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AFTER A 3-YEAR BREAK, SINGER COURTNEY JOHN IS BACK WITH A NEW SINGLE “STRANGERS!”

October 7th, 2016 | Add a Comment

Courtney John— It has been three years since Courtney John announced his Rootstronic sound, which was the focus of his album, Future. After a break, he returns with the song Strangers. Produced by Frenchman Guillaume “Gee” Metenier, Strangers is the precursor to John’s fifth album, which is scheduled for release in early 2017. “I am planning on rolling out a full PR campaign for this album. Strangers is the first single from the next album, which will be … Read entire article »

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COURTNEY JOHN READIES NEW ALBUM WITH RELEASE OF THE SINGLE “LIVE A BLAST!”

May 29th, 2015 | Add a Comment

By Richard Johnson— COURTNEY JOHN—- REGGAE artist Courtney John continues his Rootstronic project with Live A Blast. The recently released single is from his upcoming album Upthrust. “This is our second album using Rootstronic sounds. The first (Future: The Courtney John Project) did very well and we scored lots of publicity which served to introduce the sound to the market,” he told Splash. Rootstronic, according to the singer, is a blend of Jamaican music with European electronic sounds. John said it allows him a level of freedom. “Because the sound is so different, I can be über creative without any inhibitions. The truth is, when you are doing something new there is nothing to gauge it against… that’s the primary reason we can do it without limits as there is nothing to plot against,” he said. Creating … Read entire article »

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COURTNEY JOHN’S “LUCKY MAN” MAKES THE SOUNDTRACK TO THE MOVIE “CHEF!”

May 15th, 2014 | Add a Comment

By Simone Morgan—- Courtney John—- ALMOST three years ago, singer Courtney John’s song Lucky Man was the official theme for Unilever’s Axe Lynx Summer Holiday campaign in the United Kingdom. Recently, the song was chosen for the soundrack to the new movie Chef, starring Jon Favreau, Scarlett Johansson and Robert Downey Jnr. John, who used the music from The Paragons’ I’m a Worried Man for Lucky Man, said the song is a salute to the timeless sounds of the 1960s. “I think its just a combination of that timeless period of music. The rocksteady era contributed to Jamaican music and culture and I feel so honoured to have been given the chance to merge this era with that great period of Jamaican music,” he said. Chef is written and directed by John Favreau, whose credits include … Read entire article »

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THE COURTNEY JOHN PROJECT CREATES JAMAICA’S NEWEST MUSIC BEAT!

October 22nd, 2012 | Add a Comment

By Howard Campbell—– HEADS bob approvingly to the frenetic beats pounding the studio walls at Beres Hammond’s Harmony House studio. Among those sitting in on the listening session is singer Courtney John. He is the creator of Rootstronic, a kinetic fusion of roots-reggae and electronica. THE COURTNEY JOHN PROJECT: (From left) Courtney John, Nastasia ‘The Wizard’ Hammond, and Stephen ‘Lenky’ Marsden. John says he conceived the sound last year. According to the wiry vocalist, it is time for a new … Read entire article »

Filed under: GUEST RUNDOWNS