Adiyon Dashalon

Adiyon Dashalon was born on the east-side of Buffalo, NY to parents Edna Betts and Willie Lumpkin Sr; both deceased. His mother would play music while she cleaned the house and noticed he took a liking to Michael Jackson music at which point she encouraged him to dance for her and her friends emulating Michael Jackson dance moves to a tee. He would spend hours watching Michael Jackson videos practicing his craft of dancing. At the tender age of 9 years old his mother noticed he was an entertainer and would enter him into dance contests performing Michael Jackson and he would win these contests even against adults. Some of Adiyon's earlier musical influences included Rick James as he was also from Buffalo, NY NOTE-Adiyon is due to play in the upcoming Rick James film/series. His other earlier musical influences include Prince, James Brown, Chuck Barry, Zap and Roger, and Morris Day as they were all performers. In his teenage years the hip-hop culture became very influential to him; artists such as KRS-One, Just Ice, Public Enemy, Grand Puba, Leaders of the New school, Brotherhood Nation, Rakeem, LL Cool J, and DJ KiddKold inspired him to want to pursue a career in hip-hop music. Then NWA came around which was his biggest influence in wanting to pursue a career in the hip-hop culture. He was once passed the microphone at an Ice Cube concert and rapped in front of a huge crowd which solidify his decision to pursue the entertainment business seriously. At 20 he was the first in Buffalo NY to start his own independently owned record label Ill Block Records and put out his first EP FROZEN WATER which is considered a classic in Buffalo, NY. This gained him notoriety and a huge fan base in the upstate region. Other projects include a follow up full length album Kill Em Breathin; which both are due to be re-released on his upcoming catalog. Adiyon was introduced to the acting scene by close friends/director/writer Duece King along side primary director AK Reed who cast him in their films which include Pure I and II, Hunger Pains, and their latest and biggest project Conflicted all of which are currently available on Amazon Prime. Adiyon is considered a natural born actor as his latest breakthrough film Conflicted reflects this. His lead performance in this film is riveting as he was able to fully bring his character VALENTINE to life. His performance in the film Conflicted has been compared to other great actors in his field. Currently Adiyon is pursuing his acting endeavors with vigor and hard work ethic as he takes each role big or small seriously.