–Home-grown and proud

GUYANESE music is certainly going places, and one driving force behind its development is musical stalwart Burchmoore Simon and the Kross Kolor Recording Studio.

This studio has seen the makings of many now well-established musicians, and continues to keep them informed and well trained in their quest for international stardom.
Early beginnings
From its early beginnings to the present time, the vibes at Kross Kolor has always been positive, resulting in an enlightened sound for a new age. This sound emanates from the heart of the South American rainforest and is laced with the Caribbean Tradewinds. It has made Kross Kolor records the leading record label in Guyana.
The beginning of this label has resulted in a rebirth of the music industry in Guyana, and has injected new life into writers, arrangers, and others in related fields. Whilst there are many Guyanese artistes who have made names for themselves in other countries they have adopted as home, the local industry has not developed over the years.
Kross Kolor Records was established in 1996 by Burchmore Simon with the objective of getting exposure for his songwriting talents, the performing talents of his compatriots of all backgrounds, and to ensure that Guyanese culture and music enters and stays on the international scene.
Kross Kolor boasts a roster of the top Guyanese artistes covering all genres of music, from rap to reggae, soca, gospel, R&B to “Foja” the new world beat sound.

Sound Garden
The Sound Garden is where the Kross Kolor sound emanates utilizing logic and protocols DAW software powered by Apple Mac Pro eight Core. The equipment is rounded out by a Motu HD 192 sound card, Focus rite octopre amp, Yamaha and Mackie 824 Monitors, Mackie 32-channel controller, Roland Modules and Alesis HD 24 hard disc recorder.
Over the years, the studio has produced and recorded over 500 jingles, telephone prompts and ‘voice overs’ for dozens of clients locally and overseas, including those for telephone giant Digicel. Other clients include, but are not limited to BANKS DIH, DDL, GT&T, DSL, Western Union and Guyana Power & Light

Promotion Hitline Productions is the promotional and management arm of Kross Kolor Records, which has developed a reputation for high quality stage productions and promotions. Professionalism is their watchword, and this ensures that their artistes are kept in the public domain as much as possible.
Kross Kolor Records, through Hitline Productions, would like to work with similar organizations worldwide in mutually beneficial arrangements.

Publishing
Blue Simon Music publishes all of the works of its signed artistes and a number of local writers, thus providing a huge database of material for almost any genre of music. Blue Simon Mus0ic, through The Harry Fox Agency, will be pursuing licensing, and sub-publishing deals on behalf of its various clients, so they can maximize on their creative efforts.
In 2012, Kross Kolor Records signed a worldwide digital distribution with German publisher Ediciones La Palmera, who publishes in Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Italy, United Kingdom, Sweden, Norway, Finland, Denmark, Iceland, Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania.

Discography
Among local talents Kross Kolor has worked with are: The Woodside Choir; Steelpannist, Colgrain White; The Korokwa Singers; Jazz keyboardist, Trevor John; The Marigold Singers; Miriam Williams; Kester D; The Mighty Canary; Sean Bhola; The Mighty Rebel; Classical and Jazz Guitarist, Deryck Callendar; Eze Rockliffe; Courtney Noel; Visions- All Girls Band; Dave Martins; Henry Rodney; Gillo; Rajesh Dubraj; Shelly G; Ballys; Brutus, SBO4;Compton Hodges; Daddy Iroy; Slingshot; The Yoruba Singers; and Edward Neblett, International artistes whose works have not been produced by, but who have done work at Kross Kolor Records, include: Maka Diamond, Richie Spice, TOK, Elephant Man, Kip Rich, Popcaan.

Awards
In 2008, at the first and only Accolade Music Awards held in Guyana, Kross Kolor Records won Studio of The Year award, and Burchmore Simon won Producer of the Year award. This still young company is willing, after careful consideration, to enter into deals covering the entire spectrum of the music industry. They have braved the task of releasing their entire catalogue into the international market place, attending music industry trade shows (Attended WOMEX 2010, MIDEM 2011) and creating extensive touring opportunities for their artistes.