Quickies: Singing Melody releases 'Collide'

With a career spanning more than 20 years, lovers' rock singer Singing Melody has reintroduced himself to his fans with the premiere of the first official single from his upcoming album They Call Me Mr Melody. Produced by Lynford 'Fatta' Marshall the new single, titled Collide, leads the way for the highly anticipated 13-track album, which the man best known for Want You Back and Say What has been working on since the start of the year.

According to Melody, the song, which was demoed two years ago, is a perfect fit for the album and a wonderful gift to the fans who will buy it. "Collide is an amazing song that tells a story of a couple who are in love but have problems communicating and that drives them apart, but eventually they reunite," Melody explains. "Two years ago, Fatta came to me to do that song and I ended up doing a demo for it but never completed the project until recently. Initially, I didn't want to put a cover song on this album, but I have some of the most loyal fans in the business who have stayed with me and supported me over the years, so I decided to give them a gift in the form of a free single - thus colliding, or reuniting, with my fans."

With plans to shoot a video for Collide already in the pipeline, Singing Melody is now gearing up for a rigorous promotional campaign aimed at rebranding his image for a younger audience, while maintaining the sheer sophistication of a true pioneer.

Bramma tells ladies 'I Love You'

With a hot mixtape created by German Sound Sensi Movement now out, deejay Bramma has refuelled his energy box and recorded a couple of tracks that are now ready for release. Among them is a track produced by Steven 'Genius' McGregor called I Love You, which was specially done for the ladies.

This track, he says, "will reflect a different side of Bramma" and so the ladies should look out for that.

Other releases to come are Go Deh Gyal and Peppa, also done with the Genius. Bramma recently released a track that features Elephant Man on the 12-12 Riddim, produced by DJ Smurf, titled Roll Out (Do Whey Mi Waan), which is already getting some good spins.

Bramma spends his days working out in the gym and studios as he prepares for "some shows coming up", which will soon be announced.

David Tulloch spearheads 'If Walls Could Talk'

In recent times, five-time ITI Actor Boy award-winning David Tulloch has been making his contributions to theatre offstage. His latest offering is Probemaster Entertainment's new dramatic comedy, If Walls Could Talk, for which he is writer and director. The play opens at the Pantry Playhouse on Friday, October 14, and will run until Sunday, November 27.

If Walls Could Talk boasts a star-studded cast of Winston 'Bello' Bell, Denise Hunt, Christopher McFarlane, Rosie Murray, Marsha-Ann Hay and Christopher Taylor, and the chemistry from this blend of talent is highly anticipated. After bringing back the likes of Bell, Hunt, Barbara McCalla and Zandriann Maye, Tuloch now includes in this talented roster veteran actress, Rosie Murray.

If Walls Could Talk is a dramatic comedy that takes the audience into the lives and marriage of The Baileys.

Konshens does mixtape for the ladies

Konshens has teamed up once again with Kingston All-Stars to create a mixtape for the ladies, Konshens Girls Sextape. It is 100 per cent for the ladies and the second mixtape Konshens and Kingston All-Stars have produced together.

Konshens is currently on the second half of an extensive tour of Europe, along with the SubKonshus Band and fast-rising young deejay Darrio. They made stops in almost every major European city, performing on festivals as well as in popular club venues, and also performing in Israel for the first time. The band is now back on Jamaican soil and Konshens and Darrio will continue their run for another month.

Konshens has been working overtime to maintain a strong presence on the local scene, as he has singles released recently such as 12 to 12 on the 12 to 12 Riddim, Love This Life featuring new singer Markhize, Gal Dem Song on Head Concussions' Rio Riddim, Hard Fi Love on Jeremy Harding's Deep Cover Riddim, and Violation on the School Fee Riddim, which also features Agent Sasco, Chozen, Darrio, and more artistes.
Protoje to tour St Elizabeth schools

Singjay Protoje will be busy doing his own school tour in his home parish St Elizabeth soon. The singjay will be visiting his alma mater Munro College, as well as schools in Black River, Junction, and in Mandeville, Manchester.

He said he is doing the tour "because for one I am from there, so I have easier access to the schools; also, I wanted the children and students of my parish to be able to just show up for school and get a performance out of nowhere".

Protoje recently shot the video for his song No Lipstick from his The 7 Year Itch album. The video was shot by his sister, Leann 'Dreamseeker' Olliverre.

Brick and Lace release new video

After months on hiatus to regroup and diversify their musical interests, Brick and Lace are now debuting their latest video, In Love With the Music, produced by top French DJs, Golden Crew. The creative chemistry between the ladies and the talented music spinners has generated an uptempo Euro Dance/reggae infused single, which is currently getting heavy rotation on Trace TV, MTV and Africa via South Africa's Channel O. The group now looks forward to the wonderful support and camaraderie of their fans as they continue to make great music - ever holding the Jamaican brand up for the entire world to see and marvel at.