Though he is from Trinidad and Tobago, the land of Kitchener and Sparrow, Cliff Manswell has an affinity for Jamaican music. In the past 15 years, he made his name as a musician with reggae’s elite.
This summer, Manswell revived CKM Infinity Studio, a company he started in Marysville, California eight years ago. Its comeback project is The Message, a seven-song ‘riddim’ EP scheduled for release on October 9.
It features the song, Black Voice, by Jamaican Trudii Harrison, as well as singles by Anthony B, Lutan Fyah and fellow ‘Trini’ Marlon Asher.
The song Big Disappoinment by Kandice Kash, another Trinidadian, is also produced by CKM Infinity Studio.
“Our focus is to have artist’s visions come to life without limitation, through great music productions. Due to the pandemic and live shows being cancelled, I shifted gears to focusing more on productions and signing artists to my label. Trudii is my first artist signed and we can expect big things from her soon,” said Manswell.
The 40 year-old musician is from Santa Cruz, a farming region in northern Trinidad. He recalls listening “to all genres” in his youth and learned to play percussion and the bass early.
One of his first major productions was the Book and Pen Riddim for what was then known as Infinity Studio. Most of Manswell’s time, however, has been spent on the road as a bassist with acts like Tanya Stephens, Chaka Demus and Pliers, Black Uhuru, Sister Carol, Warrior King and The Abyssinians.
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