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Stingwray
Everol
Wray
Stingwray
Jamaica
Skills
  • Artisanal / Crafts

Artist Bio

A'music'student'of'Carlton'“Jackie”'Willacy,'he'learnt'to'play'the'trumpet'at'the'
Alpha'Boys’'School.'Also'a'student'of'Egbert'Evans,'the'late'Dizzy'Johnny'Moore'of'
the'Skatalites'and'the'late'Rev.'Billy'Cooke.'A'member'of'Lloyd'Parks'&'We'the'
People'band'from'1987O1997.'From'1997O1999,'he'played'for'Ziggy'Marley'&'the'
Melody'Makers'after'which'he'took'a'“leave/break”'from'music'between'1999O
2006.'During'this'time,'he'started'a'trucking'and'distributing'company'taking'him'to'
all'parts'of'Jamaica.
His'love'for'music'took'him'back'to'the'stage'in'2006.'He'is'presently'a'member'of'
the'band'IN2NATION'and'the'Lloyd'Parks'&'the'We'the'People'band.'Recently'
formed'his'band'Skalareg.'“Singwray’s”'studio'exploits'have'included'work'with'
Lauryn'Hill'on'her'multiOplatinum'CDO'The'Miseducation'of'Lauryn'Hill,'where'his'
trumpet'featured'on'her'hit'singleO'“Doo'Woop'(That'Thing)”,'alongside'Dean'Fraser'
(sax)'and'Nambo'Robinson'(trombone);'and'numerous'singles/songs'which'include:'
“Oh'Chikitita”OClive'‘Snowball”'Brown;'“In'the'Flow”OZiggy'Marley'&'the'Melody'
Makers;'“Special'Occasion'“O'Benjy'Myaz,'recently'enlisted'in'the'Boot'Camp'stable'
has'their'in'house'horn'player'and'been'on'the'label’s'many'singles'notably'
“Shalalaa'Rhythm”'featuring'Stevie'Face;'Mickey'Spice;'Jack'Radics'to'name'a'few.'
Last'but'not'least'is'the'rose'among'the'thorns'who'goes'by'the'moniker'Suga'
formerly'Brown'Suga'with'her'latest'single'the'perennial'“Young'Hearts'Run'Free'
“by'Candi'Staton,'produced'by'the'label’s'CEO'Paul'“Computer'Paul”Henton.
“Stingwray’s”'list'of'artistes'he'has'performed'with'reads'like'the'crème'de'la'crème'
of'the'Reggae'industry'which'runs'from'AOZ:'Alton'Ellis;'Bob'Andy;'Clarendonians;'
Dennis'Brown;'Errol'Dunkley;'Freddie'McGregor;'Gregory'Isaacs;'Heptones;'IO
Three;'John'Holt;'Ken'Boothe;'Lady'Saw;'Marcia'Griffiths;'Noddy'Virtue'etc.
He'has'toured'the'United'States'of'America,'Canada,'the'Caribbean,'Europe,'Japan'
and'South'America.''
“Stingwray”'has'performed'with'international'acts'to'include'Blue'Magic;'Chilites;'
Dorothy'Moore;'Ray,'Goodman'&'Brown;'Roberta'Flack;'Jeffrey'Osborne;'the'child'
prodigy'from'Canada'Nikki'Yanofsky'and'the'recently'concluded'2012'Air'Jamaica'
Jazz'&'Blues'festival'with'the'Temptations'Review.
He’s'presently'the'principal'trumpet'player'with'the'Jamaica'Symphony'Orchestra'
(JSO)'and'head'of'its'brass'section.'“Stingwray”'always'felt'the'need'to'give'back'
where'he'did'some'teaching'with'the'inner'city'kids'through'the'National'Youth'
Orchestra'of'Jamaica'(NYOJ).'In'the'future,'“Stingwray”'hopes'to'pursue'a'career'
scoring'music'for'film'and'to'this'end'he’s'doing'the'Associated'Board'of'the'Royal'
School'of'Music'(ABRSM)'conducting'diploma'exams.'Also'he'did'his'conducting
'debut'at'the'JaRIA'awards'show'February'25,2012,'where'arranged'a'medley'of'
Skatalites'tunes'to'rave'reviews.

Here'comes'his'first'instrumental'single'“Way'Back''Home”''featuring''Shawna'
Turner'on'the'Boot'Camp'label,'produced'by'Computer'Paul'enjoy.

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