Perry aka "DM" was born in St. Louis Missouri aka (STL) on August 1st. Having moved across the river to E.St.Louis, Illinois aka (ESL), Ms. Perry endured her fair share of what she calls "gutter living".

Due to her parents divorce, she had to shuffle back and forth from the city lifestyle of STL to the raw gutterness of ESL. To seperate herself from her environment she says that she used to write poetry to find refuge. She would also dabble at writing songs & rap lyrics but didn't think twice about being a recording artist - she just thought she found another ordinary outlet to release her artistry.

However, she does admit that she has written raps for her and her girlfriends and she would call up the local radio station to showcase her downplayed talents. After graduating high school - she immediately moved to Honolulu, Hawaii - where she studied computer science. Feeling unfulfilled, she then moved to San Francisco to get a taste of the Golden State's Bay area. Eventually she moved to Oakland where she became the entertainment host for a local cable/internet television station.

While an Oakland resident, she began networking with local talents such as San Quinn, D-Shot (of E*40's group), Money B (of Digital Underground), Proof (of D 12 - she befriended while in Miami) and countless other artists. Through their success she was able to be exposed to the 'celebrity side of life' and get a dose of what the spotlight demanded once you hit it big.

After numerous solicitations regarding her to pursue an acting and musical career, Ms. Perry buckled down and took serious notes on what she needed to learn about the entertainment business. She decided to move from the Bay Area to Hollywood to go for the bigger picture.

Once in Hollywood she quickly got an acting agent and had special appearances on television shows such as The Hughley's - UPN, Ex-Treme Dating - UPN and an Television HBO mini-series, If These Walls Could Talk 2 - starring Ellen DeGeneres. After receiving her SAG, she decided to step away from the acting realm to go to college for TV & Film.

While in acting class one of her classmates over heard her singing & rapping and urgerd her to contact a producer friend of his - in which she says the music magic began instantly. She rapped, co-wrote and arranged her very first song entitled 'Jitters' and submitted it for a national promo hosted by Magic Johnson, BET & COCA COLA. She was selected out of a national selection to perform her song.

She says that being an ametuer and to be chosen out of a nationwide search made her feel extremely honored and humbled that her very first recording got her a little industry recognition. This most definetly gave her the confidence to pursue the music world with out any doubts.

She has since performed at numerous venues such as The Lions Den - for a MillerLite sponsored event, The Hollywood Park Casino and many other night clubs within the LA metropolitan area. To her credits she has also written a theme song for a DVD home-movie video release of 'The Watermelon Heist' starring John Amos (of Good Times, All About The Anderson's, The West Wing). The musical track for 'The Watermelon Heist' was produced by OJI Pierce (of Montell Jordan's - This Is How We Do It, Loose Ends - No More Shopping Sprees).

She has colloborated musically with artists such as actor Omar Gooding (of The Gospel, Baby Boy, USPN's Playmakers, The Smart Guy-etc...), Top Dogg and Da Realist - both formally of Tha Row Records/Deathrow Records. Producers: Mr. Myc of Private Moments Productions (also her Photographer/Web Page Designer), Morris Dickerson Jr. of Da Lab, Darry McCloud, Efrain Saldana, Daniel Reecchia of NorthStar and Rob Lowe.

With countless recordings under her belt - this seasoned vet says that she is ready to serve the world her musical artistry. With multi-talents, Perry "dM" Rainz has super-star quailities flowing through her veins and oozing out of her pores.

IRUNZ 1 Pub. ASCAP
SAG eligible