Shortly after, he accepted a job as a program director/radio DJ at his college radio station, with his own morning show called "Urban Sunrise".
Subsequently, he was offered a job at KCEP, Las Vegas' largest black music station, where he eventually became program director.
During this initial up-swing of his career, Dino performed at theme parks, sharing the bill with such artists as Sweet Sensation and Linear.
Jeff Lams (Piano), Keith Nelson (Bass), Gary Olds (Drums), Paul Taylor (Saxophone) and Bryan Bywaters (Keyboards).
After his singing career faded, he began producing and writing songs with such artists as Tonya Mitchell, Paul Taylor, Jordan Knight, Walter Beasley, Sheena Easton, and Joanna Pacitti, the latter of whose collaborative song "Watch Me Shine" was included on the Legally Blonde motion picture soundtrack.