by Howard Campbell
KINGSTON, Jamaica – As a drummer, Paul Kastick has backed a few of the largest names in dancehall-reggae together with Shaggy, Sean Paul, Diana King, Large Mountain and Maxi Priest. Final yr, he made his lead singer debut with a canopy of Steely Dan’s Night time By Night time.
That is likely one of the 15 songs on My Reggae Rockin’ Journey Vol 1, Kastick’s first album which was launched early this month by his firm, Groove Galore Muzik. It hears him going reggae on rock anthems similar to Right here I Go Once more, a monster hit for Whitesnake in 1987, and Each Rose Has its Thorn, Poison’s 1988 energy ballad.
“It seems like an enormous weight lifted off my shoulders getting this out, as a result of most of those songs I listened to from I used to be in highschool,” stated Kastick.
At first, he approached established singers like Richie Stephens and Tarrus Riley to interpret songs on his reggae-rock mission, however Kastick was inspired by bass guitarist Taddy P, his bandmate in Maxi Priest’s band, to tackle the vocals himself.
Kastick, who’s from Montego Bay, produced many of the songs on My Reggae Rockin’ Journey Vol I. Night time by Night time and I May Have Lied (a Purple Scorching Chili Peppers unique) are produced by American guitarist Rudy Valentino with whom he has labored for practically 20 years.
Kastick and Valentino co-produced Hideaway, Tessanne Chin’s 2010 breakthrough hit.
