Born in Detroit’s Lower eastside, and raised downtown in King Homes, Donavan Glover discovered he knack for the arts at a young age. He began making a name for hisself in the photography and documentary spaces as early as 2010, with high profile directing credits for acts such as Talib Kweli, Slum Village, Amp Fiddler, Dej Loaf, Royce Da 5’9, Dave Chappelle, jessica Care Moore, Travis Scott, Saul Williams, Vic Mensa, and countless Detroit acts. Glover’s work led him to win multiple awards and fellowships, before embarking on his next artist journey as a music producer and scorer. In 2020, Glover released a string of instrumental EPs and arrangements under his alias ARI-JOVAN ( MUSE HUES VIEWS, OUR RAGE IS RIGHTEOUS and ROSE WATER) within the same year of the pandemic. Glover is known for his open format and eclectic sound, and attributes it to close friends and collaborators Amp Fiddler and Waajeed, his world travels, and rich Motown upbringing. Fast forward the three years later, he rebranded hisself using his government name Donavan Glover (yes this is his real name), and broke his three year hiatus with DONLITE RADIO under the NATIVENOTLOCAL label. As a DJ, Donavan Glover has been on the same bill as TSHA, MOODYMANN, JOE KAY, AMP FIDDLER, KALIN ELLIS, DJ SEINFELD, SANGO, IMAN OMARI — just to name a few. He’s establish a successful residency at one the hottest and newest venues in Detroit called DONLITE, for which the name DONLITE RADIO is in reference to.