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Bio

Imar Shephard was born and raised in the sleepy hollow of Richmond Gap, Cedar Valley cradled snuggly in the lush Blue Mountains of Saint Thomas, Jamaica. And just like the air that breezes across the valley, good, clean positive and uplifting lyrical content have always been an integral part of Imar Shephard’s profile. Nurtured as he was through the church he discovered he had a passion for singing at a relatively young age, but never really took the art seriously until he moved to Jamaica's capital city of Kingston in his late teens. Now recording and performing in earnest, the stylistically eclectic vocalist is also an avid songwriter, taking his influences from some of the music industries most notable icons like the late, great Bob Marley, Jamaican crooner Beres Hammond, Cat Stevens, Ed Sheeran, Sade and Jill Scott to name a few. Having released his debut album 'Unleashed' late in 2017, the artiste says he's proud to have worked alongside some of Jamaica's most reputable producers including Sheldon 'Calibud' Stewart, Bobby Digital, Colin Edwards [Demarco] and others to compile 13 great tracks that profile his versatility. As a regular on the Jamaican industry circuit, Shephard has performed at some of the Islands most notary music festivals, including Capelton's - Saint Mary Mi Come From, Negril's - Stepping High Music and Ganja Festival and Clarendon's Annual rum Fest, as well as performing on stages across the Island alongside Jamaican A-listers artists the likes of Samory I , Toots Hibbert , Chronixx and Fred Locks .

Profile

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• Booking Agent
• Promoter
• Record Label

Instruments

• Saxophone
• Saxophone
• Guitar
• Guitar
• Guitar

Genres

• Reggae
• Folk
• Blues
• Jazz
• Pop
• R&b And Soul

Influences

• Bob Marley
• Bob Dylan
• Joan Baez
• I-threes
• Peter Tosh
• Ed Sheeran Joss Stone Alicia Keys
• Beatles Roy Orbison Niel Diamond Ed Sheeran Gaga

Languages

• English
• French

What is music to you? What does it give you?

Music is life - life is music from the cosmic vibrations - to beats - riddim and harmonies

What is your music dream?

To help my artist achieve his dreams

If you could change the world - what would you start with?

The man versus woman thing - I'd eradicate bias and injustice

Which is the most memorable song from your childhood?

Young Gifted and Black

Who are your favorite musical artists or bands?

I have so many favorites - it really depends on my mood

What inspires you to make music?

Emotions ...injustice, oppression, happiness Observations ... how we treat each other, wish to be treated Dreams ... those things we can't see physically ...

What is the message you want to send with your music?

Live and Let Live - Freedom to express oneself

How do you feel when you perform in front of an audience?

Alive and privelaged

How do you see the musicians’ reality nowadays? What could be improved?

I think we all need to pay more interest to the business side of things

What do you think of Drooble?

I think the platform was much needed am honored I got invited

What frustrates you most as a musician?

Other musicians seeing each other as competition - rather than working together promote cohesive living

Do you support your local scene as a fan? How?

Always turn out to support my fellow artistes / share their gigs on social networking

What qualities should a musician nowadays have in order to get their music heard by a larger audience?

Hard work ... integrity ... Faith

Share some awesome artists that we’ve never heard of.

Stranjah Miller Neikesha Barnes Garrison Kid Rachaad Green

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