Chromatics - The Caribbean's Best MC

CHROMATICS (The science of colors) Born in 1982 in St Joseph, Trinidad & Tobago to a British mother and Trinidadian father of East Indian decent, Richard Chromatics Raj-Kumar emerged into a world of music that reflected his diverse upbringing. He was introduced to Hip-Hop by a cousin in 1990, and this marked the beginning of his career. Lionel Richie, Julio Iglesias, Gypsy kings, heavy doses of Reggae and the Calypsos of his homeland all influenced his musical style. He first started writing rhymes in1994 and continued to develop as an artist. He released the hit single Start it! in June 2003, which was the number one requested song in the country for two months. His music is energetic, ethnic and heart felt, with a Caribbean flavour yet stamped with the approval of hip-hop. The unique style of his local tongue fused with a hardcore east coast influence all mesh to form a signature sound like nothing heard in hip-hop to date. His onstage presence is that of a veteran and he has performed at numerous venues in the Caribbean, the United States and England. Subsequently Chromatics has as a solo artist and as a part of the group Spotrushaz: * Been selected to showcase his talents for foreign recording executives at the Decibel Music Showcase in June 2001 and 2002. *Opened for Beat Club Recording artiste, Ms Jade at the 'Fire on The Beach' event in June 2002. * Opened for dancehall superstar, Sean Paul in October, 2002 * Performed at the Golden Star Resort in Tobago and Club Fantasia in Grenada during October, 2003 * Opened for hip-hop icons, Slick Rick and Doug E Fresh and veterans, Shannon and Lloyd E Stef at the Passion of Dance event on October 16, 2004 *Came Second in the Freestyle Battle The Jumpoff at The Mean Fiddler London England in August of 2004. *Performed alongside a star-studded cast of local and regional acts, including dancehall superstars, Bounty Killer and Elephant Man at the Heart of The Music benefit concert on October 31, 2004. *Released the single Put It Up produced by Lamar Beebo Pollard (Maximus Dan, etc) in August 2005 which garnered heavy rotation on Red 96.7 and other local radio stations. *Performed at Matt Murphys Pub in Boston Ma. October 2005 *Released the crossover smash The Ballad with soulful crooner Justin Cross in November 2005. A true story with a musical backdrop that is the perfect blend of Hip-Hop, R&B and Soca. The song is currently on heavy rotation on 104.1 and 104.7 More Fm. *Performed at Pier 1s Soca Thursdays in November 2005 *Chromatics released his fourth single off the album Against the Grain in April 2006. Basement Party a soulful hip-hop remake of Andre Tankers classic song. It was released simultaneously with the video and was the number one local hip-hop track through May, June and July in Trinidad & Tobago in 2006. *Launched Highway Records along with manager/business partner, Stuart Fortune in early 2007. Highway Records is the first and only record company built with the purpose of pushing local talent of all musical genres in Trinidad and Tobago. Highway Records plans to create a properly functioning music industry in Trinidad and Tobago and eventually rival VP Records as the premiere regional record company. *Released the classic album Against the Grain in April 2007, under Highway Records, and to date has sold over Thirteen hundred copies making it possibly the highest selling hip-hop release ever in the Caribbean. Thirteen hundred copies of any album being sold in a country of 1.3million is a major achievement. If one considers the fact that Trinidad is now opening its ears to rap music, one can truly see how advanced Chromatics is in terms getting his music sold. *Hosted the inaugural I am Hip Hop event in June 2007 at Pabloz. This was a first of its kind Trinidad Hip Hop event featuring DJ Jus Jase (The Trini Technician) and eight MCs doing battle for $1500 and the title of I am Hip Hop Freestyle Champion. *Chromatics, through the involvement of his record company (Highway Records) headlined at Heineken Music's Trinidad Final of the Heineken Green Synergy DJ competition at Pier 1. This event occured on the 25th of September, 2007. The Heineken Green Synergy Southern Regional Finals held at the world famus Zen Nightclub was headlined by Chromatics on the 8th of September, 2007. *Hosted the second I am Hip Hop event on the 6th of September, 2007 at Pabloz featuring DJ Jus Jase (The Trini Technician) and eight MCs doing battle for $2000 and the title of I am Hip Hop Freestyle Champion. *Opened the Highway Records Recording Studio on the 29th October 2007, offering some of the latest technology and know how to local musicians. *Performed at Secret Rivals held at Euphoria on 13th June, 2008 *Performed at Gemini held at the Trinidad Country Club on 18th June, 2008 *Performed at Triniscenes Victory on 29th June, 2008 *Performed at Babes on Board held at Club Prive on 5th July, 2008 *Created and host The Grind, a first of its kind radio program featuring Hip Hop in its purest form. This weekly program aired on 8th July, 2008 at 9pm on 99.1 Next FM. *Currently working in collaboration with Jus Jase to plan, promote and pull off I Am Hip Hop 3 on the 13th August, 2008.

Yes, Chromatics plays regular gigs all over Trinidad. There has been the occasion where he had the opportunity to perform both in the UK and the USA also. He loves it as he gets the chance to bond with his fans and spread his message more intimately.

Lionel Richie, Julio Iglesias, Gypsy kings, heavy doses of Reggae and the Calypsos of his homeland all influenced his musical style.

Roland audio interface, Avalon mic pre amp, Yahamaha monitors, Rhode mic, etc. We get a real quality sound with what we have.