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Interview 17 June 2004

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Thanks for doing this, start with a bit of background, tell me about yourself, where you're from, where you are now, your age, your family.

Well i'm 23 and i come from a family that had quite mixed cultures. My fathers family are black Jamaican and my mothers family are Indian and

Chinese Jamaican.

And tell me where the music has come from, have you always been musical, and at what point did you think it might be your career?

Music is something thats always played a big part of my life and i can remember it being this way from the age of about 2,3 years old.

Have you always been writing stuff?

I've always written songs, stories, poems etc.

Who are your influences, both in songwriting and performance, and who out there right now do you admire or aspire to?

My influences include Jill Scott, E. Badu, Ledisi. As far aspiring to being to anyone goes - there is no one. I'm an individual and what i'm

bringing is individual and different.

Prior to the Frofar deal what have you done, anything come out, do any live work and stuff?

Prior to Frofar had worked with a few different production teams and done a few live shows. I gained some valuable experiences.

And how did the Frofar thing come about?

An acquaintance heard that they were looking for artists and mentioned me. It all went from there.

You wrote "I won't let U get 2 me". Tell me about this song - personal. How did it get picked for the single. How did the hook up with Richie D'rell

come about?

"I won't let U get 2 me" is about being on a journey from one place to another (in terms of goals, aims and ambitions) and people trying to hinder

you. I think we can all identify with this. We chose this song for that reason. I hooked up with Richie D'rell by a twist of fate.

What other stuff have you put down. Can we see an album or come gigs?

I am constantly putting new things down. My music moves with me. Watch this space.

What do you think of the UK Scene right now, and particularly your competition. And what extra do you have above them?

More can be done to move urban music to the forefront. What makes me different from whats out there is that my music is personal, its sincere and

people from different niches can relate to it. Also, I write my own material.

Do you see a move more towards more soulful product at the moment?

yes

And what will you be doing over the coming months are you gigging maybe. Do you have a band?

Yes. I have a few events lined up and possibly a show in Philadelphia.

And the big overall plan!!

I just want to get my music established and make an impact towards the music scene in general.

What other things do you like to do?

I am studying for a degree.

Good luck, thanks for your time anything else you'd like to say.

Thanks for listening to me and please look out for my album, which will hopefuuly follow on from my second single

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