RADIO PERSONALITY SPOTLIGHT Canada and selected alongside Mikey Soul, Sonatone Sound from Malton Toronto and Canadians recognized his talent. He played amongst some of the Canadian greats like King Turbo and Soul to Soul to name a few. He also played alongside Downbeat from New York.
WAYNE IRIE OF IRIE SENSATION RADIO
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ayne Irie has been selecting music on various Sound Systems from a very young age. In 1975 Wayne had the crowd rocking with a Sound called Merritone, in 1978 Duke Alloy Sound recognized his talent and recruited Wayne Irie, Wayne achieved many trophies and a gold disc, changing the name of the Sound and people crowned it King Alloy. In 1989 Wayne went on to
In 1990 Wayne Irie returned to England and in the following year (1991) it was the birth of New Sensation Sound which is still going strong. New Sensation Sound played alongside some of Jamaica’s greats such as Bodyguard Sound, King Addies, Stone Love, Metro Media, Kilamanjaro, Fire Links, Swatch Int., Tony Matterhorn, Suzy Q and much more. Wayne Irie would like to thank all promoters, radio Dj’s selectors and all who have supported his musical journey and continues to do so. Log on to www.iriesensationradio.com to listen Wayne Irie ‘live’.
Radio Personality of the Year, numerous Community and media Awards and has hosted many large events such as Jamaica Day, The Men of Distinction Event , and many Award and Stage shows Nationally and Internationally .
DJ COOL OF 100.3FM
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J Cool is a Multi Award Winning Radio host and is currently employed at Radio Station 100.3fm in the Region of Waterloo. DJ Cool is bilingual in English and French and is also a Graduate in Management from the University of Mc Gill in Montreal. As a Jamaican Canadian, Cool has won several awards including
DEEJAY/SINGJAY SPOTLIGHT spotlight is “Get mi break” on the Dream Riddim. Songs such as “Great Acres 4 ever” on the Trendy Riddim Compilation got heavy rotation. Most popular was the combination tune with Kip Rich “No Other Way” on the Controversy Riddim from Cash Global Records Label.
clarity of vocals separated from multi instrumental, redefines the standards of craftsmanship in all aspects of this and all their productions.
ZJ RUSH AND MASTER LEE
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t a time when the level of workmanship and production of music is rapidly declining, ZJ Rush & Master Lee, two of Jamaica’s finest engineers combine to mix four of the latest songs to be released on the “Mad Run” rhythm driven album; “Dancing” by Tony Curtis feat. Fancy Face was recorded at Sun City Studios, “Man on the Run” by Rich Kid was recorded at Reflex Studios, “Party Nice” by Don Narro was recorded at MSM Studios and lastly, “Steppa” by Quick Cook & Krymist was recorded at Redboom/Frenz For Real Studios. These are just a few of the local and international artists and studios that have their hands in this production. The dual ingenuity of ZJ Rush & Master Lee shows what true professionals can do when they concentrate on quality. The high level production coming out of Cash Global Records, the state of the art sounds and superb
In an interview with Mr. Williams; Executive Producer and C.F.O. of the label, he states, “We all know that it’s not just the song; music takes a lot of money, patience and time. When I sit with 80% of my peers, it’s so hard to ignore their shortsightedness. It’s all about the hype of the moment, to do a tune and just throw it out there, that’s not Cash Global’s thing. When we put out a tune or an album the production has to meet international standards, and for the artists, we put in place tours around the globe so we may all profit, financially and in terms of exposure. As I meds it, our predecessors took the time and effort to make the music at a level that is diminishing rapidly. Nowadays such high percentage of producers and artists alike are just throwing songs together, essentially we’re killing our music with mediocre quality. At our label we have to work with people such as Y Rush/Master Lee and those who upheld a global and timeless standard of music in all aspects”. You can view the entirety of this interview on YouTube in the coming weeks, subscribe now! (By Flex Patterson - The Star Editorial)
DJ Cool has many relatives and friends in the Toronto and the Greater Toronto area and lives in the City of Cambridge, Ontario. With several years of Radio Broadcast Experience DJ Cool is one of the most versatile and experienced Radio Broadcasters in our Community and in Canada he has a worldwide fan base. Check out DJ Cool’s Award Winning Show called “The Afternoon Drive” with DJ Cool every Monday from 4 to 7 pm at www.soundfm.ca.
DON NARO DI BOSS
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anaro Stanford aka Don Naro is an artist of the future. He is blessed with talent and an aspiration for musical greatest. Born in Spanish Town raised in Portmore, Jamaica to native parents, at an early age he dealt with the migration of his father to the United State and the passing of his mom in the same year. Those things did not deter him from completing his schooling at Excelsior High. To alleviate his pain, he turned to the one thing he loved, music. The music fraternity welcomed him as an artist/song writer and he wrote songs for artist such as Spice, Junior Reid and Macka Diamond. The hi-light was when he teamed up with his friends to form the popular dance group “Talk about Dancers”. Deeply involved in music Don Naro recorded over 25 official 45s but the tune that put him in the
Finding his place at Cash Global Records Don Naro’s latest recording “Party Nice” will secure his spot on the Mad Run Riddim driven album. With good reviews from music insiders this tune is poised to be a single to watch. Sources close to CGR disclose that Naro and Dj Kenny are in rehearsal for the world tour that will coincide with the album release. Destined for greatness Don Naro has been involved in the production of music at Cash Global Records. He is also involved with the production of such songs from 3Star, Ankle Socks, Quick Cook, Ring Ding and his own songs. He can now add the title of producer to his name. When asked his answer was defiant; “I’m eager to learn so I dig deep into producing with the inhouse producers and engineers here at CGR, Father Hulk, Rich Kid, Dj Kenny, Father Ernie big up and all veteran wah pass through”. One can expect to hear a lot more from this young vibrant multi talented musician who’s set to impact the musical fraternity from all aspects. (By Senika Gordon, Freelance journalist for Ent. Press)
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