evening. Often times I’d
have a track completely
written in that time. Sometimes a hook and a verse…
stuff like that. Evening I’d
get some dinner. Then
head to the lab and record
what we had been creating
all day. Finish before midnight. Head to a next close
friend ‘Jabby’ who runs a
little fast food spot. Play the
track I recorded there and
check the feedback from
friends and others passing
through at the spot. Repeat
the next day. Took some
days off now and then to
not burn out but that was
my routine more or less.
My crew was all the close
friends I’ve known from a
kid.
How do you find
inspiration for the
topics of the songs
your write?
Often from the music itself.
If I get a riddim usually I
think it has a specific feel.
Major or minor note, a lot of
elements that give it a feeling. I try to work with that
feeling and create ideas
from there. I guess inspiration for topics comes in
different ways. One time I
could have some clear lyrics in my head already or a
melody that I need to create music for, other times I
get music and let it give me
the lyrics. Whatever feels
best…
Lots of music artists based in the
Caribbean want to
‘make it’ in Europe
and be popular
here.
Do you think you
set an example
for them with your
work?
I guess I could inspire
some guys from smaller
islands just with what I’ve
achieved coming from a
tiny island like that. I think
every situation is unique
so I inspire more than I
actually set an example
of how it should be done.
In my situation I moved
to Holland when I was
18, got into music when I
was here. So by the time I
started putting out music I
was already in Europe. It’s
nice to aspire to do grand
things. I think if someone
wishes to gain traction in
Europe, as long as they
know why they want that
and what they want to get
from it, it’s all good...go for
it.
How is year 2015
shaping up for
you? What are you
looking forward to?
2015 for me is going to
be unique. I’ve gotten to
the point where I think I’ve
learned a lot about the music industry and life. I’m
trying to create something
very special and unique,
something unheard of. I
don’t want to put any pressure on that process so
I can’t say exactly when
you’ll be hearing and seeing this new stuff. But when
it does arrive I can guarantee you it will be worth the
wait! I’ll probably be in Europe most of the year. At
the moment Statia is not in
the short term plans.