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Dwayne Verheyden was born on September 4, 1991 in Montfort in the south of The Netherlands. Dwayne demonstrated his passion for music at a very early, and because his father listened to the TexMex Conjunto genre frequently, Dwayne took a fancy to Tex-Mex music and its accordion sound.

At the age of seven, Dwayne pursued his fiery wish to learn to play the accordion. His parents accommodated him by having him take lessons. It wasn’t but five months later that Dwayne was able to perform publicly at the local church when he made his First Communion. Shortly thereafter, he was requested to perform for the elderly at markets and other local venues on a regular basis. A short year later, he performed at the local TV station and started attending Flaco Jimenez’s concerts with his father.

In 2006 at the age of 15, he participated in the opening performance of The Tent of Emil, a quest for talented youngsters and a year later, he won The Sjeng Award, a prize that is awarded to prospective/talented accordion players in the province of Limburg, The Netherlands.

Flaco Jimenez had always been Dwayne’s one and only shining example of Tex-Mex music so it stood to reason that it was Dwayne’s most ardent wish to perform with Flaco on stage. In June 2008, Dwayne got the opportunity to perform with Flaco Jimenez at the Country Eind Festival in Nederweert-Eind and 5 months later, Dwayne recorded with both Flaco and Max Baca in the Netherlands.

A year later and following Flaco’s advice, Dwayne formed his own band, “Dwayne & the TexMeXplosion” and also started working on his first CD.

In early 2009, Dwayne visited the Musik Messe 2009 in Frankfurt, Germany, to see and play the brand new Hohner Corona Signature Series “Flaco Jimenez”. Dwayne's meeting with Mr. Horst Fausel at the Hohner booth resulted in Hohner Accordions endorsing him.

A few months later, Dwayne and his parents made a trip to San Antonio, TX, and Dwayne was able to perform with local artists who had performed with Flaco throughout the years. They also attended the International Accordion Festival and other places of interest. During his short stay, he met and visited with a lot of conjunto artists, like Mingo Saldivar, Steve Jordan, and Max Baca, to name a few. They also met with Mr. Flaco Jimenez himself and with Mr. Gilberto Reyes (Hohner Inc. USA).

After returning home, Dwayne performed at the World Harmonica Festival in Trossingen, Germany, and two weeks later, he and the TexMeXplosion played to an audience of 35,000 at the opening of the Carnival season in Limburg, The Netherlands. The festival is also known as “The 11th of the 11th” as it starts at 11:11 AM of the 11th day of the 11th month of the year.

Later that year, Flaco gave an exclusive interview to “San Antonio street talk” (sastreettalk.com), wherein he revealed the end of his recording career. When asked about who he felt would be able to fill his shoes, Flaco said “There are many imitators and sound-a-likes, but none can compare to Dwayne Verheyden; and he’s from the Netherlands….”

The following year, Juan Tejeda, co-founder of the Tejano Conjunto Festival, invited Dwayne to perform at the Festival the following year in San Antonio. While in San Antonio, Dwayne and the TexMeXplosion recorded their first album at Mr. Joe Treviño’s Bluecat Recording Studio. The CD was produced by Grammy Award winning Max Baca of Los TexManiacs and featured Flaco Jimenez in a couple of songs. The CD was released in the Netherlands in September 2010.

Since then, Dwayne’s career has gained momentum and has kept him busy. After several performances to round out 2010, Dwayne and the TexMeXplosion have performed in Sweden, Germany and Switzerland,including the 2011 International Country Festival in Zürich, where they opened for the Bellamy Brothers from the USA.

On his return trip to Texas in 2011, Dwayne was invited to perform at the Conjunto Hall of Fame with Flaco Jimenez’s brother, Hall of Fame inductee Santiago Jimenez, Jr. He also joined Max Baca and Los TexManiacs at the 30th annual Tejano Conjunto Festival in San Antonio. During his short stay in Texas, he was able to participate in several interviews and performances including The Domingo Live TV Show and The Johnny Canales Show in Corpus Christi, TX.