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It`s Snow-ing Again

Source: www.jamaicaobserver.com

If he has any anxiety as to how fickle dancehall fans will react to his new album, singjay Snow was not letting on when Splash caught up with him recently. The 32 year-old was more concerned about the sub-zero conditions he was chilling in in his native Ontario than the response to Two Hands Clapping, his comeback set.

‘Man, it’s freezing up here,’ said Snow during a phone link-up. Canada’s best-known dancehall export was in Kingston in November soaking up Jamaica’s more hospitable climes and dancehall vibe, but has been back in Maple Leaf land promoting Two Hands Clapping, which is being distributed in Canada, Japan and Europe by EMI/Virgin.

It is Snow’s first album since the little heard-of Mind On The Moon which was also distributed by Virgin. More significantly, it is five years since the release of Justuss, his third and final album for the Elektra Records affiliate, East West Records; that’s a long time to be away from the dancehall where trends change as quickly as the genre’s latest fashions.

Yet, Snow is not concerned. ‘I left on my own, it wasn’t like, ‘he’s no good no more’,’ he said. ‘I’m here still, working with the right people. It’s going to be easy.’

It hasn’t been easy on the personal front for the lanky Darren O’Brien (Snow’s given name) in the past three years. He says during that period he wallowed in drunkenness and was in and out of Toronto courts answering to a variety of charges that stemmed from his alcoholism.

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Snow Cuts Demo With Blu Cantrell Team

Source: jam.canoe.ca

Blu CantrellToronto rapper/singer Snow has been working on tracks for his next album, including writing stints with Atlanta-based RedZone Entertainment, the team of writers and producers whose credits include recent chart success Blu Cantrell.

‘We’re working with producers to go back towards what Snow was originally, and that is to bring out the urban artist,’ explains Snow’s U.S.-based manager Sam Kling, who also handles Elwood.

Snow, whose real name is Darrin O’Brien, was in Atlanta from Sept. 26 to 29, working with RedZone’s co-founder Christopher “Tricky” Stewart, who has worked with such acts as Mya, Tamia, Tyrese, Ginuwine, and 98 Degrees. He also served as executive producer on Atlanta R&B singer Blu Cantrell’s Arista debut, ‘So Blu’.

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After The Snow Falls

Source: Wes Smiderle, www.ottawacitizen.com

After three albums, one seven-year-old hit single, a stint in jail and a new daughter, Snow is eager to embark on a comeback.

The 31-year-old singer is promoting his fourth CD, Mind on the Moon, released earlier this month. Besides being his first new album in more than three years, the disc is also Snow’s debut effort with the EMI-Virgin label.

The new material showcases a noticeably lighter style presented by what is essentially a brand new Snow.

”This is my second chance,” says the singer, who developed his brand of reggae patter while growing up in the ”projects” of North York. ”Everything’s coming together … I’m in positive mode now.”

Although he insists he never considered himself a rapper, Snow established a reputation in the early ’90s for his rapid-fire, gangster-style performance. His first and only major hit was 1993’s Informer, a rap tune delivered in a reggae- style Jamaican patois.

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Snow Signs To Virgin Music Canada

Source: www.chartattack.com

Old skool multi-platinum rapper, Snow has been signed to Virgin Music Canada for a worldwide recording contract. The first record will be released sometime in October, and abroad in the United States, the United Kingdom, Germany and France with the rest of Europe receiving it later in the spring of 2001.

The first single from Snow is titled, ‘Everybody Wants To Be Like You’ from the untitled record and already has label executives very excited. General manager of Virgin Music Canada, Bill Banham said that he’s very pleased to have Snow on their label where he can be his ‘creative self’ and show off his talent.

Deane Cameron, president of EMI Music Canada said that Snow is developing into a great songwriter and has a very exciting future. Snow had one successful album, 12 Inches of Snow, which was released in 1992 and sold over six million copies worldwide based on the success of ‘Informer.’

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