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CLINARK

THE REGGAE TORCH

Bermuda born Reggae artist Clinark, has finally achieved a lifetime goal – a self penned album ‘Journey to Foreign’ under his own indie label ‘Nurture Projects Music’ (2008). It’s almost 4 years in the making, which saw him make a difficult journey from paradise (Bermuda) to sing in the UK in 2004. Clinark launched his album  on a beautiful beach (Snorkel Park)  in Bermuda with the support of featured artist Gramps Morgan and Peetah Heritage of the worlds top  Reggae Band Morgan Heritage serenading the event with the lead collaboration ‘Life in the Ghetto’. 

 

Clinark, (real name Clinarke Dill), also sang under the name of Dill-in -Jah and is often compared to the late Garnett Silk  with  his ability to span all ranges extending to tenor, coupled with the captivating  spiritual stage presence reminiscent of Marley has, brought together this classic work and also feat. Richie Spice, Luciano, Maxi Priest, Kofi, Brinsley, Forde (Aswad) and Irie Love, Troy Anthony, Fantan Mojah. Clinark said 'Wow, it’s been a great 4 year struggle to bring the album out, Mafia & Fluxy and Dillie at Stingray, helped me to produce something so amazing, with all the musicians and artists that believed in me and worked on the project, I feel that they really understood my work and brought it out at its best.' The official video for Life in the Ghetto is featured on You Tube and  on rotation on Tempo Channels and on Reggae Top Ten Video Alley and various network channels.

 

Background

So what has happened to lead this artist from Bermuda to the heights of Roots & Culture & Lovers Rock, Reggae Music? Why was his journey so difficult than most? What we are sure of is that Clinark, as humble and as talented as he is, certainly possesses the gift of composing music and song. In Feb 2009 he won best song in the  VH1 S ong of the Year contest for ‘As a Man I Weep’ a track from  the ‘Journey’ album featuring Maxi Priest.

 

Bermuda

Bermuda is a group of small island in the Atlantic ocean several hundred miles from  birth of Reggae in Jamaica, however even though Bermuda remains a British Colony, the most favoured music is predominately reggae, although R&B is having a major impact. Recently we have seen the rise of another Bermudian artist; Collie Budzz and so too rising Reggae Gospel star Troy Anthony, who also features on the ‘Journey’ Album. So how did a son of Seven Day Adventists get to have such a driving passion for Reggae?  Clinark says ‘From an early age, I used to have a recurring dream of conversing with Bob Marley on a mountain top, with his children by his side.  

 

Youth Creation

Clinark sang and played keyboards and drums in Youth Creation Band from he was 15 years. The band gained much recognition and a single was released called 'Come in de land'(1985) culminating in an album in 1987 called 'Jah is on our Side.'  Clinark wrote and sang lead  and backing vocals, played key boards drums on some of the tracks: 'The love that I feel', 'We must fight against Apartheid', Worldwide Problems' and ‘'Drug Population.’ Coincidently the band also opened shows with Aswad, Third World, Steel Pulse, Dennis Brown and more and we find that he lists these performers in his repertoire of covers and cites these artists as his main influences for his music today.

 

Studio Six

 Later he joined the Studio Six Band (1990 to 1993) performing as a singer and keyboard player he later joined the Jahstice Band (1994 to 1998). In 1997, the band began work on an album. Clinark wrote some of the songs  'Strugglin,'  'Give Thanks & Praises' and ' More and More.' A couple of other songs 'One Love One Destiny’, (which became an anthem for the band) and 'Can't Let Go'  Unfortunately, the album remained unfinished as the other lead vocalist/songwriter left the band shortly after the initial recording, Clinark decided to leave the band at the end of 1999.

 

Vertigo

The year 2000 was a more desperate time for Clinark. He was suddenly struck down with a mysterious debilitating illness. This left him incapacitated with sudden bouts of nausea & dizziness and inability to walk. He was bed ridden and unable to work for several months.   Doctors were baffled. Eventually, in 2002, Clinark was finally diagnosed as suffering with a severe vertigo symptoms. Clinark sought relief from a naturopath and eventually he saw a gradual decline in his symptoms. He was then able to run a small import business called. Riviera Roots Wear which sold wholesale and retail cultural goods and herbal products and continues as an online store today.

 

Dill-in-jah

Astonishingly, Clinark's voice remained in full form. In 2003 he was asked by his lifelong friend, and former Jahstice keyboard player and songwriter, Antwon Pitt, to form a duo called African Descendants. The duo created a large catalogue of songs, (some as yet to be released and recorded). Offers from producers in Jamaica, and the reggae fraternity in Europe and USA came in, but Clinark was not yet fully recovered. Despite this, Clinark was still able to put out a sell out single in 2004. Clinark released for the hit single ' Dem Come' (10") which he sang under the name of 'Dill-in-jah' on the 'Dread Unity' label in the UK. It caused a great stir with sound systems in Europe, fans called him the 'The New Garnett Silk. '

 

Journey to Foreign

In 2004, planned trip for the Clinark & Pitt to record in Jamaica was postponed. So Clinark decided to take up an invitation from his new manager, Juliet Edwards to go to London, England. The plan was for Clinark to record a couple of tracks with her brother's drummer and producer, 'Tony 'Tech- T' Edwards and Rob Edwards Jnr.  Clinark travelled to the UK in December 2004. Miraculously, Clinark's symptoms reduced further,   he was barely able to walk short distances but the cooler climate suited his condition. This team eventually came together to form the independent record label, Nurture Projects Music.

 

 

Clinark Live

He  also reverted back to his real name ' Clinark' . His visits  produced a buzz of excitement in the studio, producers .These short sessions in the studio proved that the fire was just been lit on this talented artist. Clinark says ' We just got together and everything just worked.  It was something I had been waiting for, for so long and all the ingredients were there.'  A plan was hatched to record an album. This became the ‘Journey’ album project Clinark and Juliet immediately got to work on writing songs for the project. Clinark learned to build his tracks digitally. By 2006 Clinark teamed up with UK recording with producers, Mafia and Fluxy in April 2006.  Shortly after a live recording of Clinark at the prestigious Dutch venue 'Groene Engel ' in Oss, Miraculously his recording captured the first performance perfectly by sound engineer Sander Hartman. The demand for the copies of the performance became so great that it w released. This became ‘Clinark Live in Holland with Poor Man Friend’ band, the first product under the Nurture Projects Label. So now we have 2 classic works from this talented artist.

 

Nurture Projects Music.

Artist Website:  

www.clinark.com

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.... Bless Clinark - The Reggae Torch Executive Producer: Clinark (C.Dill) Producers: Leroy Mafia Heywood & Dave Fluxy Heywood Production/Mixing Engineer: Carl Dillie McLeod Recorded At Stingray Studios, London, UK Recording Engineer (Tracks): Gussie P, Recorded At Mafia & Fluxy Studios, London, UK Keyboards & Bass Guitar: Leroy Mafia Heywood Drums & Percussions: Dave Fluxy Heywood Riddim & Lead Guitar: Stanley Andrews Matic Horns: Henry 'Buttons' Tenyue (Trombone) & Brian Edwards (Saxophone) Backing Vocalists: Kofi & Barbara Knapp All Tracks Composed Arranged By Clinark Except For Glorify and Angel Eyes Vocal Engineer: Livingstone Brown (As A Man I Weep) Album Demo Producer & Glorify Track Arranged by Tony Tec T Edwards Angel Eyes Track Arranged by Mafia & Fluxy Mastered by Mike Caplin, Lion Fox Studio, Washington DC, USA A&R: Juliet L Edwards, Nurture Projects Nurture Projects Music Moblie: +441 07908 122 410 Business Tel + 441 0208 804 2367 Email: info@clinark.com Category: Music Tags: Clinark Irie Love It's True Journey to Foreign Reggae Lovers Rock Bermuda UK Jamaica Hawaii Mafia and Fluxy Stingray Records Nurture Projects Music Dof Films Message From Cilnark Check out my new video release this summer of the song Its True which is a song on my Journey to Foreign album featuring Hawaiian/Jamaican songstress, Irie Love. It was filmed in the UK on location outside our Studio in Leyton East London UK in July last year. We also filmed at South End Beach - it was so cold in the morning in May this year, thankfully the day brightened up and we finished the day in Jubilee Park, Edmonton London. Thanks to Chris Cargill, Director, Editor Jesse Bamfro and Lee Tarrier of DOF Films for this production, as we met them last year as film students, after our first project 'Life in the Ghetto' music video, they are developing well. Thanks also to camera man Tony Blackwood who filmed some of the footage. And all the people in the video who managed to turn up on the day at short notice and of course Henry 'Buttons' Denyue, on the Trombone who travelled from the coast on the day. Special thanks to my manager, Juliet Edwards who pulled everything together or despite suffering from a serious illness for 3 years, and holding down a day job, thank God shes well now. And to her Mom & Dad, who appear in the video, alongside, Juliets brothers, Rob and Tony - Tech T more of her family, Nephews Anthony Jacobs , R&B singer, Junior Swaby AKA Oaks, and Jason -The famous DJ Pioneer of Kiss FM. That reminds me I wonder if he could persuade DJ Rodigan to play at least one of my tunes! Thanks to DJ's Gammo Speng, Daddy Ernie, from Choice FM, and Vibes FM who have been playing my tunes cos they like them! Also to Daddy Fridge and Mr T.from lightning FM who loved the song so much, they are actually in the video! More thanks Moureen and best wishes to beautiful baby Jahiem. Not forgetting those that put the album together, Dillie at Stingray Records, Mafia & Fluxy, Stanley Andrews, Kofi & Barbara Knapp who couldnt make it on the day. And all my fans out there and DJ's who spin my tunes. I have placed a link to the video from You Tube - hope you like it! Bless Clinark - The Reggae Torch Executive Producer: Clinark (C.Dill) Producers: Leroy Mafia Heywood & Dave Fluxy Heywood Production/Mixing Engineer: Carl Dillie McLeod Recorded At Stingray Studios, London, UK Recording Engineer (Tracks): Gussie P, Recorded At Mafia & Fluxy Studios, London, UK Keyboards & Bass Guitar: Leroy Mafia Heywood Drums & Percussions: Dave Fluxy Heywood Riddim & Lead Guitar: Stanley Andrews Matic Horns: Henry 'Buttons' Tenyue (Trombone) & Brian Edwards (Saxophone) Backing Vocalists: Kofi & Barbara Knapp All Tracks Composed Arranged By Clinark Except For Glorify and Angel Eyes Vocal Engineer: Livingstone Brown (As A Man I Weep) Album Demo Producer & Glorify Track Arranged by Tony Tec T Edwards Angel Eyes Track Arranged by Mafia & Fluxy Mastered by Mike Caplin, Lion Fox Studio, Washington DC, USA A&R: Juliet L Edwards, Nurture Projects Nurture Projects Music Moblie: +441 07908 122 410 Business Tel + 441 0208 804 2367 Email: info@clinark.com Category: Music Tags: Clinark Irie Love It's True Journey to Foreign Reggae Lovers Rock Bermuda UK Jamaica Hawaii Mafia and Fluxy Stingray Records Nurture Projects Music Dof Films

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