Kaleidoscope

Description

J. Written has been preparing for this moment almost his entire life. From a very early age, he wrote. One could even say he was obsessed with writing. No matter what he wrote, he just felt compelled to write. Hence the name Written. Born on January 18, 1994 (yes, he gladly accepts birthday wishes!) in the Payne Land area of Kingston, Jamaica, J. Written entered this world as Jason Rasheed Wright. Due to some financial instability, his family moved around the Kingston area quite a bit. His parents, wanting him to be safe, encouraged him to stay home with his two sisters, and to occupy his time at home, he started writing. And writing, and writing. And writing some more. He kept daily journals and even created written newspaper articles on the walls of their home. This creative outlet gave way to writing poems, speeches, and essays as he progressed through high school. At 16, he formed a dance group known as "ACEZ dancers", which was very popular in the Kingston area. He then gravitated to music around age 18, and began creating riddims in a studio in Trench Town. He became embedded in the Trench Town community and still keeps in contact with its inhabitants. His urge to write songs became his new vehicle for expression. This led to him being recorded by various producers and to his feature on the song “Fear To Understand” with Albarosie. More songs and music videos followed, and J. Written came to the attention of reggae producer Doctor Dread. “When I first saw a video of J. Written and started listening to more of his songs, I knew this was a unique artist with a special vibe and a gift for writing interesting songs”, says Doctor Dread. So he came to Jamaica and produced a debut album “Kaleidoscope” for J. Written, set for release in late 2024. “My mission is to be active and positive. Not to confirm the norm. To make people sometimes feel uncomfortable about the problems affecting our community and society as a whole. To give food for thought about what is happening in the world and currently around us”. J. Written’s intentions are clear and come through in his music. It is worth noting that J. Written plays a role in the Bob Marley movie “One Love”, that of Junior Braithwaite, an early Wailers member, in the scene where the young Wailers first come to audition for Coxsone Dodd of Studio One. The future looks bright for J. Written. He creates music and lyrics as a constant in his life. And now the world will be able to share in his vision of creative expression. Respect.I first met Fatis at a media event hosted by the