Consistency with artistes in Guyana’s music industry has long been lacking, especially among the youths.

Many give up when the struggles of the local industry hits, but some have been determine to defy the odds.

This week’s personality is the epitome of determination, as he continues to reach beyond the stars.

27-year-old singer and song writer of the popular relatable Guyanese songs, ‘Blow’, ‘In the Parliament’, and ‘Seh no’, Marlon Ashford Simon shared his story with the ‘The Buzz Magazine’.

Simon goes by the alias ‘Blaze Anthonio’, which he said he got from a little boy who witnessed one of his rap battles.

“One day I was doing a rap battle on the bus park, I was winning, and this young child shouted to me ‘you blaze up the place’. And right there and then I took the name Blaze. Anthonio however, came from my older brother who introduced me to music, whose name is Anthony. And since then Blaze Anthonio became my official stage name and it will remain so,” he said.

Blaze started singing from a young age, after he was introduced to rap music. He has always been swift in writing lyrics, and his music always entertain the people due to how relatable they are.

He said that he attributes his swiftness in producing his songs, to his creative mind, saying “Everything comes from my head. I have a very imaginative mind that helps me to create stuff. I talk a lot of nonsense too, but because I have a very creative mind, it doesn’t take me long to write a song on an event. If something happens at 10 and I have all the info by 10:15, I can give you a written song by 11, and have it recorded and released by 12. I have a mind that I can picture stuff happening and even create my own stories in my head.”

The ultimate goal he said, is to reach to the peak of musical existence, and having that hunger and passion to reach there, he said, is his biggest motivating factor to keep pushing.

Though his origin was hip hop, Blaze said he became more versatile with music and this year he plans to produce more soca and dancehall as well as fusions.

Just Wednesday, he released a new song name ‘Pon De Roundabout’, and already it has caught on to the Guyanese public.

It emerged from a collaborative effort; Blaze wrote the song, Motto Lashley Winter produced the riddim, and AJ records recorded, mixed and mastered it.

This consistency continues to be demonstrated with his passion to reach to the top, and despite the odds, Blaze is confident he will achieve his ultimate goal of being an international superstar.

His music can be found on soundcloud, YouTube Link: https://youtu.be/YSnFg-8FBpQ, Instagram:@Blazeanthonio

Anyone wishing to contact him for bookings can do so on: +592-682-3567 or email: blazeanthonio@gmail.com