#4 MUSIC PRODUCER
Krishna ‘Dada’ Lawrence
Krishna Lawrence, better known as ‘Dada’ was born in the urban community of Bath Estate, DOMINICA, Caribbean. Growing up as a young boy, he held on firmly to the belief that he was destined to make a significant contribution to the music industry within his country Dominica and beyond. It was this perception which led him to compose his first musical arrangement at the tender age of
fourteen. This was soon followed by the creation of a vast number of beats and songs which he often shared with peers and other members of his community. By his late teens, Dada had already begun to make a name for himself as one of the most outstanding local producers of our native bouyon music. His unique style of bouyon brought a new flare to the genre and it soon began to catch the attention of many including various bouyon bands and artists. It was not long before he began working with the popular local bouyon band ‘Triple Kay’ with whom he has produced a number of beats and songs including tracks on their 2006 ‘All Out’ and 2007 ‘Pressure’ album. Dada’s bouyon creations also made an impact in the French territories, leading to further production of popular songs such as ‘Big Tings Poppin’ by renowned French artist ‘Daly’ which as of today has over 650, 000 VIEWS on You Tube.
As the years progressed Dada continued to work with local bands and artists including the original creators of bouyon music, ‘WCK’. In 2008, he performed with the group for a short time and demonstrated his multi-talented nature by being not only a producer but also a keyboardist for the band. He also went on to work with individual artists such as Mr. Derrick Rah Peters and once again produced a few successful singles such as the song ‘Quik Money’ and one of our modern Independence anthems ’Nou Wive’ which highlights both the bouyon and jing ping sound. This song also acted as a stepping stone for Dada to venture into the production of yet another of Dominica’s authentic and original sound, Cadence music. After a few more successful productions in the Cadence field, Mr. Lawrence was soon sought out by the Kings of Cadence themselves, the Midnight Groovers Band, to work on the production of their 2010 ’En ba Solieil-La’ album. He continues to work and perform with them locally and regionally until this day. Later in 2010, Dada experienced yet another accomplishment, when he produced an entire compilation of songs with elements of the cadence and zouk music, in the form of an album entitled ‘Independence’. This album consisted of songs performed by a wide range of local artists namely, Elisha Benoit, Old Benz, Former Calypso Kings Deryck Hunter St. Rose and Dennison Dice Joseph, Gholda and De Mighty Akar. He also later went on to have further success with the Cadence genre of music as he was the producer behind the winning song of the 2013 NCCU Cadencelypso Competition, ’De Long Tongue’ by Cletus ‘Harlibut’ Abraham.
RECORD LABEL
CONTACT
Dada Lawrence
Producer and Engineer
Cotton Grove StudioHD
Tele # 767-614-2506
In the upcoming years, his diverse musical abilities continued to manifest themselves when he began tapping into and producing work in the fields of Soca and Calypso. Examples of some of his productions include the songs: ‘Too Late For De Party’, ‘Callin’ and ‘Load on the Road’ by Derrick Hunter St. Rose and the songs ‘Grown and Sexy’, ‘True Confession/Back To Country’, and La Vie La by Dennison Dice Joseph. He also produced a number of popular songs within the Showdown Mas Camp group including ‘Bull Matador’, ‘Larger Lang Mwen’ and ‘Pastor Bull’, by the Young Bull, ‘We Jammin’. by De Bobb, ‘Ma Dominik’ and ‘Old Speaker’ by Prosper, ‘Readymade Jacket’, by Trendetter and ‘Back to Front’, by De Vigilante.
AWARDS
In 2014, Dada was nominated for and won the award for his positive contribution to music, from the National Youth Council of Dominica. In that same year, he founded and launched his own musical label named ‘Machine Dominik Inc’, a non-profit organization aimed at promoting and marketing local music and artists. One of the first productions under the brand the ‘Madras Riddim’ has made and continues to make huge waves in the Soca world.
MEDIA BUZZ
The riddim depicts Dada’s signature ‘boyounsoca’ style which is a fusion of bouyon and soca music. Some of the international and regional artists which are featured are: Gramps Morgan of Morgan Heritage, Edwin Yearwood of Krosfyah, Skinny Banton of Grenada, Mantius of St. Lucia and Valene Nedd of Grenada. Local artists featured on the riddim are De Hunter, Janet Azzous, Harley and Benz. The Madras riddim has also been a success in the competitive ring as the son ‘Rum Meeting’ by Fireman Hooper of Saint Vincent, won the 2014 Saint Vincent Groovy Soca Monarch Competition. The ‘RX7 riddim’ which followed the Madras riddim also took also took Vincy Mas 2015 by storm when Rondy ‘Luta’ Mc Intosh, released the smashing hit ‘Charlie Charlie’
Another one of Dada’s ‘bouyonsoca’ blends, the dynamic ‘Loud Riddim’ currently stands as the most successful riddim to ever come out of Dominica. The riddim features artists including reigning Soca Monarch of St. Lucia, Arthur Allain, and Valene Nedd of Grenada who placed third in the 2015 Grenada Groovy Soca Monarch Competition. The riddim has also made headways in the Trinidad and Tobago soca arena as the song ‘Oh Gosh’, by the popular Trinidadian artist Flipo, currently stands as one of the top songs for Trinidad Carnival 2016. The song currently has just about 658 781 views on YOU TUBE in just three months and remains a feature on every major soca mix including that of the top international Dj ‘Private Ryan’. ‘Oh Gosh’ also remains at the top of charts in the international soca market and receives continuous rotation on radio stations in the region, Europe, Canada and the United States.
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