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Darius
Anton A. Wiley(Davis) is another up and coming legendary professional drummer
in the making. Darius was born March 9, 1984, on the south side of Chicago,
Illinois. He’s the son of Mia Antoinette Wiley (mother), and Richard Wayne
Davis (father). Like most professional drummers Darius Wiley started playing
drums at a very young age in churches. Growing up on the south side of Chicago,
music has always been a big part of Darius's life. It all started when Darius
was in diapers beating on pots and pans with a pare of chopsticks, knifes,
forks, anything that looks like a pair of drumsticks. In 1987, at the age of
three, Darius got his first drum set for his birthday. Music is in Darius's
blood and it runs in his whole family. Back in the old days, Darius's
grandfather Essie Henry Wiley a.k.a. "Wiley Coyote" was one of the
greatest bass guitar players to ever come out of Crystal Springs, Mississippi.
In 1958, Darius's grandfather Essie left Mississippi, and united with his
family at “Ward Chapel A.M.E. Church” in Memphis, Tennessee. During this time,
he was singing and playing the bass guitar with a legendary gospel group called
"The Trumpets of Zion" with his brothers and nephews. When Darius's
grandfather Essie retired from music, he passed the torch on down to his
children, and they passed it on down to their children. In the year 1989,
Darius's uncle Antonio "Big Tony" Wiley Sr., was a drummer for a
church called "True Holyness" in Chicago Height, Illinois. One Sunday
after church, Big Tony called his five year old nephew Darius Wiley up to the
drums, and let him play for an hour and a half. From that day on, Darius
started playing drums for churches all over the metro Chicago area. In 1991, at
the age of Seven, Darius started playing
drums, and singing for the children’s choir, and also played drums the praise
& worship singers at a church called "Pentencostal Church Of
Christ" formally known as "Church Of Christ For All Nations" in
Ford Heights, Illinois. When Big Tony stopped playing drums, he passed the
torch on down to his nephew Darius, and encourage him to keep going. In 1993,
Darius played drums for his families local gospel group called "The Wiley
Spiritual Aires". In the same year, from time to time Darius plays drums
for his grandmother's church, Pastor Bertha Davis-Miller of "Jesus Saves
Apostolic Church" in Chicago Heights, Illinois. In 1997, Darius moved to
Atlanta Georgia with his family, and after moving back and forward from Chicago
to Atlanta, Darius moved back to Atlanta in September of 2001 for good. In
December of 2001, at the age of seventeen, Darius played drums for a church on
the north side of Atlanta, Georgia called “Kingdom Builders Christian Community
Center” under his music mentor Karl "Mhystro" Antoine, who was the
minister of music. Karl Antoine also played the keyboards for the R&B group
“TLC”, and a smooth jazz band with his cousin, Saxophonist Ron James called “Mahogany
Suite”. In 2004, the year Darius Wiley turned twenty, Karl Antoine invited
Darius out to an open mic and jam session showcase, at a venue called “Apache
Café” in midtown, Atlanta so he can show off his skills in front of local, and
big-time artists, and musicians. One night at the Apache, while Darius was
playing the drums, he broke a pair of drumsticks with ease, and was known from
that day forward as "De-Train". In 2005, at the age of twenty-one,
De-Train began playing gigs, concerts, and tours for local, and big-time
artists. In 2006 for six month he filled in as the drummer for a church called
"Hopewell Missionary Baptist Church". A year later, in 2007,
twenty-three year old De-Train began playing for a church called “Divinity
Church” formally known as WFCI “World Fellowship Church International” where he
currently plays. On October 9, 2010, twenty-six year old De-Train had the
privilege to play for Backstreet Boys's lead singer Brian Littrell. A month
later, on November 27, De-Train married his queen Sonya S. Walker. A month
after the wedding with the help of is wife, Mrs. Sonya S. Wiley, De-Train
enrolled at "Atlanta Institute of Music”(AIM) to pursue his career in
music. On January 7, 2012, twenty-seven year old ”De-Train” Darius Wiley
graduated from Atlanta Institute of Music with honors, and now he’s preparing
himself for bigger and better things to come. | ||
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Updated:
February 11, 2012
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