PERFORMING ARTIST
D-Mac By Yolanda Hanna Photographs courtesy of Alfred Anderson Photography
Yolanda Hanna was excited to spend time for this issue interviewing Dillon McKenzie where he is most comfortable, inside of his recording studio.
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ehind the catchy lyrics, rake n’ scrape rhythms and energetic stage performances that have brought festivals throughout The Bahamas to a climatic end, many people would be surprised to learn that Dillon “D-Mac” McKenzie possess an impressive music career that spans more than 35 years in the business. His inquisitive nature as a young boy fueled his curiosity about music. He wanted to know how music was created and what was the driving force behind the sounds he heard every day. He has mastered many skills on his music journey, evolving from church musician to DJ, from songwriter to engineer and lastly from a music producer who took a leap of faith and came out of the shadows behind the scenes and landed on stage in front of the microphone as D-Mac. To say that D-Mac has worn multiple hats in the music business is an understatement. I could not pass up the opportunity to talk in-depth with McKenzie about the evolution of D-Mac, his upbringing, what inspires his creativity, his thoughts on the importance of Bahamian music and what being a Bahamian means to him.
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