Hutchy "My Time" was 4 most added to CMJ-New World 2 weeks in a row! In case you didn't know, Hutchy was one of the vocalists on the last Thievery Corporation CD. Airplay confirmed on over 150 stations with great support from Global Rhythm, Big up Radio, Corazine, LA Weekly and more!
Something a bit different from this JA born but USA residing artist and producer. Hutchy was a big DJ and producer in Washington DC during the Nineties playing everything form house to hip hop to funk. A few years later and the first collection of tracks is ready for a full release - the album has a sound of its own; slightly spacey in production with a reggae foundation of bass and drums and an end product that does not behave like regular reggae. It is the house element that makes it different but the The War On Terror track is one of the standouts for me and that just drops like killer dancehall.
My Time (Ruff Cut RUFF CUT003)
Hutchy, aka Michael Hutchinson, is a renowned Washingon
DC promoter and DJ, most famous for his roots-influenced club night
exodus and this shows in the first offering on his own Ruff Cut label.
With a flavour ranging from Gregory Isaacs-influenced lovers rock on Lotion through to more dancehall-coloured tracks like Love Plot, the album charts a
suitable mellow path.-UK
Hutchy is a Michael Hutchinson, a Jamaican-born, Washington DC- based producer who does a fine line iin elcectronica-tinged dub and reggae. This is full of warm yet rugged dub outs, ragga-esque rubs and rocker riddims. It's melodic while 'real', and will appeal to anyone into dub-deged sounds. Paul Sullivan Mint Track: 'Flowers' -UK
Hutchy is a Jamaican artist receiving plenty of airplay in Washington DC, where his fusion reggae and dub seems to be working a treat and has seen him work with Thievery Corporation amongst others. The immeiate singalong potential of the song-based material is evident in 'Get A Whole Of Yourself', with a bright wide open sound that goes well with the vocals. Meanwhile 'Bad Boys Run The World' works well with its solo and response, while 'War On Terror' is not afraid to confront some very pertinent issues. Thoughtful and uplifting at the same time.
-Ben Hogwood
This album got the best rating of 5 dancing men.
"My Time" is a classic dancehall, dub and reggae masterpiece from Hutchy (aka Michael Hutchinson - founder and label head of ruff Cut Records). Hutchy's been on the music scene since the 90s, establishing himself in Wasahington DC after relocating from Jamaica, incorporating everything from hiphop to funk into his DJ sets. In fact he has been so busy since then, that it has taken him this long to release this, his debut album. If you're a dancehall, dub or reggae fan, you'll want this in your collection! -UK
Any fan of the Trojan back catalogue will fall head over heels with Jamaican born Hutchy. My Time is pure dancehall vibe, mashing scattered electronics into the mix with traditional reggae and dub to create a barrage of sun drenched sounds to shake your booty to. Tracks like In the Mood and Making News are reminiscent of the sounds going on in the reggae scene in the late eighties when a new sense of fusion and musical cookery were pumping out of valve amps up and down the country. Noel White -UK
Hutchy - My Time
By Charlotte Otter
Normally summer in Britain means sunshine, long evenings in the park and record labels trying to push mediocre reggae bands on the unsuspecting public in a bid to cash in on the summer vibes. This year its been different. For a start its been raining non stop and secondly the said reggae artists have been surprisingly talented. Take for example, Hutchy, American based singer and performer. His debut album, "My Time" features a wonderful mix of laid back beats and uplifting tunes, combing elements of dub, roots reggae and dancehall rhythms. A fantastic fix for any reggae junkie.
DC native Hutchy was originally born in Jamaica but moved to the nation's capitol in the 1980's. He soon become a well known DJ and contributor to the go-go and club world that DC is so famous for. His music is dub mixed with roots reggae with elements of dancehall mixed in. Fun filled times are “My Time” and Hutchy knows that he can entertain any crowd with his uplifting joints. Nice production makes this a damn nice find for any reggae junkie.
Sometimes, things happen overnight. Other times, culture has to simmer....
Ruff Cut Records has been in the making for 10 years. Hutchy, the
Jamaican MC, started out in 1992 as a club promoter and MC in Washington, DC. The name of his party was Exodus, and it happened every Friday night on the corner of Connecticut & K Streets NW. That¹s where Hutchy developed his style of incorporating a vast array of musical styles rare groove, house, hip-hop, and funk.
"At the time I was doing it it was unheard of," recalls Hutchy. No one had ever done this before. Not even New York. At a later date, I learned from the Brand New Heavies it was not done in London either. So I have to have been the originator or at least one of them. It is also difficult to convince most who have heard my performances that I am not the originatorfor that of music."
The club where this all went down was called "The Down Under." The venue served as a deli during the day and turned nightclub after dark. ³We were the first promoters to have done this in the city,² recalls Hutchy. Exodus immediately took off and there was no turning back. Soon there were large lines forming outside the club's entrance. The crowd was mostly an international, multiracial and the first gathering of its kind in Washington D.C.
Ali, currently with Deep Dish, and Hutchy were the main selectors. While the music pumping and Ali spinning rare grooves, Hutchy would move to the Control Tower (the club¹s dj booth) and introduced himself to the crowd as the master of ceremonies..."Your money, my money, and many money." From the sound system blasting you could hear Hutchy chanting through the speakers,"Emergency man! Respect! Jesus Christ----- it's nice!!!" and the crowd just went crazy. The party had just started.
Hutchy wasn't the only player in the game: Exodus also featured of Ali & Sharam (Deep Dish); Brian Transeau, who is now known as BT; Eric Hilton, now Thievery Corporation; Farid who is now Rhythm and Culture. "That was a wicked crew, so much talent under one roof," says Hutchy proudly. "People commonly ask me what took me so long to fulfill my dream, but back in 95 I had a record release circulating on pop radio," says Hutchy. "However, the attitude of the whole music business turned me off so much
that I turned to the underground. I was doing a few projects here and there but nothing serious. Whenever I would show up at a gig I was confronted with.. questions of when my cd is coming out. This gave me the drive and support to get back into the game."
"Still a novice to the music business, my mind was made up of what I wanted to do and this was to own my own label, produce and perform. I came up with Ruff Cut label 10 years ago not having any engineering skills or musical training. The first computer I bought was 6 years ago with the assistance of a computer specialist. I totally drove him crazy because my standards were too high until I finally got one custom built for music production."
Hutchy chose to go the digital route over analog for the sake of simplicity. "Simplicity is the best policy,"he says.
Hutchy is a self-taught engineer who had no prior computer experience. "Seven years ago if you asked me what a mouse was I would have said a rat in the kitchen," he says. "I have come a long way since making my first song and defining the future of Ruff Cut. I have the ability to do multiple tasks in the studio, creating my own beats, singing and toasting"(rapping). The first set of releases on Ruff Cut will be all Hutchy's creation, and in the future he will be producing other artists in the genres he's familiar with, including reggae, dub and electronica. Ruff Cut will be emphasizing originality and there will be no profanity in the productions. "Ruff Cut will be known as a clean label," says Hutchy. No problem man.
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