Walshy Fire

Black Chiney is cited as a significant influence on the evolution of Major Lazer with its mashups that blend hip hop or R&B rhythms with reggae & R&B artist vocal tracks and its representation of the Jamaican sound system.

[2] The subsequent mix tapes that the Black Chiney collective of DJs, engineers and MCs would develop were the training ground for Walshy to become a remix producer.

With Major Lazer Walshy Fire has collaborated with artists from a variety of genres maintaining a commitment to cultural authenticity and in particular with regard to Caribbean music subgenres.

This is a follow-up to "Lean On" which featured MØ and has been played 149 million times via Major Lazer's SoundCloud and its official music video which has received 1.4 billion YouTube views.

[11] Walshy Fire launched a label in 2015 with its roots in Jamaica's sound system culture,[12] and extending into other genres including hip-hop.

[16] Walshy Fire performs sets as part of his signature Rum & Bass concept which mixes world-influenced dance grooves with carnival culture.

[17] Walshy curated a first-of-its-kind conversation between Africa and the Caribbean, pairing artists from both regions on tracks spanning afrobeats, dancehall, soca and EDM.

Walshy Fire at Ruhr Reggae Summer 2016