User:Mento Dah Hermit/sandbox

Singer, producer of Reggae, Dancehall, Hip Hop, Soul music and Audio Engineer Mento Dah Hermit given birth name Jordan Mclemont from Jamaica. He started creating and performing in 2014. Studio recording, live shows and sound research are his experience in music. He qualifies his style of producing music as international within his main source is from reggae.

Origins
Born on may 18,1995 in a small community called Content in the parish of Manchester in Jamaica. His love for the Musical Arts began at tender age. While going to middle school he started to research on youtube about recording Studios and Sounds. His interest for music went more serious by saving his lunch money to buy music studio materials. He recorded his first song at the age of 14 with his friend Jae Blaxxx named "baygan baygan want to give us a fight". Mento improved his abilities in sound engineering and evolved as an artist. Afterward he recorded a number of young artists in the music industry like Tenchy Witeline, Salanyde safari in his basement at his home. Then Mento had some support from his friends and family. Mento nickname was found in high school. First it was pimento then he changed it to Mento because he thought it was more fluent to pronounce.

Debuts
He built his first official studio in the year 2016 which was a successful year for Mento. During his musical journey he met an artist named Kronik, owner of Street Money Records, where they produced numerous hits like " I can see ", "Here we go" and "I've been making that doe". He developed a record label called Downstairs Records with musicians who worked with him at his studio. His fan base became wider and he was requested by the musician Kush Itana, the back locks warrior from St. Ann's in Jamaica. Mento went to St.Ann's for one month where he was creating some sounds for Kush Itana and his father Oxygen Man who resided in London. Kush Itana 's father loved Mento's work so much that he gave him the nickname "knowledge".

Main first projects and music
Mento saw his true potential when he began working on some major projects. His sound engineering skills spread fast: every artist wanted that special Mento mix on their songs. Frequently in Jamaica the Reggae/Dancehall sounds evolve, so Mento decided to move to St.Catherine with his producer Sky Ras, founder of Mutale Records. They created a special sound alongside with K1 Freshman fusing there skills together. During the time Mento spent at St.Catherine he formed his own label U.F.O. Records, Universal Frequency Outlet. Sky Ras and K1 made a lot of hit songs within 3 months. Songs like "Emerald Stone", "Above" and "Heaven Account" were played in the streets, radio stations and popular internet platforms. In the year 2017 Mento took a break from music due to financial difficulties and personal issues with artists he recorded. In the near end of 2017 Mento met a band called Ras Muhammad and he recorded and mixed a hit album which has success all over the world. While promoting this new album he met Sizzla Kalonji in August Town, Jamaica, who complimented Mento as a musical genius. The year 2018 was an awesome year for Mento: he was everywhere in the cultural Reggae scene, Roots rock, R n B, Soul and dancehall.

Discography (Albums)
Today his all album of 11 songs is already made to be published and a second album of songs that have more reggae style music is about to be released in the end of this year.

Collaborations
With his engineering skills he has recorded, mixed and mastered over 70 artists/musicians in his young career. Artist like King Peck, Jae Blaxxx , Danny Tucker , Singapore Cane, Flaamez, Kush Itana, K1 Freshman, Murkuri, Kronik (SMR), Chemical, Papa P, Dappa G, XS, Stulla, Statik Ryme, Sickness, Taj Johnson, Grung Fire (from Sizzla Kolonji Camp Judgement Yard) Dane Rich, Currentszicks, Jah Shakes, Heavy Reyn, I - Tutor, Vipah , Da - Vinci, Spiritual, Rasie - I, Jeputy Caution, Ink Doll(Gummy Grippy , Khule D Ruler, Red Lawd, Little Hero, King Diplomat, Oxygen Man, Salanyde Safari, Phynezz, Top Natch, Ras Muhammad, Empress Tila and Tika (from the Step by Step band), DJ Must Rich, Jah Main, Jah Day be, Realigion, Absalute, Chase Concious, Alex Sno, Elevashion.

Today Projects
Now he has just finished working with the legendary multi instrumentalist and singer Danny Tucker on his last album at Twigzee dee Record Studio in Jamaica. He recorded and mixed the songs "Racism" and "Too badmind". He also worked on the last EP of Danny Tucker son called Singapore Cane. Mento met online the artist Dixit Talkers from France in the end of 2018. They are currently working on her Album in Jamaica. This is the fifth album that Mento is working on in his debut Musical career.

Styles and Influences
Attached to the ethic and culture of reggae, he enjoys producing with many other influences. He can be associated with dance hall and hip hop soul music. His first album has its own style of music, that is opened minded with experimental sounds but never loose its first deep inspiration of reggae.