Doing Better Than Excellence

Biography of Doing Better than Excellence, LLC: Doing Better than Excellence was born in East Cleveland, Ohio in 1994, but raised around the globe. We say that because every day and everywhere we go, we grow. Formally known as Q-Land Productions, LLC. Q-Land means: As long as we stay focused, and together, under that 1 defined goal. We Are Unstoppable! Our mission has revamped to replenish, re-construct, and revise our city; not only with music, but rebuilding homes, creating jobs, preparing our children for the future. As cloudy and bleak as it once looked, now it will have a silver lining! So the new motto is: "Let's Ride this thing to the wheels fall off! Q-Land is more than just a production company. It started with 2 young men in 1995 that had a dream and a predetermined destiny for greatness. Doing Better than Excellence has since then evolved from a duo rapping about spreading total chaos, to a movement of elevating music to levels it has never thought possible. Doing Better than Excellence, LLC has worked with artist from Cleveland to Germany. They have created showcases when others wouldn’t give us a second look. We have been performing in little dives here and there since 1996. Then in the summer of 2000, the group split to expand and follow other endeavors. Douglas moved to Florida and Duane joined the military and moved to N. Carolina.
After a few months Douglas moved on to other endeavors and Duane linked up with Beat Riders Productions. Beat Riders Productions was started by Leroy “So Cal” Wainwright and Devon “Matrix da 249” Hill in 2003. Beat Riders Productions has been home to many local artists in Fayetteville over the last ten years. As with any city, sometimes it can be hard to find talented artists that have a strong work ethic when it comes to music. Some have come and some have gone. Today, B.R.P. is home to a number of artists including: Matrix (Lumberton, NC), D. Kill (Osceola, AR), and Tank (Zone 4, ATL). The family ties between Beat Riders Productions, Doing Better than Excellence LLC and Titan Corp Enterprizes are known as "The Coalition". Beat Riders expanded to Europe in 2006 when Duane got stationed in Germany. In 2007, Matrix moved to join Duane in Germany and started doing collaborations with “The Circle”. In 2009 Duane moved backed to Cleveland and is working with LaSean Rice of S.O.U.L. Entertainment LLC, to expand further in the entertainment field.