This interview is in both English and Romanian.
Post month: February 2018
Snow Has Fun At Bucharest FM!
Informer Artist Snow came to the 98.3 Bucharest FM studio and had fun!
Both Dj’s and other colleagues from Bucharest FM were more than excited by the presence of the great Snow. Although he was very chilly, the reggae artist laughed and joked, he even told us something about his personal life and how the song ‘Informer’ was born.
He then freestyled some lyrics from ‘Informer’ live in his characteristic style while we also played the new 2018 Informer song mix. Yes, you have heard well! Snow has relaunched the Informer track, that I say we will hear in heavy rotation!
(This article was translated using Google Translate)
Snow Releases “Informer” Remixes to Celebrate 25th Anniversary, Reminisces About Music Videos (And Watching Them In Jail)
Written by Snow, M.C. Shan, and Edmond Leary, “Informer” was the lead single from Snow’s debut album, 12 Inches of Snow, which sold over 8 million records worldwide. Not many know that the single made U.S. history in the Guinness Book of World Records as the best-selling and the highest-charting reggae single ever. We spoke with the artist about his place in pop history, his exile from the U.S., and watching your own music video while you sit in jail.
GAMV: I’m sure a lot of people are saying they can’t believe that it’s 25 years.
Snow: I know. 25 years, I can’t believe it either. It’s like, okay. we got to come up with something fresh.
GAMV: Tell me about this new reworked recording. How did the idea begin to do these remixes?
Snow: It’s started from my manager, Paul. He put me on a call with Audiofreaks with Matt. So – and then they were like, “Yo, what would you even think about doing ‘Informer’ over for our 25-year anniversary?” And I was like, “I never really thought about it.” He was like, “I think it will be fresh.” And I was like, “All right, let me do the vocals.” So I just did the vocals and send it over to him and then he just started to get different – you know, different producers and stuff and then we did about 15 to 20 mixes and then we just picked out, you know, and that’s how it came. And then Radikal Records was just like, “Okay, I’ll help. I’ll put – you know, I’ll put it out.” So the team just came together and I was like, “I mean, let’s just do this and let’s have fun.” And so that’s what I did about it, just having fun and just doing it. And I was like, “Oh my god, I hope it blows up again and it’s going to do –” I don’t care about none of that stuff. I just did it. I just had fun doing it.
Cryptic Rock Interview
The key to life, stay humble. Well, maybe it is not that simple, but it is a good start! Taken directly from the mouth of Darrin Kenneth O’Brien, the Canadian Reggae artist famously known across the globe as Snow. Rising to fame in the USA with his 1993 single “Informer,” it would spend 7 weeks at No. 1 on the US Billboard Hot 100, forever placing his stamp on music history. An amazing feat, Snow would go on to continued success abroad and his 1993 debut album 12 Inches of Snow would sell over 8 million records worldwide while becoming certified RIAA Platinum in the U.S. and CRIA Triple Platinum in Canada.
So where has the artist known as Snow been since 2002 when he released his final studio album Two Hands Clapping? Not to worry, he is still going strong and while taking some time to kickback a bit, Snow returns in 2018 with a brand new re-recorded edition of “Informer.” In honor of the 25th anniversary of the song, and his debut album, it marks a new beginning for Snow, who has some new music ready to roll. Recently we caught up with the singer to talk his entrance into the world of Reggae, overcoming adversity, plans for the future, and more.
CrypticRock.com – Involved in music for over 3 decades now, you attained massive success in 1993 with your single “Informer.” Through highs and lows, briefly tell us what has your journey been like in music?
Snow – It has been amazing. First of all, music got me out of trouble. Before music, I was going to jail a lot, and when music hit, I was able to buy my mom a house and stuff like that. It also did a lot of bad, it made me drink more and get in more trouble. Then in 1993, when I had the number 1 song in America, they threw me out of the country for life. Then Japan threw me out, it just started going from there.