. Singer. songwriterYears active2010–presentLabelsSoul CircleWebsiteJamar McNaughton (born 10 October 1992), popularly known as Chronixx, is a artist.
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His stage name replaced the name 'Little Chronicle' which he was given because of his father, the singer 'Chronicle'. Chronixx and his music has been branded as a 'Reggae Revival', alongside other reggae musicians including Alborosie, Dre Island, Jah Bouks, Jah9, Kelissa, Keznamdi and Kabaka Pyramid. His lyrical content revolves around themes of anti-war, romantic declarations and resiliency. Contents.Early life Jamar began songwriting at an early age and his father Selvin McNaughton, known professionally as 'Chronicle', began to nurture his musical aspirations.McNaughton wrote his first song, 'Rice Grain', at the age of 5.
During an interview with Okay Player Chronixx spoke on his early life:'My music come from early beginnings, from childhood days. I used to sing at school, in church, and then my whole family sings. My daddy, Chronicle, caused me to be very exposed to music from a very tender age. That’s where the music started for me. Professionally now, that’s when I was in high school. I started producing.
Making riddims. But the music go from then until now. When I was 15, 16 I started producing and it was a great vibe for me.' He attended St Catherine High School in. He started his recording career at the age of 11, recording a Gospel track with producer Danny Browne (which was not released), and went on to provide harmony vocals for artists such as as well as beginning production work, composing rhythms used by artists such as and for Mavrick Records. At the age of 14, he began producing and building riddims, including the Freezer riddim for Ice Box Records.
In 2009 Chronixx's brother died which led to him writing with Romaine 'Teflon' Arnett of Zincfence Records. Career Chronixx popularity grew throughout 2012, with significant airplay in Jamaica, and performances at festivals such as and a show in December at the Tracks and Records nightclub/restaurant in Kingston, which was attended. He was featured on the -curated mixtape Start a Fire.In 2013, he had hits with 'Smile Jamaica' and 'Here Comes Trouble', and he toured the (including a concert in ) and the United States with his Zincfence Redemption Band. In March 2013, he travelled to, where he has a large fanbase, as a Peace Ambassador during the country's general election, and performed at the Tuko Rada Peace Concert in. He again performed at Sumfest in 2013, in front of an audience of more than 10,000.His, Dread & Terrible, was released on 1 April 2014, and topped the charts on the week of 18 April. Following his appearance on the Jimmy Fallon show and his Central Park concert the EP saw significant gains, according to Nielsen SoundScan, earning a number two position on the Digital Reggae Singles chart.
The EP returned to the number one spot on the chart, according to SoundScan. By March 2015, the EP had spent 42 consecutive weeks in the top 10 of the Top Reggae Albums chart.In May 2014, he won Culture Artist of the Year, Best New Artist, and Entertainer of the Year at the Linkage Awards in New York.
In July 2014, he performed on on US network. He followed this with a concert in attended by over 5,000 people.
In September 2014, he was nominated for a in the Best Reggae Act category. The following month he won awards for Best Song (for 'Smile Jamaica') and Best Music Video (for 'Here Comes Trouble') at the 33rd International Reggae & World Music Awards. He founded his own ZincFence Recordz production house along with producer Romain 'Teflon' Arnett and co-producer/engineer Ricardo 'Shadyz' Lynch.
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