Dontae Winslow

Composer, producer, trumpeter, arranger, and educator Dontae Winslow is an in-demand freelance musician with a background in European Music, Black American Music, and Film Score Music. A native of Baltimore, Maryland. Despite some early adversity, he stayed focused on music, studying trumpet from age ten and attending The Baltimore School for the Arts, along with fellow classmates rapper Tupac Shakur and actress Jada Pinkett Smith. After high school, Winslow moved to New York City and was mentored by trumpet star Roy Hargrove. Ultimately, Winslow earned a Bachelor's and Masters in degree in European Classical Music Performance from the Peabody Conservatory of the John's Hopkins University. His skills as both a player and arranger have also garnered him work touring and recording with a bevy of artists from across the musical spectrum including such names as Beyoncé, Justin Timberlake, Jay-Z, Kanye West, Queen Latifah, Lady A, Kamasi Washington, Dr.Dre, Gary Thomas, Gary Bartz, Winslow performs regularly with his wife, vocalist Mashica, in their band Winslow Dynasty. The duo released their debut, Life Album, in 2012, and in 2014, they returned with their sophomore release, Enter the Dynasty. In 2019 He released Walking Art featuring the hit single “Shit Yeah” from the film “Back On The Strip” which Dontae also served as the movie’s composer. Recently he composed the score for Posse Outlaw by director Mario Van Peebles.