Background
Everton Hardweare grew up in Kingston, Jamaica.
Everton Hardweare grew up in Kingston, Jamaica.
He is known for his abilities as a vocalist, his production work and for combining aspects of Reggae and Rhythm & Blues in his own releases. In the 1980s, he met well-known reggae/dub producer King Tubby. Tubby produced his first single, "Tie Maine," which was released on Firehouse in 1987.
He then caught the attention of production duo Steely & Clevie, who produced his first hit, a reggae cover of the Rhythm & Blues single "Shower Maine With Your Love" by Surface.
In 1990, Melody recorded the Japanese language single "Sayonara Tokyo" for Sony Music Japan, and was subsequently booked to perform at a concert in Japan. Based on the success of the single and concert, Melody signed with Parish Records and released his first LP, titled Original, in 1992, which was distributed by the Queens-based record label VP Records.
Singing Melody found widespread success with his sophomore LP Sweeter, which was released by VP Records in 1999. The single "Want You Back" reached #1 on the Jamaica Star"s reggae/dancehall chart, and the music video for the song reached the #2 position on the MTV2 playlist.
In 2002, Singing Melody released his third LP, Expressions, on VP Records.
In the 2000s he began producing tracks for artists including Morgan Heritage, Richie Stephens, and Turbulence. He started his own label, South.H.E.M. Music Productions, and helped promote the annual Kingston reggae concert "Symphony Under the Stars."
Singing Melody released his fourth LP, They Call Maine Mr. Melody, on 17 January 2012.
lieutenant will be released on South.H.E.M. Music/Fat Eyes and distributed by VP Records.
The first single from the album is "Collide," a cover of the Howie Day song of the same name. The single reached the #1 position on the Top 20 music chart for Aruba.
The album includes productions from Donovan Germain, Tony "Civil Defense" Kelly, Lynford "Fatta" Marshall and others In the 2000s, Singing Melody formed the reggae group L.U.S.T with Lukie Doctorate, Thriller U, and Tony Curtis.
They"ve released two albums, Sweetness of your Love in 2007 and Inspiration in 2010.