Philip "Fatis" Burrell
Philip " Fatis " Burrell ( born July 23, 1954 in Whitfield Town, Kingston ( Jamaica), † December 3, 2011 in Kingston) was a Jamaican record producer, manager and founder of the Xterminator label.
Life and career
Burrell was born in Kingston district of Whitfield Town, moved at the age of five years after Birmingham in England before he returned to Jamaica in their teens.
He began his career as a music producer mid-1980s, when he at Channel One Studio with Sugar Minott, Tenor Saw and other musicians recorded disks that have been released in the UK on the " Kings & Lions " label. In 1985 he founded in Jamaica, first the Vena label, which published, among other plates of Sanchez, Thriller U and Daddy Freddy. One of the most successful productions of that time was Lift It Up Again by Pinchers, which was a hit in Jamaica in 1987.
After that, he founded the label Exterminator ( 1993 Xterminator ), which brought out the first singles of the singer Capleton. Capleton worked with Burrell, among other reasons, because both cultists were so then originated in their cooperation a number of pieces that were devoted to religious themes. In addition, Exterminator also had success with well-known musicians such as Cocoa Tea, Beres Hammond, Frankie Paul, Ninjaman and Ini Kamoze.
In 1993, Dean Fraser as an arranger for Xterminator, with him winning the productions more depth and innovation. It worked frequently with musicians from Waterhouse, the Firehouse Crew, these included bassist Donald Dennis, drummer Melbourne Miller and keyboardist Paul Crossdale. Emerged whose albums Where There Is Life and messenger who brought a distribution agreement with Iceland Records and great success in this occupation and with singer Luciano. 1998 Luciano left the label again, with him went Fraser and the Firehouse Crew. Burrell produced in sequence with young artists like Turbulence, Chezidek and Prince Malachi. He also had a close relationship with Sizzla, as its producer and manager he worked.
Burrell is one of the major producers of the digital dancehall era, as well as one of the originators of a return to roots-reggae and dancehall Consciousness issues in the mid-1990s.
He was married and the father of twelve children from previous relationships. Burrell suffered a stroke in November 2011 and was treated at the University Hospital of the University of the West Indies. He died there on 3 December 2011 at the age of 57 years. His funeral was held at the Dovecot Memorial Park on 17 December 2011. Among the mourners was Burrell's cousin, the former Prime Minister Portia Simpson Miller, as well as numerous representatives of the music industry, including Marcia Griffiths, Nadine Sutherland, Lukie D, Tony Rebel, Admiral Bailey, Donovan Germain, Lady G, Charlie Chaplin, Thriller U and Sly Dunbar.