Deejay joined Boston City Singers in the fall of 2011 as director of the Mattapan and Hyde Park programs. He has a broad performance background in opera, oratorio, music theatre, and recital repertoire. In addition to being a director for Boston City Singers, Mr. Robinson has served as a vocal coach for the North Cambridge Family Opera and has taught master classes in Boston area high schools.
Currently, Mr. Robinson serves as a teaching artist for the Metropolitan Opera Guild's Urban Voices program, where he has taught at the Roland Hayes School of Music in Roxbury and Epiphany School in Dorchester. Mr. Robinson is on faculty of the Community Programs at the Longy School of Music teaching group lessons through the Young Singers Program and studio lessons.
Outside of the classroom, Deejay is actively engaging in research that studies music education curriculum and how students' learning is assessed within the urban classroom. His hope is that the research conduced will provide insight into how students of all ages engage in music academically, cognitively, personally, and socially. Mr. Robinson focuses on using inquiry, discovery, and reflection to develop lessons that are designed to suite each students' needs and learning style.
Mr. Robinson received his Bachelor of Music degree in vocal performance from Millikin University and a Master of Music degree from Longy School of Music.