Shawn MastaMind Noel
If by throwing a temper tantrum for his father to teach him to play the guitar at the age of 7 doesn’t define a love for music then maybe playing in a Parang band at the tender age of 8 does.
Shawn Noel the youngest of three boys was born in Siparia, Trinidad
while attending Siparia boys R.C. he learned to play the Guitar and the Cuatro, by age 8 he was a member of his families parang Group Dulzura Caliente where his Mom Hazel Noel was the lead vocalist his Dad Simon was the Guitarist his brother Selvon was the panist and shawn of course played the Cuartro. He then joined the church choir and thought himself to play the keyboards.
When he started attending St. Benedicts college in La Romain although he studied the sciences , his love for music never wavered and by form five he joined Joey Rivers’s Band Rhythm and Moods and vibed at Joey studio learning to create his own beats , his mom realizing her son’s potential purchased a computer and some producing programs to encourage his musical growth.
By the time he graduated Shawn then started studying to become an electrical engineer this is where he was approached by Junior of the Sensation Band, he quickly grabbed the opportunity and picked up the job as there keyboardist. The Sensation Band had recently themed up with Bunji Garlin and this is where he met his first inspiration,Daryl Braxton ,who at the time was producing for the vocalist in the band. Shawn. let Daryl listen to some of his earlier attempts at producing , and he encouraged him to sit in on some of his recording sessions and this inspired Shawn to take producing seriously.
In 2003 the sensation band now known as The Asylum was on tour in the United States and while on Tour Bunji Garlin became aware of Shawn’s Talents, he was producing beats using the bands equipment, Bunji invested in a laptop and it was fuel to Shawn’s Producing fires.
He then hooked up Budha a well known producer from the Producer’s Coalition of America” this group responsible for famous hiphop and R&B beats, with artist like Queen Latifah , Busta Rhymes, Destiny’s Child and Dr. Dre, took Shawn under his guide and introduced him to professional Producing software ,giving him a crash course on its technicalities, and by the end of 2003 Shawn had Produced several songs on Bunji’s Graceful Vengeance Album, including Warrior Cry (Soca Monarch 2004), The Latin Beats of Snake oil part 2 and the soulful beats of One Family. He then went on to Co-Produce the Nightshift Riddim working with Machel Montano, Benjai, Gailann, Maximus Dan Mistah Shak (his eldest Brother) and Collis Durante.
Shawn has since then produced a number of Beats, his versatile style has allowed him the opportunity produce for hiphop artist Salt from the group Salt and Pepper.His latest works can be heard on the Pot “O Gold Riddim featuring Fayanne Lyons, Bunji Garlin, Mistah Shak, Benjai and Scaface, the Nutmeg Riddim featuring Maximus Dan, Terry Lyons, Collis Durante and a host of others. He is also responsible for Bunji’s hit for 2005 Return of the King.
Shawn now known to many as “Da Ma$tamind” plans to continue to create music, one of his golds is to take Caribbean flavored music and fuse it with hiphop and reggae, he believes that music is the only language that everyone regardless of race or religion can understand.All comments (1)
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