Accused of releasing substandard projects for the deejay


Gully Bop

CURTIS CAMPBELL, STAR Writer

Producer/studio engineer/dancehall artiste Tiyarro has lashed out against up-and-coming producers for releasing poorly produced projects for Gully Bop.

According to the producer, many persons want to capitalise on the artiste's popularity and ignorance and are destroying his brand in the process.

The producer says he has heard at least three songs recently released for Gully Bop, which are not of a professional standard. While not releasing the names of the songs, Tiyarro advises the producers to step up their game.

"This is the thing with our music, too much waggonists. Every man wah produce Gully Bop now and some of them can't produce properly. Inexperience and anxiousness play a major part especially if the artiste that is being produced is currently the centre of attention. Most producers want to hurry up and grab the limelight, while it exists.I have heard about three songs for Gully Bop wey nuh ready fi road. Lyrically, the songs good, but the productions are not really good.," he said.

Tiyarro says Gully Bop's split with Claims Records might just work against him, if he allows his music to be produced by opportunists lacking in the right skills.

certain knowledge

"I am not trying to knock anybody hustle, but most producers are not audio engineers and without certain knowledge of the craft, they sometimes fail to see or hear the error in the way they are releasing a track. And without being properly mixed and mastered, a production posses a threat to them as a producer by damaging their reputation and also lowers an artiste's presentation to fans. At least with Claims Records you heard some better production ... di man talented so play your part to," Tiyarro urged Gully Bop's producers.

Tiyarro is credited for his production on the single Life Goes On, performed by Deepjahi and Summertime, a collaboration with Serani.

"I as an artiste/producer of my own label Inna Wi Genes Records, strongly advises and encourages young up-and-coming producers to take pride in your work. In this generation of dancehall first impression lasts," he said.

Former manager of Gregory Isaacs, Ruddy Isaacs also had some advice for the Internet sensation.

"Gully Bop a mi bredda in law enuh ... but watch ya, song must be mastered and mixed before you put it out. One of the biggest problem why a man can do that is because the public is not a listening public, and if yu want yu thing reach far it have to do good. Because the people dem a foreign a listen, dem nuh joke wid dem music," he said.

Gully Bop's manager, Shauna Chin, was unavailable for comment.