Jamaica & Jamaican Classifieds Press Releases

New Image Promotions Artistes Update Jan 21st

2010-01-22T00:25:01Z

Nesbeth 'Drive By' single hits Number 1 on Kenyan radio station in Africa! Ever since its release, ‘Drive By’ the Jan Biggs produced single written and recorded by Nesbeth struck a musical note among Reggae enthusiasts in Kenya. For several weeks the single has been blazing the airwaves of Kenya number one radio station, Metro FM the pioneering FM station in Kenya. Metro FM was set up in April 1996 and relaunched on 1st august 2005 as a 24 hour reggae radio station. Since its relaunch, Metro FM has become a big player on the entertainment scene. One disc Jock disclosed that the single, “became an anthem in Kenya after holding down the song of the week title for a unprecedented number of weeks and so it’s no surprise that it is the number 1 song on the Reggae Charts today”. "Drive By" is a musical depiction of unyielding drive by shooting incidents that occur in many inner city communities on a regular basis, it is a musical revelation that crime has not been brought under control in Jamaica for a very long time. The lyrics are words from one voice and one individual who has found clever ways of speaking his thoughts. Thoughts, that represent the mind set of thousands who live under these stressful conditions daily and having to deal with the tragic loss of friends and loved ones rapidly. The video for Drive By was shot and directed by Terminal 4 Productions on locations in Cassia Park, Arnette Gardens and Don Mair Drive in Kingston Nesbeth who is nominated in the category of “Singjay of the Year” for the 2010 EME Awards is elated with the recent development, he now awaits the response from at least one prospective Promoter in Kenya who contacted his Agent for a possible appearance there on June 1st. Fantan Mojah “Tax Invasion” and Capleton’s “Haition” tracks on the Tremma House produced riddim, Massaca have ignited much excitement among international radio jocks. Tremma House producers Nelly and Pinky have finally made their mark in the local industry. The riddim also features Teflon and some Tremma House young giants such as Craig Scott, Bitta, Insane and Prrpropa-ting. Cush Hunta and Christina Starz will once again hit the road with Claro. Claro Road Shows begins this Friday January 29, the group journeys to HiLo Supermarket, Port Maria and then Cross Roads, St. Mary and on Saturday January 30th, Cross Roads Post Office and 79A Kings Street. HIGHLIGHTS!!! Check out DJ Currency this Friday at the Energetic Entertainment weekly “Mix It Fridaazz” event to be held at 7 Half Way Road (on the Roof beside Cross Road Market). Bitta ‘so sicka’ continue to lay to tracks that earns him much thumps up from several local and international radio jocks and selectors/djs. His current single and new release “Nuh Play Wid People” on Massaca riddim produce by Tremma House proves that he has found his own niche and is now spitting comfortably on riddims from start to finish. EME Awards show is drawing near and we continue to seek the support of any and everyone to log on to http://www.emewards.com and vote for Sophia Brown - Female Vocalist of the Year, Ruffi-Ann - Biggest Comeback Artiste and Singjay of the Year (female), I-Octane - Song of the year (Mama You Alone), Singjay of the Year (Male) and Cultural Artiste of the Year, Nesbeth - Singjay of the Year (Male), and Bramma - Breakthru Artist of the Year.

Anderson Cooper's report on the devastation

2010-01-14T03:55:30Z

Haiti Earth Quake Video - Les Cayes, Haiti

2010-01-14T03:49:15Z

Kiprich "Party Time" single a potential hit!!

2010-01-08T23:06:05Z

The 25 year old Dancehall artiste has set his focus at this time on taking his hot new single entitle, "Party Time" produced by Togetherness to the top of local charts then on to greater things. The song is currently in heavy rotation across the island and has already been distributed to over 5,000 jocks across the Caribbean, Europe and the United States. The release of Party Time and Kiprich’s ruthless STING clash performance has kept him busy these past few days with live radio and television interviews. Party Time has received mixed reaction from the disc jocks most of whom have lauded the deejay for his outstanding effort and hard work over the years. Many radio jocks openly express sincerity that the single is a potential hit. Kiprich’s Party Time is not the regular Dancehall tune but is instead, a fusion of Dancehall and Pop music that injects an instant party and clubbing vibe upon hearing it. Togetherness Records has big dream for Kiprich’s career and both management and artiste are no stranger to the international industry as Kiprich was once a featured artiste on B.E.T. with Elephant Man and rapper Twista, while Togetherness took Reggae artiste Anthony B to the heights of the American Hip-Hop music industry.

New Image Promotions Artistes Update Jan 7th - 14th!!

2010-01-07T15:52:29Z

Fantan Mojah "Tax Invasion" a controversial hit!! Fantan Mojah has recorded and released what already seems to be a controversial and potential hit song entitle "Tax Invasion" produced by Tremma House Productions on the Massacre Rhythm. The single hit the airwaves late evening January 6th on ZIP 103FM and immediately after several radio jocks have called in for their copies. Upon hearing about the radio djs' reaction towards the song, Fantan took it to the streets to get a reaction from the people and the response was the same. "Tax Invasion" earned massive forwards and replays and mumsel, a testament that this song is indeed a potential hit. As the name suggests, Tax Invasion addresses Jamaica current economic problems and the many increases on basic food items brought on by the Government in an effort to cover the countries debts. Other artistes have addressed the situation but Fantan Mojah's "Tax Invasion" track on the Massacre riddim is the cereal (see real) being fed to the masses at this time as he continues in his mission to advocate for poor people. I-Octane record 30 performances between late November and December! Reggae crusader I-Octane performed at a record 30 events between late November and December last year including 98% of all the major shows held in Jamaica during that period. Many are still talking about his STING 2009 performance and the massive forwards he received from beginning to end of his performance. Octane's journey was never easy and is still far from perfection but his efforts and overall islandwide campaign, the interest, motivation and contribution of management company Arrows Recording and team player and Road Manager Biggs have placed I-Octane at the top of his game. Having started the New Year right, the high energy, high performance artiste now prepares for his first Europe tour and the release of a debut album. Lt. Brooksie tours Canada! There is much in store for Sounie Productions recording artiste Lt. Brooksie this year, his management team is currently putting the final arrangements together for a tour of Canada with Stone Love from March 17th - 31st. Brooksie who is no stranger to Canada will be visiting Toronto, Kitchener, Montreal, Mississaga. Lt. Brooksie has re-oiled his engine and is once again ready for the road, apart from getting on major local shows this year, Brooksie hopes to rekindle the fire he once sparked in his career with local fans to become an household name. He prefers one drop beats and conscious Reggae music and is versatile because he knows how to drop his lyrics on Dancehall beats. Overall Lt. Brooksie will keep making music that is suitable for any audience. Roots Revealers returns to Texas, tours the US and Europe February to March! Reggae artistes Roots Revealers are satisfied with the work they were able to put in on their recent visit to Jamaica. The duo performed at Cocoa Tea's annual event Reggae Jam Jam as well as March Out 2009 and Teen Splash where they felt most rewarded after performing their current single “Sweetie” which features Chaka Demus during their visit. On their return home in Texas they have a couple of events lined up in Houston to include a performance with Gyptian on January 7th, 2010 and Bob Marley Wear Affair a Dancehall event held annually in Houston where patrons sport only Bob Marley apparel. Among their list of events is a tour of Europe during the second week of February through to March and a mini US tour where they are expected to play in Florida, Mississippi and Atlanta, the duo plans to release another single from their album in March along with a video. Highlights!!! In other news up coming artiste Bitta "so sicka" has released another track entitle "Me no play wid people" on Tremmor House Massacre riddim. Bitta's single "T.G.I.F." also produced by Tremma House, enjoyed much rotatation on radio last year on at least one major radio station and is still in circulation and seemingly will for a long time. Cush Hunta celebrates his birthday on February 6th also the celebrated earthstrong of Bob Marley. Sophia Brown has landed a major distribution deal with a major US company, Brown is set to world premiere the video for her new single, "Gimmi That Good Love".

David M “Lest We Forget” single

2010-01-07T15:30:40Z

David M “Lest We Forget” single hits the international market! David M Lest We Forget single has hit the international market and is now a regular selection on several radio jocks playlist in Illinois, Atlanta and New York City. In the 90’s David M hooked up with “the Berry Gordon of Jamaica” Gussie Clarke of Anchor Recording and wrote songs for artists such as, Gregory Isaacs, Freddie McGregor, Coco Tea, JC Lodge among others but abandoned music for the rigors of the family business at the time. He returned after 14 years with “Lest we Forget” which ironically was written 15 years ago on the eve of the inauguration of Nelson Mandela as President of South Africa…. The words are as relevant today as they ever were. David M’s career has taken a new twist when he launched a video for his current single, “Here comes your life” in New York City last year. Since then, several projects came on stream to include the launch of his debut album and a US tour. Locally the video spent 4 weeks on CVM Hitlist countdown video charts at Number 1 and is currently sitting at number 6 on FIWI Choice Top 20 video charts. Here Comes Your Life has entered R.E.T.V. MVP Charts at number 7 as well as HYPE TV charts. The single has been put in heavy rotation on the streets and can be heard in the parties, dances and clubs, while steadily gaining some momentum on radio.

Sounie Production artist Lt. Brooksie Now on the campaign trail

2010-01-07T02:36:09Z

Sounie Production is a unique group of composers, songwriters, engineers, sound designers, and producers who have a burning desire to create the most memorable reggae music out there. The label most recent production is a rhythm called “Crank it up” which features its Spanish Town base Reggae/Dancehall artiste Lt. Brooksie on a track entitle “Dance”. Brooksie perform the track on “Christmas Bonanza’ a show held in Hanover last December and hosted by veteran Radio Jock Ron Muschette for the first time publicly and was please with the crowd response. Overall his performance at the event was seemingly good as he was called back on stage where he perform three of his singles Talk It Over, Mama and Dead Man Walking featuring Chronicle and Montis. Dead Man Walking is getting a fair amount of airplay locally and in around New York City but notably on Hot 97. As Brooksie puts it, “the song speaks to the fact that men involved in crime are Dead men walking”. Sounie Production has thrown much effort behind promoting this song which is also featured on a number of cd mixes to include the popular Coast to Coast mix and DJ Kenny. There is much in store for Lt. Brooksie this year. His management team is currently putting the final arrangements together for a tour of Canada with Stone Love from March 17th - 31st. Brooksie who is no stranger to Canada will be visiting Toronto, Kitchener, Montreal, Mississaga. Lt. Brooksie has re-oiled his engine and is once again ready for the road, apart from getting on major local shows this year, Brooksie hopes to rekindle the fire he once sparked in his career with local fans to become an household name. He prefers one drop beats and conscious Reggae music and is versatile because he knows how to drop his lyrics on Dancehall beats. Overall Lt. Brooksie will keep making music that is suitable for any audience. For Further Info Contact: Sophia McKay Publicist/Booking Agent New Image Promotions 2a Derrymore Road Kingston 10 Tel.: 1-876-302-6590

Roots Revealers Jamaica Trip was productive

2010-01-07T02:22:03Z

Chris Mundahl asserts that the trip was indeed a productive one and that both brothers are pleased with the buzz that has been created locally. “Of course, there is always room for improvement but we are satisfied” stated Josh Mundahl the younger of the two (2) brothers. Roots Revealers are managed by Family House Music headed by musician Judia Manning of the Abyssinans. The duo plans to release another single from their album in March along with a video. On their return home in Texas they have a couple of events lined up in Houston to include a performance with Gyptian on January 7th, 2010 and Bob Marley Wear Affair a Dancehall event held annually in Houston where patrons sport only Bob Marley apparel. Among their list of events is a tour of Europe during the second week of February through to March and a mini US tour where they are expected to play in Florida, Mississippi and Atlanta. For further info contact: Sophia McKay Publicist/Booking Agent New Image Promotions 2a Derrymore Road Kingston 10 Tel.: 1-876-302-6590

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2009-12-05T22:28:24Z

No Games Sold 1100 units - released without Universal Republic

2009-11-07T16:10:23Z

In a climate where album sales have been culled dramatically in the space of a few short years, everybody has felt the brunt of the decline. Sean Paul came off the back of 4 million sold and did 28k first week. Sony rolled out 225,000 units first week for Sean Kingston on the strength of a huge Billboard hit and he shifted less than 15,000. "It's a grind for everybody but for a Dancehall act trying to go mainstream there's an added fight," added Jones-Griffith. "Radio is a problem but it’s compounded at retail where it’s almost impossible to get product in stores. We bought ourselves out of the Universal Republic deal about 2 months ago and did a straight distribution deal with Razor & Tie, who went through Sony. Sony of course just got burnt from the 200,000 Sean Kingston returned CDs so we ended up getting calls from all over our strong markets that the CD just wasn’t in stores for people to buy. We're presently addressing that and hope to re-solicit the product to retail early next year. We will build another radio story to help facilitate that and we are, as ever, working on that." Serani signed a 4-album deal with Universal Republic earlier this year but quickly became unhappy with the way things were playing out. Trusting in label partner Phase One Communications Serani and his management agreed that the best route would be to buy themselves out of the Uni-Republic deal and move forward as an indie. No Games was released October 27 on Phase One Communications/Rockstone Media Group, a company jointly owned by Serani and his manager. "In some ways we cut too good a deal for ourselves with Universal Republic," remarked Jones-Griffith. "They offered us a 360 deal with a healthy advance but knew the back- end would be minimal so we passed on that and cut a unique distribution-with-creative-services deal. I think Republic soon regretted that they would not be seeing the lion's share of profit that a major is used to so we found that we were still coming out of pocket to cover a lot of things going forward and quickly fell off their priority list. Phase One said let’s give back Universal what they've laid out and we won’t have to give up those points to them, which made sense in the bigger picture. So we took the brave decision to go it alone, drop the album in the 4th quarter and keep the forward movement going. We're going with Take Me Higher as the third single with which we will be going after Top 40." Serani is continuing to promote No Games across the country, rounding out his North East promotion this week with release parties in Jersey and different demographics in New York, before heading out to the Mid West, Atlanta, Florida and Canada. Trips to the UK and Haiti will round out a landmark year for Serani, who will undoubtedly carry this momentum into 2010.

Garfield’s Christmas Wonderland For Hope Gardens

2009-11-03T01:28:41Z

Tuesday, October 27, 2009: The lawns of Hope Gardens in Kingston will be transformed for three exciting days when Garfield’s Christmas Wonderland comes to town from December 18 to 20. The ultimate family event, all three days, from the Friday to the Sunday will be chockfull of activities designed for every member of the family. The organizers promise “a full entertainment package geared at the whole family”. The brainchild of Peter Shoucair, he says the idea to do this kind of event came about because of “the lack of quality family entertainment.” According to Shoucair, “There are limited opportunities for the family to go out and enjoy themselves, especially in this kind of easy, funfilled atmosphere and Christmas is a time when families come together, so we figured this would be an ideal treat.” Garfield Christmas Wonderland will be the first of its kind in the island and will see kids getting the chance to interact with cartoon characters such as Garfield, Batman, Krypto The SuperDog, Pink Panther, Care Bears, and local cartoon characters such as KFC’s Chicky and Chubby from Jamaica Beverages. Other attractions will be Santa Claus “coming in from the North Pole,” according to Shoucair. For a small fee, kids can go to Santa’s Village, take photos with him, and in addition to that will have free access to Candyland where they can enjoy free candy. While the kids are amusing themselves adults can take the opportunity to go to the shopping village and get a head start on their Christmas shopping,” Shoucair added. Tons of attractions will be available over the three days and they all come under the price of one ticket. The activities include one free ride in the amusement park, meeting and greeting all the DC Comics’ characters and a 60-minute seated live Garfield show done twice per day – at 2:00 pm and again at 6:00 pm. The perks do not stop there as ticket price also covers other attractions such as the petting zoo, free access to Coco Jam — actually a children entertainment complex in Barbican Plaza. This will be set up within the venue, and also includes KFC’s Chicky Land, rides and games, , a shopping village and children yoga classes. There will be no parking at the venue…but return shuttle service will be provided throughout the day to and from the two parking spots which are at Jamaica College and Hope Gardens (next to the bandstand). Entrance to the Hope Gardens parking lot is via Hope Pastures only. Limited pre-sold tickets at venues now. Copy Cat, Training Camp, Coco Jam, Young’s Pharmacy, May Pen, Mailbox MoBay, Broadway Surprise, Clock Tower Plaza and in some schools. Garfield’s Christmas Wonderland is sponsored by TVJ, KFC and Pizza Hut, Scotiabank, New Line Motors, Jamaica Beverages, ATL, Jamaica Observer, JIIC, Marksman, King Alarm, Shakti, Jamaica Pegasus, Oasis, New Line, Tru Juice, Breezes, Trident, Guardsman Group, among others and is endorsed by the Jamaica Tourist Board, the Ministry of Education and the Child Development Agency. -30- For more information contact: Peter Shoucair, J.P. Managing Director ELECTRO TECH PRODUCTIONS LTD Tel: 876-978-5123 (w) 876-376-1778 www.electrotechjm.com

New Image Promotions Artistes Update Oct 22nd - 29th 2009

2009-10-26T20:59:44Z

Another significant day in Jamaica's history, National Heroes Day has come and gone. It is that time of year when we celebrate our seven National Heroes, and also the date on which awards within Jamaica's honour system are bestowed. It is with this in mind that we take time out to congratulate Honorable Usain Bolt O.D., the youngest recipient to date of the Order of Distinction in the rank of Commander in Jamaica. As it relates to our music, there are some who believes that the late great Honourable Robert Nesta "Bob" Marley is indeed a National hero and should be acknowledged as such. That is a debatable subject and understandably so but without further delay we bring you this weeks’ Artiste Update. National Heroes Day holiday weekend was indeed great for the party lovers and of course the NIP artistes were out at the events and represented themselves well. Positive music will forever live in the industry and usually pays off when it matters most, which is why I-Octane enjoyed much media attention throughout the weekend. His past performances on the Morgan Heritage family produced East Fest event and Red Stripe LIVE show were re-broadcast on TVJ. I-Octane, one of the newcomers on R.E.T.V. School Tour, deed to educate, uplift and motivate people through his music, continues and he was once again rewarded with resounding forwards at every event he performed. Bramma is making sure he puts in enough appearances to add to his credit before his two weeks Europe tour. Throughout the weekend he performed at various events firstly and at short notice he made an appearance at the Meadowbrook High School Heritage Day concert and upon entering the schools' compound he was mobbed by excited students who were not expecting him to show up, Bramma had to be locked in a room to ease the rush but gave the students a satisfying performance. He also performed on RECESS at YMCA and Fresh Fridays Anniversary again to resounding forwards. On Monday October 17 he stormed the stage at billed....... event held at Portmore Football field, his first appearance on a major event in Portmore and sharing stage with Elephant Man other billed artiste for the event was label mate Chino. Bramma's currently single "Mi Nuh Fear" on the Outbreak riddim produced by Steven McGregor is enjoying heavy rotation on radio stations locally and internationally. Newcomer, Reggae artiste Xpress will be shooting a video for his single "She's in Love" featuring Turbulence this weekend. Video Director Terminal 4 promises an entertaining production that will capture the concept of the song. She's In Love is a smooth loversrock reggae single that has sparked interest on one Kenya radio station where it was chosen 'song of the week' and a Kansas City Reggae radio station that prompt the jocks to interview Xpress after receiving several requests from listeners, the single will soon be available for download on itunes. Scratchie B released his Gully, Gaza, Crucial Konflic and J.O.P. mix today October 23, the world reknown Cash Money mix cd Selector/DJ is inflight to Toronto, Canada for two billed events this weekend. Highlights!!!Christina Starz has lend some time from her busy schedule to giving back to charity, she has joined the portmore Self-Help Disability Organization a non profit body established to act as advocate for all matters concerning the development and welfare of disabled persons living in portmore. Christina who also provide back up vocals for artistes brought the house down when she delivered her hot Dancehall singles 'Stranded" and "Mi nah call no name" at a stage show and Bar opening in Old Harbour last weekend.

Barbee drops video for ‘Feels So Good’

2009-10-23T02:07:08Z

G and her crew from G&G Beauty Supply & Salon in Toronto, Canada flew into the island to outfit Barbee and the video ladies with their lace wigs, while Cathy was on par with makeup. All the outfits featured in the video were styled by Barbee herself, who is always a perfectionist when it comes to flair and class – one of the reasons the diva loves shooting her videos in Jamaica. “For me, there is nothing like the creativity and authenticity of the real Jamaican culture and vibes, that’s why I love shooting my videos here,” said Barbee. Feels So Good’, produced by Dean Fraser and released on the Chi Ching Ching label, is one of the singer’s favourites. She is drawn to and has a natural love for the soft, mellow, silkiness of old school music, and she wanted to recapture that feel with this single. “I’m always happy to make music that soothes the soul and thrills the heart,” said the singer. “A lot of people have told me they are tired of the constant negative lyrics and heavy beat pounding at them, they want something sweet and mellow, and I was all too happy to give them that.” The concept of the music video fits in perfectly with the single and so far everyone’s loving it.Photobucket Barbee jets off to the US shortly to continue her busy promotional tour that has taken her coast to coast across the US and Canada, as well as various Caribbean islands. Among her many stops were performing on several big events, including opening for Percy Sledge, singing happy birthday to Beres Hammond, and making a cameo appearance in the movie ‘House Arrest’ opposite The Game. She returns to Jamaica in a few weeks to jump into the shooting of the video for ‘Can I Stay With You’. Check out scenes from the ‘Feels So Good’ video.

New Image Promotions Artistes Update 15th – 22nd 2009!!

2009-10-15T16:24:11Z

DJ Currency is ready to release another of his high energy Dancehall mixes entitle ‘When dis buss’ Volume 5, hosted by Reggae/Dancehall artiste Bitta ‘so sicka’. Currency’s signature ‘scratching’ style on a Dancehall mix sets him apart from his peers plus his keen sense of immediately identifying potential hits, creates an ‘I must hear the next DJ Currency mix’ urge in any individual and/or fan of current day Dancehall music and who listens his mix for the first. Apart from putting down his mixes in a timely manner, Currency knows his audience and selects every tune with them in mind. Like many djs he has his favourite but readily selects potential hit tunes by any artiste for his mixes, he says, ‘Every day we learn something new and every day we grow smarter music bring people together for good and not so good reasons. Whatever the case, we can’t play one set of music we play all music as long as it can hold its own’, When dis buss DJ Currency buss with it. After five (5) challenging years of consistent recordings, persistence, coping with adolescence and the transformation into adulthood, family pressure, competition and self procurement, Dancehall artiste Bramma has undoubtedly carved his name among the list of top 20 adroit Dancehall artistes this year. Bramma who first created a buzz on Dancehall fans overseas 2 years ago, had yet the greatest challenge ahead that of convincing local radio jocks that he could withstand the pressure and simply bring it and create a buzz for himself locally. He did it after all but only after accepting the fact that not all criticisms are negative. After overcoming those hurdles he was faced with another trial, getting gigs. He got his visas in July and by August got his first gig in New York at Club Amazuru where he shared stage with Blak Ryno and Jahvinci. Bramma also performed twice in the Bronx at Café Alter and Blue Village respectively as well as The Party Room in Atlanta Georgia. Bramma has been in dialect with Europe base promoters for over a year and was force to cancel prior arrangements for a possible Europe tour due to the lack of credibility of the promoter who had proposed the tour originally but now the artiste has a scheduled tour which commences from November 27th through to December 10th where he will be visiting England, Birmingham, Brixton, Netherlands, Germany, France and Spain. All Bookings for Bramma is officially handled by New Image Promotions. When Reggae artiste Xpress recorded his single with Turbulence, he was not really concerned about the impact it would have (if any) on music lovers. Instead the focus was to launch his long awaited career and that was all he cared about. Highlights!!! Bitta ‘so sicka’ Up and Down track on the Go-Go Club rhythm is our highlight of the week. Bitta has found his niche and showing signs of great improvement and voice control on this track. Managed by our company, New Image Promotions we anticipate great things from this artiste and urge you to keep following us for regular updates as it relates to Peter Cole aka Bitta ‘so sicka. The single entitle, “She’s In Love” is the song of the week on Kenya Metro FM radio after creating a stir on Kansas City KKFI FM radio two weeks ago when the song was put in blasted to over 1500 international radio jocks. Plans are now in place for a video production of the single as well as its availability on itunes. Christina Starz raunchy, humorous new Dancehall single “Mi nah call nuh name” on the Go-Go club riddim, demonstrates the artiste’s potential to become a force to be reckon with among her female counterparts in the Dancehall. The very bold, Starz is focused and has set about to build a local fan base that is totally into what she enjoys doing and identifies with her talent, image and personality that has long been hidden.

New Image Promotions Artistes Update 9th - 16th 2009

2009-10-14T15:41:40Z

With summer long gone and the Christmas season fresh in the air, many artistes have gone back to the drawing board to re-organize their Christmas season promotional campaign. Some will be dropping albums while others will be releasing singles, but matters not what the case maybe, Christmas is the pulsating time of year that is filled with high expectation. The artistes know the roll they play throughout this season so it all boils down to delivery in this very competitive market. Well advanced into her voice coaching program and determine to improve her sound and production quality with every new song, Sophia Brown has released a new single “Gimmi that good love” another independent production on her Musicmecka Label. “Gimmi that good love” is reminiscent of a steamy relationship between a man and a woman. I-Octane new single “Loose a friend” on the TJ Production Label has already made a significant impact locally. The song is a resounding cry of a person who lost a friend and is explanatory the inner city communities reaction to the song as many have lost friends to loved ones to unyielding gun crimes in Jamaica. We at New Image Promotions say this is, another potential hit for I-Octane who leaves the island this weekend for Toronto to perform on the highly anticipated Champions in Action, Dancehall/Reggae show. Christina Starz joined the campaign to release her new single, a raunchy, humorous Dancehall selection called “Mi nah call nuh name”, the song is retrospective of a bad experience she once had in the music business. Christina has been using the local stage to determine the potential of the song and is encouraged by the thunderous uproars and applause it receives after a performance. Christina just returned to the island from Nassau where she performed at the Sports Empire, Downtown. After a successful New York trip, Nesbeth is home also making plans for releasing new singles this Christmas. Now in studios laying the tracks for at least 2 singles, the artiste says he is in no rush because the songs must be fine tuned before hitting the streets. DJ Currency is also in the mix of things putting down his mixes in a timely manner as he continue in his drive to make a name for himself while Bitta ‘so sicka’ is about to release another single trying to keep up with the current pace. Reggae artiste Xpress is working towards a three weeks deadline for the shooting of his video for the single “She’s in love”. Highlights!!! On board once again with his New Image Promotions family is none other than Bramma ‘Di Bomma’. New Image Promotions is Bramma’s official Publicist and Booking Agent. We will be bringing you regular updates on his current successes and ventures, new releases and show dates so keep it locked. We welcome Reggae artiste ‘Advoket’ to our camp where we will be providing publicity and promotional services over the next few weeks