JASON
BENN DOES IT AGAIN - WINS SOCA MONARCH 2006 IN MIAMI
Last
year Jason Benn won the Miami Calypso Monarch Title.
This year he captured the Soca Monarch Title last
weekend for Miami Carnival at the Saga Boys International
16th Annual "Calypso & Soca Monarch Competition".
The competition took place on Thursday, October 5th
at the Joseph Caleb Center in Miami, Florida. Mc Tommy
Joseph officiated the evenings proceedings and special
guest performers included, Explainer and Poser.
On
the night, however, it was Benn who came away with
the honors beating out 10 Finalists in the Soca Monarch
after performing his composition "Who To Choose"..."a
definite favourite with the ladies".
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Jason
Benn has been based in Brooklyn,
New York over the past few years where he has made
himself an established Promoter for some of the biggest
Boat Rides & Parties in New York, and is also
one of New Yorks's Top Soca Artiste. In 2003, he was
awarded "New York Soca Artiste of the Year"
at the 1st ever "International Soca Awards".
However,
Jason Benn's career started back in 1993 as a Roytec
Student, in the annual "Royal Bank Kaiso Royale
Calypso Competition where he placed 2nd. In 1995,
he was awarded "NCC Most Promising Calypsonian.
He then went on to win "Arima Calypso Monarch"
and "Santa Cruz Calypso Monarch" in 1996
& 1997.
After
international success with his first big soca hit
in 2003, " Boat Ride Anthem"... Jason began
traveling alot, performing in places like Texas, California,
Canada, Florida, Baltimore, Washington, etc.
As
a songwriter, he has composed songs in the past for
Denyse Plummer, Natasha Wilson, Kizzy Ruiz, &
Candy Hoyte. This year look out for one he
wrote for Destra Garcia, called "I Dare You".
Jason
plans to come home to Trinidad this year for Carnival
as he has not been here to perform for the past three
years. He looks forward to having a great season and
he is coming back now to "Mash up Trinidad for
Carnival 2007". |
