Tramaine was born and raised in Philadelphia, PA where he started to study music at an early age of 10. He started to play instruments such as the bells, violin, clarinet and trumpet throughout elementary and middle school. Then at his home at the time which was Southern Baptist Church, the pastor brought some instruments and he began to play the bass guitar. By the time he reached high school, he was playing drums in the jazz band and orchestra and lead snare in the marching band. While at high school he was under the direction of Bill Whitaker who taught the group "Pieces of a Dream".While at high school he traveled to Boston's Berkley Jazz Competition where Tramaine and the quartet came in 2nd place in the country. Also in 1992, he shared the same stage playing with former president of the United States Bill Clinton. But after school God called him to his calling to play the organ.Tramaine has ministered and done various workshops throughout the city, and has also played for many local groups, such as Temple University Gospel Choir, Philadelphia Mass Choir, Divine Praise, Praise and Worship Chorale, Jehovah Chosen and many others. Tramaine has co-wrote and recorded songs for artists such as Edwin and Walter Hawkins, Tri-State Mass Choir, Steve Middleton and Unity in Praise and Divine Praise and many other projects. In collaboration with Ernest Miller he produced the current jingle for Gospel Highway 11(1110 am). It is the countdown for the top 11 songs of the week.He also has to his credits two stage productions at the Philadelphia Freedom Theater where he served as keyboardist/arranger/band leader for "Lazarus Unstoned" and there smash hit "Black Nativity".Tramaine was previously appointed as the Musical Director of the Baptist Worship Center at 4790 James St. by his pastor Bishop Millicent Hunter. He is also owner of his production company Maineline Productions where he runs a studio that has state of the art equipment to produce any demo, album, jingle, cover songs for weddings etc. He has also colaborated with one of hip hop's hottest producers "Bernard "Big Demi" Parker" on many projects including a song they submitted for Eve's UPN television show. By working with artists like Eve, Beenie Sigel, Memphis Bleek and Foxy Brown to name a few. It gave Tramaine the opportunity to meet and work with a lot of artists, managers, and writers on the other side of the industry and for him to take his production to a whole new level. But by working with many writers and Big Demi, it prepared Tramaine for where God has him at today!He is 10 years happily married to Ronda Dunlap, his high school sweetheart and out of this union God blessed them with two sons Tramaine Dunlap Jr. and Trae Nicolas Dunlap So look for great things as this young man stands on God's word which is Ephesians 3:20.
