$ZAGGA$

Location:
Ja
Type:
Artist / Band / Musician
Genre:
Lyrical / Reggae / Hip Hop
Austill Henry, known more to his fans and peers by his stage name ZAGGA, born on the 17th of June 1990 the 20 year old musician had his sight set at an early age to achieve greatness within the music industry and life itself.
Born and raised in Jamaica, where he is still located in the garden parish 'St Ann', Zagga works assiduously and is determined to achieve his goals.
He recently released his first ever mixtape on April 1, 2011 titled "The Remix God". As the title state "The Remix God" it is filled with tracks all remixed by Zagga, only one single titled "Hey Gyal" is an original track produce by one of Zagga's network of producers "Raynado 'Steeno' Harrison". This and other songs from the mixtape is currently doing well on radio with a number of requests each day on popular radio stations in Jamaica such as ZIP 103 FM, HITS 92 FM and IRIE FM. The mixtape is already doing well, not just with radio plays but with over two thousand downloads within a week of its availability and good reviews by disc jockeys, artists and fans. Zagga's fan base has grown and now stretches from Canada, United Kingdom, China, United States of America, parts of Europe and Alaska. Zagga's management "Ikons Management" is currently organizing a video shoot for his hit single "Hey Gyal", as fans anticipate rumors are going around that this video will be epic and of international standard. You can download Zagga's mixtape "The remix God" by searching for it on google at http://t.co/p9KD4sv.
Zagga has been doing music from the tender age of 10. While attending Ocho Rios Primary school he was known to be knocking on desk tops with his hands to make beats that would bring out his flavor in dancehall/reggae, showcasing his marvelous talent. His peers would all listen, dance, cheer and encourage the aspiring artist to continue doing music. Upon his advancement to Ocho Rios High School he performed in most of the school's events. "I can even recall modeling for the black history month celebration, I was Mr. Ethiopia and got 1st runner up and after modeling I ripped the stage up with a smashing performance" Zagga says.
At 12 years old moving on to 13 Zagga was introduced to hip hop/rap music by his friends "Blaze and Bollo". His first hip hop icons were DMX and slim shady and did he enjoy their music! He then started to gravitate towards hip hop, exploring it and discovering its cultures as well as the different hip hop artists and what they had to offer. Now with all that knowledge and years of listening, he has managed to effectively merge the style of hip hop, dancehall/reggae and pop so that fans and veterans of the music industry can acknowledge as well as enjoy and see the potential in it.
In the apparent future, Zagga sees himself performing at many popular events, collecting Grammys, breaking records in addition to leaving monumental marks in the music industry.
He quotes "The fight is only over when you win, losing is not an option!"
Zagga will be back in the studio soon working on his second mixtape aimed to be released this summer. This mixtape will have all original tracks and collaborations with artist such as Delus (Konshens brother), Jamaican reggae rock band Rootz Underground and various other artist from Jamaica, Canada, United Kingdom and the United States. Despite the fact that a title has not yet been decided for the mixtape, it is a positive fact that the mixtape will be a hit with songs like "Be my Mama Bear", "Bitter n sweet", "Love you Everyway" "song about "Cora" etc that will be included.



He has a zealous attitude towards work, Zagga currently writes and make majority of the beats for his songs producing most of his work thus far. He is more than just another Jamaican artist in the music industry and he refuses to come to a halt. Determined to be a master at what he does and to be recognized one day as a music icon in the industry. He continues to perfect his craft and build his fan base all over the world; with all his sedulous work he will no doubt one day see his name amongst the greatest of all time.
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