Donnie Battle hails from New York and prides himself on seeing the later parts of the disco/funk era into the beginning stages of the HIP HOP Culture. Bursting on the scene as a bboy and traveling the world exposed him to a wide array of people and musical tastes. The DJ transition came naturally in 1985.
Donnie has received several awards for his community service and djing skills over the years. In 2001, he was given his own (the first) chapter of the Universal Zulu Nation Rhode Island by some of the highest-ranking members of the Zulu Council.
His skills have led to opportunities to open for Luther Vandross, Big Pun, KRS One, Jungle Brothers, Parliament, Funkadelic, the Cover Girls, Stevie B, Lisa Lisa, Jeff Red, Bell Biv Devoe, and many more.
Known as a music hoarder Donnie Battle has become the go to person for numerous genres of music and his library dates back to the early 40s.
Besides his love of music, Donnie has also run a very successful dance crew consisting of 6 chapters throughout the country that empowered and paid his younger members to mentor and teach inner city kids the positivity of the culture and how to transform these opportunities into their everyday life lessons.
