Dennis Wayland is a singer/songwriter, recording artist, live performer, and producer based in Haymarket, VA. Dennis sings & writes alternative rock/indie rock, with early works in blues and alternative country. He currently records his music at his home studio in Haymarket, Virginia.
Dennis has played at several notable venues, including Jiffy Lube Live's VIP Club (Live Nation venue), District E at Capital One Arena (Monumental Sports venue), and Farm Brew Live/2 Silos Brewing in Manassas, VA. He maintains a year-round schedule of live shows.
Dennis has a few works that have been released to the public. The first was his radio single, "Ramblin' Man's Anthem," which was played on DC's 98.7 WMZQ in 2013. He has also released an unplugged solo album titled "Ballads In The Bar Room" and a 5-song EP recorded in Nashville titled, "Between Love And Rock N' Roll that same year." In April of 2015, he released the 12-song solo album "To Be Free". His single "Elaine" was released early in 2018. In September 2022, he released his 3rd solo album called "Goin' On a Trip", featuring 12-original songs. The single from that album, "Chillin'" was released in July 2022, with "For Our Children" becoming a featured track after the album was released. In October of 2023, Dennis produced his first "official" music video to his song, "Chillin'", which can be viewed on YouTube. In the same month, he released a re-recording of "Send Her My Way" - a song that originally appeared on the "Ballads in the Bar Room" album.
In December of 2023, Dennis released a single called "Stuck In My Head" - a first of it's kind in Dennis' catalogue, as the entire vocal track was performed in falsetto with Dennis composing the track on a synthesizer. The song was featured on a Spotify curator playlist in Belgium in March of 2024 - a playlist that also featured Mac DeMarco. It was also later featured on a Spotify curator’s playlist in Brazil.
Also in March of 2024, "Where the People Never Die", a song off of Dennis' Nashville EP was put in rotation on Alternativa Rock Radio in Brazil.
In November of 2024, Dennis released a single called "Cold Wind", which was a prelude to his upcoming album "The Grind", which later released in March 2025. Only 3 weeks after the release of “The Grind”, he released another single called “Nebula Rover”. This release signified that another album would be coming in the future.
In addition to playing live shows and recording, Dennis is a skateboarding "addict" and will often produce videos/clips of his skateboarding sessions accompanied by his own music.