ST. JOHN’S, Antigua, March 22 2015 – Zamoni Martin aka ‘MADZAM’ is a native of Antigua/Barbuda who now resides in Basel, Switzerland and is setting to release his first Reggae Album named “FAITH” within the month of March.
He is very passionate about this album, for it features a track about his beautiful home island dubbed “Sweet Antigua” and the main objective behind the album is to help kids around the world.
He has teamed up with the Switzerland-based FEPA Foundation to help out their partner organisation in the DANGWE Programme in Zimbabwe, which has developed an Arts Programme teaching children to recycle by doing Arts & Crafts like Bags, Ornaments and other trades. Fifty percent of his album sales will be donated to the outreach and development of this programme.
MADZAM has worked on multiple projects in the past with signees under the record label ‘Maybach Music’ owned by Grammy nominated artist Rick Ross. He has toured multiple cities in Europe namely; Germany, France, Switzerland performing on some of the biggest festivals in Switzerland such as Frauenfeld and JKF. His recent accomplishment is placing 3rd in a European contest in Offenburg. He had a number one single on the European DJ League Charts and number one album in his home city of Basel.
He is one half of the team ‘YUNGSTARZ’ and has risen to be one of the faces in music in Basel, Switzerland.
- What do you love most about the Caribbean? – The things I love most about the Caribbean are the people, their way of life. I’m in love with the beaches and the all year round fabulous weather
- What brings you the greatest joy? – The greatest joy comes from making people happy and helping those I care about most, doing whatever I can at any cost
- What was the happiest day of your life? – The happiest day of my life was when I received the opportunity to work alongside a member of the Record Label Maybach Music, owned by Grammy Award winner Rick Ross
- What was the saddest day? – The saddest day of my life was the day I received the news my Grandmother had passed. She was always a pillar of strength in my life and she had taught me so much about life
- What is the best advice you’ve been given? – One of the best advice I was given was, “Anything is Possible, once you believe in yourself and you work hard towards it, any dream can become a reality. Non-believers are motivational marks you must prove wrong”
- What is on your bookshelf? – On my bookshelf I have inspirational books written by Steve Jobs
- What charity do you support? – The Charity I support is the Fepa Foundation based in Switzerland. They assist places such as Zimbabwe, Africa, with multiple projects for example the Dangwe Programme which takes youths off the streets and teach them different trades using recycled materials
- What is on your bucket list? – I would say, for now, that my bucket list is me working with as many artists as I possibly can
- What is on your perennial to-do list? – On my to do list is promoting my new released album, entitled FAITH, as much as possible
- Who are your Caribbean heroes? – I must be honest and reveal that I am in great appreciation of all the Caribbean Men and Women who are doing their part to ensure that the Caribbean is being uplifted and supported in any way possible. It’s not about one or two of us, to me it’s about all of us doing our part
- Who has had the greatest influence on you up to this point in your life? – My greatest influence up to this point in my life would have to be my mom. She has showed me ways to get through difficult moments and the roughest periods of my life; and how to hold my head up and smile
- Who is on the guest list for your ideal dinner party? – Again, I must be honest, I have never thought about my guest list for an ideal dinner party, so you have given me something to think about. The person, however, who would be first to go on my list would be my brother and Business Partner, Malik “Double M” Martin.
- What quote do you live by? – “Press towards your mark, no matter how the road may get, you must work hard for what you want until you achieve it”
- What is one thing people would be surprised to know about you? – Surprising to people is how open I am and the level of my maturity
- What is one thing you wish you knew when you were younger? – The one thing I wished I knew when I was younger was how hard I had to work to get what I wanted. But my parents had pretty much educated me and showed me a lot in my younger years, so I knew what I needed to know at that time
- If you had to live your life over again, what one thing would you have changed? – I would not change a thing about my life. Everything that has happened is for a reason and the mistakes I’ve made along the way were lessons learned
- If I were to ask someone who is fair and objective to describe you, what would they say? – Someone would probably describe me as Disciplined, Motivated, Free Spirited and as a clown on regular days
- What qualities would you say set you apart from everyone else? – The qualities that set me apart from everyone else would be my positive beliefs, the way I view things that are different, how I pre-think the worst to make it better so my best is unquestionable
- What would you want to say to the Caribbean about any one of these: Agriculture, Arts & Culture, Climate Change, HIV/AIDS, Tourism? – To the Caribbean, I would say that I am in awe of how the Arts and Culture is being developed in the Region. It is incredible compared to 10 years ago. The world is finally viewing what we have to offer and what we strive to maintain. Let us not stop being creative and we should not be afraid to touch new waters. Without risks there can be no fun
- Any final words? – Leave no room for mistakes. Live your day like it’s your last for tomorrow is promised to no man. I think people should do whatever they can to improve society in a positive manner, a life I call YZ-LIFESTYLE
