Stylo G

The reggae artist Stylo G was born Jason McDermott in 1985 and brought up in Spanish Town, Jamaica, the son of the highly respected reggae dancehall artist and producer Poison Chang. His father was murdered in 1998 during an American tour and this tragic event precipitated the McDermott family's move to the UK.

After relocating to the UK McDermott began to experiment with dancehall style reggae and into 2012 and 2013 released three singles 'Summer Is Back', 'Press Up' and 'Mama (Give Me a Call)', all of which failed to make any significant impact on the UK charts. However, with the release of the moody, dub-influenced 'Soundbwoy' in 2014 McDermott finally broke through into the UK charts and the single peaked at number 18. To date, 'Soundbwoy' remains the peak of McDermott's success but a number of collaborations including one with the respected Clean Bandit have kept his name in the public eye.