LORD HECTOR DIONO
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Lord Hector Diono is the author of the famed memoir, "Death Said No To Me," a gripping account of his sobriety and personal healing journey after suffering a devastating stroke in 2015 that nearly killed him, and all but silenced his music career. He is the founder of Rock Model Publishers, an independent book publishing firm, and Dark Town Music Group, a multinational independent music production company and artist label based in the United States. Born Lord Michael A. Chambers Rosenthorn in Washington, D.C., on December 22, 1969, He is also an American rapper, a multi-genre music producer, and an entrepreneur.
a registered songwriter and publisher with BMI since 1989, and a 2015 stroke survivor, on which his memoir is largely based on.
Hector attended Suitland High School in Suitland, Maryland, as a member of the class of '88. However, due to a hostile relationship with his school's Vice principal, Hector graduated a year later than expected from Largo High School in Upper Marlboro, Maryland, in 1989.
During the earlier development of Hector's artistry,
Lord Hector Diono, then known professionally as Rowdy Eroski, collaborated with Washington D. C.'s own
D.C. Scorpio, WPGC 95 FM's D.J. Flexx and good friend and first rap group member Jeffery Ponder dba D.J. Mocha Java on music and song writing ideas. Fun fact: Hector has been married since 2004 and refers to his wife as simply angelic and peaceful.
Lord Hector has one biological child, born February 1993 in the city of Atlanta, a daughter named J. Michelle Small, a graduate of Georgia State University, and one step-son named Samario J. Anthony, a graduate of Howard University. Hector's daughter took the surname of her mother, Nicole Nate' Small, as the two, Nicole and Lord Hector, were not married at the time J. Michelle Small was born, although she was legitimized in 2005.
Hector is also a former member of the 1990s rap band Kore Houze Tribe. The group disbanded officially in 2010, but they still keep in touch. Lord Hector is also receiving ongoing monitored care and rehabilitation through the Emory University Medical staff in Atlanta, Georgia.Band/artist history
Lord Hector Diono started professionally in 1984 in Washington D.C., and relocated to Atlanta Georgia in 1989.Have you performed in front of an audience?Yes, Lord Hector once opened for Big Daddy Kane at Atlanta's Omni coliseum now called Phillips Arena, and several local and national shows thereafter. Though Hector still records, he's retired from live performances due to stroke.
Your musical influences
70's R&B Some Hip Hop, & RockWhat equipment do you use?
M-Audio Axiom Shure ProtoolsAnything else?
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