The soulful chanter always had a special love for positive cultural music and his African Roots, which lead him to Rastafari; his love for righteousness earned him the moniker Mel-Chezidek which he later drops the Mel and used only Chezidek. He left St. Ann’s Bay for Kingston where he linked up with producer Phillip “Fattis” Burrell from Xterminator Production, where he recorded his first album in the year 2002 entitled “Harvest Time” distributed by VP Records, with popular tracks such as “Can’t hear must feel”, “Breakfree” and title track “Harvest Time”, which got a lot of airplay in Jamaica and Europe. His first number one hit single “Leave De Trees” on the “Our Promotion” label, produced by his brethren Hugh Miller aka Bunny Dan; went on BBC top (10) Dancehall charts sending an environmental message. Since then he has performed on major events Magnum Sting, Teen Splash, Dancehall Jam Jam, Bob Marley Tribute, and Tribute to Peter Tosh, Rebel Salute and upcoming show Western Consciousness. He was awarded best new artiste by the Jamaica Federation of Music and Affiliated Artiste (JFM) for Middlesex. The song “Call Pon Dem” is featured on Massive B radio in Grand Theft Auto IV game by Rockstar Studios. |
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