Donyell Boynton
Also known asD Major, Don Boynton
Born1976
Detroit, Michigan, United States
Genres
Occupation(s)
  • Songwriter
  • producer
  • multi-instrumentalist
  • music director
LabelsGroove Centric Music / The Donn Group [1][2]

Donnie "D Major" Boynton (born 1976), is an American songwriter, producer, multi-instrumentalist and music director, best known for his production contributions to Gerald Levert, Boyz II Men, Destiny's Child and Robyn albums, as well as assisting the musical direction of Tyler Perry's 2004 touring production Meet the Browns. Beginning his career as a keyboardist on UPN's 1997 late-night show Vibe, Boynton became a touring bandmember, accompanying gospel and hip-hop acts in concert such as Lil' Kim, Mase, Vanessa Bell Armstrong and Tye Tribbett, among others. [3] He is currently the keyboardist of touring R&B/jazz band Groove Centric. [4]

Songwriting, instrumental, engineering and production credits

Credits are courtesy of Discogs, Tidal, Apple Music, and AllMusic.

Title Year Artist Album
"I'll Be There" 1996 Tim Bowman Love, Joy, Peace
"Say It Again" [5][6] Nneka Eddie (soundtrack)
"Don't Take Your Love Away" 1997 Mario Winans Story of My Heart
"My Only Reason" [7] 1999 Robyn My Truth
"Giving You Back"
"Now That She's Gone" [8] Destiny's Child The Writing's on the Wall
"Ya Di Ya" (Featuring Missy Elliott) [9] Gina Thompson If You Only Knew (Shelved)
"Once My Shhh" 2000 Sam Salter The Little Black Book (Shelved)
"Let Me Know" Gerald Levert G
"What Would You Do?" [10] 2001 Nine20 Non-album single
"Maybe" Raphael Brown Private Life (Shelved)
"Whatcha Need" 2002 Boyz II Men Full Circle
"Keep On Dreaming" 2008 Lyfe Jennings Lyfe Change
"I Need You" 2014 Lowell Pye Transformed
"Drowning (Swimming With Sharks)" 2015 Ray BLK Havisham
"Kurr£ncy" [11] 2018 IAMDDB Flightmode, Vol. 4
"Azul"
"That Chicken" Dyme-A-Duzin Crown Fried

Selected stage credits & appearances

Year Title Role Notes
1997–1998 Vibe [12] Keyboardist Originally hosted by comedian Chris Spencer and subsequently Sinbad.
2004–2005 Meet the Browns [13] Keyboardist / Musical Arrangement Assistance A Tyler Perry production.
2018 Redemption of a Dogg [14][15] Musical Director Biographical Music Production Presented by Snoop Dogg

References

  1. ↑ "Donnie "D Major" Boynton". Archived from the original on January 11, 2023. Retrieved January 11, 2023.
  2. ↑ "Meet Aaron Adams of Accessible LLC in Smyrna - Voyage ATL Magazine | ATL City Guide". April 2018. Archived from the original on January 11, 2023. Retrieved January 11, 2023.
  3. ↑ "The Band". Archived from the original on January 11, 2023. Retrieved January 11, 2023.
  4. ↑ "ARTIST SPOTLIGHT: Groove Centric". Archived from the original on January 11, 2023. Retrieved January 11, 2023.
  5. ↑ "Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs". Billboard. Archived from the original on January 11, 2023. Retrieved January 11, 2023.
  6. ↑ "Billboard". August 31, 1996.
  7. ↑ "Swedish Charts". December 30, 1999. Archived from the original on January 13, 2023. Retrieved January 21, 2023.
  8. ↑ Easlea, Daryl (July 3, 2000). Crazy in Love: The Beyoncé Knowles Biography. Omnibus Press. ISBN 9780857127235. Archived from the original on November 15, 2023. Retrieved January 11, 2023.
  9. ↑ "Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs". Billboard. Archived from the original on January 9, 2023. Retrieved January 11, 2023.
  10. ↑ "Billboard". March 30, 2002. Archived from the original on November 15, 2023. Retrieved January 11, 2023.
  11. ↑ "IAMDDB is Making Money Moves with "Kurr£ncy"". HNHH. October 7, 2018. Archived from the original on January 11, 2023. Retrieved January 11, 2023.
  12. ↑ ""Magic' debuts, but "Vibe' will disappear". Archived from the original on January 11, 2023. Retrieved January 11, 2023.
  13. ↑ "Meet the Browns". Archived from the original on December 6, 2022. Retrieved January 11, 2023.
  14. ↑ "Redemption of a Dogg | Downtown Norfolk". Archived from the original on January 11, 2023. Retrieved January 11, 2023.
  15. ↑ "Don't Miss Snoop Dogg's Musical Saturday at the Arie Crown!". October 18, 2018. Archived from the original on January 11, 2023. Retrieved January 11, 2023.
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