With music pumping through his veins, Duane Stephenson knows just how to put pen to paper and take it from the studio to the stage. An all rounder, Stephenson is a multi-talent with the enviable triple threat of singer, songwriter, producer and that’s what has assisted his transition from lead singer of the six member group To-Isis, to the solo act we see and know today.Making that transition two years ago was not hard for Stephenson as it was time for him to stand on his own. Equipped with a new game plan, he successfully landed a two-album record distribution deal with VP Records.Since then, he has recorded and released his critically acclaimed debut album, aptly titled “From August Town”, in tribute to his home town, on September 17, 2007. Produced under the auspices of the living legend Dean “Sax” Fraser, he has released three singles – “August Town”, “Fairytale” and “Cottage in Negril”. The album is also one of VP’s best selling albums. Born in Kingston, Jamaica, Duane and his family settled in August Town, a little town in eastern St. Andrew, Jamaica. Filled with an aura and atmosphere rich in culture and music, August Town has birthed other talented artists such as The Rastafarians, Colin Roach and more recently, Sizzla Kalonji.Because music was a part of his family’s life, Stephenson's fascination with music was inevitable. He was raised on the irrefutable talents of Kenny Rogers, BB King, Al Green, the Temptations, Chi Lites and the Manhattans to name a few. But more importantly so, his uncle Michael Rutherford was the lead singer of Sunny Bradshaw and the Big Band and Rhythms Kings band.