At the age of six, Bandit left his birthplace of Toronto and headed to Grenada, where he completed his Primary, Secondary, and O’ Level schooling. In the early 90s, his father’s nightclub, Le Sucrier, was in need of a Disc Jockey, and here began his career as a DJ. By 18 years of age, not only was he mashing up the clubs as a DJ in Grenada, he was also managing his family Businesses & Night Club, while working with artists such as SuperCat, Nardo Ranks, Sparrow, Burning Flames, David Rudder, Tambu, Ajamu, Barrington Levy & Sanchez, to name a few. Although he returned to Toronto at the age of 20, Bandit faithfully returned to Grenada three times a year to manage Le Sucrier in the Sugar Mill.

In 1995 he started to play in Toronto as a favor to a friend, Ernest, from De Outlawz. This started to open doors for him in Toronto and began the career of the Turntable Bandit, then called D (for Dwayne) Iron (for turntable) Bandit, predicting people would shorten his name as a result of the popular song from Organizer, “Dats De Bandit.”. Through reputation, networking, and family friends in Toronto, gigs started to roll in, playing every long weekend for popular Caribbean Promoters, Ian and Hazel, and others in the mid 90s. He also played once a month for BaJam and XCLuSV, alongside Canada’s number one club DJ, Starting from Scratch, which marked the beginning of a great friendship and occasional collaboration.

With management in his blood, Bandit started to organize parties here in Toronto. It began with a birthday party, “D Prince and Bandit Fete”, and then “De Jail Break” fete. At the end of 1996, Bandit was invited to join Dr. Jay and the Kingdom of Soca. 1997 brought the first Kingdom of Soca (KOS) event, “Doh Cry Ah Leaving”, which introduced the addition of Court Jester and Robin Hood D’Bandit into the KOS family. Bandit was not satisfied with the addition of the name Robin Hood, as he recognized D’Bandit as the strength in the name, and in 1998, he officially shortened his name to D’Bandit.

In 1997 D Bandit made his first attempt at remixing and music production. There are many remixes he has done that can be heard all over. He was a major contributor to the production of Pot and Pan. He took elements of the older tunes and meshed it into one, as he so often does in his style of playing. The combination of David Rudder, Superblue and Nelson in Pot and Pan, appealed to the Soca world and made an impact on Carnival for 1998. “Try and doh get tied up…” which was a popular saying in Grenada, is heard in his second verse of the song. Simply meaning don’t get yourself confused…”cause its always ONLY about the music” as he so often says. “Yeah, that’s my philosophy” he says, “Once I focus on the music everything else comes easy.”

In 1999, Bandit began to see a void in the Toronto fete scene that needed to be filled. The various big jams held in Toronto resulted in a dilution of the soca that was heard in one night. It was time for DJs and Fete goers to come together and party like it was done at “home” in the Caribbean…it was time for de “All Ah We to Fete as One Family”. 1999 also ushered in the union of long time friend, Starting from Scratch, and the well-known DJ Mr. Presto to fill yet another void. There was a need for women to go to a nice venue and enjoy reggae music all night long…this brought the birth of Redemption. Still not satisfied, Bandit decided to give the people an event to fill up a Sunday afternoon, so on the first Sunday of the summer came the “All Ah We Boat Ride”. In other words, the first Sunday that follows June 21st you can look forward to the annual boat ride to set the summer off right…De “All Ah We Boat Cruise”! 2000 also marked the first successful Road play of D’Bandit in Toronto, on the Dr.Jay/KOS truck with Saldenah. That Caribana also sparked the friendship of Back to Basics, who introduced D’ Bandit to New York. This introduction opened D’ Bandit’s eyes to take the show on the road, with stops Trinidad, Barbados, and Grenada.

Another major event in D’ Bandit’s roster is Unite de Nations. Along with two other major promoters in the Toronto fete scene, Islandboyz and de Eustace Brothers, another event was created that was beyond compare – an outdoor event giving all the essences of home with artist representing from all ends of the Caribbean. With international recognition, D’ Bandit now organizes various concept events in Grenada as fetefreaks, and in Toronto. He also plays regularly on the road, in TnT with Poison in 2002, with Tribe in 2005, 2006 & 2007 and Yellow Devils every year since 2002.

Bandit's most recent accomplishment has proudly been the formation of the Toronto Carnival band, Carnival Nationz. Bandit, with his partners de Islandboyz, and 9 time King of TnT Carnival winners, de Eustaces, set out to establish the highest standard of excellence for the Toronto masquerader. With their extensive organizational skills, their attention to customer service and their vision of what Toronto Carnival/Caribana should be, they have set the bar of excellence in their inaugural year by winning the Band of the Year title in 2005…and if this wasn’t enough proof they were "in it to win it," they repeated their success once again in 2006, 2009, 2011 and most recently 2012.  In 2011, Carnival Nationz won every title in competition that year, this is something that has never been done before.

D’Bandit has been instrumental in bringing Caribbean music to where it is in the Toronto market. Currently Soca, Reggae and Dancehall can be heard in over 50% of the clubs today, and D Bandit can proudly say he had a major part to play in creating the demand for Caribbean music in Toronto and globally (he receives over 15000 unique downloads of his podcasts per month). Dwayne D' Bandit Pitt has over 22 years of experience coordinating events.  Despite this, D' Bandit continues to develop his brand worldwide, as well as take on new challenges in this competitive world of entertainment.

Radio Experience and Appearances:

• GBN In Grenada
• Hott 93 in Barbados
• CIUT FM in Toronto on Thursday Mornings WorldWide
• 96.1 WEFM in Trinidad and Tobago
• Internet Radio via Live 365 and now currently DBandit.com
• 96.7RED FM in Trinidad
• 96.7FM The Firestation in New York
• Flow 93.5 FM during Traffik Flow Mix Show & All Star Saturdays
• Kiss 92.5FM on Caribana Fridays 3 consecutive years
• 100.7FM CHIN FM
• Weekly Radio Show De Treasure Mix on CHRY 105.5FM (Saturday 6pm - 9pm)
  

Event Coordinator Experience:

With 23yrs experience he has coordinated a wide range of events.  Below is a list of some of these events with a brief description of the occasion:

• Masquerade Band Leader: Carnival Nationz – Band of the Year 2005, 2006, 2009, 2011, 2012 - 1500-2500 masqueraders each year
• Unite De Nations – This brought the nations of the Caribbean together with a Cultural Extravaganza beyond compare here in Toronto - 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 3500-7000 attendees each year
• Redemption – Canada's Ultimate Reggae Experience - 2500 people 5 times/yr
• Shine Toronto -
• Smaller Annual Events - Sunset, Aftershock, Musicology, Groovie Town, Army Fete, Carnival Bliss, Carnival Rehab, D' First Wine
• YellowDevilz in Trinidad 2002 - present
• Countless Concerts including – Beres Hammond, Barington Levy, Busy Signal, Sparrow, Machel Montano, Xtatik, Super Cat, J Cole, Bunji Garlin, Iwer George, Capleton, JC Lodge, Freddie McGreggor,Gyptian, Mr Vegas, General Degree, Cobra, Cutty Ranks, Shinehead, Burning Flames, Red Hot Flames, WCK, Ansylem, Destra, Inspector, Ajamu, Supercat, Sean Paul, Maxi Priest,
• Annual Toronto Reggae Festival - 2013 - 7000 in attendance, 2014 - 10000 in attendance.

Artist Contacts, Working Relationships and Interviewing Experience:
The following is a list of people I have interviewed.  It also represents a list of people I have worked with along the way:

• The Mighty Sparrow
• Beres Hammond
• Busy Signal
• J Cole
• Drake
• Bunji Garlin
• Beenie Man
  
• Iwer George
• Tallpree
• JC Lodge
• Freddie McGreggor
• Capleton
• Super Cat
• Super Blue
• Tambu
• Baron
• Super Cat
• Barington Levy
• Sanchez
• Machel Montano
• Rupee
• Calypso Rose
• Alison Hinds & Square One
• David Rudder
• Maximus Dan
• Nana McClean
• Burning Flames
• Edwin Yearwood & Krosfyah
• Roy Cape & the All Stars
• Anthony Malvo
• Blessed
• and more

Dwayne Pitt
Contact Info:
Cell: 416.930.9650
BBM: 743EF544

Myspace Page:
http://www.myspace.com/lookdbandit

Facebook Page:
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Management:

Shanah Pitt
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Earl La Pierre Jr
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At the age of six, Bandit left his birthplace of Toronto and headed to Grenada, where he completed his Primary, Secondary, and O’ Level schooling. In the early 90s, his father’s nightclub, Le Sucrier, was in need of a Disc Jockey, and here began his career as a DJ. By 18 years of age, not only was he mashing up the clubs as a DJ in Grenada, he was also managing his family Businesses & Night Club, while working with artists such as SuperCat, Nardo Ranks, Sparrow, Burning Flames, David Rudder, Tambu, Ajamu, Barrington Levy & Sanchez, to name a few. Although he returned to Toronto at the age of 20, Bandit faithfully returned to Grenada three times a year to manage Le Sucrier in the Sugar Mill.

In 1995 he started to play in Toronto as a favor to a friend, Ernest, from De Outlawz. This started to open doors for him in Toronto and began the career of the Turntable Bandit, then called D (for Dwayne) Iron (for turntable) Bandit, predicting people would shorten his name as a result of the popular song from Organizer, “Dats De Bandit.”. Through reputation, networking, and family friends in Toronto, gigs started to roll in, playing every long weekend for popular Caribbean Promoters, Ian and Hazel, and others in the mid 90s. He also played once a month for BaJam and XCLuSV, alongside Canada’s number one club DJ, Starting from Scratch, which marked the beginning of a great friendship and occasional collaboration.

With management in his blood, Bandit started to organize parties here in Toronto. It began with a birthday party, “D Prince and Bandit Fete”, and then “De Jail Break” fete. At the end of 1996, Bandit was invited to join Dr. Jay and the Kingdom of Soca. 1997 brought the first Kingdom of Soca (KOS) event, “Doh Cry Ah Leaving”, which introduced the addition of Court Jester and Robin Hood D’Bandit into the KOS family. Bandit was not satisfied with the addition of the name Robin Hood, as he recognized D’Bandit as the strength in the name, and in 1998, he officially shortened his name to D’Bandit.

In 1997 D Bandit made his first attempt at remixing and music production. There are many remixes he has done that can be heard all over. He was a major contributor to the production of Pot and Pan. He took elements of the older tunes and meshed it into one, as he so often does in his style of playing. The combination of David Rudder, Superblue and Nelson in Pot and Pan, appealed to the Soca world and made an impact on Carnival for 1998. “Try and doh get tied up…” which was a popular saying in Grenada, is heard in his second verse of the song. Simply meaning don’t get yourself confused…”cause its always ONLY about the music” as he so often says. “Yeah, that’s my philosophy” he says, “Once I focus on the music everything else comes easy.”

In 1999, Bandit began to see a void in the Toronto fete scene that needed to be filled. The various big jams held in Toronto resulted in a dilution of the soca that was heard in one night. It was time for DJs and Fete goers to come together and party like it was done at “home” in the Caribbean…it was time for de “All Ah We to Fete as One Family”. 1999 also ushered in the union of long time friend, Starting from Scratch, and the well-known DJ Mr. Presto to fill yet another void. There was a need for women to go to a nice venue and enjoy reggae music all night long…this brought the birth of Redemption. Still not satisfied, Bandit decided to give the people an event to fill up a Sunday afternoon, so on the first Sunday of the summer came the “All Ah We Boat Ride”. In other words, the first Sunday that follows June 21st you can look forward to the annual boat ride to set the summer off right…De “All Ah We Boat Cruise”! 2000 also marked the first successful Road play of D’Bandit in Toronto, on the Dr.Jay/KOS truck with Saldenah. That Caribana also sparked the friendship of Back to Basics, who introduced D’ Bandit to New York. This introduction opened D’ Bandit’s eyes to take the show on the road, with stops Trinidad, Barbados, and Grenada.

Another major event in D’ Bandit’s roster is Unite de Nations. Along with two other major promoters in the Toronto fete scene, Islandboyz and de Eustace Brothers, another event was created that was beyond compare – an outdoor event giving all the essences of home with artist representing from all ends of the Caribbean. With international recognition, D’ Bandit now organizes various concept events in Grenada as fetefreaks, and in Toronto. He also plays regularly on the road, in TnT with Poison in 2002, with Tribe in 2005, 2006 & 2007 and Yellow Devils every year since 2002.

Bandit's most recent accomplishment has proudly been the formation of the Toronto Carnival band, Carnival Nationz. Bandit, with his partners de Islandboyz, and 9 time King of TnT Carnival winners, de Eustaces, set out to establish the highest standard of excellence for the Toronto masquerader. With their extensive organizational skills, their attention to customer service and their vision of what Toronto Carnival/Caribana should be, they have set the bar of excellence in their inaugural year by winning the Band of the Year title in 2005…and if this wasn’t enough proof they were "in it to win it," they repeated their success once again in 2006, 2009, 2011 and most recently 2012.  In 2011, Carnival Nationz won every title in competition that year, this is something that has never been done before.

D’Bandit has been instrumental in bringing Caribbean music to where it is in the Toronto market. Currently Soca, Reggae and Dancehall can be heard in over 50% of the clubs today, and D Bandit can proudly say he had a major part to play in creating the demand for Caribbean music in Toronto and globally (he receives over 15000 unique downloads of his podcasts per month). Dwayne D' Bandit Pitt has over 22 years of experience coordinating events.  Despite this, D' Bandit continues to develop his brand worldwide, as well as take on new challenges in this competitive world of entertainment.

Radio Experience and Appearances:

• GBN In Grenada
• Hott 93 in Barbados
• CIUT FM in Toronto on Thursday Mornings WorldWide
• 96.1 WEFM in Trinidad and Tobago
• Internet Radio via Live 365 and now currently DBandit.com
• 96.7RED FM in Trinidad
• 96.7FM The Firestation in New York
• Flow 93.5 FM during Traffik Flow Mix Show & All Star Saturdays
• Kiss 92.5FM on Caribana Fridays 3 consecutive years
• 100.7FM CHIN FM
• Weekly Radio Show De Treasure Mix on CHRY 105.5FM (Saturday 6pm - 9pm)
  

Event Coordinator Experience:

With 23yrs experience he has coordinated a wide range of events.  Below is a list of some of these events with a brief description of the occasion:

• Masquerade Band Leader: Carnival Nationz – Band of the Year 2005, 2006, 2009, 2011
• Unite De Nations – This brought the nations of the Caribbean together with a Cultural Extravaganza beyond compare here in Toronto - 7000 people
• Redemption – Canada's Ultimate Reggae Experience  - 2500 people 5 times/yr
• Memoirs of Soca - A back in times soca fete featuring hits of yesteryear – 600 people
• All Ah We Is One Family annual cruise – The unification of DJs from different regions of the Caribbean for the first time in Toronto.
• Shine Toronto
• Smaller Annual Events - Sunset, Aftershock, Musicology, Groovie Town, Army Fete, Carnival Bliss, Carnival Rehab, D' First Wine
  
• YellowDevilz in Trinidad 2002 - present
• Countless Concerts including – Beres Hammond, Barington Levy, Busy Signal, Sparrow, Machel, Xtatik, Super Cat, J Cole, Bunji Garlin, Iwer George, Capleton, JC Lodge, Freddie McGreggor,Gyptian, Mr Vegas, General Degree, Cobra, Cutty Ranks, Shinehead, Burning Flames, Red Hot Flames, WCK, Ansylem, Destra, Inspector, Ajamu
  

Artist Contacts, Working Relationships and Interviewing Experience:
The following is a list of people I have interviewed.  It also represents a list of people I have worked with along the way:

• The Mighty Sparrow
• Beres Hammond
• Busy Signal
• J Cole
• Drake
• Bunji Garlin
• Beenie Man
  
• Iwer George
• Tallpree
• JC Lodge
• Freddie McGreggor
• Capleton
• Super Cat
• Super Blue
• Tambu
• Baron
• Super Cat
• Barington Levy
• Sanchez
• Machel Montano
• Rupee
• Calypso Rose
• Alison Hinds & Square One
• David Rudder
• Maximus Dan
• Nana McClean
• Burning Flames
• Edwin Yearwood & Krosfyah
• Roy Cape & the All Stars
• Anthony Malvo
• Blessed
• and more