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MEGAH BANTON has maintained a deep affection for music as long as he can remember. garth romie alexander williams, who was later dubbed MEGAH BANTON , grew up outside kingston, Jamaica in the third city of portmore. Since his early days as a youth, he crooned the lyrics of Dennis Brown, Yellow man and Alton Ellis over his father's sound system at neighborhood sessions. MEGAH was soon writing his own tunes and developing his own lyrical style while in the second form at ST. ANDREW TECHNICAL HIGH SCHOOL.
MEGAH'S reputation as a talented young DJ grew as a teenager. He began performing at local stage shows and was introduced by RICKY GENERAL to notorious reggae mogul/ producer Jack Scorpio. It was while recording with black scorpio lable that mega earned his name from an elder musician, black mice, for his intense delivery and provocatiive vocal flair. He began to record tracks like GIVE IT A EASE which is the first song the magician as he is called by his friends as ever recorded. the song echoed the harsh reality of the life that surrounded him with a positive message. MEGAH'S swift hard-hitting lyrical delivery distinguished him among the emerging DJs with songs that epitomized the dancehall era of the early 90s.
In 1993 MEGAH BANTON released his debut album,FIRST POSITION, on VP records with hit singles such as NAME A MENTION, GLAMOROUS,COBINATION MIX , AND A SO WI STAY. The single, SOUND BOY KILLING of the same album charted on the US BILLBOARD charts and propelled MEGAH'S career to the next level. MEGAH BANTON landed a deal with SONY RECORDS in 1996 and recorded 1,000,000 MEGA WATTS.
MEGAH has spent the past couple of years recording with various producers and lables in jamaica including jam 2, Steely baby g, King Jammy, John John,equanox,breaton connection and Free willy which he said is his favourite producer at this point. MEGAH has toured with members of the shocking Vibes crew including Beenie man and Tanto Metro and Devonte. The popular street anthems; MONEY INA MI POCKET and PON DI CORNER, rivived MEGAH'S status as one of Jamaica's most respected DJs and stayed on the Reggae charts in Jamaica and the United States for several months in 2003. Popular singles such as RISE IT, GIMMI DEM, and GARISON featuring Mr. Lex, have kept MEGAH BANTON on top of his game. Both GIMMI DEM and GARRISON were released on Gargamel Records and produced by one of MEGAH'S musical inspirations, BUJU BANTON. Although, MEGAH has been limited his appearance on dancehall rythms in the last few years, He still manages to preserve his untouchable style and status.
MEGAH BANTON also more recently known as MEGAH DI MEGLADON is currently under the management of TWINKLEEK ENTERTAINMENT and is in the final stages of completion of his new album, THUG POETRY to be released in the fall of 2009. The new album features a combination of MEGAH'S usual hardcore dancehall edge with an added touch of hip- hop with a variety of tunes and topics such as HOLD ME CLOSER, MONEY VENTURE, ANNOINTED as well as guest appearances by several renowned hip-hop and rap artists. songs of the upcoming release as well as MEGAH'S current tracks will also be featured on his upcoming mix CD ENEMIES ON DEADLY GROUND. which will be out the summer of 09. MEGAH has prooved his position as a undeniable force in the dance hall scene and continues to leave his mark.
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