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FAMED AMERICAN ENGINEER’S LOVE AFFAIR WITH REGGAE MUSIC!

December 4th, 2015 | Add a Comment

BY BRIAN BONITTO— Top: Audio engineer James ‘Bonzai’ Caruso at the consoles. Bottom: Caruso mixing for Stephen Marley— THE walls of James ‘Bonzai’ Caruso’s Las Vegas home is decorated with gold plaques of the who’s who of music. Madonna, George Michael, Luther Vandross, Chaka Khan, Ice T, Notorious BIG, Mary J Blige, P Diddy, and Missy Elliot are just a few. But the 52-year-old audio engineer has developed an ear for reggae. In fact, his credits appear on five Grammy-winning albums and, as a result, he has become a go-to person to give tracks his Midas touch. “You could say I have the golden touch…’cause I was a musician first. I played the guitar, drums, piano and percussions. So I look at things in a more rhythmic and melodic way, as opposed to most engineers who … Read entire article »

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NEW YORK-BASED PRODUCER PHILLIP THOMAS TO RELEASE NEW SONGS FROM DENNIS BROWN!

November 18th, 2015 | Add a Comment

By Brian Bonitto— Top: Dennis Brown— Bottom: Phillip A Thomas— NEARLY two decades after Dennis Brown’s death, American producer Phillip A Thomas is releasing what is believed to be the reggae singer’s last recordings. The three-track EP, Rock On, is produced on Thomas’s New York-based D Phil Productions. It is scheduled to be released on December 18. “They’re all new songs… and I think his fans will enjoy them. I think it’s the perfect time to release them,” Thomas, 40, told the Jamaica Observer. According to the producer, the tracks are Baby It’s You, the acoustic Somewhere Over the Rainbow, and the title track. A video for Rock On will be released on Brown’s birthday, February 1. “I took my time with them (the tracks) and nursed them like a baby…trying to get the right sound as … Read entire article »

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HOPETON LINDO IMPRESSES ON “MY WORLD, YOUR WORLD!”

October 30th, 2015 | Add a Comment

By Leighton Levy— Hopeton Lindo— Seasoned reggae singer and songwriter Hopeton Lindo, is enjoying success with his latest album – My World Your World – that was inspired by the state of the world today. The 16-track album, Lindo’s fourth, features the production talents of the iconic Sly and Robbie, Bobby Digital, Syl Gordon, Gilmore Walters,and John FX, as well as a number of reggae’s greatest voices. ‘My World, Your World’, has held the top spot on the South Florida Top 15 Album Charts for the past three weeks and two singles from it, Love You All Over and Imagine, are number 15 and 19 on the Singles Chart. The album also holds number four on the New York Reggae Charts. “The album was released on September 11 and we have had some good responses … Read entire article »

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MORE THAN 500 ARTISTS AND 8,000 SONGS RECORDED AT CLEMENT DODD’S STUDIO ONE!

October 18th, 2015 | Add a Comment

From left: Bunny Livingston, Bob Marley and Peter Tosh when they just formed The Wailin’ Wailers.— Studio 1 has become a household name in Jamaica, insofar as it relates to the island’s rich musical legacy. Hundreds of recording artistes who have achieved local and international fame either began their careers there or have honed their musical talents within the walls of that revered institution, situated at 13 Brentford Road, (renamed Studio 1 Boulevard), in Kingston 5. One name that would perhaps come readily to mind is Bob Marley. Although he didn’t begin his recording career at Studio 1 (he began as a solo artist with Leslie Kong’s Beverley’s label in 1962), he certainly was groomed there and came to public attention while singing with the Wailers group, which included Neville ‘Bunny Wailer’ … Read entire article »

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TONY GOLD IS BACK WITH “ROCK ME BABY!”

October 9th, 2015 | Add a Comment

In 1986 Patrick Anthony Morrison, an aspiring singer who had grown up in Porus in the parish of Manchester, Jamaica, took the second prize in the Tastee Talent contest. Brian Thompson took the first. Admiring each other’s skills, the two young men decided to form a vocal team, and the world got Brian and Tony Gold, one of Jamaica’s most prolific duos giving us hits such as ‘Bullseye’, ‘Poisin’ with Dennis Brown, ‘Irresistale’, ‘Compliments’ with Red Dragon and the timeless ‘Can You’. The duo were featured on Sly and Robbie’s Grammy winning album, Friends, Sly and Robbie. Patrick, more popularly know as Tony Gold, paused his career to lend his sweet charming vocals to Jamaica’s double diamond artist, Shaggy, for the pass twenty years, complimenting songs such as ‘Hey Sexy Lady … Read entire article »

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SINGER/SONGWRITER HOPETON LINDO, RELEASES HIS FOURTH ALBUM “MY WORLD YOUR WORLD!”

September 15th, 2015 | Add a Comment

Singer/songwriter Hopeton Lindo has released his highly anticipated 4th album “My World Your World”, again he captures the positive vibes on an excellent collection of songs. The multi-talented Hopeton Lindo or “The Pen” – as he is affectionately called for his ability to write or co-write hit songs like “Red Rose For Gregory” “Telephone Love” “Mr Loverman” “Wanna Be Loved” and many more – is used to donning many hats and this time it is no different. He multi-tasks as songwriter, singer and producer on this sixteen-track journey of which fourteen are originals. “My World Your World” opens with a remixed of the title track which features the legendary Dennis Brown, Luciano and Sly & Robbie, a second remix with Dennis, Luciano and Dean Fraser, closes out the album. Other featured guests include … Read entire article »

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LEGENDARY PRODUCER WINSTON “NINEY THE OBSERVER” HOLNESS TO RECEIVE NATIONAL HONORS!

August 10th, 2015 | Add a Comment

Winston “Niney The Observer” Holness WHILE he has earned a reputation as being one of reggae’s top producers by nurturing the careers of artists like Dennis Brown, Winston ‘Niney’ Holness is also known for his sense of humor. He addressed news of him being awarded the Order of Distinction (OD) in typical deadpan fashion. “Ah don’t know much ’bout dem things, but ah hear is something good. An’ once is something good I have no problem accepting it,” he told the Jamaica Observer. Holness will receive Jamaica’s sixth highest honor for his contribution to the development of Jamaican music in October at King’s House, where the annual investiture of National Awards and Honors take place. The jocular producer has been in the music business for 50 years. He is best known for producing some of … Read entire article »

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LLOYD PARKS AND WE THE PEOPLE BAND, 40 YEARS AND STILL GOING STRONG!

July 26th, 2015 | Add a Comment

By Howard Campbell— (L) Lloyd Parks, bandleader of Lloyd Parks and We The People band. (R) PARKS… the music did get water down mainly because everybody have a studio in dem house, an’ a man can programme everything then bring in somebody fi dub a part if him feel.—- “NEXT song!” came the order from bass player and We The People bandleader Lloyd Parks during rehearsals with deejay Charlie Chaplin last week. He then plays the opening lines to The Melodians’ Everybody Bawling, with the burly Chaplin and band joining in. Parks has been calling the shots with We The People for 40 years, a milestone the band plans to observe quietly. This week, they head to Europe for three festivals: Geel in Belgium, Reggae Sun Ska in Bordeaux, France and Rototom Sunsplash in Benicassim, … Read entire article »

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PATRICIA CHIN OF VP RECORDS GETS A LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD!

June 26th, 2015 | Add a Comment

Pat Chin (second left) Patricia ‘Miss Pat’ Chin, widow of Vincent Chin and co-founder of VP Records, received the Lifetime Achievement Award Thursday night at the Libera Awards in New York. Chin is the first female recipient of the award, presented by the American Association of Independent Music (A2IM). She gave an emotional acceptance speech at the Highline Ballroom. “I am honored to be the first female to receive such a prestigious award. Words cannot truly convey my feelings. I’m so pleased to be recognized by the independent music community and A2IM, the reason being that, the spirit of independence has always been so deeply ingrained in my heart and thus, the heart of my business and life,” said Chin, who received a standing ovation. The function was attended by music industry heavyweights including … Read entire article »

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LEGENDARY PRODUCER BUNNY LEE’S GORGON STUDIO GOES UP IN SMOKE!

March 26th, 2015 | Add a Comment

By Simone Morgan— Veteran producer Bunny ‘Striker’ Lee points to a section of his studio that was destroyed by fire earlier this month. LEGENDARY music producer Bunny ‘Striker’ Lee’s Gorgon Entertainment Studio was destroyed by fire on March 9. According to the producer, all his music equipment valued at almost $100 million was lost in the blaze. The building, located in Duhaney Park in St Andrew, also houses a museum that contains Lee’s music archive. That section was spared. In an interview with the Jamaica Observer yesterday, Lee said his engineer Newton Williams was at the studio when the fire broke out. Giving his account of the fire, Williams said everything happened in a split second. “I was setting up for a vocal session and as I plugged in the 24-track tape, I heard a popping … Read entire article »

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