Location: Trincity, Trinidad
Contact: mistavybe@gmail.com, http://www.myspace.com/mistavybe
Creative Interests: Music, Film, Words, Life...

Ting 4 D Road	Always On My Mind

More about Mista Vybe...
Taking the term multi-talented to new heights, Mista Vybe is not just your average musician. Hailing from the Caribbean island of Trinidad, this Versatile Young Black Entertainer (thus the acronym V.Y.B.E.) certainly lives up to that title: effortlessly switching between sweet-voiced R&B singing, Hip Hop rapping, "chatting" in Dancehall Reggae fashion, "freestyling" lyrics spontaneously, dazzling with his energetic live stage performances and even singing his own background vocals, in addition to writing all his own material and producing and arranging as well in some cases.

He has already written and performed several local/regional hits, topped the charts in the French-speaking Caribbean islands, scored an underground hit in France, recorded with legendary 90's super-producer Teddy Riley, and is a well-known performing sensation in his homeland.

His solo Soca single, "Ting 4 D Road", was a favourite in the 2006 Road March race resulting in Mista Vybe performing at all the Trinidad's biggest Carnival events by popular demand, not to mention numerous international dates following Trinidad & Tobago's Carnival celebrations in February, including Grenada, Antigua, Barbados, The Virgin Islands, The Bahamas, Toronto and all over the U.S.

On July 16th, 2006, in St. Lucia, Mista Vybe beat out a strong field of competitors including the reigning Soca/Party Monarchs of St. Lucia, St. Vincent, Grenada, Dominica and Montserrat, as well as special invitees from Trinidad, Barbados and Guyana to win the first ever Caribbean Soca Monarch competion (previously known as the OECS Soca Monarch) and is now the reigning champion.

Judging by the seemingly limitless barrage of blazing tracks he has under his belt (with word that much more are soon to come) it seems like the time for this Vybe is right now.

Awards & Achievements
1993: Co-wrote and co-arranged many of the now-classic tunes on the well-known Kisskidee Karavan compilation album. Also helped organise the infamous Kisskidee Karavan tour of Trinidad.

1994: Signed to major label EMI Record as part of the now-disbanded group Blak Mayl.

1997: Recorded the duet "Joe Le Taxi" with Sharlene Boodram, which went on to become a Number One single in every French-speaking caribbean island that summer as well as a major underground smash in Paris, France. Toured with Sharlene to many French_caribbean islands as a result.

1997: Co-wrote and co-produced the smash Soca single "Whoa Jean" (better known as "Billie Jean") which went on to make local impersonator Andy Stephenson (A.K.A. "the Local Michael Jackson") a Soca superstar, ibncluding placing him in the finals of that year's Soca Monarch. Accompanied Stephenson on several overseas tours to perform the song, including Caribana events in Canada and the Caribbean Music Awards held in Barbados that year.

1999: Joined Atlantik as a lead singer, worked with the band for two years. He performed alongside the "original" Atlantik lineup (Tony Prescott, Nicole Greaves, etc).

2002: Joined well known band Horyzon, replacing the late Wayne Riodriguez and working alongside Steve Sealey, Anslem Douglas and (the then-undiscovered) Michelle Sylvester.

2003: Joined Eddie Charles' band Triple X, where he again teamed up with Michelle Sylvester as a vocalist.

2004 & 2005: Performed at the majority of Trinidad's major Carnival events as a backup vocalist for Michelle Sylvester who had by then become a solo star. backed up Sylvester for both her wins in 2005 (International Soca Queen and first ever Groovy Soca Monarch).

2005: Was asked to record a song on the popular TakeOver Riddim by producer Kasey Phillips and had one of the year's most popular singles as a result with "Up.

2006: Released the single "Ting 4 D Road" which made him a household name in Trinidad and one of the year's most sought after performers. Toured extensively and went on to win the first ever Caribbean Soca Monarch title in St. Lucia on July 16th, beating out reigning Monarchs and fierce competitors from all the other Caribbean islands to do so. _________________________________________________________________

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