DALE ‘Dizzle’ VIRGO (IN JAMAICA) : DizTroy creates new sounds....AFTER working with a number of high-profile acts such as Rihanna (on Crazy Little Thing Called Love)

BY SIMONE MORGAN-LINDO Observer reporter morgans@jamaicaobserver.com  Thursday, October 27, 2016  

   

AFTER working with a number of high-profile acts such as Rihanna (on Crazy Little Thing Called Love), British band Florence and The Machine and Canadian rapper Drake, Dale ‘Dizzle’ Virgo has joined with British producer Troy Baker to form the production team, DizTroy.

Dale Virgo With Guitar

“We are bringing about a new sound. We are fusioning rap music with dancehall and other genres to give off an international appeal. I am Jamaican and Troy is from the UK, but he is very in tune with dancehall/ reggae music,” Virgo told the Jamaica Observer.

“We are doing it all Jamaican and the aim is to push the element that makes dancehall music famous,” he continued. Virgo said he and Baker first worked together in 2012 at Gee Jam studios in Portland, but recently formalised their partnership.

“Duo production is not so popular here in Jamaica as it is in the UK and USA, so we want to just bring something fresh to the table.” he said. Early this month, DizTroy released a self-titled sixtrack EP titled DizTroy featuring Mystic Davis. Released by the Gee Jam label, the ‘out of the box’ set comprises Gal Wine, Your Love, Bout Yah, Twerk Like Mystic, 30 Bad Bitches and Mystic Stings.

Virgo said DizTroy is also working with several acts including Versatile, Agent Sasco, Chronixx and Devin Di Dakta. A self-taught engineer, Virgo started as a gospel producer.

His breakthrough, however, came in the secular field. He created the beat for Gyptian’s 2004 hit song Serious Times, which opened the door for Virgo to work with other dancehall artistes like Queen Ifrica, D’Angel and Ce’Cile.opean labels. more