As he gets ready for his appearance at the annual ‘groovin in the park’ concert in New York, Lt. Stitchie is extremely busy doing promotion for both the event as well as his upcoming album. Tonight he will be featured on the popular TV show, Entertainment Prime which airs on Television Jamaica (TVJ) at 8:15 PM.
Though Stitchie has officially achieved legendary status within Jamaica’s Reggae/Dancehall industry, this will be his first time on the show.
Mad Cobra
The 23rd Annual International Festival of Life (IFOL), July 4th weekend, will showcase a great diverse lineup of world music acts, including some of Chicago’s most outstanding performers.
Heading the lineup will be one of the most requested female vocalists in the country, Tessanne Chin, the season 5 winner of NBC TV’s “The Voice”; along with R&B Diva Chante Moore, R&B hit maker Al Hudson and Oneway, Reggae star Mad Cobra, top Dancehall DJ, Josey Wales, Blues great Duke Tumatoe, Belize/Soca star Lova Boy, Jazz legend Diane Ellis and the Jazzy Ladies, and a host of other Caribbean, African, Latin, Gospel, Rock, Pop, Spoken word and other entertainers on three stages. Visit www.festivaloflife.biz to see full lineup of performers for the Unity stage.
Tessanne Chin
The 3 day July 4th Independence celebration runs Friday, July 3rd, through Sunday July 5th in Union Park, 1501 West Randolph Street (Lake and Ashland) in downtown Chicago West Loop.
Reggae’s new sensation, Stushie will be making an appearance at the UK’s City Link Up for unsigned artists tonight. Her performance is coming off the heels of a public endorsement by Jamaica’s heavy weight Reggae act, Queen Ifrica, who called her on stage during their ‘Legends of Reggae’ tour only a few days ago.
City Link Up Unsigned Urban Showcase is a monthly event that takes place on the 2nd Wednesday of every month. It is held at Under Solo 22 which is located at Inverness Street Camden Town NW1 7HJ. See enclosed poster for more details.
Goal-Scoring Liverpool Striker, Daniel Sturridge returns to Jamaica to host 3rd Annual Charity Family Fun Day, Football Tournament and Reggae Concert with his family foundation and record label, The Sturridge Foundation and Sturr Class Entertainment on Saturday, June 20. It will take place at the Tinsel Pen Football Field in Greenwich Town, Kingston 13. The first game begins at 9am sharp and it is free!
The Sturridge Family Fun Day will be accompanied with 5 A Side Football Tournaments for ages 13, 15, 18. All applications forms must be in by June 17th. Call Dionne at 395-3722 or Petal at 421-3540 to enter football tournaments. There will be lots of prizes and surprises on the day. A football scholarship will also be given away to a talented and skillful young player.
A Reggae Concert is being organized during the day and night featuring Sizzla, Bounty Killer, Queen Ifrica, Jah Cure, Popcaan, Spice, Busy Signal, I Octane, Ishawna, Chi Chi Ching, Vershon, Jah Son, Hot Brain, Save The World, and many other artists. DJ Pepsi of Sturr Class Entertainment, Flava Unit Sound, Di Unit Entertainment, Boom Boom, Foota Hype, and the Ruff Cut Band will provide music. Ity, Fancy Cat, and Badda Bling from Di Unit Entertainment will host it.
There will be treats for the youth, bounce about castles, lots of great desserts like ice-cream, sweets, cotton candy, big popcorn machines, toys and so much more. The Sturridge Foundation has staged two successful family day’s in Kingston, Jamaica, which have given thousands of youngsters and their families the chance to enjoy a great day out, live music and some competitive (and not so competitive!) football, netball and basketball.
Matthew Radics
Son of Jamaican singing and song writing legend Jack Radics, Matthew grew up around the entertainment industry and has actively worked therein for over a decade.
As a singer, song writer, producer, actor and film maker he has appeared on national television and radio in countries across the globe including the ones he calls home: Jamaica and England.
Matthew grew up in Jamaica and spent most summer holidays with family in New York. He moved to London at the age of 14 when his father signed to Sony after enjoying massive success with his cover of ‘Twist & Shout’. He was accepted into The Brit School of Performing Arts, The National Youth Theatre and Cambridge University.
Being exposed to different cultures has led Matthew to embrace a wide range of musical influences, but it’s the classic Reggae and Hip Hop sounds that dominated 90’s radio that have made the biggest impression on this young rising star’s music.
An all round entertainer, Matthew has collaborated with a host of talented artists and labels, performing in Europe, North America and The Caribbean.
After establishing his own independent label ‘SoundKillaz Music’ with brother Rivah Jordan, they are now releasing his first solo project: ‘The One Eye Man EP’. The EP features beats by London based hip-hop producer Whodiniz. The production outfit have been put together by legendary London B-Boy ‘Dolby D’ who has taken on the role of Executive Producer on the project.
Break Her Heart is the first single from the EP and is out now on all major e- outlets.
The video was filmed and edited by Capture House Ldn and produced by SoundKillaz Music. The song tells the story of a man torn between two lovers and losing them both. In a similar fashion the song itself is torn between classic reggae and new school dancehall, but in sharp contrast the songs narrative manages to stay sincere to each one.
To contact, connect with or find out more about Matthew Radics go to: http://www.soundkillaz.com and check out ‘break her heart’ here:
For over two years, top Jamaican broadcaster, Richard ‘Richie B’ Burgess, has been waking up the nation on Mello Daybreak, a programme that has shown tremendous growth under his watch. However, news broke on Friday, that his stint with Mello FM had come to an end.
When pressed, he said, “without going into too much detail, a particular benefit that was included in my original contract, was being removed, I thought, unjustifiably and that led to the stalemate.”
Mello Daybreak under Richie B’s direction, gave the station it’s biggest ever listenership in the prime 6am – 9am timeslot, as evidenced in the most recent MRSL All Media Survey. It also took revenues to never before seen heights.
When asked ‘where do you go from here?’, the man dubbed The Party Master said “for now, i’ll be dedicating a lot of time and giving a great deal of attention to my latest business venture, an upscale wholesale liquor centre in Kingston. This will keep me quite busy for a while yet” he said.
As for a quick return to radio, he said “If there’s a radio station with a good management structure, all island accessibility and technical competence, who needs, probably Jamaica’s most exciting early morning show host on their team, I’m ready to commence dialogue” he said with grin.
Luciano & Lt. Stitchie
As the date draws near, fans and supporters of Lt. Stitchie who are based in and around New York City anticipate his return to a major secular stage close to home. Their expectations will be met soon as the Governor is one of the headlining acts on the annual GROOVIN IN THE PARK summer festival that takes place on June 28th at Roy Wilkins Park in Queens, New York. Stitchie will join Luciano, Capleton, Cocoa Tea, Billy Ocean and Morgan Heritage for a night many are calling musical excellence.
Since CEO and founder of Groovin’, Chris Roberts announced that Stitchie will be added to the lineup both he and his agent have been flooded with media requests for interviews, appearances and features. It was only a few days ago that Stitchie was given a full spread in one of the top newspapers in America (see attached images). And below is a link to listen to DJ Roy on New York’s Irie Jam premiering Stitchie’s song ‘letter to dad.’
Maria Jackson Entertainment is an official agent for Lt. Stitchie, anyone wanting to work with him in any capacity may send an email to mariajacksonent@gmail.com
Lt. Stitchie’s segment on Irie Jam Radio with DJ Roy:
STITCHIE PERFORMING LIVE ON KOOL 97 FM (JAMAICA – MAY 2015):
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