Di Blueprint Band
Di Blueprint band is a Jamaican R&B, Reggae[1] and Pop band.
History[edit]
Di Blueprint was formed by students at the Edna Manley College of the Visual & Performing Arts in Saint Andrew Parish, Jamaica. They entered and won a Battle of the Bands competition in Jamaica, and subsequently performed in the 2012 Lions in the Garden concert, organized by Rootz Releaf and La Reserva Foundation.[2]
On December 9, 2012 the band won the Global Battle of the Bands World Finals and gained the title of "Best New Band in the World",[3][4] replacing another Jamaican band, Dubtonic Kru, the previous year's winner.[5]
Di Blueprint dedicated their win of the GBOB world finals to Rameish Folks, a former member of the band who died before being able to go London.[6][7]
Di Blueprint has been featured in the April 2012 issue of Buzzz Magazine and performed on Itey & Fancy Cat show and were the winners of the Jamaica Global Battle of the Bands competition.[8]
Three of the members of the band left after the competition.[9] The band regrouped and performed at various venues in Jamaica,[10] including the Jamaica Jazz and Blues Festival and the Arts in the Park festival in 2013.[11][12]
The Di Blueprint has performed at the Gungo Walk World Music Festival and has experimented with the use of the computer audio processing plug-in Autotune by Antares with their vocals on select songs as they fuse dance, reggae and dancehall music forms.[13] In 2014, the band toured internationally with singer Konshens.[14]
Di Blueprint has also performed at Usain Bolt's "Tracks & Records" at their "Behind the Screen" performance series.[15]
Members[edit]
The members of the band in 2013 were guitarist and lead singer Elton Brown,[16] bass player Alex Gallimore,[17] Keyboardist and musical director Vern Hill, Band leader and drummer Kedron Kennedy.[18] [19] [20] [21]
References[edit]
- ^ "Harry Johnson, Legendary Jamaican Producer of Harry J Studios Credited with First Reggae Single, Dead at 67". Billboard, Patricia Meschino, Kingston | April 08, 2013
- ^ "Lions in the Garden". Pree Jamaica. 6 June 2012
- ^ Meschino, Patricia. "Jamaican Music Biz Reacts to Controversial Volkswagen Super Bowl Ad". Billboard.biz. Retrieved 4 February 2013.
- ^ Di Blueprint sketches Battle of the Bands title - Entertainment - Jamaica Gleaner - Sunday | December 16, 2012
- ^ Johnson, Richard (11 December 2012). "Di Blue Print for victory". Jamaica Observer. Retrieved 23 December 2012.
- ^ "Di Blueprint Sketches Battle Of The Bands Title". Jamaica Gleaner. 16 December 2012. Retrieved 23 December 2012.
- ^ Nicolls, Noelle (19 December 2012). "Stinkin Wayz Steals Home Crowd At Global Competition". Tribune 242. Retrieved 23 December 2012.
- ^ "Introducing "Di Blueprint" Jamaican Reggae Band". Vibez Station. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 10 October 2012.
- ^ "No smooth sailing for Di Blueprint after band competition". Jamaica Gleaner, Sep 4, 2014
- ^ "Rebel Salute, a first for new Richmond Estate venue". Jamaica Gleaner, Sunday | December 30, 2012
- ^ "Journey to Jamaica Jazz and Blues 2013" Archived 2017-01-23 at the Wayback Machine. Metro News, January 28, 2013.
- ^ "Arts in the Park Vital for Showcasing Country’s Entertainment Brand – State Minister Crawford". Jamaica Information Centre. Kadian Brown May 7, 2015
- ^ Campbell, Curtis (September 4, 2012). "Gungo Walk Delivers Quality". Jamaica Gleaner.
- ^ " Globetrotting Konshens" Archived 2017-01-23 at the Wayback Machine. Barbados Today, by Davandra Babb on December 18, 2014.
- ^ Henry, Davina. "Di Blueprint Band Delivers Rock-Star Energy". jamaica-gleaner.com. The Jamaica Gleaner. Retrieved 30 March 2013.
- ^ "Jamaica’s ‘Di Blueprint’ Band wins GBOB 2012". Itz Caribbean, December 13, 2012
- ^ "A-Game to stay Real n’ True for 2016". Jamaica Observer, December 29, 2015
- ^ "Di Blueprint Band Sonicbids EPK". Sonicbids.com.
- ^ "House of the Arts | 2012 Year in Review | House of the Arts". Archived from the original on 2014-09-01. Retrieved 2014-02-21.
- ^ "Di Blueprint Band…the Best Band In The World". Jamaicansmusic.com, Biko Kennedy. Jan 21, 2013
- ^ "ReggaeSpace.com • The Know • Di Blueprint Band World Champions of GBOB 2012". Archived from the original on 2016-03-03. Retrieved 2014-02-21.