Born and raised in Jamaica, Wayne received a Master of Laws in Entertainment Law from Kings College in London and went on to forge an illustrious career in music, film and radio. As an artist, Wayne was spotted by Clive Davis’ Arista Records with his band, Native, who went on to record albums for RCA, A&M and MCA Records. Native opened shows for Bob Marley, Peter Tosh and David Bowie. As both writer and producer of the Peter Tosh movie “RED X”, Wayne was awarded with a nomination for a Canadian Academy Award and produced the VH1 “Behind the Music” episodes on Bob Marley and Peter Tosh.

As Producer of Gwen Stefani and No Doubt’s multiplatinum album “Rock Steady,” Wayne’s singles “Hey Baby” and “Underneath it All” both went to #1 in America and won him two Grammys. Wayne has recorded, produced, written or remixed: Keith Richards (The Rolling Stones), Jimmy Cliff, Ziggy Marley, John Oates (Hall and Oates), Toots and the Maytals, Willie Nelson, Jimmy Buffett, Chrissie Hyde (The Pretenders), Paris Hilton, Garth Brooks, Shaggy, Bush, Jason Mraz, Magic, Sugar Ray, Donovan, Boy George and Culture Club.

Diving into the world of radio, Wayne was both producer and DJ at the #1 modern rock station in the world, KROQ 106.7 FM in Los Angeles, on which he had the #1 reggae show in America for seven years.