Leighton Levy, Star Writer

About a month ago singer D-Major flew to New York to perform at a friend's birthday bash. From all accounts his performance was well received but, from where he stands, it is he who came away with the greater sense of satisfaction.

"People were actually singing along," he recalled, seemingly surprised that so many people in New York were intimate with his music.

The singer who specialises in Lover's Rock, but has been exploring new sounds in recent times, said people at the party were even requesting which of his songs he should sing.

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The reaction to his music was quite similar in Lowe River, Trelawny, where he performed recently. The night was cold, he said, but the reception from the audience was very warm. He also experienced more of the same during the Easter weekend on a tour to the North Coast. At the Kite Festival especially, the crowd was frenzied when he performed along with his Scikron/Big Yard label-mates.

Yes, the singer born Damian Codlin is feeling the love from his growing number of supporters both here and abroad and he intends to stoke the warmth into blazing heat with the fuel being supplied by new ideas he has been working on. "Some ideas came up over the Easter weekend and I intend to develop on those in the coming weeks," he said.

New music is also on the horizon.

Meanwhile, he says he likes the energy coming from his video, Real Friends. The video has been steadily climbing Hype TV's video charts. Tempo has also fallen in love with the video where it has been getting frequent play. That song, plus several others, including So Smooth, Smooth Sailing, My Babes,featuring Sleepy Hollow, and the popular Wife Material, have been getting heavy rotation on local radio.

The singer whose female fan base rivals that of many seasoned entertainers, is quietly pleased with the path his career is now on. "This is definitely a step in the right direction," he said.