Walshy sets Victoria Park on fire
St Vincent and the Grenadines recently got a taste of the skills of the internationally acclaimed group âMajor Lazer,â through the performance of DJ Walshy Fire.{{more}}
The DJ, real name Leighton Paul Walsh, was the featured guest at the LIME 4G Reset Party that took place at the Victoria Park last Friday night.
In an exclusive interview, the Jamaican DJ told SEARCHLIGHT that his affiliation with this countryâs own soca headliner Skinny Fabulous, and producer Alex âKubiyashiâ Barnwell led to him coming to St Vincent to be a part of the event, hosted by LIME.
âMe and Skinny ah fren from long time for about 10 yearsâ¦. Me know Skinny forever and I always know say he was going to be a problem, so Iâve been working with him long time now regardless to Major Lazer,â the DJ pointed out in his Jamaican accent.
âBut really and truly Kubiyashi is the bridge, production-wise, to making it actually happen with Major Lazer. So, we work with Kubiyashi, and Skinny work with him; so it was bound to happen. The song we have right now âParty Hardcoreâ is going to do very well.â
The veteran DJ said he and his crew, which also includes DJ Diplo and Jillionaire, have worked with a number of regional and international artistes for its Extended Play (EP) that was released recently, and that their fans all over the world can look forward to a full length album early next year.
An EP is a musical recording that contains more music than a single, but is usually too short to qualify as a full studio album or LP (Long Play).
The team has already released two albums.
As an individual artiste, Walshy Fire, who got his DJ name from another close friend, Sean Paul, says that he too may drop an album if the vibes are right.
âAs Walshy Fire I am just putting out singles right now and if something catches I might just drop an EP. I have an album worth of material.
âMe and Kubiyashi just did an album with Charley Blaxx and Iâm ready to push that out really seriously and make the club go crazy.
The DJ also had encouraging words for DJs who are looking at branching out into the music industry.
âA lot of DJs are turning artistes and itâs all good man; who says that everybody should have a wall around what they do?
âJust do what feels good, do it naturally if it makes you happy. If somebody wants to be a DJ and a producer and a singer, and theyâre good at it, just do it,â he encouraged.
Apart from his gig as a DJ and a part of the Major Lazer brand, Walshy Fire also has another claim to fame: he is the younger brother of former West Indies fast bowler Courtney Walsh.(JJ)