Blak Diamon

The concept of his music is world music, which encompasses music of all
genres. With Reggae, R and B and Hip Hop sounds, Blak Diamon hopes to
reach the multicultural groups with his up-tempo style and put fun back into
dance music.
Born Shawn Myrie in Jamaica to industrialist parents, he grew up in a
middle class family, where he had the responsibility of being “the man of
the house,” while his parents were out attending to business. BLAK DIAMON
did not have the pleasure of attending parties, or going out with friends but instead, had to pay great
attention to his other siblings and school work.
His love for music started at an early age where he started out playing Congo drums with his father. After
attending the University of Western Ontario in Canada, where he majored in Psychology, BLAK DIAMON
decided to come back to Jamaica to do music with his brother Andrew “Anju Blaks” Myrie, who had built
a home studio initially with only two turn tables. Both brothers eventually started a sound system called
Uptempo, which they used to play at various parties and special events.
By this time BLAK DIAMON and his brother had gotten familiar with various artists and disc jockeys in
the industry. BLAK DIAMON, in being the manager of the Uptempo sound, wanted to embark on producing.
He then acquired a drum machine where he began constructing rhythms. His first rhythm was called
“Conscience” given to him by King Jammy’s youngest son Jam 2, which featured popular artists, namely
Bounti Killa, Elephant Man, Alozade and Nicky B.
In all this, BLAK DIAMON began to write songs for his rhythms, and his first recording was with Keely
B, entitled “Move that Body.” The single was not released, but was uploaded onto MySpace where they
received great feedback. As a result of his producing and writing skills, BLAK DIAMON was introduced to
other producers in New York who were intrigued by his work and wanted to work with him immediately.
Since then BLAK DIAMON has recorded over 20 songs and has collaborated with local artists such as
D-Mus, Jaro, Chedda and Kid Kurrupt out of Sean Paul’s Dutty Cup group. In early 2009, BLAK DIAMON
also collaborated with international platinum artists Young Berg, Shiest Bubs (Purple City HYPERLINK
“http://www.jamaica-star.co... \t “_blank” Records) and Cap One of Motown
records on their single entitled “Empire.”
“I am ecstatic about such an opportunity, because now I am collaborating with such big acts out of the
United States,” BLAK DIAMON stated. With his brazen appeal he also worked with Antigua’s singing
sensation Shermain on their single “Just 2 Bad,” which is rotating rapidly up the charts on the Jamaican
airwaves. BLAK DIAMON is also looking forward to releasing his music video for one of his singles fall
2009, and collaborating with Junior Reid over the summer.
BLAK DIAMON is currently HYPERLINK “http://www.jamaica-star.co... \t
“_blank” working with producer Anju Blaks of Uptempo International Music group. Amid fascinating feedback
for his latest singles, “Just 2 Bad,” “Whine Like This” and “Gimme Di Dro,” BLAK DIAMON hopes to
make a difference in the music by reducing some of the swagger and letting the good times roll.