Dyllón Burnside is committed to providing quality arts programming and training to youth in underserved communities. He has taught performing arts workshops and spoken at schools across the country about the importance of arts education as a means of personal empowerment and self-expression. He also served as a producer on the award winning short film, “The Jump” and “Hold Up The Light,” a theatrical event at DC’s Arena Stage. For many years, he also produced ‘Christmas in the City,’ an annual toy drive and concert in his hometown of Pensacola, Florida featuring performances by some of the area's most gifted artists.

Burnside has accomplished a tremendous amount in a relatively young career: he began performing professionally at age 12 in the Hip-Hop/R&B boy band 3D, touring the U.S. alongside artists like Stevie Wonder and Rihanna in such venues as Madison Square Garden and the Nokia Theater.

After the group disbanded, Burnside turned his attention to the stage, gaining recognition as a promising young actor while starring in Broadway’s Holler if Ya Hear Me, inspired by the music and lyrics of Tupac Shakur. Shortly after, he appeared as a Lost Boy in NBC’s Peter Pan Live! and in the critically acclaimed series High Maintenance on HBO, all while completing his studies at the CAP21 Conservatory for music theatre and The New School, where he garnered a bachelor’s degree in Media Studies and Writing.