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Name:              Michael Biggs/BiggzShip Burbridge

D.O.B:              May 30

Profession:       Videographer/Photographer

Describe yourself in 5 words: Determined, Happy, Focused, Loyal, Driven

Who is your favorite director and who are your influences?
Quinton Tarrantino, Spike Lee, Steven Spielberg, Chris Robinson, Collin Tilley, Gareth Cobran, Kimala Bennett ,Gareth Daley, Asha, Tyson, Kassa, Jay Will, Cushnie

How do you come up with the concepts for each video?
I listen to the lyrics, the Riddim and the melody.
I also get ideas from the artiste and some up with my own also.

Where would you like to be in 3-5 years?
I would love to be Co-Directing on the Big Screen and also be on the Cover of Forbes Magazine. LOL

How did you get started in Videography?
Attended CPTC... Mediamix

Was there ever a time when you came up with a concept and the artiste did not like it?
Yep, but then I did another and we were then good to go

Have you ever worked with other Directors?
Yea I have worked on videos with Gareth Cobran, Asha and Nadia Stanley

What are you currently working on now?
I am working on videos for Lady Saw, Chino, Kiprich, Aidonia, Tenement Yard Medley

Are there plans to branch out into directing movies, plays etc?
Ultimately that is my dream and life goal, most definitely, I'm Hollywood bound.

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With the closure of the Mas Camp on Oxford Road scheduled to take place in another two weeks, several staple events will have to find new homes. There has been talk of closure from as far back as 2006, but year after the year the New Kingston venue remained open. It has, however, been reported that the venue owned by the Butch Stewart-owned ATL group will soon make way for a new hotel. A report carried in The Star stated that Gyete Ghartey, promoter of Mello Vibes and Yesterday, said he got the daunting call in October. "Going forward we have to find another venue, a venue that is accessible. Mas Camp had everything. It was quite central, you had parking and it wasn't so much in a residential area," he told THE STAR. With Mello Vibes being held at Mas Camp for the final time on the weekend, Ghartey said it will be a difficult task to find another venue that has similar characteristics. Nonetheless, he said the next staging of Yesterday will be on November 19 at Sugarman's Beach in Portmore. After that event, Ghartey said, it will be hard to find a venue for the December staging. Daunting for Ghartey, but Michael Ammar Jr, organiser of Bacchanal Jamaica, said his group has been preparing since becoming aware of the closure early this year. "From the last carnival we knew it was closing. It won't affect us, we will have a new 'Mas Camp'," he said. Ammar said they are well advanced with their plans for a new venue, but as for the details, he was tight-lipped. This new location, he said, might even improve the event. As for other events that were staged at Mas Camp, Ammar said "it's going to affect a lot of the independent operators that rent Mas Camp." Therefore, "we are trying to choose a venue that will be suitable for use by other people," he said, noting that one more event will he held at Mas Camp before it closes. Ghartey and Ammar are not alone with their views, as Jerome Hamilton a representative of Heineken Good Times, shares similar sentiments. "I think it is going to hurt Good Times as well as other events that were held there. It is going to create a void and I am not sure how we are going to fill that. It's a big blow to the industry," he told THE STAR, describing Mas Camp as a convenient location.


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The latest film by Jamaican director, Chris Brown, is coming out in cinemas across the country on 2nd December. The film, whose Executive Producer is ex-World Heavyweight boxing champion, Lennox Lewis, is set in a suburb of Kingston, where each ghetto is under garrison law and run by gun toting gangs under the leadership of ruthless Mafia style 'dons'. Derrick is a talented boxer with a dream of representing his country at the Olympics but the best trainer and gym are in the no-go next door neighbourhood. Although he knows the risks, Derrick decides to 'cross over' in order to pursue his dreams but in doing so puts the lives of those he loves in mortal danger. This is a gritty, shocking, engrossing and ultimately uplifting story of the triumph of human spirit and hope. There's also a superb soundtrack featuring a mix of reggae and dancehall.

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October 17, 2011 - Multiple Grammy Award-winning Reggae Superstar Damian Marley has partnered with the Caribbean Education Foundation, Inc. (CEF) to headline its "STAND UP - Educate the Youths" BENEFIT CONCERT to help children in Jamaica attend high school.

The STAND UP Benefit Concert will be held on Thursday, November 17, 2011 at the beautiful outdoor music venue, Jannus Live in St. Petersburg, Florida.  Proceeds from the concert will be donated to the Caribbean Education Foundation Jamaica Scholarship Programs. 

The theme of the concert is "leadership, pride, compassion and action" and how they intertwine to "educate the youth".  "STAND UP - Educate the Youths", CEF's 2011 Education Benefit Concert, features Damian Marley and music artists who exemplify the qualities of leadership, pride, compassion and take action to support education for poor youths.  These global music leaders will lend their voices to the need for educational access in countries such as Jamaica.

When asked the reasons Caribbean Education Foundation chose international reggae superstar Damian Marley as its Partner and Headliner for STAND UP, CEF President & CEO, Nikiki T. Bogle, Esq. explains, "STAND UP exemplifies artists who are taking positive actions for a better world and Damian Marley is a natural fit with this tremendous effort.  Damian Marley is not only a Spectacular Entertainer and Musical Genius, but he is also a Humanitarian who deeply cares about disadvantaged children and understands there is a critical need to provide them with meaningful access to education.  Therefore, it was natural for us to request that Damian Marley partner with CEF and he immediately embraced our efforts and took action."

FOR TICKET INFORMATION: Visit  Jannus Live

VIP TICKETS AND SPONSORSHIPS: Contact CEF

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Popular dancehall artiste Vybz Kartel has been charged with murder by investigators from the Major Investigation Taskforce (MIT).

The entertainer, whose given name is Adidjah Palmer, has been charged with murder, illegal possession of a firearm and conspiracy to murder.

Kartel was charged Monday evening after detectives from the MIT questioned the artiste in the presence of his attorneys Monday afternoon.

The allegation is that on Monday, July 11, Kartel along with other men conspired to murder Barrington Burton, who is otherwise called 'Bossie', a 27 year- old businessman/promoter of a Gregory Park address in St. Catherine.

Mr. Burton was murdered while he was standing with friends along Walkers Avenue in Gregory Park.

A preliminary hearing will take place on Tuesday, October 3 at the Half Way Tree Resident Magistrate's Court.

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Congrats to the newly-wed Steve Golding, son of the Prime Minister, and his bride, Empress.

Those two have been an item for quite a while now and we wish them a long and lasting love.

But, a how dem look like Jah Cure and fi him wife so when dem did get married the other day.

Anyway, congrats again and may your quiver be full of kids to keep the PM active in his retirement.

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