Last night at a gala ceremony held at the revered Hyatt Regency in sweet TnT, our very own Patrick “Mista Vybe” Gordon was awarded the Best Writer trophy at the elite International Soca Monarch Prize Distribution and People’s Choice Awards ceremony!

Thanks to the support of the many fans and supporters who emailed in their votes, Mista Vybe was able to beat out a a tough batch of nominees including major songwriting names like Kerwin DuBois, Nadia Batson, Ghostwriters Music, Dale Ryan and Erphaan Alves.

In the wake of winning the prestigious award, Mista Vybe stated: “Above all I have to thank every single person who took the time to vote for me. I’m really overwhelmed by the support on this… I was already surprised and honoured to be nominated. Finding out that I won was even more of a pleasant surprise. It’s good to know that people see the hard work and genuinely appreciate what I’m doing.”

Mista Vybe and the MistaVybeWorld Team would like to thank all the fans for their undying support.

Mista Vybe would also like to thank the Caribbean Prestige Foundation For The Performing Arts for honouring him with this award.

You can look forward to much more #SONGWRITING BY MISTA VYBE in the future.

For more info on #SONGWRITING BY MISTA VYBE, just CLICK HERE. To see Mista Vybe’s personal pics from the Awards ceremony, check out his INSTAGRAM!

Finally, for all the official pics from the Awards and much more, check out International Soca Monarch’s Facebook Fan Page.

Posted by: Mista Vybe at 8:06 pm | Filed under: Media |

Breaking news out of the Caribbean Prestige Foundation (organisers of the annual International Power Soca Monarch and Groovy Soca Monarch competitions in Trinidad) office indicates that Mista Vybe has been selected as one of seven nominees for BEST WRITER at the 2013 International Soca Monarch People’s Choice Awards!!!

Upon hearing the good news, Mista Vybe stated: “It’s an honour to be considered one of the top seven songwriters of the year in the Soca arena. Honestly, I’m surprised to say the least because I didn’t write any of the songs I worked on this year with any thoughts of competitions or awards. I just tried to write the best songs possible. Being succesful competition-wise and being nominated for awards is a bonus. All I can do is be thankful, stay humble and keep writing the best songs possible in the future. This is only the beginning.”

In addition to being nominated himself in the Best Writer category, Mista Vybe’s work also contributed to several other notable Nominations for people he worked with as a writer for the 2013 Trinidad Carnival season.

His musical collaborators Precision Productions (with whom Vybe worked on Soca Monarch semi-finalist K. Rich’s “Wine Back” and Inches’ “Wuk Up” among other hits) are nominated for Best Production House.

Breakthrough artist K. Rich was nominated for two awards (Fashion With A Passion Award – Male and Multimedia Soca Star) thanks to a great performance of the Mista-Vybe-penned “Wine Back” at this years Groovy semis.

And finally, Shurwayne Winchester was nominated in the Soca 21 Energy Award category for his electrifying Power semi-finals performance of “We Control D Road” – yet another song written by Mista Vybe.

With all of those accolades, plus the official announcement that Shurwayne Winchester has made it to the Soca Monarch finals in the Power category with the Vybe-penned “We Control D Road”, to say that Mista Vybe is having a good Trinidad Carnival 2013 season seems like an understatement at this point.

Mista Vybe and the MistaVybeWorld.com Team would like to thank Precision Productions, Shurwayne Winchester & Y.O.U. (and S.W. Limited), K. Rich and his family (not to mention Team K. Rich and the #KRichArmy), all the producers and writers that Mista Vybe has had the pleasure of working with for the past year, all the DJs and promoters, and most importantly the fans who support the music.

Special thanks also go out to the Caribbean Prestige Foundation for acknowledging Mista Vybe’s contribution to TnT’s 2013 Carnival as a songwriter.

Stay tuned for details on how to vote for Mista Vybe as Best Songwriter 2013 at the International Soca Monarch People’s Choice Awards, as we will post those as soon as the Caribbean Prestige Foundation makes more information available.

Posted by: Mista Vybe at 6:41 pm | Filed under: Media |

We’re thrilled to announced that one of the Soca Monarch semi-finalists that Mista Vybe lent his songwriting skills to has earned a coveted spot in the Finals! Congratulations to Shurwayne Winchester, who is officially a competitor in the Play Whe International Power Soca Monarch Finals 2013 with the Road March contender, “We Control D Road“, written by none other than Patrick “Mista Vybe” Gordon!!!

Having previously won the Power Monarch crown as well as the Groovy Monarch and Road March titles, Shurwayne is no doubt a strong contender, especially with a powerful song like “We Control D Road”. After his energetic semis performance, which brought Mista Vybe’s exuberant lyrics to life, it’s clear that Shurwayne is now one to watch on Finals night.

Upon learning that the song he penned helped Shurwayne reach the Soca Monarch finals, a humble (as always) Mista Vybe stated: “All I can really say is I’m proud and thankful that things worked out so well. Thanks to Shurwayne for reaching out to me to work on that project  and big up the producers – Alton Bertie and Jessie John – as well.”

Just FYI – this isn’t the first time Mista Vybe’s gifted pen has landed a competitor in the International Soca Monarch or International Groovy Monarch Finals. He has previously written songs for  finalists like “Soca Michael Jackson” Andy Stephenson, Michelle Sylvester, Miss Alysha (ft. Fayann Lyons) and Nadia Batson, not to mention his own multiple appearances as a solo artist in both Groovy and Power categories in years gone by – most notably with “Ting 4 D Road” in 2006.

Trivia Tidbit: Did you know that Mista Vybe went into the 2006 Power Monarch as the man to beat, having WON the semis outright with an electrifying performnce of his smash “Ting 4 D Road”?!

Once again, Mista Vybe’s musical gifts have proven their worth, as his songwriting has taken yet another competitor to the finals – this time, the artist being Shurwayne.

Mista Vybe and the entire MistaVybeWorld.com Team wishes Shurwayne Winchester the best of luck on Fantastic Friday (February 8th), when he performs “We Control D Road”!!!

Posted by: Mista Vybe at 5:35 pm | Filed under: Media |

As the very short 2013 Carnival season in Trinidad And Tobago continues to speed by, the list of competitors that made the cut for International Soca Monarch semi-finals has been released. We’re happy to announce that not one but TWO of the hit songs written by Mista Vybe have made it to this year’s semis! Congratulations to K. Rich in the Groovy category and Shurwayne Winchester in the Power category, both of whom have shown the power of #SONGRITING BY MISTA VYBE!

Special shout out to the respective producers, Precision Productions (“Wine Back” by K. Rich) and Alton “ABX” Bertie & Jessie John (“We Control D Road” by Shurwayne Winchester & Y.O.U.) who made invaluable musical contributions to the each song.

In response to the news of two of his creations making it into Soca Monarch, Mista Vybe humbly mused: “I’m very honoured to have K. Rich and Shurwayne get selected for semis singing songs I wrote. I was already thankful for the great reception the songs got from radio, DJs and fans, so now having both songs reach semis is like the icing on the cake.”

The semi-final round of the Digicel International Groovy Soca Monarch and Play Whe International Power Soca Monarch competitions will take place on Sunday Janauary 20th, 2013. Don’t hesitate to vote for K. Rich in the Groovy category by texting “RICH” (7424) to 4768, and vote for Shurwayne in Power by texting “SWSW” (7979) to 7622!

Posted by: Mista Vybe at 7:05 pm | Filed under: Media |

Word of Mista Vybe’s hit-making prowess as a highly sought after songwriter seems to be spreading like wildfire lately. The most recent example is Trinidad-based  radio station 96.1 WEFM’s recent World Entertainment News feature on Mista Vybe and his burgeoning songwriting career!

For those that may not know, 96.1 WEFM’s Entertainment News report is broadcast live on the super-popular Trinidadian station several times per day, in addition to being hosted on their popular website 96WEFM.com.

As a result, literally millions of Trini and worldwide listeners and readers gained access to a wealth of information about Mista Vybe’s recent exploits as a writer for some of the top names in Soca Music across the region.

The report highlighted Mista Vybe’s successful collaboration with Trinidad’s renowned duo Precision Productions, as the the popularity of their combined effort yielded Patrice Roberts’ extremely popular 2012 Soca single “Slow Wine“.

In addition Mista Vybe revealed exclusively to 96.1 WEFM some of the details about a few upcoming releases he’s currently working on, including songs written for former St Lucia Groovy Monarch Teddyson John and Grenadian solo songstress Nekoyan out of the Homebase Entertainment camp.

Mista Vybe and the whole MistaVybeWorld.com Team would like to thank Team 96.1 WEFM for their continued support. Also, Mista Vybe sends a special “Thank You” to longtime friend and supporter Sharmain Baboolal for her interest and in-depth report on his work.

In closing, Mista Vybe added: “It’s great to see that the work I’m doing as a songwriter is beginning to be recognised. Big up Precision Productions, Homebase Entertainment and everyone else that I’m working closely with. Big things still to come in the near future, so stay tuned!”

Posted by: Mista Vybe at 12:38 pm | Filed under: Media |