W.L.B.E STUDIOS
Warrior Love Band Entertainment, the brainchild of record producer, recording/mixing engineer and musician Joseph Graham, has become a force to be reckoned with in music production.
Located in Toronro Ontario, But we are from Kingston, Jamaica. The record label, consisting of a production team that composes, records, mixes and masters for artistes and record labels, is synonymous with transforming concepts into chart topping hits.
With a host of musical production and engineering credits to its name, the creative force behind the has worked with a long list of artists including Richie Spice, Jah Cure, Luciano, Tony Rebel, T.O.K., Queen Ifrica, Turbulence and Duane Stephenson, among many
Warrior Love band is one of the most talented young band in Jamaica today. It also doesn’t hurt that they are all good looking. As one musician, E. Pessoa stated, “Is pure sweet bwoy in dis band and dem sound good!”
WARRIOR LOVE BAND BIO
In 2002, Joseph and Jeffery Graham (the twins) were seen performing on CTV by one of the most illustrious musicians. He was impressed with their raw talent, and he Frankie Campbell, leader of the well-known Fab5 band, gave them their first instrument – a keyboard for Jeffery and a bass guitar for Joseph – and named them the “One Love” band. Both brothers made good use of these gifts. Jeffrey has played for several artistes including Queen Ifrica, Barrington Levy and I-Octane, while Joseph has been the bass player for Byron Lee’s Dragonaires for the past four years. He has also worked with artistes such as, Ken Boothe, Ernie Smith Fanton Mojah Turbulence and the mighty Sparrow.
In 2004, Joseph and Jeffrey Graham decided to form their own group and invite Oniel Walters to join. Oniel made a name as one of the best drummers in Jamaica, playing for artistes such as Dennis Brown, Gregory Isaacs, Lloyd Parks and We the People band. That year, the band played for Prodigal Son, joined by his guitarist. The band then decided that Warrior Love needed a guitarist. So they recruited another school of music talent, Garth Forrester, who eventually got a full time job touring with a popular artiste. He was replaced by yet another student of that institution, who is considered one of the most versatile and technically proficient young guitarists in Jamaica today Nyerere “Duke” Thomas.
In 2009 the group hired a manager, and (joined by some of their friends) auditioned for the annual Ritz Pineapple Ball. Out of that rose another member of the band who blended so well with the group; saxophonist Conrad Pinnock. Conrad is a graduate of the Alpha boys’ school and has played with many Jamaican performers, he has also shared the stage with overseas artistes such as; Seal and Jay Z.
This five piece ensemble began performing throughout Kingston at events such as Flow’s Christmas Party, VMBS Talent Show, Jamaica Stock Exchange 50th Anniversary, (at which they played for artistes such as John Holt, Ken Boothe, Bongo Herman and Derrick Harriot) and City View Hotel’s “Rapture under the Stars”. They toured with Fanton Mojah as the Macka Tree Band and backed artiste such as Tessanne Chin.
In 2011 the group changed their manager, and hired Mr. Dwight James where they kicked off their first tour with Turbulence to Africa. The band toured for the entire year with different artiste. As the year 2011 ended Joseph (band leader) decided that the band should extend it’s presence to performing as backing band on some of Jamaica’s well known shows, the first of which was Sting 2011. Warrior Love worked with 37 artistes for Sting 2011 and was branded as a Dancehall and Reggae backing band. The band’s next big show was of course the famous Jamaica Jazz and Blues Festival. Rumors had by then flooded the street about this CD sounding band, which attracted the attention of Tony Rebel, who recruited the band to back his annual reggae show, Rebel Salute. Other shows that followed included Follow Di Arrow, Jamaica International Kite Festival, and Taurus Bash, where the band had worked with all the major artiste headlining these shows.
The group saw that things were on a high and as such decided it was time to recruit a lead singer. Auditions were done and they decided unanimously that Raine Davis would make a great addition to the now booming CD sounding band. Raine Davis is a young man who had made his name on the north coast circuit. In 2011 when Raine was hired by a great Jamaican musician, Desi Jones to play at the annual Half Moon New Years Eve Ball. Raine agreed to join the band and performed with them for the Mars Group in St. Thomas at a lunch hour concert at the Institution of Jamaica, and at City View Hotel. There existed room for further growth and so the band decided it was time to do some recordings. Raine, who is a prolific song-writer provided good material for the band to start working on their own recordings.
The Warrior Love band now looks forward to the endless possibilities that exist for them in music and continues to make their mark in the industry.
THE RECORDING STUDIO AND GREEN ROOM
Warrior Love Band Entertainment studio is located in the heart of reggae music, Kingston, Jamaica And Toronto Canada. The studio just opened, and is primarily used for production and mixing. The W.L.B.E studio boasts a cutting edge mixture of both digital and analog gear including brands like Avid, Steven Slate, Dangerous Music, Native Instruments, Fender, DBX, Blue, The Green Room and more. It’s located in an intimate, private environment, perfect for honing creativity. Home to a veteran music production team with decades of experience, headed by Joseph Graham, the studio is used daily for everything from writing/composing sessions, to mixing and mastering.
JOSEPH GRAHAM / CEO & FOUNDER
Joseph Graham was born and raised in Kingston Jamaica. His musical journey begun at the age of 6, where he learnt to play the drum set at his church “The New Church of God”. After years of experience playing the drum for various churches and the Jamaica Cadet Force he decided to add another talent where he learnt to play the keyboard and later moved on to the base guitar where he found his passion.
At the age of 21, he continued on his journey studying bass guitar for more than five years till present where he started playing for gospel concerts such as ‘Fun in The Sun” as well as “JCDC Gospel Festivals” and other major shows to name a few. Throughout his life he worked alongside Mr. Lubert Levy and other Jamaicans where he helped to enhance their career in gospel music.
In 2008, he started touring with the Jamaican Legendary Band “Byron Lee and The Dragonaires” until he decided to form his own band “Warrior Love Band Entertainment” where he toured with other Jamaican reggae artists such as George Nooks, Marcia Griffiths, Chris Martin, Mr. Vegas, Ken Booth, Romaine Virgo and Tony Rebel since 2012.
The Band was the recipients of the 2012 band of the year award and presently continues to perform at numerous events both locally and internationally such as Reggae Sumfest and Rebel Salute.
His mission is to produce and promote positive music that will exhilarate the hearts of future generation; as well as impart the musical knowledge I have to others through education. His ultimate goal is to become one of the best musicians there is in fine culture and reggae.
