Gramps Morgan Bio 2009

Gramps Morgan From!Africa!to!the!Americas,!Europe,!Asia,!and!the!South!Pacific!too,!Roy!“GRAMPS”!Morgan!has! performed!for!sold!out!stadiums!around!the!world!with!his!4!siblings,!the!other!members!of!the! internationally!renowned!reggae!band,!Morgan!Heritage.!Now!after!nearly!three!decades!together,! collectively!solidifying!fan!bases!in!almost!every!continent!on!the!planet,!releasing!ten!albums!and!three! DVDs,!and!performing!for!millions!of!people!worldwide,!Gramps,!a!burgeoning!solo!artist!has!emerged! ready!to!take!things!to!another!level.! Currently!touring!with!India!Arie!on!the!Soul!Bird!Tour,!Gramps!Morgan!remains!dedicated!to!conscious! Roots!Reggae!&!Lovers!Rock!while!he!expands!his!horizons!to!new!markets.!In!a!time!when!reggae!music!is! in!a!state!of!dejection!and!dancehall!lyrics!are!redundant,!Gramps!Morgan!proves!positive!music!can!still! top!the!charts;!and!he!did!with!W!ASH!THE!TEARS,!the!first!single!from!his!solo!debut!album,!2!Sides!of!My! Heart!Vol.!1.!The!single!earned!Gramps!a!#1!on!Canadian!Reggae!and!Dancehall!Charts!(Radio!Dubplate)! for!3!consecutive!weeks!on!CHRY!105.5!FM.!‘Wash!The!Tears’!also!debuted!at!#8!on!Under!Pressure’s!Top! 20!Singles!Chart!in!Italy,!before!it!began!charting!simultaneously!in!Toronto,!New!York!and!South!Florida! peaking!in!the!latter!two!cities!at!the!#3!&!4!spots,!respectively.!!The!video!also!debuted!at!#2!on!Riddim! Jamaica’s!Weekly!Top!12!Video!Chart.! ! “I!want!to!heal!people!through!music”!at!the!same!time,!“I!just!want!to!give!people!new!music!and!let! people!know!that!everything!is!going!to!be!alright.!I!want!to!reason!with!my!fans!and!get!personal!with! them!‘cause!everyone!has!problems.!My!music!is!about!healing,!heart!to!heart."!says!Gramps.!! ! The!single!was!composed,!written,!and!produced!by!Gramps!on!his!Dada!Son!Entertainment!label,!a! subsidiary!of!the!Morgan!family's!Gedion!Music!Group.!Likewise,!the!album!will!be!released!on!Dada!Son! and!the!two!discs,!Vol.!1!&!Vol.!2!are!intended!to!reveal!Gramps!as!a!multi"dimensional!person!and!artiste.! “I’m!working!with!people!that!have!touched!my!life!in!music.”!! ! Although!most!of!the!album!is!self!produced,!Gramps!collaborates!with!Kurt!Riley!on!‘Lonely’!!and! reconnects!with!Buju!Banton!on!‘Power!of!Prayer’!–!the!follow!up!to!their!smash!hit!‘The!23rd!Psalm’,!and! with!Kemar!“Flava”!McGregor,!on!the!second!single!released,!‘One!in!A!Million’.!Flava!also!produced! Morgan!Heritage’s!#1!hit!single,!“Nothing!To!Smile!About”.!The!highly!anticipated!solo"debut!album!‘2!Sides! of!My!Heart!Vol.1’!will!solidify!Gramps!Morgan!as!an!artiste!to!be!reckoned!with!on!the!world!stage.! In!the!meantime,!as!CEO!of!Dada!Son!Entertainment,!a!full"fledged!entertainment!company,!Gramps!plans! to!brand!the!label!through!multimedia!ventures!including!independent!films!and!the!Internet.!In!addition! to!his!solo!musical!pursuits!and!production,!Gramps!also!manages!the!company’s!roster!of!artists.!! With!‘2!Sides!of!My!Heart’!Vol.1’!,!slated!for!release!on!July!7th,!2009,!Gramps!Morgan!is!ready!to!fulfill!his! father’s!prophecy!that!he!and!his!Morgan!Heritage!siblings!would!one!day,!each!trod!on!their!own!journey! to!achieve!solo!stardom.!Gramps!is!well!on!his!way!and!promises!to!bring!a!fresh!sound.!! For!more!log!onto!www.grampsmorgan.com!OR!ww.myspace.com/grampsmusic!!

! ! STE!Media!"!2009!