Billboard Chart Toppers Rayvon And Red Fox Gaining Momentum With New Single

Jamaican dancehall artiste Red Fox and Barbados born singer Rayvon, who have had some success on the Billboard charts with various singles, are gaining momentum in reggae circles with their collaborative single No Other like You.

The bubbly dance ditty which was produced by New York based Jamaican producer Musical Masquerade, has been making inroads at radio and on social media. In a release, the producer highlighted the positive feedback and the progress of the song. ‘The response has been positive so far. Based on the promotions that we have been doing in North America, Africa, Hawaii and Europe, the feedback has been phenomenal’, said Musical Masquerade.  

Top radio jocks including Pat McKay from Sirus XM Satellite Radio and the legendary David Rodigan from the BBC, have thrown their support behind the song.Many of the DJs who have previewed the song have noted that more of these songs are necessary for reggae to connect to the buying market and not just the hype market’, said the producer. 

No Other like You was released digitally on January 15. A video to support the song’s promotion efforts is in the pipeline.‘There will be a video for the song as we are currently working on the treatment and negotiating with sponsors. In the mean time we are releasing a lyric video for the fans to learn and sing along especially for those who have been gravitating to the melody but do not speak English or Jamaican patois’, the producer added. Both Rayvon and Red Fox have been doing the promotional rounds to support the track. Rayvon tasted solo success in the mid 1990’s when he rode the Billboard charts with the single No Guns, No Murder. He also charted on Billboard with My Bad, 2 Way and Pretty (Before I Go to Bed). 

Born Bruce Brewster in Barbados, he teamed with Shaggy in the early 1990’s and scored the regional dancehall hit Big Up Virgin Records released his debut opus Hear My Cry in 1997. He scored other hits including Angel, Nice and Lovely and In the Summertime, all done in tandem with Shaggy.Red Fox whose real name is Gareth Shelton migrated to the United States in 1986. Raised in Brooklyn, New York he started his professional career recording for Peter McKenzie a veteran dancehall producer and owner of an independent label called FM Force. 

It only took a few months for the Fox to make his mark in the dancehall releasing songs like "Come Boogie Down" in 1988 and one of his signature tunes “Down in Jamaica” in 1989. In 1993 he signed with major label Elektra Records making him the first dancehall artiste based in New York to get a record deal with a major label. 

His debut album As a Matter of Fox helped to bridge the gap with Dancehall and Hip Hop featuring such tracks as "Dem a Murderer,", "I'm Gonna Take You Home," the gospel sound of "Ghetto Gospel," and the dance track "Golden Axe." He then followed up with Face the Fox on VP Records. In 2005 Alicia Keys and Red Fox reggae remix duet of "If I Ain't Got You" peaked at number four on the NY Reggae Singles Charts.

Danger Zone Rebirths With Mind Therapy

Danger Zone Rebirth’s Mind Therapy features 13 tracks with some of the newest and best in the music business. The one drop compilation is headlined by Vybz Kartel with Jah Watch Over Me and Capleton with Have to Sew. There is also Natty King with Press on, Chuck Fenda with No Detour, Turbulance with I will Always Be, Coco Tea with Gone Away and Jigsy King with Cant Get To Use You.

Mind Therapy also features some of the new talented voices in Reggae music such as Cressy with Fading Away, Ras Charmer with Show Them Love, Hero and Peas Head with Better Mus Come, Iba Mahr with She Cries and the new Danger Zone Rebirth star Shanhill with What You Don’t Know.

Drummond says the riddim features a balanced mix of Lovers rock and cultural songs; songs of love and songs which will stir the social consciousness of listeners. He says the riddim also has a good mix of veterans and fresh voices: “There are a few newer voices on the riddim especially Shanhill who brings a new vibe and sound from the belly of the inner city. She is a very talented artiste and we are not going to limit where she can go. Her birth in the music comes through us and we will guide her and watch her grow”  

Danger Zone, which was always known for quality production seeks to bring back that expertise and attention to detail to the music business and to enhance that legacy has partnered with Christopher “Bex” Beckman who brings a new brand of professionalism and business expertise to the team. Drummond says Danger Zone Rebirth will be going all out in terms of production quality: “We have always ensured that our production brings a message and is above the standard. 

That was what set us apart from the competition and gave us recognition internationally. Our motto is Never Compete Just Conquer and fans can expect, based on this charge, that the standards will be maintained. Danger Zone Rebirth’s Mind Therapy will premier this week on local radio and the compilation is also available on iTunes and in other digital markets.

Duane Stephenson Trades “August Town” For “Kingston Town”

International Reggae singer Duane Stephenson widely known for his 2008 hit single “August Town” is gearing up to shoot a new video for his “Another Day In Kingston Town” single on the Think Twice Riddim produced by Warrior Musick Production.

The video which will be directed by Damion Gayle will be shot across several locations in downtown Kingston and will be the second of two new videos released by Stephenson during the first quarter of the year. “I also have a video for “Fire In Me” dropping real soon and that is because the fans have shown me just how much they love the song”.

According to Stephenson his fans can look out for a host of other new projects this year. “I recently recorded two singles with Don Corleone which will be released soon and I have a new 15 tracks album on the way. I’m in studios working closely with Dean Frazer and Christopher Birch and it will be released by mid year.  

Stephenson who had a brilliant 2012 having toured extensively says he will continue spreading positive messages through his music. “Right now im just focused on making good uplifting music, I am still hearing singles such as “Nah Play” and “Fire In Me” which were on my last album “Black Gold” in rotation on radio so that says to me the content is still relevant”. In other news Duane Stephenson will travel to Barbados in February but not before performing in the Caribbean island of St. Thomas later this month.