Dana traveled a lot growing up as the daughter of NBA player Derek Harper. Her high school choir teacher took special interest in Dana and she made all-state for four years and became the #1 tenor in Texas. Dana moved to New York to attend college and began performing around the city. She performed at Showtime at the Apollo, placed second on BET's 106 & Park and won MTV's Wild 'N Out Wednesday. Currently, Dana performs once a week in the Dallas area and books all of her gigs by word of mouth.