JDK Records Signs Jamaican Artists

Canadian based record label JDK Records is getting ready to make a very serious impact on the local music scene. The label which is owned by Guyanese born Canadian business man Junior Weeks recently signed three very talented local acts Gevano, Steve Tulloch and Tuffy Melody.

Weeks who is known in music circles as Benz Man says that he and his team plans to work diligently with his roster of newly signed acts in order to make all of them into household names in Jamaica and then take them onto the international music scene. “We plan to work hard with these artistes and take them to the highest levels in the music business in Jamaica and then we will focus on establishing them abroad.

It’s gonna take a lot of hard work, but I know we can do it because this crop of artistes are very talented,” said Mr. Weeks. According to Mr. Weeks his recent trip to Jamaica to sign the artistes was very productive as it allowed him time to take in the local culture and work with his artistes on a number of projects.

 “Our little trip to Jamaica was very fulfilling we had a very good time, we held a nice signing party to celebrate the signing of the artistes. We also worked on a number of projects with the artistes while we there, including the shooting of a video for Gevano’s new single titled called Can’t Believe, while we were there.” 

He also stated that JDK Records plans to release a number of projects featuring Gevano, Tuffy Melody and Steve Tulloch over the next few months. “We plan to drop a number of projects from our artistes over the next few months. 

We are currently promoting the video for Gevano’s song and it’s already getting rotation on HYPE Tv and a number of other TV stations.

Nature to Perform at Linkage Awards

Under the guidance of Downsound Records CEO Joe Bogdanovich, Nature's career has been growing tremendously. The talented reggae singer who hails from the western parish of St. James is prepared to go all the way to the pinnacle of the music industry.

His hit single Trying Man which recently topped a number of reggae charts in the UK and other parts of the world has paved the way for him to establish himself on the international reggae scene. Nature was recently nominated in the Breakthrough Reggae Artiste of the Year and the Cultural Artiste of the Year categories of the Linkage Awards.

Nature is scheduled to perform at the Linkage Awards show that will take place in New York this Saturday. Nature is currently enjoying heavy rotation with a number of new singles including cover versions of Tracey Chapman's Revolution and Billy Ocean's Everything Is So Different Without You.

Beenie Man To Release Crossover EP With Yen Productions Inc.

Yen has been working hard in the studio on the upcoming mainstream/crossover EP album titled “Hold Me”, by the King of Dancehall, Beenie man. The two have been in collaboration since early 2012 aiming to branch into the North American mainstream market. Yen recently released the record “So Hot” branding the upcoming EP with a special collaboration featuring Beenie Man and Toronto’s R&B songstress, Kim Davis.

The heated love song with the dynamic duo has been creating a buzz with the Toronto radio stations. The song captures the mainstream market with the authentic, vibrant sound that fuses oriental instruments with classic mainstream pop elements combined with the urban flow that both Beenie Man and Kim Davis bring to the table.

The single is also being circulated in the U.K, Africa, Western Australia and Japan as well as most European countries. Yen continues to work with Beenie Man with the anticipated release of the “Hold Me” remix. Yen also just recently came off tour with Billboard reggae artist Gyptian with whom he also collaborated with on a new R&B record to release at the end of spring.