JLaine is a Washington DC based Hip-Hop producer and drummer.

JLaine has performed with artists including Aretha Franklin, El DeBarge, Erykah Badu, Angie Stone, Common, Steve Coleman, Meshell Ndegeocello, Dwele, Louie Bellson, Charlie Byrd, Fred Wesley, Frank Wess, Jimmy Heath, Yusef Lateef and was the drummer for Omar's Sing (if you want it) national tour. He also performs with local artists including Justin Jones, Wes Felton, Muhsinah, Panacea, Alison Carney and SITALI. In 2007 he performed at the Moers jazz festival in Germany and in 2008 at the Sons d'Hiver jazz festival in Paris with Steve Coleman and Opus Akoben. In addition, Laine was the winner of Downbeat Magazine's Student Music award for Best Instrumental Soloist in 2004 for his performance of Max Roach's The Drum Also Waltzes.

Over the years JLaine has expanded his work to include music production. He has produced for several local acts including Felton (A Dub Supreme, Postcards from the Edge mixtape, The Last Temptation of Wes Felton), DJ Roddy Rod (Take N Stride), Aaron Broadus (All This Love) and Antithesis. JLaine made his debut as co-executive producer for veteran singer/songwriter K'Alyn's third LP Verse 1, Chapter 3 along side his production partner, TFox. Together JLaine and TFox are also known as The Wonderboys. JLaine founded his own production company FastLaineMusic in which he has released solo material under, including, APPLE JONS, VA is for Lovers, and his tribute album to the late Michael Jackson entitled Naturally Human. His current collaboration project features fellow label mates, TFOX and Wes Felton who go by the name ANTITHESIS. Read more on Last.fm. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.