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Bennet is involved in the Tower Street
Correctional Facility music programme in Kingston, Jamaica and the St Catherine adult correctional centre. Bennett also judges competitions for spotting local musical talents.
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Bennett was born into a Christian family in Jamaica. Church is where Bennett realised he had musical talent. At the age of 12, Bennett was influenced greatly by guitarist
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Popular Music: An Encyclopaedia of Reggae, Mento, Ska, Rock Steady, and Dancehall", page 28, Greenwood Press, 2006
89:, Kingston, Jamaica. He has received many honours, among them the Jamaica Reggae Industry Association (JaRIA) award in 2017 for mentorship.
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Walters, Maxine (Ed),"Serious T'ings a Go Happen: Three
Decades of Jamaican Dance Hall Signs", Hat & Berd Press, Dec 2016
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Bennett has been on the music scene since the 1980s. He has composed and produced music for international artists including
1472:"Music Producer Mikey Bennett Discusses His Career & Accomplishments", Jamaica Information Service (JIS), 20 Feb 2018.
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1517:"British High Commission Stages Song Competition", The Gleaner newspaper (Jamaica), 18 January 2019.
1481:"Mikey Bennett 'Pencils Out' Songwriting Career", The Gleaner newspaper (Jamaica), 10 December 2010
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Producer, Vocal
Arrangement, Percussion Arrangement, Drum Arrangements, Harmonic Arrangement
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1490:"Appleton Serves The Heart Of Jamaica", The Gleaner newspaper (Jamaica), 7 November 2018.
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Gardner, Sade, "All set for JaRIA awards", Jamaica
Observer newspaper, 25 February 2017
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1445:"The Reggae Story Mikey Bennett", Jamaican Information Service (JIS), aired: 16/2/2019
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Jamaica", Rough Guide Ltd, Aug,2010, p330,304
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1508:"5 Questions With Mikey Bennett", The Gleaner newspaper (Jamaica), 21 June 2019
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Alborosie / Shane Brown / Prince Jammy / Two Friends Crew
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Monday Morning Blues: The Best of Mikey 'Bumper' Melody
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Ziggy Marley / Ziggy Marley & the Melody Makers
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From Dubplate to Download: The Best of Greensleeves
164:Evolution of Dub, Vol. 8: The Search for New Life
1388:Party on: The Only Party Album You'll Ever Need
958:Reggae Ambassadors: 20th Anniversary Collection
78:for the longtime rum producer Appleton Estate.
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670:Hardcore Ragga: The Music Works Dancehall Hits
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396:Can't Stop a Man: The Ultimate Collection
81:Bennett is the CEO of Grafton Studios in
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1158:Vocals (Background), Vocal Supervision
430:Producer, Keyboards, Vocal Arrangement
903:Hey Now (Girls Just Want to Have Fun)
178:Total Reggae: Chart Hits Reggae Style
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785:Keyboards, Bass, Vocal Arrangement
191:Playlist: King of Kings-Reggae Hits
615:Tuff Tracks: Tuff Gong Compilation
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87:University of Technology (Utech)
1364:Songs for Reggae Lovers, Vol. 3
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532:Absolutely the Best: 1957-1999
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150:More Jammy$ from the Roots
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245:Joe Gibbs Reggae Christmas
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1041:Rough & Ready, Vol. 1
272:12" Rulers: Gussie Clarke
26:Early life and influences
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999:Beach of the War Goddess
601:Shabba Ranks and Friends
204:100% Tubes de L'Eté 2011
1549:Jamaican businesspeople
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835:Greensleeves Sampler 13
217:The Best of Maxi Priest
16:Jamaican music producer
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1288:Greensleeves Sampler 4
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136:A Real Labour of Love
93:Social responsibility
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76:The Heart of Jamaica
54:, Dennis Brown, and
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518:Adrenalin
510:Musician
469:Producer
456:Composer
443:Engineer
382:Dragonfly
360:Producer
346:Musician
319:Engineer
305:Arranger
291:Producer
264:Producer
251:Composer
248:Joe Gibbs
223:Producer
209:Composer
196:Producer
183:Producer
170:Producer
156:Musician
142:Composer
64:Cocoa Tea
1027:The Word
988:Ian Dyer
587:Stranger
521:Don Yute
1318:Culture
1097:Fe Real
1016:Red Fox
549:Marijah
1169:Home T
410:Abijah
115:Artist
70:, and
42:Career
813:Bass
563:Word!
427:Ghost
112:Album
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188:2012
175:2013
161:2014
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139:UB40
133:2018
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56:UB40
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