In his inspirational Dancehall/Reggae song “Till My Time Come” Nicholas ‘BNick’ Alphonso encourages everyone to stick it out and work hard until their last breath. The song was released in February and has had 11,000 views and over 100 comments on YouTube.
“The feedback has been amazing, honestly,” BNick said. “I’m the type of person that gets excited when I see my music get 10 streams, much less 10,000… So I’m really glad people took it in with open arms. I love fans, I swear.”
He wrote the song almost a year ago and had put it away with the almost 100 others he has written. When he picked it up again, he and his younger brother A-Lex, whom he dubs his beatmaker, recorded and produced it from scratch at their home studio.
“The pandemic has had a positive impact on my music career. I’ve never actually considered doing music professionally until my music blew up on social media during the pandemic, so the pandemic did more good for me than bad honestly; I can’t complain,” the Essequibo Coast singer/songwriter said.
If nothing else kept him going, his fans did, the singer said, adding that his fans remained steadfast and were always encouraging him through their kind words or by simply streaming and sharing his music.
He is currently working on producing videos for upcoming releases as well as tying up final arrangements for bookings and solidifying a few international collaborations.
The singer is yet to perform in front of a crowd but just recently confirmed two bookings for May 26 and October 20, respectively. Bookings, he noted, are a bit slow and he believes that much of it is because foreign artistes are preferred. “Music is very expensive. We invest and we hardly see returns… Don’t you think it’ll be better if our money stayed in the country rather than being paid to performers that take it outside our economy? And, wouldn’t it be better to build our own artistes to a point where they can now go perform in those foreign countries so as to bring money back into our country and boost our own economy? I don’t know; it seems like a way more plausible endeavour to me,” emphasised the 23-year-old.
Whatever the hurdles, BNick is hoping to change the music industry in Guyana for the better.
Trying to see the positive through all of this, BNick enthused that he is eagerly looking forward to his trips to Port Kaituma and Lethem. Getting the opportunity to go there is a blessing, the singer said.
Speaking of which, one of BNick’s upcoming projects titled “Blessings”, is said to be an international rhythm from his first collaboration with international musicians. The rhythm was expected to have been released yesterday.
The singer’s songs are also being streamed on Spotify, Audiomack, Apple, iTunes, and Amazon among other online streaming platforms at BNick.
BNick can be followed or reached on Facebook and YouTube at BNick Official Music and on Instagram @bnick_22.
