale into a Mecca of elite DJ talent, in Atlantic City, Philadelphia, and into the huge party scene of Ocean City Maryland.

Dnial currently holds residencies at The Pool After Dark inside Harrahs Atlantic City (Night Club and Bar Top 100), Kiss Kiss Nightclub Atlantic City NJ, Peabodys – Virginia Beach, H2O and Fagers Island Ocean City Maryland along with various guest appearances at many other Night Clubs across the Country. With a high-energy approach to controlling any room he rocked, Dnial moved crowds at concert events and parties with A-List celebrities such as T-Pain, Flo-Rida, Jim Jones, FunkFlex. Paris Hilton, Tara Reid, Pauly D, Brody Jenner, Chris Brown, Maino, Fatman Scoop, Nick Cannon, Diplo, 50 Cent, Nina Sky, Havana Brown, Outkast and many others. His style, charisma, and energy have ignited his popularity as Dnial is an unmistakable talent quickly rising to the top.

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