Bio of the Man: Young Dread

YoungDread@MurderusSoundz.com                                                      Info@MurderusSoundz.com

US Phone: 615 414 8188

Websites www.MurderusSoundz.com                                         
www.Myspace.com/YoungDread

http://www.TheYoungDread.com

   http://www.Facebook.com/TheYoungDread

http://www.Twitter.com/TheYoungDread 

Musician / Producer
DJ / Sound Engineer
Writer / Performer
Dancer/Actor
International Recording Artist

Education: Dreher High School Class of 2000

School of Audio Engineer Nashville Graduate 2004

Institutions: Ebony Dance School, DeeCrump School of Dance, University of South Carolina (Summer Instute for the Arts and Dance), School of Audio Engineering

Professional Skills: Model, Actor, Producer and Artist
Composer: Original music and lyrics

Musician: Boss Multi-track workstations,
TASCAM Multi-track workstations: 8+ yrs, KORG, Fostex and Yamaha
Piano and Keyboard: 17+ yrs
Guitar- Acoustic and Electric: 2+ yrs, Bass: 4+ yrs
Auxiliary Percussion: 15+ yrs; Pearl Drums: 12+ yrs
Drum Machine: Alesis and BOSS: 6+ yrs, AKAI s2000
(I love using some Alesis Midiverb and Microverb for Effect processing. I also love using Shure and AGK Microphones.)

Sound Engineer: Live performance and recording studio
Performed at over 65 Venues as of December 2006

Recording Studio (owner / operator):
MIDI Sequencing, Multi-track digital and analog

Professional Experience:
Arranger: Vocal and instrumental lead sheets
ASCAP (August 2000- present)
Murderus Soundz (April 2000- present)
Paradox Productionz ™ (July 1999- March 2000)

3 LPS Online and In stores


Latest Stage, Dance, and Modeling Tours and Performances:

                www.Myspace.com/YoungDread 

Recording Studio owner/ producer: 1998- present

Software Application: Cakewalk Pro Audio, Fruity Loops, Steinberg Cubase, Reason, and Microsoft Windows XP Certified

Personal Achievements:
Generated over $12.5 Million for Dell Computer INC
Wrote over 500 songs

Catalog of over 500 songs
Started recording label at the age of 18
Bought a studio and a house at the age of 19
Bilingual: Spanish and English
Sold over 12,400 UNITS