Mr Absolute re-launches career

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Mr Absolute, also known as Shaggy Wonder, has re-launched his musical career and seems set for a successful 2015.

Currently enjoying rotation with tracks such as More Sensimilla, a collab with Coco Tea, along with Plead My Cause and Happy With Yourself, Mr Absolute heads to Florida next Monday, May 25, for a performance on the Palm Beach Jerk and Caribbean Culture Festival.

At the same time, the artiste is relocating his Miami recording studio to Ocho Rios, with the aim of opening in a few weeks from now.

"I'm booked for the Palm Beach Jerk Festival this year, it's my first show overseas since I'm back so I plan to go there an' jus tek it," Mr Absolute told Entertainment Avenue.

The festival, now in its 12th year, is being held on Memorial Day at the South Florida Fairgrounds and also features Beenie Man, Morgan Heritage and Romain Virgo, along with Stone Love sound system.

"I'm looking forward to some good promotion from this because it's a mixed crowd, Caribbean and international audience, so I'm looking forward to building a fan base from this," the artiste stated.

Basically, the show signals a new beginning for the artiste.

"This is the re-launch of Mr Absolute, I'm getting the airplay in Jamaica, so I need to take it further. Even though I'm a one-drop artiste, I've done a few dancehall tracks which I will start promoting shortly, as I need to focus on the ladies and build that fan base."

After the Palm Beach show, Mr Absolute is scheduled to perform in Orlando later this year.

Meanwhile, back home in Ocho Rios, construction is on in earnest at Coconut Grove, as Mr Absolute works at getting his studio ready in short order.

"I'm building a studio for Ocho Rios, for this side of Jamaica, the north coast. I'm trying to get people from overseas to come here and work, like the Japanese, when they come to Jamaica they can come here and work. It will be a full studio, with live music, a recording studio with a nice environment so people can come in and feel comfortable as they work."

Using his Rhythmax Records imprint, Mr Absolute will be producing himself and other artistes.

"The artistes from Ochi don't really have a home-based studio to work, when you want to find an artiste, like Little Hero, when you want to find Prezident Brown, you know; when you want to find people who originally come out of Ocho Rios, musically, I want to build a home for them. This is kind of my dream I'm trying to fulfill right now."