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Derrick Donell Holmes Jr., also known as DJ Holmes, is a recording gospel artist who resides in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. DJ Holmes received Christ on April 8, 2007, and since then he has been ignited in Christ. “I can honestly look back and say that God is omniscient because he knew I would be a child of His at the age of 15”, said DJ. From the time of DJ’s birth, December 25, 1991, to his salvation, April 8, 2007, his testimony was developing without him having the slightest clue. DJ Holmes was introduced to trials and tribulations early in his life, which would bring him to his home church called “New Testament Church.”

Growing up, DJ Holmes always loved the Lord, but did not know he had to accept him as his Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ in order to be saved from the penalty of sin. As a child, DJ Holmes attended church every Sunday and was also baptized but still did not know why. A few years later, he found himself sitting in the pews at New Testament Church, reading the Sunday’s bulletin. As he read bullet point after bullet point, he stumbled across one that caught his interest. It was inviting youth to sign up for the youth choir. Not being able to sing to well, DJ Holmes found himself becoming closer to Christ while hanging around others who were living a different lifestyle, for example worshiping Christ freely, from which he was not use to. God was beginning a new chapter in DJ’s life and he found himself on fire for the Lord. He found himself showing up to the choir practices just to be around individuals who loved praising God. DJ eventually received Christ, April 8, 2007. Although he built new relationships with members of the choir, he eventually left the choir to work on his first CD, “Representing Christ,” which came out in April of 2008, just a year after he received Christ.

DJ Holmes has continued in his passion for music, as he grew in Christ. He then released his sophomore album, titled, “Becoming Whole.” He noted that the maturity and growth in this project, compared to his first CD, was remarkable. DJ Holmes is currently finished with his third project, which is titled "I AM". He says, “I’ve been blessed with the ability of ministering my never ending testimony through music of what God has done and continues to do in me and through me, and it is an area in which I can do my part in the body of Christ to give my heavenly Father the glory.” DJ’s desire for this project is to help others grow spiritually and mentally to the high calling that God has for them.