Idre
Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States | Established. Jan 01, 2005 | INDIE
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Idre’s hit single Where I’m From has been featured on W.O.A. Records’ Independent No. 1s Vol. 2 Compilation, released in Goa, India on November 1st by W.O.A. Records.
The compilation features over 30 of the world’s best indie bands. Digital distributions are now available on iTunes and other digital stores and over 10,000 copies have been distributed to major media partners including Vh1, Times, global radio and print media partners, radio, press and clubs at holiday destinations including Ibiza, Goa, Mumbai, Thailand, Dubai, Toronto, London, New York and Hard Rock Cafés worldwide. The album will also receive in-store cd distribution at stores like Virgin Megastores, Landmark, Planet M and many more by November 25, 2013.
Hailing from West Kingston, Jamaica, Idre recorded Where I’m From as a tribute to his home country. Like much of Idre’s music, the song advocates consciousness and strength while still illustrating the truths and realities of life. Idre speaks to the younger generations:
Go read a book and improve yu intellect/ Go meditate fi make the pound and U.S./ Go get di gal dem di goodas and di preps/ And stop move tuff before man bore up yu chest
Through the versatility like that displayed in Where I’m From, blending various styles of music and lyrical content, Idre is able to reach the masses. Idre believes that as an artist, you have the ears of the people, and therefore, have a great responsibility and influence over them. As Idre puts it, “positive meditation is key to success.” As demonstrated here, Idre’s music sheds a positive message and enforces in youth what sometimes is lost today.
Visit http://www.idremusic.com for more from Idre. More information on the compilation, including locations for stores and digital downloads, is available at http://www.independentnumberones.com.
Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/idremusic Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/trueidre Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/trueidre YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/lugadan
--W.O.A. Records is a division of W.O.A. International, formed in 1998 by MTV Europe Music Awards Nominee and International Musician and Filmmaker Oliver Sean. It is one of India's largest International Independent Music labels with over 200 artists signed to the roster and over 1000 albums and titles licensed to W.O.A. Records for distribution in the region. - Rise, Ent.
Idre’s hit single Where I’m From has been featured on W.O.A. Records’ Independent No. 1s Vol. 2 Compilation, released in Goa, India on November 1st by W.O.A. Records.
The compilation features over 30 of the world’s best indie bands. Digital distributions are now available on iTunes and other digital stores and over 10,000 copies have been distributed to major media partners including Vh1, Times, global radio and print media partners, radio, press and clubs at holiday destinations including Ibiza, Goa, Mumbai, Thailand, Dubai, Toronto, London, New York and Hard Rock Cafés worldwide. The album will also receive in-store cd distribution at stores like Virgin Megastores, Landmark, Planet M and many more by November 25, 2013.
Hailing from West Kingston, Jamaica, Idre recorded Where I’m From as a tribute to his home country. Like much of Idre’s music, the song advocates consciousness and strength while still illustrating the truths and realities of life. Idre speaks to the younger generations:
Go read a book and improve yu intellect/ Go meditate fi make the pound and U.S./ Go get di gal dem di goodas and di preps/ And stop move tuff before man bore up yu chest
Through the versatility like that displayed in Where I’m From, blending various styles of music and lyrical content, Idre is able to reach the masses. Idre believes that as an artist, you have the ears of the people, and therefore, have a great responsibility and influence over them. As Idre puts it, “positive meditation is key to success.” As demonstrated here, Idre’s music sheds a positive message and enforces in youth what sometimes is lost today.
Visit http://www.idremusic.com for more from Idre. More information on the compilation, including locations for stores and digital downloads, is available at http://www.independentnumberones.com.
Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/idremusic Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/trueidre Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/trueidre YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/lugadan
--W.O.A. Records is a division of W.O.A. International, formed in 1998 by MTV Europe Music Awards Nominee and International Musician and Filmmaker Oliver Sean. It is one of India's largest International Independent Music labels with over 200 artists signed to the roster and over 1000 albums and titles licensed to W.O.A. Records for distribution in the region. - Rise, Ent.
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Idre, also known as Jerman Luga, born Andre Blair, in West Kingston, Jamaica, developed a passion for music very early on. Coupled with a devout practice of the Rastafarian way of life, Idre found himself immersed in music through his experiences and hardships in inner city Kingston, serving as a scapegoat from the violence and poverty that plagued his everyday life. So, when rough beginnings in the city transpired into solitude and greater peace in the country, Idre surrounded himself with music and writing to break up the daily monotony.
By the time Idre returned to the inner city for high school, that love for music had surmounted to a blazing passion. Despite his uncertainty about his future role in the music industry, Idre was determined to make a name for himself among the great.
In 2005, Idre traveled to Trinidad, where he linked up with Machel Montano and wrote music for the artist. From there, he began recording professionally in 2006, with his first single, Where Im From, and emerged for the first time as Jerman Luga. Seeking something greater, Idre found music as a positive way to express himself, elevated from his way of lifeaway from crime, violence, and poverty. As his career developed, so did the name he associated himself with. Thus, despite the childhood beginnings that inspired Jerman Luga, a time for change had come, and Jerman Luga became Idre.
From the third grade when Jerman Luga first began writing music, to today, where the now Idre travels the world performing, uplifting the masses with his music, Idres verses teach positivity and righteousness. Cleansing the thoughts and the minds of people, Idre highlights the hardships and struggles in life, while accentuating the beauty of his culture and his people through every verse of every song. Militancy drove his survival; humility taught him discipline.
Among his influences are the great Bob Marley, Shabba Ranks, Buju Banton, Super Cat, Beenie Man, and Bounty Killa.
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