Scrappy, a Soca artist representing the Caribbean island of Monterrat arrived on the international Soca music scene with the hit anthem for Montserrat's Carnival 2005, "Always Home" and the hot track "Mad Feevah". If you love the sounds of Soca and Carnival then this is definately one for you.
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Scrappy will be officially releasing his new Soca solo album, 'Soca Is Life' on 07.07.07, which will be available online for digital download, so you can get the album without moving from the comfort of your home or even your office.
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The album will be distributed by Soca's biggest online digital distribution company Faluma, of Germany. The album consists of his 2005 debut single & Road March song 'Always Home' that gave him recognition in the Soca arena followed by his current UK Soca chart entry 'Love Me' & also his new hot blazing release 'Carnival SOS'. Tracks from the album will be available for digital download from June 2007 (visit www.danger1productions.com).
Scrappy is currently in the UK promoting the new album 'Soca Is Life' which is promised to be a hot, new Soca album for the summer. Scrappy said, 'The album is the most comfortable project I have to date and hopefully will continue creating opportunities for me to pioneer in the Soca industry. It is for my Soca lovers worldwide.' The tracks from the digital album can be previewed on Scrappy's website so visit www.scrappyonline.com
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About Scrappy
Scrappy’s passion for music is astounding, particularly his
love for Soca. It is this same passion that is his driving force for working towards goals and reaching milestones in his life including the release of a successful and promising solo
Soca album, another one in the making, a solely founded production label, the title of
"Montserrat Soca Monarch 2005-2006" while simultaneously raising the caliber and standard of the Soca monarch competition there.
The question remains, “What started this passion and inspired this dream?” Being born to a Montserratian mother, who has a rich musical family background, and a Trinidadian father would help to explain this. At age 5,
Scrappy began exploring his musical talent by always singing along with his mother, as she listened to her favourite artists ranging form Bob Marley, to Peter Tosh to Gregory Isaac. In addition, it was around this tender age that his mother bought him a toy piano. While meddling around with it,
Scrappy taught himself how to play—he is a self-taught pianist. On his father’s side, he listened to a different flavour of music from artists such as Kenny Rogers, Randy Travis, and The Mighty Sparrow. All of these artists have influenced his musical style. This was the dream in the making.
Growing up, there were several musical competitions that Scrappy participated in. His first exposure to the Montserrat public as a musician was when he entered the local show, Star Search, and later the
Juniour Calypso Competition. Entering the Junior Calypso Competition had proven successful, as Scrappy in his very first year managed to come out victorious through a very tough and highly aggressive competition. He then became a household name in the tiny island of Montserrat and competed again the following year to defend his title against a much stronger and higher level of talent. He managed to do the double, and recaptured the crown, and thus remaining the
Juniour Calypso Monarch that second year. The dream was still in the making.
After migrating to the island of
Antigua, Scrappy’s musical talent was even more enhanced. He occasionally tapped into music, and would ever so often meet up with upcoming artists and have
lyrical battles with various musically styled artists. This exercised his talent and enabled him to become a more versatile artist in the world of music. The magnitude of his dreams was fully realized after relocating to the United Kingdom. Scrappy studied music at Riding Tide in East London, where he nurtured his production skills as an artist.
One day he came across an artist who had a home studio and who created all of his musical instruments digitally. Scrappy was determined to learn how to do this, and his determination was not in vain. This was simply another goal met. Scrappy writes his own songs, sings them, does the back up, creates the instruments and beats digitally, performs—he is indeed a well rounded artist.
In addition to the musical side of his dream, Scrappy also manages the business side. He solely founded, owns, and runs a production label, called
Danger 1 Productions©. Currently, Danger 1 Productions© focuses on music and entertainment. However, in the near future Scrappy is considering expanding his company to include digital design services.
In December 2005, the artist released his first solo Soca album,
"Soul-Jah". The album includes the smashing hit “Always Home”, which won him the title of
"Montserrat Soca Monarch 2005-2006" on entering the competition for the first time. In July 2006, Scrappy represented Montserrat in the OECS Regional Soca Monarch hosted in St. Lucia. The exposure, experience and knowledge gained during that competition are priceless, and will be incorporated in his musical career. Scrappy is currently working on his 2nd solo album, “Dreams are Reality”. For more information on how to get the music digitally visit the website.
