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After winning the Digicel Rising Stars competition, Christopher participated in Digicel's Christmas promotions in 2005. His debut single 'Love is all We Need' formed part of the promotional campaign. Christopher created history when he became the first Digicel Rising Stars Alumni to score a hit single on the charts in Jamaica. He instantly shot to fame and shortly after won the coveted 'Digicel Rising Stars' title in 2005, becoming one of the most sought after performers on the Jamaican musical landscape. Among others, Christopher's parents have been the source of his motivation in pursuing his musical ambitions. "My parents and my peers at School really motivated me. They always said that I would be a star", he confirms. Already a national household icon, Christopher's main objective is to take his music to the optimum level. "I want every household across the world to know and love my music and where I come from", Christopher enthuses. Christopher's growth as an artist is quite evident, now under the management of Kingy at Big Yard Music Group; one of the most prolific musical entities in Jamaica, Christopher has flourished consistently since signing. "I've grown tremendously and I am more confident in my performance. My voice is also richer and I know exactly what it is I am capable of. I think I have gained the respect from others, due to the amount of work that I have been putting in", Christopher notes. With his ambitions firmly concreted in his desire to succeed, Christopher has married his studies (Business Management and Accounting) at UTECH (University of Technology) with his life-time dream of music, working tirelessly to make it a reality. He has greeted the world with his debut releases, which includes, 'Nah Go Change', 'Take My Wings', 'Tonight', 'Giving It', and the chart-smashing single, 'Jamaican Girls' and 'Gallis' featuring Busy Signal. He has worked with a number of top producers in the Reggae and Dancehall arena to include, Robert Livingston (Big Yard), Arif Cooper, Shane Brown (Jukeboxx) and Christopher Birch. Christopher has performed on numerous stage shows across Jamaica and set a precedent for newcomers, when he was invited to perform at the 2008 Air Jamaica Jazz Festival and 'One Night with Michael Bolton'. 2008 was a productive year for Christopher, he was nominated for numerous awards to include, 'The Jamaica Observer Teenage Choice Awards' and 'Excellence in Music and Entertainment', an achievement which has secured permanence in his art. With a slate of singles permeating drive-time radio and the Jamaican music charts, Christopher Martin is optimistic about his career in music, "It has been a wonderful journey so far, filled with new and promising encounters. It is also challenging but I love what I am doing, so it makes it that much easier." His latest musical offering, includes but isn't limited to 'Melody To My Song', on the Good Love Rhythm, produced by Baby G, 'She never listens" ft Demarco produced by Star Kutt, "Watch me lord" by Ariff Cooper on the Fresh Ear Label.In addition those Christopher Martin is currently heavily promoting "Vibe is Right" on the Street Bullies Medley produced by Tony Kelly as well as "Real Friends" ft Agent Sassco ( formerly Assasin) and D-Major by T.J Records is available now.

He cites his musical influences from icons such as: Sam Cooke, Beres Hammond, Stevie Wonder and R-Kelly, all whom have produced a passion that has driven him to pursue music as his lifestyle. This was satisfying and again his thirst drove him to want more. He recorded singles such as 'People make the world go round,' Among the angels,' 'Sunshine,' and 'Won't Separate.' With a keen understanding of the power of music he makes a conscious effort to endorse positive energy. D-Major through his creativity "wants people to feel good when they hear my music," and as such he controls the content of his material by writing his own songs. His talent has blessed him with the opportunity to share the stage with international talents like James Ingram, Jeffery Osborne, Genuine, Busta Rhymes, Shaggy, and Sean Paul to name a few. D-Major is the newest addition to the Big Yard family, which is home to International Recording artist Shaggy and Chris Martin to name a few. Becoming apart of this family has afforded him the opportunity in 2008 to engage in a summer tour with Shaggy. The year 2008 saw D-major having two hit songs "Speak the truth" "Can't get Enough" for which a video was saw its way onto and topping several local charts, and resulting in him being nominated by several bodies such as: The Excellence in Music and Entertainment – EME's for best new artist of 2008. He hopes 2009 will prove to be a golden, for D-Major, as his new singles "Room 7744" and "Money can't by love", "Real Friends", collaboration with Christopher Martin and Agent Sasco and "Wife Material", are being heavily rotated on various local radio stations, as well as thousands hits, each on My Space. Just like his name, D-Major hopes that 2009 will prove to be his year of glory.

When Hotshot dropped in 2000 no one could have predicted that this was going to be the album to set Shaggy totally apart from any artist on the dancehall stage. Hotshot, the best-selling album in 2001, sold over 13 million albums world wide and topped the charts in the US, UK, Germany and Australia simultaneously. The album was seven times platinum certified in Canada and six times platinum in the US. Hotshot rocketed to the top of the charts with two phenomenal singles, "It Wasn't Me" and "Angel", which featured Big Yard protégés Rik Rok and Rayvon, respectively. Fall of 2005 found Shaggy releasing Clothes Drop an album that gave his audience chart topping dancehall singles like "Wild2Nite" and "Ready Fi Di Ride". Steady contributions to the dancehall are what keep Shaggy current. He is one of very few Reggae artists who always have a fresh new record pulsing through the dancehall market. And fall 2006 being no exception, he released one to keep the masses guessing with "Reggae Vibes", a well-received tune that finds Shaggy taking on the role of singing. "Reggae Vibes" is the first song to ever feature this famed deejay singing, just more proof that with Shaggy's ingenuity anything is possible. In the beginning of 2007 saw another huge hit single "Church Heathen". Unexpected yet the perfect much of Gregorian chant and hardcore dancehall vibes added with Shaggy's very own wordplay soon caught the attention of reggae and dancehall scenes all over the world. By the mid 2007, highly anticipated full length album Intoxication was dropped with killer tunes like "What's Love feat Akon", "Bonafide Girl feat Rik Rok & Tony Gold", "Mad Mad World feat Sizzla & Collie Buddz" and "Those Days feat Nasha". The album has been doing very well all over the world. To date, Shaggy has sold over 20 million albums, but he doesn't take that achievement lightly. Knowing that records are meant to be broken, Shaggy has been grinding harder than ever. One of the two official theme songs he's done for the world UEFA Euro Cup Soccer Championship 2008 "Feel The Rush" became #1 on German Top 40 chart and appearing within Top 5 in other European countries. As a result, the song was chosen as Billboard's European Hot 100 in 2008. His world wide Intoxication tour in 08 was a massive success appearing various summer festivals throughout Europe and Africa as the headliner. And 2009 looks brighter than ever for his musical career. Working from his strong foundation and always expecting the best, Shaggy is doing his part to make good music, make a difference and prove that the 'World Is Just One Big Yard!!


After one decade, six albums, two of the multi-platinums, five #1 hits, and eleven top ten singles worldwide, Grammy winning Big Yard recording artist Shaggy is still on the grind. Making music that celebrates his culture and being an ambassador for Reggae music has always been the driving force in the heart of Jamaica's only living Diamond-plus selling Dancehall Reggae artist. In the early 1990's Shaggy entered the scene with his deep throaty remix of the Ska classic 'Oh Carolina', the first major Reggae record to come out of the dancehall underground. Soon after, the steady dub rhythm of the platinum selling Boombastic solidified Shaggy as a dancehall hit-maker winning the 1996 Grammy Award for Best Reggae Album.	Christopher Martin supersedes many talents currently gracing Reggae Music. There is no comparison to his vocal ability, outstanding stage performance and his star quality presence he seamlessly aerates to the world… he is more than just an artist, he is a musical icon. The vocal talents of Christopher Martin have been noted since his humble beginnings. Born in Back Pasture, St. Catherine on Valentines Day, 1987 to parents Cleveland and Maxine Martin, Christopher attended the Watermount All-Age School and later went on to graduate from St. Jago High School. It was during his High School years that his love for the dramatic arts and sports developed. In 2003 Christopher graduated with countless awards and accolades.	Damian Codlin 'aka' D-Major has been obsessed by musical sounds since birth. The term D–Major, comes from the musical key of "D", which is a major scale based on the note "D" and is a key signature consisting of two sharps. D-Major was used by many classical composers, by individuals such as Mozart, as the Key is regarded as "the key of glory" and is often "represented in gold". His first endeavor in the field of music was a member of a quintet called Q-T (Quality and Togetherness), however Damian didn't choose his name because of all the accolades, but the name came shortly after his Split with Q-T. It was at the practice for performance, that a member of the band, inquired what note the song was in, and a member replied "D-MAJOR", seeing that his name is Damian, he adopted the D and added Major, hence D-Major.
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At 23 years old, one of the newest rising artist, Richard 'Richie Loop' Webb, has begun to make his audience sit up and take notice as he makes strides toward solidifying his name in the music history. With a budding catalogue, the singer, songwriter and producer currently has three singles in rotation in the Caribbean and abroad. Born in Kingston and raised in the parish of Clarendon, Richie Loop attended Clarendon College but has always had a love affair with music and all that it embodies. An entertainer at heart, he dabbled in dancing and acting as a child but later pursued studies in Information Technology at Excelsior Community College. Upon completion, Richie Loop worked at Gumption Recording studios as a composer. However, wanting to further his growth, he ventured to Gal A Rush Recording Studios, where he spent five months fine tuning his craft. During that time he was afforded the opportunity to work with veteran reggae artist Derrek Morgan. It was while working with Derrek Morgan that Richie Loop got his big break when he was approached and offered a contract by Robert Livingston CEO of Scikron Entertainment, also known as Big Yard Music Label. Richie Loop describes his experiences with Robert Livingston as a critical learning process in his career as a singer, songwriter, composer and producer. He goes on to say, “In my daily musical walk, I am able to learn from one of the greatest manager/producer of all time and continue the legacy of Scikron Entertainment. My main focus is to work on improving my skills by incorporating new styles of beats (a fusion of dancehall, disco, rock and hip hop) and songs that people will enjoy.” In 2009, Richie Loop and D-Lynx produced “Brainstorm” riddim which was quickly followed-up with “Maad A Road” and “Sweat Shop” riddims. Richie Loop produced songs on two of the riddims he brought to life namely – “Wants It Good” on the “Brainstorm” riddim and “Gyal Whine” on the “Sweat Shop” riddim. The production of such captivating riddims have not only gained Loop media attention but it has also allowed him the opportunity to work with notable artists such as Shaggy, Christopher Martin, D-Lynx, Iceman, D-Major, Ce'cile, Voicemail, Red Fox, Lukie D, Tony Matterhorn and upcoming female dancehall artist Rae Tay. In February 2010, Richie Loop stepped behind the mic and voiced the popular party anthem, “My Cupp.” The single has been an instant bang which has grabbed the attention of radio, disc jocks and various media outlets. This multi-talented phenomenon shows no sign of slowing down as he hopes to work with other Jamaican artists as well as international acts.

Booking Info

Shantell Shanz Hill
Public Relations/ Marketing Manager
Scikron Entertainment/ Big Yard
Music Label
BB pin: 21D8F42C
1-305-280-9674 (U.S.A)
1-876-754-8135 (Office Ja.)
1-876-301-7641 (Cell)

Tamara Dasman
Booking Agent
Headline Entertainment
8 Haughton Avenue, Kingston 10, JA
Tel No: 876-754-1526
Fax No:876-906-3634
US Line: 305-748-4602

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richie loops tune sell offfffff

Vic In Toronto Sep 06 10

richie loops the song dem bad, keep up the good word.keep making bad riddim old harbour say nuff love!!!

Knocka Fr Zionyard Sep 10 10