The first person to ever scratch on a locally produced record, DLT is a founding member for New Zealand's first ever Hip-Hop group, Upper Hutt Posse. DLT also founded Dam Native (previously known as Native Base).

Darryl was brought up in Maraenui in Napier, where "you went to sleep to the sound of women being beaten". It was from there that Darryl managed to get to Wellington where he learnt some important lessons. Since then he has devoted a great deal of his life trying to improve the situation of Maori youth.

For more information check out the muzic.net.nz Profile for DLT

DLT first debuted in the Official New Zealand Top 40 Albums on 26 November 2000 with the album Altruism. There is one entry by DLT in the charts.

DLT Feat. Sage & Gravity