MUSE • Musicians United for Social Equity

Dev (he/they), a native Detroiter, has always found inspiration in his city. As a child, Dev could sing before he could speak and could find a song anywhere he looked. In the years since he found his calling at Mosaic Youth Theatre of Detroit, Dev went on to attend the Detroit Institute of Music Education (DIME) where he received a BA in Commercial Music Performance studying voice under Kisma Jordan-Hunter and DeAnna Johnson. Dev is currently studying voice with Dr. Scott Murphree, at his dream school New York University (NYU) Steinhardt, on track to receive a Masters in Music in the spring of 2022.

Dev has never liked to limit himself in a genre of music, so he sings everything from Classical, Pop, Jazz, Musical Theatre, Country, Gospel, R&B soul, and even Rock. Bringing all the above together, Dev has a sound that is truly unique and is sure to touch the hearts of Detroit, New York and beyond.

In his music and artistry, Dev has discovered a calling bigger than himself. He is a voice that is getting louder for Civil Rights movements including racial, feminist, and LGBTQ+ and community. He lives by the words of Jimi Hendrix, “When the power of love overcomes the love of power, the world will know peace.”