User talk:Jerren Wilson

Real Name: Jerren Mark Wilson

Alias: U-Double (derived by the initial of his last name being said back to front, and his unique ability to have a double personality)

Where From: Trinidad and Tobago, Arima, Malabar.

Musical Influences: Jerren’s love for music began at a tender age. His father Joseph Wilson was a lover of music and his bonding time with Jerren normally lead to song singing, from lullabies to popular adult contemporary songs! As Jerren grew older he drafted to his dad and went almost every where with him in his red Gallant that speakers blasted Calypso’s from the Mighty Sparrow and Lord Kitchener and complemented by songs played on his National Instrument, The Steel Pan. His mother Brenda Yearwood who is a poet and songwriter who uses her talent to praise her God had a powerful impact in his life also and leaded him to the path of being a musician! Jerren’s love for music grew as his got older and his dad decided he would enrollee him in a pan school where after a couple of months he was a “Crack -Shot” which is a very talented and quick learning Steel Pan player! Jerren picked up hip-hop as this environment surrounded him and his peers at his school. His peers noticed he had a talent and encouraged him to become a rapper.

Start: 2000 when he formed a rap group that did hip-hop as a hobby. Mr. Wilson was the producer and songwriter using his knowledge gained doing Music Theory at The University of The West Indies for production and emulating some of his favorite rappers such as Jay-Z, Eminem, Notorious B.I.G., Common just to name a few. This brought envy to the others in the group and set him on the path of a solo artist for a while. Producing songs of every genre U-Double was quickly known by his peers and family members as a musician.

Serious: 2005 is the year when Jerren decided that he would make his love his career and goals into a reality. School became a thing of the pass, which worried and upset his parents. Putting school work on the back burner one year before C.X.C. (Caribbean Examination Council) examination which is the most important exam to the young people of the Caribbean made Jerren a determine musician (especially as everyone disagreed with his decision). Despite the lack of attention given his schoolwork Double managed to leave school with 6 (six) O Level passes from the C.X.C. examination.

Production: TnT Records Ent owned by himself founded by his brother Rayhaan a.k.a. Rayoptics and Jerren. Presently he’s sharing ownership with Rayoptics, The Laprock Clan (Neptune and Ghost LC), Garvin Padmore and Michael.

Song Type: Educational and Lyrical but he can do any type of music. He believes that music should give a message but should also be able to help amplify or over come any mood.

Worked With: Ace (out of 3sons) Umi Marcano (Synergy Soca Star) and many others.

Gained Respect From: Competitions, both professional and street battles. Also respected by some of the best Trinidadian Producers suck as Julio (MKB Records), Giandre a.k.a. The Phoenix (Burning Bush Studios) and Rondel (96.1 WE FM)

Oppositions: Local musicians who are threatened by his presence as an up coming artist and patriotic people who think he shouldn’t do music that isn’t from his country!

Inspiration: Jerren has support from the members of his label Jesse Maharaj a.k.a. Ghost LC (good friend and artist) Kwailan Thomas a.k.a. Neptune (good friend and artist) Garvin Padmore (big brother and manager) Rayoptics (brother and co-owner of TnT Records Ent), also his best friend Jean Marc. His good female friend is the most inspiring person in his music career Michelle Mangray. He turns to her for honest and eye opening opinions and positive thoughts seeing that she have a deep care for him and want him to succeed!

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