Young producer pleased as new single trends locally

Producer Jamari 'Bronco' Taylor is celebrating the achievement of his latest single, titled Me Alone.

The visuals for the single have racked up more than 250,000 views in less than a week on YouTube. The Chronic Law-Java combination is now No. 9 on trending on local YouTube charts. Taylor said the song came about naturally.

"I was just on my way to work one day and got a call that Chronic Law is going to be at the studio. I made a U-turn and went straight to the studio. When I arrived, both Java and Chronic Law were there listening to a riddim and I really didn't like it, so I played the other riddim and they loved it as soon as it started playing. And before I knew it, the song was complete," he said.

The song has put Taylor firmly on the radar as one of the genre's hottest young producers.

"The feedback has been all positive. It's a great feeling when people tell me that something I worked on resonates with them so much that they feel the song was made directly for them," he said. Taylor, 23, started producing two years after taking a break from school.

"During that break, I went to the studio once with my mother. It was almost a nostalgic experience because I grew up in Mixing Lab [a popular Corporate Area studio]. So, I started learning using YouTube videos. After a while, I realised [that] I have a gift and in the space of a year, I learned to record, mix, master and build riddims," he said.

During his teenage years, Taylor attended Meadowbrook High School and he is currently still enrolled in law school. With the help of his mother, Kizzy Ann Reynolds, he also operates an import-export business.

"I balance everything by having a great team. Music is almost a hobby for me because the team I've surrounded myself with makes it fun, so I don't feel like I'm working. The production of music is a collaborative effort and myself, along with the producers of Air Recordz, put our all into making quality music for everyone to listen and enjoy. They are like my brothers, so that's what makes it fun," he said.