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to the music industry, urban music, including N-Dubz
Dancehall act Mr Midas and Tinchy Stryder and won
has been doing his thing Earlier this year Midas made it the coveted best newcomer
on the underground through from tens of thousands gong at the 2007 Urban Music
circuit for a number of of hopefuls to star in T4’s popular Awards quite an accomplishment
years now. Originally trying his Sunday morning show Musicool, for an unsigned artist. ‘To be
hand at music production, Midas a show which brought together 10 nominated was one thing, but to
acquired the skills needed to be- acts from various musical genres beat everyone and actually win
come a qualified sound engineer, for 11 weeks to put on a one off the award was kind of like wow.
but soon realised that his strength musical. With the show’s success As an artist you sometimes think
was not in building beats, but in and Midas’ clear ability to entertain why the hell do I do this? And
laying vocals over them. ‘I decid- a mass and diverse audience, he things like winning the award
ed to become an artist because was instantly propelled into the make you think ok that’s why I
my beats were whack, simple as spotlight and his commercial fan do it,’ he confidently smiles. With
that! I made beats and no one base began to explode like never hot new single Play like a Piano,
would spit on them, no one would before. ‘I liked the fact Musicool produced by J.D (aka The Dready)
sing on them, no one would do was not just a black thing and I released in Jan and the video
, Photography by Daniel Thomas, Styling by Denise Br anything on them, so I decided would not only be working with for it being shown in Footlocker
to do it myself,’ admits the chirpy black artists on a black scene,’ stores across the UK, Midas
South Londoner. ‘When I would he says. ‘It gave me the mass seems to be showing no signs of
play my tracks to people, they exposure that I needed and taught stopping anytime soon. The rising
would be far more interested in me a whole lot about myself. star’s debut album It Only Takes
finding out who the artist was as The show helped me see that for One Moment is set follow in the
opposed to the beat and that kind entertainment value, there is so coming months and promises
ynnike Redway
of made it hit home that maybe I much more that I can do other energy, versatility, loudness and
should be an artist’ he continues. than just being on the mike,’ he dancehall, and we would expect
Now aged 24, the talented bash- excitedly continues. nothing less from this gifted go
ds by L ment veteran shows no regrets In addition to starring in T4’s getter.
or about making that decision. Musicool, Mr Midas also beat off myspace.com/mrmidasakadd
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