The vibes are turned up (((LOUD))) in the studio right now,
as I hold a reasoning with Roland
McDermott of Born Rollin Productions!
Some have heard the name because of the recent promotion of Iba Mahr. Others know the name because of the amount of
work Rollin has done with several artists.
Others still know the name because they want to know why the Princess
Gone ‘rollin!’
The year was 2000 when Roland produced the riddim Adrenalin Rush (“Wine and Roses” by
Anthony B, “When” by Junior Kelly featuring Igena and “Princess Gone” by Jah
Mason). The riddim, recorded live at Tuff Gong Studio’s in Kingston,
featured the musicianship of Leroy ‘Horsemouth’ Wallace on Drums, Rohan Garden
on Riddim Guitar, Strickland Stone (Dubtonic Kru) on Bass, Mikey Fletcher on
Acoustic Guitar, Obeah on Keyboards as well as Christopher Birch on Keyboards. The riddim was mixed by Shane C. Brown! That was the beginning of history!
Of the riddim Rollin says “I feel great about the success of
the riddim and the Jah Mason song Princess Gone. It didn’t hit in Jamaica at first, it
actually hit in Barbados and Trinidad and overseas. Within Jamaica, Irie FM was giving the riddim
a lot of love. Jocks like Ron Mushcette, Mighty Mike,
Elise Kelly and Sunshine were playing it and giving it strength!”
Of the single Princess Gone Rollin says “I had given the
riddim to Jah Mason from before so
he could vibes to the riddim. It was a
Sunday when he came to the studio to record.
As Sandy Davis said ‘red light,’ Jah Mason began to record, and the
whole song, everything you hear, was recorded in one take and it was done on
reel to reel – analog, not digital. As
soon as Jah Mason finished recording, he looked at us and said, that is a hit
song.”
That my friend was Roland McDermott’s first riddim he ever
produced and the hits keep coming!
Today, we throw it back with Roland McDermott and the chune “Princess
Gone” performed by Jah Mason,
taken from the album The Saga Bed
produced by Roland!
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