KROSS Kolor Records, led by Burchmore Simon, a local music teacher and producer with more than 30 years in the music business, is all set to release its latest ‘Live Wire’ rhythm this Saturday featuring six Guyanese artistes, both seasoned and those relatively new to the industry.

“We are releasing a new rhythm using a similar concept that we used when we released the Koction and Sarsaparilla medleys,” Melissa ‘Vanilla’ Roberts, who is one of the artistes on the new rhythm, told Buzz this week.

These medleys are quite popular because they feature many of the popular and well-loved artistes in the music industry. The newest rhythm is similarly a combination of different artistes including senior persons and those who are fairly new to the industry.

These are: Vanilla with Last Time; B52 – Slow Groove; Big Red – High Fuh Carnival; Akeem Alexander – Suzie; Vinel Hinds – Real Man and OKC – Love This Place.

OKC is the reigning Senior Calypso Monarch who was also awarded second place in the Senior Soca Monarch Competition. Meanwhile, Hinds is the Junior Soca Monarch and the Junior Calypso Monarch for 2024, and Vanilla is a 10-time Road March Queen.

With the producer being Burchmore Simon, the aim is not only to create music that Guyanese would love but to attract overseas-based Guyanese among others.

The group of artistes coming together to release their new songs on the rhythm will see the official release tomorrow (Saturday) on all streaming platforms. From today though, it is expected to be featured on different radio stations.

Roberts shared that Kross Kolor Records has found success in releasing its over 10 rhythms over the years because these reach a wide audience both locally and internationally.
“This rhythm will also be pushed by a German publisher, Mr. Matthias, who is pushing for our music into Latin America. He is our sub publisher for 22 countries with Latin America recently added,” Roberts disclosed.

The six artistes are preparing to shoot a music video in the next two weeks called the ‘Live Wire Medley’.

Meanwhile, Simon’s vast experience and expertise in the field include teaching music for many years, touring with bands; arranging, producing, writing, and publishing music, and running his Kross Kolor Records Company on Duncan Street, Georgetown.

Simon has enjoyed the limelight for 12 years when he was the leader of the EC Connection Band which was one of the top bands emerging in Guyana. But being at the forefront of everything is not exactly Simon’s cup of tea.

Even so, he’s been able to accomplish a lot of impressive work even behind the scenes. It was he who had put Jumo and Adrian together and who produced many of their songs that made waves locally, including Tik Tok, Crazy and Push it Back.

As for competitions in Guyana, Simon has copped dozens of ‘first place’ wins from when Kross Kolor started in 2002 to now.