Photos: Kerry-Ann Bercher.

 

"Music is my life", were the words of Joel Martin aka 'Professional Daynjah'.

Joel Martin grew up in the community of Seaview Gardens and attended the Edith Dalton James High School in Duhaney Park. Joel grew up listening to reggae music and what we would now call 'Vintage Hits' which included the likes of Bob Marley, Garnet Silk, Peter Tosh, Yellowman, Professor Nuts and Jacob Miller.

Joel remembers discovering his musical talents at the tender age of 5 when he used what he had learnt at school to build rhymes.

Joel left school in 1996 and wasted no time in getting himself involved with what he loved most - music. However, at that time, the music industry was greatly influenced by alliances, like the popular 'Scare Dem Crew' or the Bounty Killer led 'Alliance' that we have today. Because of this, he decided that he would be patient and ensure that he was financially stable before he sought to launch his career in music.

After achieving his financial goals, he partnered with a long time friend of his, Patrick Reid, and began to make music, produce songs and manage artistes. He also established his own record label - Hiternal Productions. His work took him to the studio where he got the opportunity to meet and work with a lot of prominent artistes such as Lutan Fyah and newcomers, such as Spectacular.

Being an artiste himself, he took on the name 'Professional Daynjah'. He has a single out called 'Pressure' featuring young artiste Ice Block on the Heavy Duty Riddim under the Hiternal Productions label. He has worked with several established artistes such as Turbulance, Mark Wonder, Bescenta and Nitty Kutchie and young, upcoming artistes such as Ax Saw, Tehh- Rebl, Steve Mashette Hack Saw, and Jah Victory.

Working together, they have released the Heavy Duty Riddim, which includes:

Ø Lutan Fyah - 'Onward Rastafari'
Ø Professional Daynjah - 'Pressure'
Ø Turbulance - 'Bun Smutty Mind'
Ø Mark Wonder - 'Long Way To Travel'
Ø Ax Saw - 'Round Table Talk'
Ø Tehh-Rebl - 'Big Up The Girls'
Ø Ice-Block - 'Damn Gun Ting'
Ø Bescenta - 'Battlefield'
Ø Nitty Kutchie - 'Real Badman'
Ø Steve Mashette and Spectacular - 'Wrong Uniform'
Ø Jah Victory - 'The Truth'

Profesional Daynjah…poised for greatness.

Professional Daynjah wishes to thank Mr. Wayne Benjamin from Fabrikated Projex for his contributions to the Heavy Duty Riddim and Hiternal Productions.