One of the most popular and influential forces on the global dance scene since her 2000 breakthrough track “Special,” D’Layna has elevated club music beyond its carnal mindset to a whole new and exciting spiritual realm with her soulful voice, powerful house beats and irresistibly upbeat, positive lyrics.

Collaborating with some of the world’s most renowned DJs--including Sandy Rivera of Kings of Tomorrow, Jose Burgos, Federico Conti, Nowak, Vincent Kwok, Julius Papp, High Spies, Oscar P & Davidson Ospina—the Northern California based, multi-talented singer/songwriter has lit up dance floors from Ibiza and the U.K. to The Netherlands, Spain, France, Germany and Italy with an explosive hit parade of some of the last decade’s most inspiring club hits. These include the KOT/Soul Vision -produced “You’ve Been On My Mind” and “Don’t Stop,” the 9/11 inspired anthem “Love Is The Answer” the Ospina grooved “LaDaDi (Da Da) and the Conti-helmed “So Thankful, which was licensed for the new ABC TV hit series “Castle”.

Inspired by her lifelong classic soul influences like Aretha Franklin and Chaka Khan as well as contemporary soul greats like Jill Scott and Angie Stone.

D’Layna is also committed these days to Vocal Downloads (www.vocaldownloads.com), her thriving eight year old website business which provides quality vocal samples from top professional singers starting at 99 cents. In addition to over 5000 samples, the site also offers more extensive Vocal Mini-Packs, Super Saver Packs which have inspired countless DJs in their creation of new tracks. Vocal downloads is the first website of its kind, committed to bringing a variety of quality vocal samples to DJ libraries without breaking their project budgets for clearance free, royalty-free music production. Vocal Downloads is not only a single-point resource, but it also saves people from buying an entire CD of vocal samples and then using only some of them.”

Throughout her career, the versatile D’Layna has worked in an exciting array of unique musical settings, from co-producing and doing sound development for the Latin female group Picture Perfect to being a singer on Hammer’s hugely successful 1992 “Too Legit to Quit” tour. She’s also been involved in projects with Grammy award-winning producer Michael Narada Walden (producer of Whitney Houston, Patti Austin, Aretha Franklin et al), Carl Wheeler (of the multi-platinum recording group Tony Toni Tone), Louis Biancanello (producer of Jessica Simpson, Aretha Franklin and many more), Felton Pilate (of Confunction and Andy Norell), Sista Monica, Santana vocalist Tony Lindsay and many more. D’Layna is also proud to be the first Latina to receive an award from “Sistuh to Sistuh”, a Bay Area women's music organization, in recognition of her musical activities and vocal gift.

Before turning her creativity to dance music, D’Layna toured for six years with gospel singer Lynette Hawkins-Stephens, aka “Little Sis” of the legendary Hawkins Family. From this experience, she learned how to integrate faith and music from Walter, Tramaine and Edwin Hawkins of the influential Love Center Choir. This powerful musical-spiritual foundation has been a driving force in her dance career as well.

“If you listen to my music, you know there’s a universal-spiritual connection, and that’s what I’m all about—putting out a positive, motivating message in my music that gives people hope,” she says. “I’m always going to be writing the way I do, with a positive tip or spiritual message whether it’s underlying or in your face,” she says. “But that’s why I sing, to have an impact in people’s lives. While passing through this life, I want to leave something substantial behind. When fans tell me how much hearing my voice and the messages of the songs lifts their spirits and motivates them, it inspires me to continue on with my music. Speaking to people’s hearts is the most important aspect of why I make music and sing. ”