Wednesday,
May 12, 2021
By
LESLEY
HAYLES
Upcoming
Dancehall/Reggae Artiste, Paronyde, was born Talbert Brown in
Spanish Town on January 23rd and grew up around the March
Pen Road, Eltham Park, Eltham View and Mount View areas in St
Catherine. He attended the Jonathan Grant, Willow Dean and Dunoon
Technical High schools.
Brown got the name “Paronyde” from a childhood friend who
gave it to him as a joke. When he realized he wanted to be an artiste
around the age of 15, Brown decided to keep the name Paronyde
as his stage name. It wasn’t until he turned 22, though, that he
started to pursue music. His mother has always supported this career
choice but not his father, especially since no other musician is in
his family.
Growing up, however, Paronyde had the likes of Half Pint, Bob
Marley, Edi Fitzroy, Bounty Killer, Beenie Man, Lt Stitchie, Admiral
Bailey, Papa San, Wolfman, Lady Saw, Marcia Griffiths, Junior Tucker,
JC Lodge, Nadine Sutherland, Nitty Kutchie, Bushman, Chaka Demus and
Pliers as his influences. Musically, he is also inspired by Ras
Ghandi, Notorious B.I.G, Kibaki and Lt Stitchie, just to name a few.
His first recording was a track called “Next DJ Out Of Jamaica”
on the One Pop/Taxi Gang label in 2003 working with Kaz One Pop. It
was never released and the disappointment caused Paronyde to
take a break from music. Eventually, Paronyde migrated to the
United States in March 2007, where he went on to become a yacht
detailer of a company he co-owns called Island Yacht Detailing. The
Florida-based Artiste met popular DJ/Artiste/Producer, Supahype, and
Dancehall Artiste, Chi Ching Ching, in 2009 which then revitalized
his passion for music.
It wasn’t until 2019, however, that Paronyde began recording
again. Since then, Paronyde has worked with Supahype from 2020
on several projects; Dave Richards and the Home Bred Band on songs
called “Everybody” featuring Shauna Allen and “Freaky
Girls” yet to be released under his label alongside Home Bred
Productions; as well as Krish Will. He likes working with Supahype
and sees many great tracks coming from the UPT camp for years to
come.
It would be an honour for him to work with Kibaki, Spice, Ghandi,
Jada Kingdom, Shenseea, Bounty Killer and Nitty Kutchie. Currently, a
collaboration with the latter is already in the making. Paronyde
is also working on his EP, with singles like “Yeng Yeng/110”
released in May 2021 on the Styling Gel Riddim, “UFO
Love”, “If I Should Die Tonight” and “Worl
Gyalis” featuring Supahype, set for release in the upcoming
months.
The preference is always to do Dancehall and Reggae music first but
Paronyde has done records in other genres like Pop, EDM, Soft
Rock and Hip-Hop/Rap. His versatility will carry him a long way, with
the feedback being tremendously positive so far. Doing better for his
Dancehall culture is what drove him to become an artiste in the first
place; his talent and determination will help Paronyde do just
that.
Paronyde is aiming towards winning a Grammy within 5 years’
time, giving him greater opportunities to easily collaborate with
major artistes. His message to other upcoming entertainers like
himself is: “Continue to be real. Stay focused and ready. Have a
goal and work hard towards it.”
Relying on the support of his newly built team, Paronyde is
sure to achieve his goals. He owns and is signed to his label, Island
Yacht Music, and is managed by Chantelle Wright out of New York.
The team also consists of his Jamaica-based Publicist, Lesley Hayles;
Supahype, of course, and chances are, with more to be added in the
future.
So far, the team is working overtime to create a buzz around Paronyde, starting with a feature in the new, Trinidad-based CMIX Magazine in May 2021 and much more to follow. New music is also on the way.
Follow Paronyde on Instagram: www.instagram.com/paronyde_upt
Subscribe to his YouTube channel here:
https://www.youtube.com/user/damionparo
Contact management for all business inquiries via this email:
chantelle.n.wright@gmail.com
For bookings and interviews, contact Lesley Hayles at:
lesleyodyssey@outlook.com
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