Kite Sound

"Kite demonstrates the talent and dedication to write a 'Hit Song'."

- Jim Halsey, President, Billboard World Song Contest.

Kite is from the small Caribbean island of Barbados and have been strutting their stuff since 2004, receiving wide radio airplay and developing a large, loyal following through their live performances.

iLandRock

Kite got together in Barbados in 2003 and after their honourable mention at the Billboard World Songwriting Contest in 2003, they released of their debut album, 'Up In The Air', in 2004 and got consistent regional radio airplay from then on. 'Up In The Air' saw them working with top Caribbean producer Jeremy Harding (Sean Paul producer/manager). The spot-on combination of big, radio-ready songs and use of steel pan and 'vintage' Reggae guitar in their 'iLandRock' sound made a big impression on the booming music scene in the Caribbean. They just didn't sound like anybody else. They just sounded right (or 'tight', as they say in the Caribbean').

Kite Festival

Kite headlined Culture Shock, the Caribbean's premier international pop/rock festival on the beach in Bridgetown, Barbados featuring bands from the U.S.A., Canada, The U.K., Trinidad & Tobago and Barbados. They also returned in from the Florida Music Festival where they were the only band from outside North America selected to showcase and after their performance were signed to a deal by RipTide Music from LA.

Altitude

Kite songs have been featured on several Prime Time North American TV shows and in film:

•  Ghost Whisperer (CBS)
•  Degrassi (2 songs) (CBC [Canada], MTV Overdrive) 
•  Lincoln Heights (ABC Family)
•  Jericho (CBS) 
•  90210 (The CW Network)
•  “The Stone Angel” (Alliance Films) (Trailer)

Kite's music continues to grow, with their song 'Fading Fast' 

featuring Barbadian rapper Billy Kincaid receiving airplay on 

BBC's 1Extra radio show, and 'Firefly' charting on the 

Garageband Pop/Rock charts for many months on the top 20. 

Kite played support for James Blunt on January 14, 2009 

Kite Wire

Kite are currently recording their new EP, 'Drive-In of Dreams', and 'Spinning' is the first single off their new EP for 2010. 

Kite have been selected to perform at South By South West 2010 in Austin, Texas. 

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www.kitesound.com

www.youtube.com/kitesound

www.myspace.com/kitesound

email : kite@skyviews.com

To creating a new dimension of music business in Barbados, through negotiation with regional and international stakeholders, while realising the need to invest in strengthening the performance and competitiveness of the creative industries as a means of reducing poverty and promoting sustainable economic and social development

Creating Opportunities

There are several investment opportunities available to propel Barbados creative industry into the global market. Although these opportunities presents a massive undertaking and the right infrastructure being in placed, they are geared at (1) bringing to the forefront the public’s awareness the quality of Barbados’ musical product, (2) supporting local artistes in the business of music, through professional services and international forums, (3) exporting of culture products and further international exposure of the raw and talented artists, and strengthening the performance and competitiveness of the creative industries as a way of reducing poverty and promoting sustainable economic and social development.

Company Services and Scope

Awesome Entertainment Group has aligned its self with other music companies and entertainment businesses to provide the following services:

• Artiste Development
• Business Development and Strategies for Entertainment Companies
• Music and Artiste Management
• Booking Agent / Tour Management

Entertainment

• Brand and Strategic Marketing
• Market Research and Branding
• Graphics Media
• Audio and Visual Media
• Film/Television Production and Media
• Event Management

Breema Entertianment manages NEXCYX

Artistes

NEXCYX

Mahalia Phillips – Vocals

Andre Clarke – Keyboards

Russell Padmore – Guitar

Kris Clarke – Bass

BIO

Opening for Erykah Badu and Angie Stone have been the highlights of the band's young career. On both occasions Nexcyx left a crowd of almost 10,000 begging for more. Starting as a six member group they have evolved into a tightly knit, high energy, four member band with a unique sound and style. With their blend of Pop and Hip Hop sprinkled with Rock guitar, this explosive young band never met a crowd that it couldn't rock. The members, Mahalia Phillips-vocals, Andre Clarke – keyboards, Kris Clarke – Bass and Russell Padmore – Guitar honed their skills performing on the club scene in Barbados where they have arguably become the island’s most sought after act. With successful performances in New York and Trinidad along with their new hit single ‘Gossip Girl’ Nexcyx has shown that they are ready to make their mark on the international stage.

http://www.myspace.com/nexcyx

RubyTech

It should come as no surprise that the hip hop artist known as Rubytech can sketch lyrical landscapes as easily as breathing. The son of a respected cartoonist and graphic artist and a talented graphic artist himself, creativity is a way of life for this 25 year old Barbadian. Understanding the value of enjoying his own company from an early age, Rubytech began to draw inspiration from new technologies, the television he watched so much as a child and his observations of family and friends. Then the writing talent, along with the other skill in graphic art, gradually began to take shape. By 1999, this self-confessed introvert took the bold move – as part of the duo Billy Kincaid – to step away from the calypso & reggae genres that most Barbadian and Caribbean artistes are known for and hone his writing skills in hip hop. But what began as a hobby quickly became another vehicle for his creative expression and an obvious talent for weaving words over melodic beats. As this talent grew so did the sources of his inspiration: from rock to meringue. After taking a break to handle his responsibilities Rubytech reemerged in 2006 as a solo artist more passionate than ever about his craft. With his religious faith keeping him firmly grounded, life’s experiences have created a wellspring of emotions and analysis to draw on, reflected in the new maturity of his writing. Rubytech’s return to the solid local hip hop scene was cemented with his capturing of the Freestyle title at the 2006 and 2007 Hip Hop Festivals and his first single “Back to Business” being nominated for Best Hip Hop single at the 2007 Barbados Music Awards. Additionally, his first solo LP, “The Official Back to Business Mixtape” hosted by the Boomtribe DJ’s is scheduled for release in September 2007 and has potential to be a hip hop classic. Rubytech has only just begun to scratch the surface of his talent, so expect hip hop’s newest MC to continue to reach for the star.

http://www.myspace.com/rubytech

presents

The next wave of Barbadian Stars.

Highlights emerging musical talent from Barbados.

Come see who else is following in Rihanna’s footsteps.

Don’t miss the Barbados show tent! Food & beverages complimentary. 

Friday, March 19 2010

11:00 AM

West Tent, Brush Square Park

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This Barbados SXSW party features live performances by

Kite

Two Guys, Five years, Thousands Of Fly Miles. Four Countries. Two Continents. Eight International Awards. Five Barbados Music Awards Nominations. Three Honorary Mentions Billboard World Songwriting Contest. Two Studio Albums.Twenty Four Songs.

Mahalia Phillips (Nexcyx) 

Rubytech

Shane Forester

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We are officially announcing the Barbados Delegation to the South By South West Conference. See our delegation below -

JJ Poulter & Brian Marshall

Kitunes Music Barbados

Music Performing/Recording Artistes

 

Syd Robertson & Rubytech

So Real Entertainment

Music Production and Artist Management

 

Andrew Daniel & Mahalia Phillips – Nexcyx

Breema Entertainment

Artist Management

 

Kirk Browne

Good Vybz Inc.

Performing/Recording Artiste

 

Shane Forester

Awesome Entertainment Group

singer/songwriter, musician/ vocalist

 

Modou Diagne

Invest Barbados

Export Promotion

 

More information coming soon

President / Chief Executive Officer and Founder- Gold Coast Records & Barbados Records

Founder and Director – Timeless Barbados Inc.

Founder and Director- Barbados Music Awards

Deputy Chairman- Coscap

One of the Caribbean’s most influential and promising music business executives, as confirmed by Trinidad’s E-Zone Magazine in 2008, Ronnie Morris has developed through the ranks of the industry, from a singer to event producer, to manager, booking agent and more.

His portfolio is vast and impressive. As the founder and director of Timeless Barbados Inc., his growing job description quickly expanded to include his role as founder and director of the annual Barbados Music Awards, the Caribbean's most prestigious annual music awards event, his post as Deputy Chairman of COSCAP, (the Caribbean’s version of ASCAP), and his position as President and CEO of Gold Coast Records. He also established the distribution company Barbados Records in September 2009.

His global impact is also notable, as he is now an established booking agent, with a star-studded roster which includes Grammy winners Regina Belle, Stephanie Mills, En Vogue, and Tevin Campbell, along with major Caribbean artistes Ria Borman, Toni Norville and numerous others. He was recently appointed as Head of the Caribbean and Latin American Division of the Springle Entertainment Group- Las Vegas, Nevada, which has a (bookings) roster of over 400 major acts.

He serves as Marketing Director of Guyana Fashion Week, and in 2008 he served as part of the delegation of Barbados’ Prime Minister the Rt. Hon. David Thompson, on his State Visit to Cuba, as the selected spokesperson for Barbados’ music industry. He is proud to serve as part of Barbados’ delegation to MIDEM- France 2010. 

Anies Jordan

Mission for Midem: to meet face to face our existing partners and strengthen existing relationships, to meet new partners in various territories and develop licensing, distribution and tour opportunities for our artists and music catalogue.

Aim: to license our catalogue of music outside of the Caribbean region, to distribute and sell our catalogue of music globally, to strategise with our existing partners and  promote our music and e-commerce.

Who I would like to meet: record labels and distributors, publishers, bookings agents, aggregator.

Company website : www.crsmusic.com and www.cot.com.bb

Our catalogue of music is on our website with album covers and snippets for listening purpose www.crsmusic.com

CRS Music and Media Ltd.

16 Newton Industrial Estate

Christ Church, Barbados

Tel: (246) 4189898/Fax: (246) 418 9907

E: info@crsmusic.com

www.crsmusic.com

ABOUT CRS MUSIC & MEDIA LTD….

CRS RECORD LABEL

CRS Music & Media’s record label, is a multi-genre label that represents artists from all over the Caribbean while based in Barbados. Our catalogue of music includes Soca, Calypso, Reggae, Steel pan, Jazz, Alternative, R & B, Christmas Music, Spouge, and more, all with a common denominator that its talented artists are all from the Caribbean, but have universal appeal.

CRS handles the entire distribution and licensing process for our artists’ work. We can offer these same distribution services to other independent Caribbean labels or production houses, giving them a chance to expose their products to a large audience spread throughout the region and the world. Our distribution channels, although concentrated in Barbados and the Caribbean, extend wherever there is a demand for Caribbean-style recordings.

CRS Music & Media’s web site: www.crsmusic.com allows buyers worldwide to go online and purchase physical copies of their favorite Barbadian and Caribbean artists’ recordings. In December 09 CRS launched the online e-distribution with the catalogue available on i-tunes and all major sites available. Our catalogue of music is  aggregated via BFM.

This popular, trend-setting record label’s main focus is the artistic development and marketing exposure of talented Caribbean musicians from many different musical styles. The experts in the music industry at CRS Music & Media provide their up-and-coming artists sound marketing ideas for branding, packaging and promoting their music.

The master rights to the music of the artists we represent fall under the CRS record label allowing us to make personalized CDs with tracks from multiple artists. We provide these to many hotels as guests' gifts or to corporate clients as giveaways for their customers. These rights also allow us to offer musical content for films, television and ad agency work.

CD/DVD/CD ROM MANUFACTURING

CRS Music & Media handles any type of CD/CD-ROM or DVD manufacturing and production. We print insert and tray cards for CDs, as well as wrap-around DVD covers. Whether you have your own cover design to provide or need our expertise, we can take your project from start to finish.

Silver CDs, or full-colour printing on premium white CDs/DVDs, as well as card disc 3” CD-ROMs are all available. After duplicating and assembling your order, they are fully shrink-wrapped and packaged for delivery anywhere in the world.

Modou Diagne

Invest Barbados (IB) is Barbados’ Export Promotion Agency for export-ready service providers including cultural services providers.

Invest Barbados (IB) was created to assist Barbados to become even more responsive in a competitive international environment. IB is now responsible for attracting, winning and sustaining international investment for Barbados; unleashing the export potential of the indigenous services sector; and helping to develop and manage the Barbados Brand. IB’s Products and services include but are not limited to International Insurance Companies, International Banks, Trusts and Mutual Funds.

 The Indigenous Services Exports (ISE) Division is a specialist division, within IB, created primarily for the purpose of generating increased foreign exchange from the export of Barbadian services.

The Services of the ISE Division

·         Targeted promotional activities for high priority sectors

·         Identification of high potential  companies and projects

·         Support  for local companies in accessing expertise and finance

·         Market entry support  for export ready companies

·         Market intelligence

·         Establishment of sales and distribution channels

·         Assistance in identification of partners for joint venture and other forms of strategic alliances

·         Facilitating linkages between foreign investors and local service providers

Contacts:

Mr. Pearlie Drakes, Manager, Indigenous Services Exports, Invest Barbados

T: 1.246.626.2041
F: 1.246.626.2099
E: Pdrakes(at)investbarbados.org

Mr. Modou Diagne, Senior Business Development Officer, Invest Barbados

T: 1.246.626.2042
F: 1.246.626.2099
E: Mdiagne(at)investbarbados.org

Corporate Office:
Invest Barbados

Trident Insurance Financial Centre

Hastings, Christ Church

BARBADOS, BB15156

Mailing Address:
Invest Barbados

P.O. Box 1009

Bridgetown, St. Michael

BARBADOS, BB11142

BIO

Social Networks - Linkedin -Dave Waithe, Twitter – davewaithe

SOCARIBBEAN INC.

Socaribbean Inc. is a Barbados based entertainment company organized for the promotion of Caribbean music on the international market. We intend to take a creative and unique approach to the marketing and distribution of Caribbean music within and outside the Caribbean, utilizing previously untapped methods and distribution channels. The ultimate goal of SOCARIBBEAN is to have Caribbean music fully recognized as a mainstream genre of music.

The first product produced by our company was a compilation of Caribbean music entitled SOCARIBBEAN .The compilation featured songs from across the Caribbean – including Barbados, Trinidad, Antigua, St. Lucia, Dominica, St. Vincent and Grenada – to ensure that the compilation was reflective of the music of the Caribbean with its varying nuances.

The compilation featured work from well established Barbadian artists such as Alison Hinds and John King, to rising stars such Miguel White and Jabae, who won the Road March with Flames in 2006.

The second release in 2007 included songs from Crop Over in Barbados as well as hits from that year’s recently held Carnivals in Trinidad, St. Vincent and St. Lucia. “Soca Junkie”, which won Road March in that year featured on this compilation, along with TC the current Party Monarch and up-and-coming artist like Ayanna John.

Socaribbean is taking a creative and unique approach to the marketing and distribution of its products within and outside the Caribbean, utilizing previously untapped methods and distribution channels. These include target marketing to regional and international hotels and restaurants, aviation and cruise line industry participants, as well as major record stores and on-line retailers in the top ten sales markets, including the U.S., E.U., Japan, Brazil and Canada.

In addition, Socaribbean will be staging several events and functions throughout the year including Album launches, collaborative developmental work with artist development projects locally and internationally, as well as participation at various international festivals.

We project that aggregate CD sales and online single song distributions alone will exceed 100,000 units in the next three years and, based on our market research, we are confident that we will see over 500,000 guests on our website based on the success of our various projects.  In addition, we expect the attendance at international events should range between 1,500 and 5,000+ invited and paying guests per event, and radio and television advertisements for these events will reach audiences of several millions, giving the artists that we work with much needed exposure.

With modest sales in record stores throughout the Caribbean and on-line through CD Baby to date, Socaribbean intends to re-strategize and refocus on digital downloads and novelty products with intended distribution not only within the Caribbean Community territories, but to the US and Canada, UK, France, Germany and other European Union countries, Brazil, Dominican Republic and Latin America, Japan, Asia/Pacific, the Middle East and Africa.

WAITHE CONSULTING

Our clients include one of Barbados’ first major record labels as well as management of one of Barbados’ most accomplished singers and songwriters, Kareen Clarke.

One year later and at Barbados’ first annual Music Awards, Kareen was honored with not only a performance at the event, but was nominated in the “Best Selling Female Artiste” category and won two awards- Best Gospel Alblum for “First Fruit” and Best Gospel Single for “I’m Running to You”. She was also presented with the GOLD certification by the Barbados Music Awards for reaching sales of over 5,000.

Kareen is currently working on her second album to be entitled “Greater Pain, Greater Praise” which is a testimony of her journey through her personal challenges and successes. The Album is due to be released early 2010 as Kareen is currently being considered as one of the first artists to be signed to the recently formed Barbados record label Gold Coast Records, in association with Grammy Award winning artist Regina Belle. Kareen also intends to release in conjunction with her album, a devotional book of psalms and inspirational writings.

Waithe consulting will continue to expand the number of artist under its management and to advise clients in the burgeoning Barbados music industry.

Services

• Production
• Music Production Management
• Music Video Production
• Artist Development and Management
• Artist Development
• Artist Management
• Intellectual Asset Management
• Publishing Administration
• Digital Content Management
• Legal and Business
• Entertainment Law
• Business Advisory and Administration