D-Menace Music /Producer & Engineer

About D-Menace Music /Producer & Engineer

Born in Connecticut, Dennis Nieves has been an accomplished producer, programmer composer, and engineer for over thirty years.

1985 as the lead singer and Percussionist for the R & B/Soul Canadian music group "Something Extra" Dennis produced his first single along with Guitarist Vance McKenzie (band leader) with the band, earning them The Juno Award Nomination for best R & B Single which was also the 1st year the R&B category was introduced to the Juno’s.

1993 Dennis relocated to Puerto Rico and was invited to the music singing group "Unik-ko" as lead singer and producer. “Unik-ko” and was immediately signed under Sony Music where he spent the next five years, producing, composing, performing and participating in much of the writing of the albums which led to the hit song "Juntos" (duet with Yuri) co-written with Luis Enrique Mejia which hit the Latin Billboard charts and earned Unik-ko the TV Novelas "Group of The Year" award.

Later in 1998 once again Dennis relocated to Miami and directed his focus in "Production/ Engineering and suddenly found himself collaborating in projects with Well awarded Producers such as: Lewis Martinee, Roy Tavare, Gerardo Mejia, Emilio Estefan, Victor Daniel and many others.

Dennis’s Company “D-Menace Music” (Production & Publishing) is Mostly known for his Remixes from House, Trance, Tribal and Hip Hop and is awarded the Gold & Platinum Records for Elvis Crespo "Suavemente" and "Pintame" Remixes, and a Gold for “Power Mix Latino” (compilation).

Dennis also has done many more Remixes for artist such as Nelly Furtado (Manos Al Aire), Jennifer Lopez (Que Ironia), Celia Cruz (Hits Mix-Sony & Celia in the House-Universal) compilations, Franco De Vita (Ay Que Pena), Shakira (Tu & Moscas En La Casa, along with producer “Roy Tavare”, Thalia , Luis Fonsi, Paulina Rubio, Chayanne, Jerry Rivera , Ricardo Montaner, David Bisbal, Jose Feliciano, Ivy Queen, Pee Wee, Wisin Y Yandel, Gloria Trevi, Chino Y Nacho, Alejandro Fernandez and many others..

Dennis is now residing and working in Ontario, Canada and the new studios are located near downtown Toronto and presently working with top local Canadian artists and songwriters such as: Liberty Silver, Cathy Young, Veronica Tynes, Rosita Stone, Carl & Rupert Harvey and others.

Dennis has also completed productions for the legendary Group “Crack Of Dawn” featuring lead vocalist Michael Dunston. The latest single “Tiempo” was released in 2020 and was blessed with a feature vocal from legendary vocalist/Actor “Melba Moore”. which was Produced and written by Dennis Nieves and co-writer Michael Dunston.

Dennis’s latest Production in the works will be EP/Album “DUNSTON”, to be released in 2022.