By Tamara Tucker

BUDDING artiste Trevon ‘Vibez’ fell in love with the upbeat, exciting sound of soca music at a very young age, and now he is working to ensure that the love that runs in his veins for the genre is adequately demonstrated as he works to enhance his talents within the local music industry.

Trevon migrated to Barbados with his family when he was an infant and while his childhood memories were made on the island, Trevon always had a love for Guyana and a deep desire to move back to his homeland. Trevon started performing at age 12, at the Parkinson Memorial Secondary School where he was a part of the school’s choir and band. At age 16, he composed and recorded six singles; this is where he realised he was talented in writing songs.

After graduating school, Trevon continued pushing toward his goals of becoming an artiste. He started working with different local artistes in Barbados, enhancing his skills in not only soca but dancehall music. He also performed at various “hot spots” spreading his talent.

In 2016, Trevon decided to return to Guyana, for a six-month stay-cation and it was during this time of reacquaintance with his homeland that he really fell in love. He decided to start singing at different karaoke spots, where he was encouraged to record music. He started gaining popularity locally through local radio and television shows such as Carma and Live Wire in Linden. Trevon recorded his first single in Guyana “Born and Grow” with DP Records, where he would later come to record many more songs including his hit singles ‘Guyanese Girls, Jammin’, ‘Twerk it’ and ‘Drinkah’.

With his hits quickly gaining momentum, Trevon performed with major artistes including, Machel Montano, Bunji Garlin and many Guyanese artistes.

Through his stint in the Cadet Corps in Barbados, Trevon learned the value of speaking up about things he believed in and incorporates this practice into his music.

Trevon told The Buzz that music was not a career for him at first, it was just something he used to express himself, calm his mind and get away from problems but after, he realised that whatever he wrote and sang people loved it and it was then he took it seriously.
“Now I hope that with all I am learning I can not only be an artiste but reach on international stages and streams around the world, to have a much wider learning experience because music is life and life is about learning,” he said.

Trevon says that he sees himself as not just an ambassador for Guyana with his music, but as the voice for the younger people; someone who people can look up to as a role model.

Trevon intends to promote his music through social media and other platforms. “We have the world wide web- we have Facebook and YouTube. It’s not as hard as it was in the past. It’s simple to invest in you. These sites have promotional sections where you can get your voice out to the world,” he said. “I have been taking advantage of that while also making sure the music I have is quality and it can be played on every radio station in Guyana or Barbados. I believe once you have quality, and the love for the product you are releasing, promoting it will work out just fine.”

The inspiring artiste stated he doesn’t have a role model, though he admitted that as a child he did look up to many artistes and wanted to be just like them but then he realised that he can only be him. As he grew, he decided, instead to be a good public figure and example for the younger ones that one day they will do the same.

Trevon, a father of one, added that he already sees that he has a positive impact on his son’s life.

Trevon told The Buzz that he has been recording new music and storing them for upcoming events such as the Guyana Carnival,Summer and Mashramani 2019. He is keeping busy with many gigs that he has already booked, while still also preparing to shoot music videos for new songs he has not released. In the near future, Trevon intends to record an album but added that in the meantime he doesn’t mind doing collaborations with other artistes. He hopes to become more recognised and build his music career before moving further.