Mr. Myaz - contributed

Upcoming artiste Brenton Myers, aka Mr. Myaz and Krazy Champagne, says that as an artiste he will stand for what he calls 'difference'.

Difference, he said, is crucial in the music industry today. Referring to the negative vibes he has seen in the music industry, he said that if any positive changes were to come about it would take the cooperation of both selectors and DJs.

A resident of the Rose Town community, Mr. Myaz also spoke of how difficult it was to promote uplifting tracks.

"If you go to a producer the first ting him a ask yuh is if you 'ave nuh bad man tune. If the DJ dem stop write song weh a preach negativity bout gun an weh a diss di woman dem, and the selector dem refuse fi play di negative song dem den wi can start the unity effort, and bring back the music."

Describing himself as a multi-talented, creative, and lyrically humorous performing artiste, Mr. Myaz backs has a range of tracks that spans various genres.

His noteworthy track Raper Bwoy, released two months ago on the Bully Me rhythm, focuses on the rape and murder of Shanika Anderson that occurred two years ago, and was well received by radio.

Currently, two tracks of his, Nuh Badda Vex and Lovely Cricket on the M-Phatic Record Label are also being well received by radio audiences.

Inspired in his youth by artistes such as Professor Nuts, Papa San and Stitchie, Mr. Myaz says that he has used the on-stage and lyrical styling of these artistes to craft his own unique style. Without a doubt, spectators have been receptive of this performer as he has been on Sting three years in a row (2001, 2002, and 2003), Teen Splash, Reggae in the hills, Resurrection 2000, and Easta Fiesta.

Mr. Myaz aspires to be equally or even more successful than Sean Paul, but admits that it is difficult to even succeed in the Jamaican music industry when there is no backing for the positive songs that he promotes.