Aston Barrett Jr., Brian Fontenelle, Alaina Reed, & Dave Richards...
Studio production, Musicians, Sound Engineering, & Artist Development.
BAD Lions Studio shall be opening this year for all of your production needs.
Combined together we have worked with many of todays top artists including the Marleys, the Wailers, & Lauryn Hill.
Brian Fontenelle
I started my Career with Royal Caribbean Cruise Lines. I've been playing, Producing, and touring for over Twenty-three years, I've seen and played on many stages and in numerous studios around the World .Blessed enough to work with all levels of players, producers, and artists. I've performed with Latin sensation Shakira Recorded and Toured with Burning Flames for 6 years, Kymani Marley and the Top Shottas Band over Ten years, Backed up many Jamaican reggae artist. to name a few...Shaggy, Marcia Griffiths, Snow, Mikey Spice and Nadine Sutherland. Former Member of Burning Flames, From Antigua and Barbuda, this band represents the epitome of the high-energy, multiple-influenced, synthesizer-driven soca. Years of tourist gigs and being the backup band to Montserrat calypsonian Arrow laid the groundwork for their solo debut. Burning Flames has totally dominated the Antigua Carnival from 1985 to now (2006). Their music is influenced by calypso, reggae, funk, zouk and just about every other music genre. Brian was re-named Brian(Sweet Guitar)Fonenelle by the Band after playing the frist album. 1998: Oh Behave-Nothing Personal, Just Business 1999: Hokuspokus 2000: Jam-eulus 2001: Burning Flames/Unstoppable 2002: Phenomenal Supa Soca 2003: Venom Twista album-Kamikaze 2004 also has a few guitar tracks played by Brian Fontenelle. .. .. .. .. ..
Alaina Reed
Alaina Reed started playing reggae music about 7 years ago when she fell in love with the sound & message of Bob Marley & the Wailers & especially the bass lines of Aston Familyman Barrett. Since that time she spent countless hours submerging herself in Jamaican culture & music. She has had the pleasure to work with such great artists like the Abyssinians, the Melodians, Leroy Sibbles, Tanya Stephens, Mikey Dread, Red Fox, Everton Blender, Wayne Stoddart, Troy Genius, Red Rat, Causion, Maurice Gregory, Gubu Coparchy, Squidly Cole, & many others... She is currently the bass player for Reggae Force Band. She has had the honor of learning from some of the legends of reggae music including, Leroy Horsemouth Wallace, Earl Chinna Smith, Benbow Creary, Dave Richards, Brian Fontenelle, Junior Jazz, Chris Meredith, Squidly Cole, & of course Aston Familyman Barrett Jr.
She has built a recording studio & is now starting a full production company with exceptionally talented business partners, Aston Barrett Jr., Brian Fontenelle & Dave Richards - BAD Lions Productions, LLC.
Other than reggae music, she has a passion for riding horses, training dogs, yoga, Wing Chun Kung Fu & all things healthy & positive J
Feel it in the one drop... And free the people with music...
Aston "Familyman" Barrett Jr.
Aston Barrett Jr. Is The Son Of The Legandary Aston "Family Man" Barrett (Bass Player Of The Wailers), Nephew Of The Late Carlton "Carly" Barrett (Drummer Of The Wailers) - The Originator Of The "One Drop Riddim", And Grandson Of The "Father Of Reggae" The Late Joe Higgs (Mentor Of Bob Marley)...
He began showing a serious interest in music from the age of six. With all the music around him all the time from a young age he was destined to be drawn to it.
He plays a number of different instruments, but the bass guitar is his passion - following in the footsteps of his father. He taught himself how to play the bass, just from watching his father in action whether in person or sometimes from watching video tapes of the wailers live performances.
He is now part of BAD Lions Productions, LLC. He can be heard on numerous tracks for many artists, playing just about every instrument.
He currently plays bass, organ, & drums for the Wailers, bass & guitar for Julian Marley, bass for Lauryn Hill, drummer for Reggae Force Band & can be heard on Stephen Marley's album playing drums on two tracks.
He believes in the roots sound & feel of the Wailers & will carry on his family's legacy for future generations...
"I HAVE AN EAR FOR MUSIC. MUSIC IS IN MY BLOOD. I WAS BORN FOR MUSIC. I LIVE FOR MUSIC."