Mr Bessor hoping for brighter days

Brighter Days is the title of one of Mr Bessor's music releases for Carnival 2024. The song was done alongside M1 – an artiste he credits with giving him the strength to push harder in the music business, despite the challenges faced.

However, the song is not enjoying brighter days on the airwaves and has received little to no airplay across the nation’s stations, since its release weeks ago. Mr Bessor is calling on programme directors to give him some airplay, a media release said.

He isn’t complaining but what he intends to do, is push even harder, the release said.

He is working with well-respected music producers Kyle Phillips and Nikholai Greene. The Brighter Days project was first produced by Kes Keys of The Asylum Vikings before being co-produced by Phillips who, he says, truly worked with him, to deliver what he knows is A-class quality when it comes to music and sound engineering.

“Kyle has worked with many, many artistes and there’s really no reason any DJ should ignore the work that comes out of his studio,” Mr Bessor said in the release.

He believes in the young producer’s ability and likewise, he says Kyle chose to work with him out of sheer belief in his talents and capabilities.

Grateful for the support of fellow entertainer, M1, Mr Bessor said the Sangre Grande-based artiste has been rooting for him since they began working together in 2007. Compelled to keep going as a result, this season he decided to invest in his very own Carnival project.

“I am the executive producer of the Bess Box riddim. I purchased the riddim from Shot Master J and we have tracks by Rocky, Shurwayne (Winchester) and my song is called Anything Goes.

“I’m trying different avenues to get my name out there – to get myself seen and heard.”

Mr Bessor’s deep-rooted feelings aren’t very different from the feelings expressed by many in the soca music industry. He is, however, taking a different approach, empowering himself by making an investment in the music he believes in, the release said.

Soca Taking Over Places is the title of yet another single from his Carnival 2024 contributions.

“I have a song called Soca Taking Over Places – the acronym to which is STOP. It calls on the people to stop saying that soca isn’t going anywhere, stop self-sabotaging the genre and stop selling it short.”

The release said that single is produced by Nikholai Greene of NMG Productions and gives clear indication of Mr Bessor’s solidarity when it comes to the soca music genre.

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