Musician Jay Anderson ‘sees life in colour’ as he prepares to release his first EP

Musician Jumaine Anderson Walcott, better known as ‘Jay Anderson’, a U.S based-Guyanese is gearing up to release his first EP with one of the singles ‘Let Go’ already out.

Speaking with the News Room, Jay, who migrated to the U.S at a young age said he “sees life in colour” and this inspires his passion for music.

“I’m inspired by hope, I’m inspired by just people doing good, I see life in colour so when I also see people being colourful and not just black and white, I’m inspired by it,” the musician said.

He was born in Essequibo but his family travelled between New York and Guyana throughout his childhood.

He eventually launched his career in music and has been on the scene for more than a decade with his music popular among the youths. To his surprise, the persistent work he’s done was heavily enjoyed by fans during his performance at JamZone; he was among the artistes performing alongside Rick Ross.

His intention with his music is to take local sounds abroad.

“There’s a certain essence here that we have that has a lot to do with how I create my music. That’s why I’m doing it all home now and then taking it across the world with me because I want the world to see what I see,” he said.

For Jay, the music is a part of his experiences. Notably, he didn’t enjoy reggae and soulful music at first but from his elders constantly listening to these songs, he is now inspired by it.

“The sound of the music that I create or the type of music that I choose to write to, I grew up listening to…Growing up I learned to really appreciate the soulfulness of the songs,” he said.

Now, he is about to drop his first album, “Villain”, which will be released early next year. Speaking about what his fans can expect, he said:

“I am working on an album. I don’t want them to have any expectations but to be ready to feel joy, feel pain, there may be some songs that’ll make you cry on there, make you happy.”