Producer Passadon Excited About ‘Red Rum’ Riddim

Dancehall producer Passadon, the resident engineer of Sha-Tess Records, is excited about his first major project, the Red Rum riddim.

“The Redrum rhythm is my first major project as well as an upcoming album from Serani. The project is going to do well, as showm by the success of Jahvillani’s Gunman Party which went Trending and has over 540,000 views already on Youtube,” he said.

The project features 18 tracks with heavyweight names like Jahvillani, Gyptian, Jahvinci, Munga Honorebel, Teejay, Wasp, and Bryka. Other artists include Maino Marley, De Alpha and Ricky Flex. The project will be released via download digital platforms on November 26th.

Passadon is working closely with Shaheed Muwwakil of Sha-Tess Records with whom he inked a contract recently. He is also working with US-based artiste Maino Marley, with whom he is doing an EP which will be released in 2022.

“I am more structured, creative and comfortable since joining force with Sha-Tess as a producer because Mr. Muwwakil is a music executive with insight and great managerial skills,” he said.

Passadon is known for doing production work on songs such as Teejay’s ‘Rags to Riches’, Ding Dong’s ‘Kelio’, Shenseea’s ‘Side Chicks’ and Jahvillani’s ‘So We Living’.

Passadon, whose real name is Cleveland Thomas, grew up in the Tower Hill in the Kingston 11 area where he attended Norman Manley High School.

He started out in 2012 as an engineer at Frenz For Real studio under the guidance and training from super-talented producer and engineer Red Boom. In 2019, entertainment insider Romeich Major saw his talent and recruited him to work as an engineer.

“I haven’t looked back since. I have a lot to prove in this industry. My work with Sha-Tess is the start of a great partnership,” he said.