Re-introducing: ‘Signature Blaze’

This season, Signature Blaze, 28, has returned to the soca scene with two songs and he is ready to reintroduce himself to audiences.

“My goal is to reintroduce the name Signature Blaze to the people, the fans, the music industry itself,” he said. “A lot has changed over the last couple of years, so I’m really trying to learn all these things and prepare myself for 2018 and onward.”

After Signature Blaze’s Soca Star success in 2009, he released _a blitz of songs between 2009 and 2011 including “Sweet Like” featuring Dawg E Slaughter and “Wonderful Day” featuring Zan, and then he_virtually disappeared from the scene. Where did he go?

“I invested my time on a cruise ship for the last five years to pursue personal goals and the timings never allowed me to be able to record music freely.” He trotted the globe to as far as Europe on the cruise ship. “It would be months on board and months off but never time to construct music. But I’m back now and I’m ready.”

Signature Blaze’s readiness is evident in his first of two releases for the 2017 season, “Jam”. The song captures on a modern soca beat the incredible pain a young man often experiences when he is “marking” a young lady in a fete with the hopes of earning himself a “jam”, only to find that she has disappeared, never to be seen again in the sea of dancing bodies. “Gyal, ah doh know where you gone! You gone and we eh wine yet!” Blaze sings, but he proceeds to assure the young lady that whenever she should choose to show herself again, he would compensate for lost time by jamming her till morning.

The song was written by Daniel Payison and produced by Anson “Pro” Soverall. Signature Blaze began seriously performing soca after getting the opportunity to sing alongside Roy Cape All Stars and Black Stalin in a family event about seven years ago.

“The feeling of performing in front of a group of people, and seeing their faces really made me want to pursue music further.” His talent has put him in the company of Precision Productions, Millbeatz, and Anson Pro, names that are synonymous with modern soca. Another big name he has associated with is JuliansPromoTV, a company responsible for saving many homesick students studying abroad from soca starvation during the season by posting the best songs on Youtube. “Jam”, to date, has not been played on the radio, but has managed to garner 16,093 views.

Many young artists on the rise often complain about radio stations not giving them airplay. Signature Blaze admits that he too thought the same when he was younger. However, as an older, wiser artist now, he said, “There are a lot of forums that new artists can use now. Build your song from the ground up and eventually it will have to be played on the radio.” Signature Blaze’s second song, “If Yuh Miss This” was written by Erphaan Alves. The song was not released but Blaze explained that “it captivates the essence of longing to be part of the greatest show on earth and the driving force of freedom that it gives to its audience.”