Peter Runks Teams Up With DJ Pauze For Unique New Album!

Reggae artist Peter Runks has teamed up with one of the best reggae DJs out of the UK - DJ Pauze for a new album.

For the album Peter Runks is turning some of Pauze’s poems into songs. The artist and DJ are combining their creative forces in this unique and unheard of collaborative project. Says Runks, “The poems DJ Pauze has written inspire me. They are uplifting and come from real life experiences.”

The DJ, known for PauzeRadio and the Unique Reggae Mix Show, has been a big supported of Runks’ since Runks’ hit single “Badness Outta Style” in 2008. He helped to get the song in even higher international rotation. The two have continued to connect online to share ideas and views about music and life. Their shared love for reggae music and similar vibe eventually led to the decision to collaborate. 

This new project will be the first time Runks will sing songs written by someone else but their mutual respect allows for creative freedom and adjustments. Runks and Pauze, “an excellent writer and poet,” have written 15 songs within a two week period and are still continuing to pour out new material. They will select only the best to be composed into an album which they plan to release in the summer of 2013. A few singles and music videos most likely will be released prior to the album. 

The Bahamas/ UK connection will undoubtedly create a very special and unique reggae album, blending musical influences, cultures and experiences but all based on the same values. Runks explains, “Pauze writes real life experiences just like I do, so I can relate. We are all human, no matter which part of the world we are from. We feel the same pain. This is a natural link up because both of us are passionate about what we do. We can network like this to create vibes to reach out and touch the world. Bahamas and London unite.”

Peter Runks and DJ Pauze truly embrace the spirit of reggae by sharing their powerful poetry and music about life, struggles, love and unity.

L3 Magazine February Issue ft. Patrice Roberts

February, 2013 has shaped up to be one of the most exciting for fans and lovers of Soca!  As Carnival season is upon us, Team L3 traveled to Trinidad & Tobago to speak one of the industries hottest talents, Ms. Patrice Roberts!

Interviewed by Tricia ‘ZJ Sparks’ Spence, Patrice opens up on an intimate level as she shares some of the pressures and stresses she faced as a newbie to the business while learning from the master of modern day Soca, Machel Montano.  The artist also gives us a peak into her work out regiment which keeps her in fabulous shape.

What did Patrice say when Sparks asked “Your beauty is rather unique, has any modeling agency approached you or designers to model their line?”

Dawn Richard is no stranger to the spotlight.  Being in P. Diddy’s group Danity Kane, she was front and centre with the Rap mogul and didn’t disappoint.  With the group dismantling, Dawn has found incredible success as a solo artist.

Interviewed by the UK’s Portia Clarke, Dawn explains her new sound and her reasoning behind calling her fans ‘Hearts.’  She also explains why being an independent artist without a label was a blessings in disguise, giving her more bargaining power.

Readers will appreciate Dawn’s intelligence as she tells Portia “Usually when an artist is coming out and they have an album, which gets the response, but for us to have an EP and get this, it was great.  With the distribution deal, it worked out better because we have more of the sales revenue and don’t have to go through a middle person which is the label who would take more money, and change the direction of what we wanted to accomplish….”

Rounding out the interviews, Heike takes a trip to the Bahamas to speak to Peter Runks who arguably is the #1 Reggae export from the island.  Peter is open and candid as he shares his experiences in the industry and the support he’s received from home and abroad.

Our International DJ feature is none other than Trinidad & Tobago’s Kaotic International!  As February is Black History Month, we explore the offerings of Music Africa in Toronto, and as it’s also the month of Love, Canada’s leading songstress, Ammoye, rocks lover’s Valentine’s Day with her HOTTT new singles.

We have charts, the hottest Valentine’s Day couples, beauty features, music marketing 101 and hot new releases.  All this and more at www.L3Magazine.com!