Two years ago while working on Love My Foundation, The Fireball Crew’s second album, deejay/producer Suga Roy got some advice from Bobby Digital, one of the engineers on the project.
“Him sey, ‘only you can stop you. You mus’ use certain mic in this business, that’s very important’,” Suga Roy disclosed.
He took that advice from Digital, a giant of contemporary dancehall music who died in May, 2020 at age 59. The legendary engineer/producer was one of the elite technicians Sugar Roy brought in to fine-tune Love My Foundation, to give the album an old school feel.
A collaborative effort between Sugar Roy, singers Conrad Crystal and Zareb, it was released in February, and recently topped the iTunes Reggae Album Chart.
He and his team, known as The Fireball Crew, were presented with a plaque to mark the feat. They received similar recognition for Nah Go Run and On This Journey (featuring J Boog), two songs from the album that topped iTunes Singles charts in the United States and Canada, respectively.
Suga Roy, a towering six-footer, said he purchased a mic Bobby Digital suggested to him for $1,700. He did not name the brand but said it provides a magical sound, and he never does a recording session without it.
“Bobby tell mi, it’s all about di soun’. Di important thing is to get di best soun’,” he stressed.
The 14-song Love My Foundation was released six years after Honoring The Kings of Reggae, The Fireball Crew’s first album. The trio have been recording together since 2007.
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