Teflon

Born Shaniel Andre Watson on February 15, 1985 in a Christian home but faith would have it that TEFLON would follow the Rastafarian path. TEFLON lost his mother from an early age and grew up with his grand parents. Life was rough for TEFLON growing up in a small rural district called Jacks River. His grand parents knew there was something special about young Shaniel as he found love in playing the congo drums from age 10. Shortly after he started playing the flute and keyboard as well. At school TEFLON was very attentive in music class and wasted no time showing his classmates his talent. TEFLON started writing songs and soon after started hanging out with local entertainers, and then he found himself at the studio waiting for that big break. After months of hanging out he was blessed with the opportunity to record his first single “Bless me jah” for a small label based in Ocho Rios. The producer didn’t waste anytime promoting the single. It got heavy rotation on the radio. Shortly after TEFLON recorded “Holding on to jah jah love” a song that would have producers searching for the husky toned sounding roots artiste.TEFLON was young, vibrant, and conscious this was the sound and character that reggae music industry players were seeking but TEFLON had lacked management. Not long after realising TEFLON needed guidance towards stardom a popular disc jock Wayne Morris from Irie Fm assumed the role as him manager. Under Wayne’s guidance TEFLON started recording for some the biggest names in music production including Donovan Bennett, Cordel Burrell, Michael Brissett to name a few. TEFLON was getting love on the radio stations and only needed a number one song to solidify his presence in the music industry. TEFLON compared to Sizzla for his versatility and conscious message, but TEFLON still lacked a face to his melodic sounds on the radio. It wasn’t long before he made his debut on Fully-Loaded 2004 a stage show with a hardcore audience that would boo artiste to show their displeasure for performance that they considered boring. TEFLON made his entry with “Holding on to Jah Jah love” and had the place in frenzy and received two encores. The next day he made headlines in local newspaper and all eyes were on this fast rising conscious crooner. He was booked for every big local show the following year including Reggae Sumfest and Sting. Since making his name TEFLON has headlined a concert in Canada, performed in a few states in America, Caribbean islands such as Antigua, Barbados and Trinidad. TEFLON also achieved another milestone in his career when he performed at Rototom Festival in Italy. TEFLON also scored his first number song and video in 2006 with a song called “Gun Rise” on the “Bullet proof vest riddim”. The video stayed at number for five weeks on the CVM E-strip program and was number simultaneously on RE TV & Hype TV video charts.TEFLON’s debut album “Motherless Child” peaked #34 on i-tunes top 100 reggae albums its first week of release. The album is part of a multiple ablum deam with TADS Int’l.TEFLON is currently signed to his own independent label Yard-A-Love Records. A promotional tour for the “Motherless Child” album will be the singer’s first extensive tour of Europe. Yard-A-Love Records is currently in talks with a major reggae distribution company for a five albums deal and taking the artiste to the next level.