What exactly is PoeticWorkz?
"Like poetry in rhythmic motion, riding the beat of the drum." The statement clearly defines what PoeticWorkz is all about. Both the poetry and the music are important. One does not supersede the other or to borrow a phrase from the poem, "PoeticWorkz," "...to have them work together in harmony, together like love, together in life." PoeticWorkz utilizes the authentic sounds of African Djembe drums, traditional instruments like bass, guitars, synthesizers, and electronic processors to create a unique mix.
Why the name PoeticWorkz?
Well I had to clearly identify what I was doing, because I am known for doing many different things. Some people know me for my Soca music while others may know of my stints with American bands playing funk, rock and R&B in a supportive role. Some people only know me from seeing my artwork. I guess that is because I not only express myself in different ways, but I guess that I also identify myself in different ways also. When I perform Soca, I use the name Teecha, but when I perform with PoeticWorkz, the performance is strictly limited to PoeticWorkz material. I think this gives the potential audience the heads up on what to expect from me at a given performance.
Why or how did this project come about?
PoeticWorkz is the end result of putting my poetry to music, but not sacrificing the musical ideas for the sake of the spoken word. Being a writer and also a musician, this task seamed easy to achieve. Sometimes a statement from a bass line was more important than what the poet had to say at that moment, so the poet in me would take a supportive role and let the musician in me take over. This concept was continuous throughout the project, right down to the mixing of the CD. Sometimes I right long poems, while at times if I get out four lines I am doing great, but I don't let that bother me because, at times, you can say so much with just one word. The short poems in this case gave the musician in me, space to work on some of the tracks, while on some other tracks the musician quit when the poet did too, leaving the producer to figure out what to do.
