As they pondered an artist who would give their company’s latest ‘riddim’ a lift, Edgiton Farqhuarson and his business partner finally agreed the perfect man for the job would be Christopher Martin, one of the leading acts in contemporary dancehall.
Martin does “Come Closer to Me” on the Majestic Storm beat, which is produced by Boston-based Madstorm Production.
“Come Closer to Me” was released in early August, two years after the Majestic Beat hit the streets with a handful of songs.
According to Farqhuarson, Martin was the logical choice to revive the uptempo beat.
“Chris is a gifted artist in his own right, and we have been following him from his contestant (he won the Digicel Rising Stars contest in 2005) days to present. His growth is amazing; you would think that with the fame it would be hard to articulate a meaningful conversation with him but that’s not the case,” he said.
Farqhuarson added that, “’Come Closer to Me’ definitely brings another dimension to the Majestic Storm.”
The Majestic Storm was created and mixed by Jaylin “Jay Beats” Farqhuarson and Mario Lawrence who are also members of the Madstorm Production team. The ‘riddim’ debuted with Wanna Love by singjay Symatic, followed by Official Gallis from Delly Ranx.
Farqhuarson and his colleague Andre Smith were eager to find a vocalist that could project a more romantic side to the production. They were sold on Martin whose hit songs include “Giving It” and “Nah Go Change”.
Originally from St. Catherine parish in Jamaica, Farqhuarson is a protégé of famed producer Bobby Digital. He has been a music producer for over 20 years.
Written By Howard Campbell