Legend & Legacy a world rock artist traversing decades
article researched by Tang Mu

 Who is ALEX, the modern day satyr from Greek legend who dances and frolics chasing nymphs all day living in a  tropical jungle  version of the playboy mansion?

 Jah's alter ego emerges as Alex the Alley Cat, his evil twin in a imaginative fantasy adventure love saga film.
 It explores the  notion of man's core values of a true one-on-one love with Ms. Right vs. the forbidden romps of  an old man pursuing younger women.
 Will Jah find his idyllic Ms Right, or get sidetracked with the licentious antics of his evil twin, Alex?
 Follow the saga of Alex the Alley Cat . . . looking for a kitty!


 World artist Shadawmon’s auteur performance & elucidation of writer-producer-director, Tom Gunn’s Alex the Alley Cat love tragedy to triumph  art film is nothing short of a hand-in-glove alliance bridging the creative & skilled mind. Now at 60+ Shadawmon has seldom been seen on  camera other than  as a performing musician early in his career.
 In Alex the Alley Cat, he luminously plays dual roles as the honorable yet vulnerable Jah seeking his definitive Ms. Right, and his licentious  evil  twin, Alex.


 Ironically, it was written on the liner notes in 2004 when Shadawmon recorded and released his only solo album to date, Siam Ecapeartist  as a single island lament artist.

“From the inner circles of distant islands encompassing several continents - songster Shadawmon, renowned for  mellow bluesy guitar & seasoned raspy vocals is the elusive drifter balladeer embraced by audiences as an emerging  bounty of the timeless. A legacy nurtured by simmering mood weaving east west melodic serenity and earthy poetic  prophesy, Shadawmon emanates celestial inspirations through fiery to mellow groove songs of love and life inspired  under moonlit starry nights in a land beyond".

 Emboldened by nature's abundance in the Universe, Shadawmon still equates success by acknowledging the everyday magic & mystery  we're often too busy to recognize. With a profound affinity for the esoteric and Tarot cards where creativity is conveyed through both  supersensible and natural realms of energy and insight, he's a Chinese Rat with the astrological sign Sagittarius ruled by the planet Jupiter  which rules the Pukhraj or yellow sapphire and represents truth, sincerity, and consistency.
 The first thought comes to my mind is a quote once made by Mark Twain –  “any  emotion, if it is sincere, is involuntary".

 Shadawmon is a lifelong aficionado of rock and jazz, blending strains of these elements with neoclassic orchestrations, rhythm & blues roots,  island laments, world folk, and catchy contemporary rock pop melodies & lyrics captured in well crafted songs creating artistry that can be best  described as  sui  generis - an original fusion of elements, experiences, and musical textures . . . new world rock. He's maintained that  individuality as a new world rock artist for years - even on Google search Shadawmon is postioned today at #1 in over 400 million web sites!

 A bluesy guitarist & gospel influenced keyboardist, his writing & arranging skills capture the essence of the moment's passion creating his own  unique twist on eclectic island skank & Jahwaiian reggae with a solid foundation in gospel R&B, and ethereal funk rock guitar, delivered live  with a select few musicians he chooses to call dao boyz.

 below Shadawmon in 1977 with (bg) record  producer, Mark Traversino at Columbia Studios, Hollywood.

Over the years Shadawmon has lived a myriad of electrifying musical  experiences beginning early in 1972 in Jamaica when Stevie Winwood (Traffic) and  Eric  Clapton (I Shot The Sheriff) were recording pop-reggae hits in Kingston and Shadawmon was a  young studio guitarist with Johnny Nash (Stir It Up/I Can See Clearly Now) recording Bob Marley's early  Jamaican folk  songs. He went on to  play music  with other notable west  Indian musicians along the way  like Chile  Charles  (Osi  Bisa),  Robbie Greenige  (Jimmy  Buffet), Spider  Webb (Harry  Belafonte)  and was  mentored by  world  renowned jazz  organist, Jimmy  Smith eventually  traversing to the  Hawaiian islands  for  several  years working with  contemporary  Hawaiian artists, Harold  Kamma,
  Willy  K, and Fiji.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 Shadawmon ventured to Southeast Asia ten years ago on holiday to explore east-west world ethnic music culture and Indo-Asian instruments,  rhythms, and textures which landed him at a new unique home base traveling between Thailand & Hawaii.

 Shadawmon is by no means a newcomer on the world music scene being a veteran singer-songwriter, electric/acoustic guitarist,and  multi- keyboardist and having played in just about every scenario one could imagine . . . Now with the addition of eastern influences from his  Asian experience - it's time to reflect the pinnacle of his musical experience arriving at the summit of artistic and creative expression through  the latest material and performances as an aging musician starring in the Alex the Alley Cat, an avant-garde art film.


 Shadawmon on the Alex The Alley Cat set in Bangkok 2008

 Shadawmon’s career highlights include tours of major US concert venues, Carnegie Hall, NYC, National Network Television appearances  including Midnight Special, and Don Kirshner's rock concerts of yester-year, & playing with a variety of major recording artists such as Johnny  Nash (I Can See Clearly Now) Mickey Dolenz (Monkeys), Tony Basil,(Mickey) Carole Kaye, and as bandleader arranger & studio musician  producing several artists & records and composing  scores for TV & film soundtracks.

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