Duane "DaRock" Ramos is an Artist/Producer with over 20 years experience in the music game. He came into the game by way of the Moore Foundation and the Whitney Houston camp. Since then he has released records overseas through Warner Bros. Germany. One of the releases through Warner Bros. was "You've Been on My Mind" (featuring Janet Jackson) from 2000. Just recently recorded a song (from my album) called "(I Wanna See Ya Eyes) "Rosanna" (featuring Toto ~ hit Pop/Rock group from the early '80s), with additional vocals by Kenya Nelson. Duane has also produced artists such as Digable Planets, Kool Moe Dee, Big Daddy Kane, Karyn White, Mr. Grimm, Tatyana Ali, Jadakiss, Chino XL, Busta Rhymes, LL Cool J, Shaquille O'Neal, The Game, Common, Jay-Z, Memphis Bleek, Morgan Smith
(featuring 3LW), Tyra (featuring Penelope). His remixes have included the 1 Latin hit "Rakata" (Billboard: 4 weeks in a row) by Wisin & Yandel(featuring T-Time) -- (Hip Hop Remix) from the album "Pa'l Mundo." ,
Don Omar,Styles P, Keisha Cole, Pussycat Dolls, Mos Def, Mary J. Blige, Avant, Floetry. He has also started his own company "Make Da Plug." Which brokers artist deals, production deals and placements for actors and actresses in television, film, and media. Through the company he has discovered producers such as Chaka, Blackmon and Baby Boy (who has placed track on a Christina
Aguilera song called "Come On Over" (..1 on Billboard charts for 8 weeks in a row & placed his track for another Christina Aguilera song called "My Kind Of Christmas"), Rick Rude (placed his track on a Busta Rhymes song called "Walkin like a G-O-D" from the album "It Ain't Safe No More") and has also Placed producer Flip Matrix on many projects who has mixed and mastered the "Rakata" remix. He has produced a Hip Hop/Latin compilation through Machete Music. The album is titled "Puro Fuego"(Pure Fire), bridging Latin, Hip Hop, and R&B artists together for a fire sound. Recently Duane DaRock has worked on KRS One's album "Maximum Strength" (In stores now) and is working on another project with KRS under Stop the Violence Movement. Which includes the single "Self
Construction" by KRS One feat: Nelly, Ne-yo, Styles P, The Game, Busta Ryhmes, Redman, Methodman, Talib Kweli, Rah Digga, Rakka and Lil' AJ and has been working with Lyfe Jennings, Chamillionaire, Goapele and Tony Rock. He is
also currently working with Cassidy on his up coming album, has co-written a song with Faith Evan's for Jadakiss' single "Letter to B.I.G." (Which will debuted in the upcoming Notorious B.I.G. movie) and is also working on his
own album entitled "Club Satisfaction"