THE DANII R MOVEMENT

Danii Roundtree was born to Dr. Johnny and Gailyn Roundtree it was Danii's parents who encouraged her at an early age to enrich her artistic abilities. She began to play the piano at the tender age of 5 as well as numerous other instruments, and later found her true passion in vocal performance, acting and writing. Danii graduated from Dillard Center for the Arts High, went on to Berklee College of Music on a full scholarship and later transferred to The American Musical and Dramatic Academy, as a musical theater major where she graduated from. Danii has received numerous awards which include the NAACP ACT-SO gold medal award for vocal performance and composition, the Gold Coast Jazz society top scholarship winner vocal performance, as well as the World Tour scholarship vocal performance top winner. She did the impossible in 2008 by conquering the title of MISS NEW YORK USA 2008, beating out 147 women from all over the great state of New York (The first Black woman to do so in over 10 years.) Danii, was recently featured in the summer of 2008 in her professional acting New York debut in BROADWAY’S RISING STARS 2- an inspiring show that showcased Broadway’s future leading men and women. She was one out of 19 chosen from the hundred’s who auditioned from around the country and received OUTSTANDING reviews. Most recently, Danii was chosen as one of the top 100 people out of the 103,000 people who auditioned for the Season 8 of American Idol. She is now working with some of the industries top heavy hitters on her debut album. The legendary Clifton "Specialist" Dillon, Angelo Ellerbee, Shomari "Sho" Dillon, Tony "CD" Kelly, Eddison "Electrik" Sainsbury, LaFo Productions, BlockStar Productions, and a host of others. She is also making her mark as a songwriter writing tracks for several signed recording artists. Watch out for THE DANII R MOVEMENT- Danii is leaving a lasting impression on Music, Film, TV, and of course the Broadway Stage. Her Talent, Look, Sound, Attitude, and Movement are going to change the face of the industry. NAYR ENTERTAINMENT "WE HERE"