Damoy Samuels looks to continue dad’s legacy
Rookie dancehall producer Damoy Samuels, the son of the late producer Patrick ‘Roach’ Samuels, has high hopes that he can carry on the legacy of his late father.
He has launched his own record label, Time Travel Records, and said he was committed to keep his father’s legacy alive. Roach was murdered in 2013.
“Before he died, he had wanted to do a label called Time Travel, so I am fulfilling that dream he had. The name of my first project is Island Boom,” he said.
The rhythm has songs from artistes like Chronic Law, Gyptian, TeeJay and Cregis. Samuels grew up in Jamaica, where he attended St George’s College, but migrated to the United States of America when he was in ninth grade. He attended Samuel J. Tilden High
School in Brooklyn, New York, and while there, he began to experiment with music. He was at first interested in becoming an artiste.
“I did a song in memory of my father, Dreams, in 2015. I was more on the performance side of the game but over time, I began to learn about production and I liked it more. So I began to experiment with plug-ins and programmes – Fruity Loops Studio, Reasons and Logics – and I have a definite skill for it and an ear for music, like my father,” he said.
The young producer isn’t a trained musician, but he is committed to widening his knowledge base.
“I’m not very good with all the instruments, but I try to learn each chance I get,” he said. Samuels said that the dancehall industry gives him a lot of support because of the respect generated by his late father.