Hosting a reggae summit in my mind was to bring the creativity of the Canadian reggae scene together, not sure of a specific path yet with the talents, skills and minds of the folks attending; the goal was to spark a fire
Gash a light
Artist collabs, producer / artist collabs, studio contacts, marketing opportunities locally and internationally, connect the veterans to the younger as well as upcoming artists, exchange of ideas and sharing of contacts somehow helping the industry to move forward
Not here in Canada though
It has never manifested itself to tangible music sales that I know of
No infrastructure
No profits
No musically fiscal growth for the Canadian reggae industry
Everyone releases their own records, does their own promotions, informing the fan base of their musical releases
It is possible one or two folks are earning from their talent/s yet as an industry {not really an industry} we are not the musical reggae force that we could be in my opinion
Some great music here
Some great talent exists here
No not all are great songs or artists yet that is par for the course. There are poor artists in all genre
We need a path to educating the buying public of the talented artists and great tunes and to produce a marketplace for sales opportunities for our reggae culture
How?
Less talkers
Most everyone you speak with has a solution or someone else to blame
I listen and smile inside because as these folks speak, I think to myself, “What makes this person an expert? What is their resume? What are they currently doing to progress reggae music?”
I ask these questions of myself
I notice that folks who “work” don’t talk much
They do not blame everyone else, or target someone for the demise of the culture
They just keep working
All of the time
Nuh bag a chat
How?
Infrastructure
Pick a spot in the culture that is lacking and work it
Marketing, promotion, effective distribution, create an area to buy music for Canadian reggae buyers, world class video production (seriously boring videos to date), building and international contact list and audience and many, many more things that might uplift the industry
Do what you love
Create from within your soul
It is the basis of our culture
A reggae summit by Canadian Reggae World is forthcoming and I do hope this time around, we are able to produce a glowing fire to uplift this culture
~
Son of Canadian Reggae World Dillanponders, a hip hop artist releases his first reggae tune, obviously influenced by dancehall stalwart, Eek A Mouse, with this gem, "Herbalist"
Ganja chune from tha Shroom Daddy
Gash a light
Artist collabs, producer / artist collabs, studio contacts, marketing opportunities locally and internationally, connect the veterans to the younger as well as upcoming artists, exchange of ideas and sharing of contacts somehow helping the industry to move forward
Not here in Canada though
It has never manifested itself to tangible music sales that I know of
No infrastructure
No profits
No musically fiscal growth for the Canadian reggae industry
Everyone releases their own records, does their own promotions, informing the fan base of their musical releases
It is possible one or two folks are earning from their talent/s yet as an industry {not really an industry} we are not the musical reggae force that we could be in my opinion
Some great music here
Some great talent exists here
No not all are great songs or artists yet that is par for the course. There are poor artists in all genre
We need a path to educating the buying public of the talented artists and great tunes and to produce a marketplace for sales opportunities for our reggae culture
How?
Less talkers
Most everyone you speak with has a solution or someone else to blame
I listen and smile inside because as these folks speak, I think to myself, “What makes this person an expert? What is their resume? What are they currently doing to progress reggae music?”
I ask these questions of myself
I notice that folks who “work” don’t talk much
They do not blame everyone else, or target someone for the demise of the culture
They just keep working
All of the time
Nuh bag a chat
How?
Infrastructure
Pick a spot in the culture that is lacking and work it
Marketing, promotion, effective distribution, create an area to buy music for Canadian reggae buyers, world class video production (seriously boring videos to date), building and international contact list and audience and many, many more things that might uplift the industry
Do what you love
Create from within your soul
It is the basis of our culture
A reggae summit by Canadian Reggae World is forthcoming and I do hope this time around, we are able to produce a glowing fire to uplift this culture
~
Son of Canadian Reggae World Dillanponders, a hip hop artist releases his first reggae tune, obviously influenced by dancehall stalwart, Eek A Mouse, with this gem, "Herbalist"
Ganja chune from tha Shroom Daddy
Listen and learn of the tunes from the Canadian reggae scene with Starliners Live with Mally Bless &Tonya P
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