About Me
Duane "DaRock" Ramos. cape verdean Artist/Producer. 20 years exprience in the music game. Came in the game through the Moore Foundation and the Whitney Houston camp. Released records overseas through Warner Bros. Germany. One song released 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. 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). Remixed the ..1 Latin hit on Billboard (4 weeks in a row) Wisin & Yandel (featuring T-Time) -- "Rakata" (Hip Hop Remix) from the album "Pa'l Mundo." Also did remixes for Don Omar,Styles P, Keisha Cole, Pussycat Dolls, Mos Def, Mary J. Blige, Avant, Floetry. Started a company called "Make Da Plug." We broker artist deals, production deals, placement for actors and actresses, television, film, and media. Discovered producers such as Chaka, Blackmon and Baby Boy (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." Placed another producer, Flip Matrix, on many projects. He also mixed and mastered the "Rakata" remix. I produced and am currently working on my Hip Hop/Latin compilation through Machete Music. The album is titled "Puro Fuego" (which means Pure Fire), bridging Latin, Hip Hop, and R&B artists together for a fire sound. Coming soon... Looking for artists, singers, rappers, songwriters, producers. Holla...
