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B i s h o p Wayne

Bishop Wayne hails from St. Croix, in the beautiful U.S. Virgin Islands. At the age of 9, he moved with his father to St. Petersburg, Florida and made the short trek to sister city, Tampa where he now resides. He grew up listening to the varied sounds of Bob Marley, Maxi Priest, Shabba Ranks, Mary J. Blige and New Edition. These influences pushed him to create his own brand of alternative R&B. He defines his music as having “no limits or boundaries”. Writing about intimate affairs such as relationships, his music evokes a common spirit for his listeners to overcome their own personal issues.

Bishop was invited by NAR to perform live at their annual awards show, where he walked away with the “New Artist R&B Artist of the Year” award. In mid 2005, Bishop entered a contest with the Recording Academy, Florida Chapter and was named a semi-finalist in the Florida GRAMMY Showcase. He placed in the top 35 of more than 230 entrants.

Currently, he performs live regularly at local venues in Tampa and has made special appearances on The Papa Sean Show, at the Zephyrhills Live concert and as an opening act for Ryan Shaw at The Orpheum, Ybor City