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Multi-instrumentalist,
singer/ songwriter,
arranger, producer,
DJ and recording
artist, Sheldon ‘Systamatic’
Webster is one of
the most
accomplished
musicians to come
out of Trinidad and
Tobago. Born and
raised in the
Port-of-Spain suburb
of Belmont by his Tobagonian parents,
he started
disc-jockeying at
the age of three.
Webster
became a student of
renowned
musicologist, Dr.
Dawn Batson, who
introduced him to
piano, choir, drama
and steel pan, at
Trinity College in
Maraval, Trinidad. While
there, he honed his
skills and became
proficient in every
instrument member of
the pan family. He
went on to play and
arrange for
award-winning steel
bands, Neal and
Massy Trinidad All
Stars and Panazz
Players. His
experiences included
composing (Panazz
“Jazz In The Sun”
cable TV appearance)
and record producing (Panazz
albums “Feelin’
Good!” and “Wrap It
Up!”)
Sheldon was awarded
a scholarship to
Berklee College of
Music in Boston,
Massachusetts, after
performing at their
annual High School
Jazz Fest. He
graduated Magna Cum
Laude with a B.M. in
Music Production and
Engineering,
completing the four-year program in less
than three. His
résumé as a
keyboardist/
background vocalist/
musical director
includes working
with Caribbean
artistes such as
Sugar Aloes, Gabby,
Ras Shorty I and his
Love Circle, Calypso
Rose, John King, Mac
Fingal, Andy
Armstrong (of Square
One), and Lady Saw.
After taking time
off to raise his
family, Sheldon
Webster has since
relocated to
Atlanta, Georgia,
and has resumed
writing, recording
and performing. |
Nicholas Mohan
Nicholas D. Mohan
was born in San
Fernando, Trinidad.
He was first
introduced to the
steelpan at age 14
with the Point
Fortin New Creation
Youth Steel
Orchestra, under the
tutelage of Joseph Lett and Michael
George. Since then
he has performed
with various
steelbands in
Trinidad and the
U.S.
As musical director
for New York’s Sesame
Flyers Youth Steel
Orchestra, Nicholas
arranged pieces for
the band across
different music genres including
tunes for the New York
Panorama and Bomb
competitions. He
also arranged
winning pieces for
pan solo
competitions in
Brooklyn and
Baltimore, Maryland.
Nicholas has
performed as a
soloist and sideman
with a number of
steel bands and
ensembles throughout
the east coast of
the US. In 2005, he
released his first
CD, “Steelin’ the
Mood,” which has
received rave
reviews from both
the general public
and steel band
community at large.
Since relocating to
Atlanta, Nicholas
has continued his
journey by serving
as arranger for Pan
People Steel Band,
producing music for
other artists and
delivering live performances. |
