New York-based recording artiste Mye Laurell is bombing the airwaves into submission with the sexually-charged ‘Move (Come On)’ radio hit. Mye’s crisp clear vocals on the chorus soar over the track, and she shows how versatile she is by deejaying the verses in a sultry, hardcore voice.
Yes, Mye Laurell has arrived. She is pleased with the reaction to the song.
“The song is very sexy, and my friends loved it when they first heard it and say ‘Mye, yu a gwaan bad’. Since its release, I am getting a lot of feedback on Twitter and Facebook, people are feeling the song, it started to get play on HITZ, and my phone in blowing up. Right now, I am definitely thinking video,” she said.
Born on November 11th at University Hospital, Mona, Jamaica, she attended St. Andrew High for Girls before migrating to the United States. She pursued nursing as a serious profession and in her spare time, worked diligently on her craft. Now, she has grown into a competent singer/songwriter who improves with every song.
“I make a lot of sacrifices for my music, I spend hours and hours writing songs and finetuning my sound in the studio, so I feel I am ready for the world, I just want a real shot and I am going to take it, that’s why I am moving back to Jamaica,” she said.
She appears to be making the right choice because of the early feedback to ‘Move’ and the buzz on her latest offering, Lonely Times is gaining a lot of traction with reggae music lovers in the throes of Valentine’s Day.
She has a great repertoire of songs, and she is pushing full steam ahead with plans to release her debut album this Summer, given the public response to ‘Move’.
She calls herself the Mary J. Blige of reggae music. Why? She explains that she sings for the ‘young at heart but mature in mind’.
“Whichever category style reggae it may be, I sing from the heart because I identify with the material…it’s all very personal to me,” she said.
The femme fatale’s music has already been well received in Jamaica and the other Caribbean Islands, Europe, Canada, USA, Africa and all over the world via the internet. She has videos in rotation on HYPE, CVM and RE TV. Her singles have begun to generate a lot of interest on www.youtube.com among others.
She first vaulted into the spotlight with the ‘Wanting You’ remix with reggae-dancehall veteran Delly Ranx, produced by Anthony Malvo, and another single “Sexy Rock”, produced by Fleximus-Prime of The Netherlands.
Other standout songs include a conscious song called ‘Be Stronger’ which urges resilience and determination even in the face of outrageous odds. Mye Laurell is unfazed by the competitive nature of the music biz and the fact that so many young female artistes are on the rise.
“I feel great for the other females, they inspire me, and I hope I can inspire them as well as we elevate reggae-dancehall to the next level,” she said.
True dancehall fans will remember her performance at Reggae Campfire 2007 where she gave a memorable stint. She also won the New Jersey Reggae Award for Best Female Singer 2007.
“I love what I do, and I am looking forward to releasing my album this year,” she said.
Please join her online at www.myspace.com/myelaurellreggae or www.facebook.com/myelaurell or www.twitter.com/myelaurell or www.reverbnation.com/myelaurell.
