just Me
"To me, music is the essence of life, it is who I am, its my release" explains singer/songwriter Ray Chidaz. "It brings about a sweet scent to the world and for a moment, everything seems to be ok, it is my passion!" There is this constant sense of sincerity and compassion as you listen to the music and lyrical content of this young 25 year olds songs.
"Music was always around me growing up, be it listening to my mothers Motown collection, or my brothers and sister's reggae collection, a lot of Bob Marley was played in the house, we must have had every album ever recorded and released by the Wailers. I guess the writing started earlier on around the age of 10, whilst experiencing several family changes, I seemed to vent out my frustrations, confusion and anger out onto paper, little did I know that writing would lead to be a passion for life. Every situation I experienced growing up seemed to be very well documented, be it love, break ups to make ups, death. In a sense an autobiographical account of my experiences or life"
This is true of the music Ray writes, however biographical it may seem, it still manages to capture and evoke a cauldron of emotions within the listener . "It is everyday life I write about, things that affect us all, and they evolve around love and pain. As a songwriter I feel my job is to evoke some sort of feeling or emotion within."
Vh1 song of the year critiqued "These lyrics are flavoured with a taste of romance", "your lyrics possess a magically poetic flare that dazzles the listener." This ability to write and arrange songs that are strong with catchy hooks and melodies has led to collaborations with established music producers Kelvin "Afreex" Avon (Omar, Amp Fiddler, Shola Ama, Jamelia) and Andy Whitmore (Lemar, Eternal, Alexander O'Neal, Atomic Kitten), with whom he is continually writing new material with.
Truly a gifted individual and an orator of lifes experiences, Ray-Ray Lovin is surely one talented up and coming songwriter of his generation. " Your music is great with strong composition and originality and a beautiful arrangement." Vh1 Song of The Year.