Di Genius

The New York Times hadde nylig en artikkel om fenomenet Stephen "Di Genius" McGregor etter å besøkt han i Big Ship Studio. I studioet møtte de også broren Chino og søsteren Shema, som også lager musikk. Hele familien er involvert og basen er farens Big Ship Studio, som er oppkalt etter hiten hans fra 1981; Big Ship (Producer: Linval Thompson). Alle som har hørt på litt dancehall fra de siste årene har garantert hørt en låt produsert av Di Genius, han har flere chuuunes som har skapt støvskyer rundt dansegulv/gater i hele verden. Sjekk den nyeste chuuunen hans med med Beenie Man her. Han har samarbeidet med alle de største dancehallstjernene og er en av de meste respekterte produserene innen dancehall ooooog han er bare 18 år.

"Stephen gravitated to the studio when he was a little boy. “If we saw the door was open, we’d know Stephen was in there,” Freddie said. “He was just so short you couldn’t see him over the mixing desk."

By the age of 7 Stephen had taught himself to play keyboards, bass, guitar and violin. But his prodigy status was cemented even earlier: he wrote and released his first song, “School Done Rule,” when he was 5. That was Stephen’s sole foray as an artist; he prefers the producer’s role. "It’s psychological, dealing with all the different egos and attitudes," he said. Clearly, his laid-back but cheery demeanor can coax the best out of artists ranging from the suave Sean Paul to gangster ragamuffins like Vybz Kartel and Mavado."

Les artikkelen; "For Him, Reggae Is the Family Business"



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