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Midian
Midian Kiem Pacquette was born
on October 14, 1984 in Fort de
France, Martinique but moved to
the island of Dominica at an
early age. He grew up with his
mother and father and two
sisters in the southern
community of Bellevue Chopin.
Growing up
on an island like
Dominica it is
almost impossible not to be
influenced by the wonders of the
musical world, whether it be
through singing at school
assemblies, church or singing
along to some of the popular
tunes on the radio, and
Midian couldn’t help but get sucked
into the euphoria of it all. It
was through his involvement in
the church, school choir and
community based events that he
discovered an innate desire to
venture into this musical
universe. Most Dominicans who
have succeeded as musicians have
had to migrate to other parts of
the world to reap success from a
musical career path and so
initially
Midian was very
reluctant to pursue music
professionally and ventured on
simply doing music for the love
of it.
For the
better part of his teenage years
Midian lived outside of
Dominica
and returned home in 2005. and
met up with young producer
Yohann Ferrol. They started
producing music together
following which they released a
few singles including Super
Mario and D-X which
took the local music scene by
storm. The songs
popularity caught the interest
of organizers of the Cable and
Wireless Creole in the Park and
Midian and Yohann were
challenged to put a band
together hence the birth of
Esclav Band of which
Midian is the
lead vocalist. So the Cable and
Wireless Creole in the Park was
the first official gig for the
band and it has been no turning
back since then. They later
released one of the hottest
Bouyon albums for 2006 and was
sought after to perform at
different events following the
popularity of the album. The
band is currently working on its
second album, From Slave to
Master due to be released in
October 2008.
Midian’s
energy on stage is unsurpassed
by many on the musical scene in
Dominica. He loves the thrill of
performing for his audience
whether solo, with his band or
featuring with other popular
bands including
Triple Kay
Band and
W.C.K.
Band. His love for the stage and
performing was also very evident
while participating in the Soca
Monarch competitions in
Dominica. In 2007 he made his
debut in the competition with
‘Show Dem’ and the following
year made waves at the Windsor
Park stadium with his hit song
‘Ridiculous’.
Prior to
the formation of the
Esclav Band
in 2003, Midian was featured on
the ‘San Cobin’ double CD album,
and did a collaborative video
with other French artists. That
album was produced at the Cyber
Gwada studios on the island
Guadeloupe.
There were
times when
Midian felt like
giving up his musical dream.
Having lived in Jamaica for a
while, he knew the kind of
support that Jamaican musicians
received but there was not much
support available in
Dominica.
Private companies are reluctant
to invest in musicians, and this
can be very daunting to a young
musician trying to pursue his
dream, but for Midian the dream
is very much alive and he will
not be discouraged that easily.
Presently,
Midian is a Disc
Jockey/Announcer/Reporter at the
popular
Q-95 FM Radio Station in
Dominica and is the initiator
and host of Q-Exposure; a show
which promotes and highlights
talent with major emphasis on
music. Some of his
featured acts include
Triple Kay Band,
W.C.K. Band,
First
Serenade Band, and international
bands and artists including Destra, Beenie Man, Mr.
Vegas, Carimi, and T.O.K.
Again, because of his love
for music it was not surprising
that he gravitated to this field
of work. At this time music is
high on Midian's agenda and this
enterprising young man is bent
on pursuing his goals of a
career in music He is currently
working on his solo Soca album
and fans can look forward to
diversity, talent and a greater
sense of his musical identity.
Additional Information:
Become a fan on facebook:
http://www.facebook.com/pages/Midian/66384515017
Website:
http://dominicadevelopmentgroup.com/artists_midian.html
MySpace:
http://www.myspace.com/midiankp
Esclav Band on MySpace:
http://www.myspace.com/esclavband
Bookings:
info@dominicadevelopmentgroup.com
Midian's Musical Resume
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