Composer, music producer and multiple-award winner Sherwin Gardner is a Godly force for the Kingdom who is spreading the gospel around the globe.

As a producer, he has stamped his mark on an impressive list of artists like Vanessa Briggs, Carlene Davis, Chevelle Franklyn, Monte G., Jadee, Jonathan Nelson, Pierre Sisters, Shiselon and Tiko & Gitta. As an artist, he has shared the stage with many of today’s gospel greats including Yolanda Adams, Fred Hammond, Kirk Franklin, Bishop T.D. Jakes, Donnie McClurkin, Papa San, Stitchie, Ben Tunker, BeBe and CeCe Winans, and Vickie Winans. He is also the former Media Director for Empowerment Temple Church, founded and pastored by Rev. Dr. Jamal Bryant, and serves as a media consultant for several churches throughout the United States and the Caribbean.

With his latest release Borderless, Sherwin is determined to share the limitless power of the Lord, and wants his listeners to know that God, despite their background, class or economic status, can use anyone who desires to spread the Gospel.

“IT MUST GO DOWN”    

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California native Dominic Balli’s chosen musical identifier–as purveyor of “CaliRockReggae”–quickly gives one a glimpse of the sonic style residing within the man’s output.

“Art is an expression of who you are,” Balli says. “I’m just a half Italian, quarter Greek kid from California, but somehow inside of me there’s this little reggae dude just trying to get out. The most common comment I hear is, ‘I don’t even like reggae, but I love your stuff.’ I love that because it means that my music has become accessible to fans that might otherwise totally shy away from anything even reminiscent of reggae.”

That accessibility led fans to snatch up more than 20,000 copies of Balli’s independent debut, Public Announcement, making it one of iTunes’ Top 30 reggae albums of 2008. Such visibility on the sales charts combined with Balli’s electric live show, afforded him the opportunity to perform on stages around the world, alongside a diverse set of artists including Ziggy Marley, Natasha Beddingfield, Jason Mraz, Big Head Todd and the Monsters, George Clinton and the P-Funk, Hawk Nelson, Lecrae, and Barlow Girl.

But a handful of oft-repeated phrases have come to uncover a great deal of truth about Balli, both on a personal and professional level.

Consider the saying “You can’t always get what you want.” Balli’s life has a parallel example. “When I was 13 years old, I wanted to play the drums, even though I was a kid who had no sense of rhythm at all,” Balli says. “My dad told me that if I took guitar lessons for a year, he’d buy me a drum set. I resisted, because I thought only country singers played acoustic guitar!

“I reluctantly started the lessons and eventually fell in love with the guitar. I never did get that drum set.”

The phrase that seems to be informing Balli’s work most these days, and certainly on the title track of his new full-length project American Dream, is “be careful what you ask for, because you just might get it.” The inspiration and insight found within that song (featuring P.O.D. frontman Sonny Sandoval) came from Balli finding just enough of what he’d been working for his entire life: success.

“For me, I basically grew up my whole life with that kind of goal in mind: whatever I want to do is possible, and it’s all about me,” Balli says. “It was all about the steady job with the nice income, and when I got married, it’d be great to buy a house and have brand new cars and really nice clothes. It was all about setting up my life to be comfortable, which is at the heart of the American Dream.

“A year and a half ago, my wife and I bought our first house, and for the first time in our marriage, we didn’t need anything; we weren’t going month-to-month on paychecks,” he continues. “And when the comfort and ease of that life style set in, it started to kind of rob my joy, rob my faith, rob my purpose in life. This complacency, especially spiritually, set in. Though I would’ve never said it, it was almost as if I didn’t need anything else, including God.

“In early 2010, I realized that my life isn’t all about me and my dreams and what I want to do and my comfort and my safety and my stuff,” Balli notes. “It’s all about loving and serving other people and the God who made me. When I realized that, it started to change my life and my perspective, and ‘American Dream’ came out of that.”

“American Dream” kicks off Balli’s new project with thought-provoking clarity, but he knows (and shows) that some of life’s most important lessons are the simplest ones. Case in point (and yet another familiar phrase) is the track “All We Need Is Love,” a song brought forward and recast from Balli’s previous project Public Announcement.

“There are a whole lot of good things we can do and in this life,” Balli notes, but at the end of the day, if we don’t have love then we are absolutely nothing. Abide these three, faith, hope, and love, but the greatest of these is love. Love is the greatest commandment of all. I don’t want my life to be marked by just doing good stuff. I want it to be marked by love, and actions that are done in love.”

In the end – and as can be evinced by the thread that runs through Balli’s project, be it on songs like “Louder,” “Again and Again,” “Take My Love” and “You Are There” – love can and should inspire us, lifting us up to levels we couldn’t reach alone.

Dominic Balli has realized love’s presence, has balanced his life and his work, and stands ready to tell the world about his “American Dream.”

“LOUDER”  

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California native Dominic Balli’s chosen musical identifier–as purveyor of “CaliRockReggae”–quickly gives one a glimpse of the sonic style residing within the man’s output.

“Art is an expression of who you are,” Balli says. “I’m just a half Italian, quarter Greek kid from California, but somehow inside of me there’s this little reggae dude just trying to get out. The most common comment I hear is, ‘I don’t even like reggae, but I love your stuff.’ I love that because it means that my music has become accessible to fans that might otherwise totally shy away from anything even reminiscent of reggae.”

That accessibility led fans to snatch up more than 20,000 copies of Balli’s independent debut, Public Announcement, making it one of iTunes’ Top 30 reggae albums of 2008. Such visibility on the sales charts combined with Balli’s electric live show, afforded him the opportunity to perform on stages around the world, alongside a diverse set of artists including Ziggy Marley, Natasha Beddingfield, Jason Mraz, Big Head Todd and the Monsters, George Clinton and the P-Funk, Hawk Nelson, Lecrae, and Barlow Girl.

Joseph”Yankee B” Hannam was born in Waterhouse of Kingston, Jamaica. He migrated to the US at the age of 12. He started his musical career singing at schools and day-jam parties in addition to displaying his talents on sound systems and dub plates all over New York. This big buzz, he created for himself, got him discovered by Hot 97 Hosts, Bobby Konders and Jabba.
After doing his first hit single “Shave Them” on the Massive B Label and getting lots of air play from all the top DJs in New York, other major labels came calling. He signed with G Street V2 Records where he completed one album “Mucho Dinero” with the hit song “That Feeling”. It featured on BET and is a sound track in the movie Senseless with the Wayans Brothers. Yankee B has also recorded songs with Big Pun, Kymani Marley , Sizzla and Shabba Ranks.
For a little while Yankee stepped out of the limelight and during this period he became a born again Christian. Two years after sharing a relationship with the Lord, Yankee B met Richie Righteous and teamed up to record songs and perform at concerts.
In 2005, Yankee B continued on the road to success by teaming up with some of his old reggae crew, Shelly Thunder and Sweet Roze. They collaborated and created the label Christlike Records. Their first project was a compilation album “SoulJahs for Christ” which was awarded Caribbean Gospel Rappers CD for the Year. The team went on tour performing live at shows in the Bahamas, Canada, and several hot spots in the US. He’s well known in places like Florida, Washington and NYC. Also, Yankee B performed at Madison Square Garden in NYC with Pastor Shirley Caesar, Yolanda Adams, Juanita Byrum, Pastor Donnie McClurklin, Papa San, LT Stitchie, Canton Jones, and J Moss. Yankee B’s records have been enjoyed in mainstream airplay on several radio stations including the Dhaved Levy show aired on WBLS.
Yankee B has won countless awards including The Tamika Reggae Awards’ national DJ of the year in 1999. In the same year, Yankee B traded it all to serve the Lord because he believes”Only what you do for Christ will last.”

Ram1 is set to release his long awaited debut album this year entitled “1 WAY 1 TRUTH 1 LIFE” (2011) and is also looking forward to working with more soldiers in the faith to further the Good News of Yeshua.

Ram1 has performed live and shared the stage with the likes of lt. Stitchie, Junior Tucker, Luciano, Christafari, Gyamma, Dennis Mclean, Edward Holland, King Arthur and has also featured on tracks and riddim compilation albums with the likes of St. Matthew, Spanna, Stephen Murphy, Remla Productions and Keneva!

Ram1 was raised in the church where he was taught about God and His love for us in sending His Son Jesus into this world, however, around the ages of 11-16 things went down hill, as he would profess to be a Christian yet not really believe wholly in the teaching of the Bible. In addition to this Ram1 got involved in a lot of smoking, violence, in-appropriate things with girls and would also experience times of depression and anger.

But GOD! … After hearing the Good news of Yeshua, as God worked in Ram1′s heart miraculously making him aware of his sin and it’s offense to Him, as God blessing him with a new heart to turn to Him and trust in Him and repent, Ram1 yielded his life unto Jesus as his Lord and as his Saviour!

It was at the point of Ram1′s baptism and onwards that Ram1 began to seriously sing and song write, when he had an opportunity to jump on the classic “love bump reggae riddim” and it brought the house down! lol not only for his listeners but also for himself as he had finally discovered his niche…. REGGAE MUSIC … it was as though it was in his veins, being raised with this genre has definitely has an effect on Ram1 and so, as it was 2 years ago up until now he enjoys singing and song writing reggae dancehall music using it as a means to share the Good News of Yeshua, which is this; that Jesus who is Righteous, became sin (by dying in our place), so that we who are sinners, might become righteous (through faith in Him)

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Jermaine Cowan is a Jamaica-born, Canadian artist who is fusing elements of hip-hop, pop, and soul into the classic reggae and dancehall to create his own unique sound.

Jermaine developed an early appreciation for music while growing up and he credits his father for inspiring him to passionately develop his gifts and talents in singing and songwriting.

He has been influenced by distinguished veterans such as Michael Jackson, Kirk Franklin, and Luther Vandross. The impact of reggae artists such as Sanchez, Dennis Brown, and Bob Marley is evident as he builds upon some of the common elements developed by these legends. Jermaine pairs his sound with genuine lyrics as he shares personal experiences and puts life into an insightful perspective.

Gaining his first major break as an emcee for the award-winning reggae group, “House of David,” While gracing international stages in Canada, United States, and Jamaica, he has performed with renowned artists such as Papa San, Carlene Davis, Frankie Paul, Half Pint, Luciano, and Stitchie.

In 2008 Jermaine released his debut album entitled “Timing”. This release will feature body-grooving cuts and inspirational pieces including the hit single “So” produced by the Positivibes Productions team. This album will also include an appearance of special guest artists including hip-hop sensation Promise.

As a young artist Jermaine is intending to make a lasting positive mark on society. Through the use of innovative lyrics and reflective tones he establishes a reality that many can relate to. His desire to reach today’s youth shines through as he encourages listeners to overcome struggles and ascend from the ghetto.

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