Artist description Reggae with elements of metal and pop.

Music Style reggae/pop/dancehall/hardrock/rap

Musical Influences Bob Marley, Lee Scratch Perry, ACDC

Artist History Hainzle Augustus Malcolm was born on December 9, 1961, in the parish of Hanover, Jamaica. His early years were directed toward education and competitive swimming. He divided his time between the Jamaican National Swim Team and a job as a lifeguard at the YMCA. To pass the time at the ‘Y’ he would sing songs that he had written from his lifeguard chair. The word got around about the songs Hainzle would sing. Eventually he would receive requests from passers by. During one of these impromptu performances the popular Jamaican artist Leroy "Horsemouth" Wallace over heard him. Horsemouth immediately made his presence known and suggested that Hainzle record some of his songs. Horsemouth took Hainzle (now calling himself Selassie I Soldier) to Aquarius Records and introduced him to the world famous record producers Sly and Robbie. His first session at Aquarius yielded the single Africa Here I Come, soon to be followed by the Jamaican hit Wild Cowboy Ninja. In 1992 Selassie I Soldier moved to the United States and settled in Seattle, WA. There he joined forces with Selector Tamlin of Unity Sound Systems. In a matter of months, the pair commanded a strong following. A demand for a full length CD became apparent. To fulfill this need and capitalize on the Jamaican success of Wild Cowboy Ninja, Selassie I Soldier returned to Jamaica to record at the legendary Tuff Gong Studios with Sly, Robbie, and Horsemouth. The result was the CD Mass Out; and the singles; Diss Old Man and the title track. For his second CD, Launch The Attack, Selassie I Soldier combined forces with reggae legend Clinton Ferron and a host of other respected reggae musicians. Selassie I Soldier is currently jogging between New York and the Pacific Northwest building a strong following. In New York he has been giging extensively with the jazzed-based band "Butz". He has also been working on a follow up to 1997’s Launch The Attack, with producers Brandon Grady Pitts and Mike Fleming and their studio band The Jupiter Section titled You’ve Got To Be Brutal To Be Crucial. Previews from this record appeared on the Seattle based radio-show "House of Dred" and the station’s telephone lines received many inquires requesting this music. On Aug. 22 1999 Selassie I Soldier and the Jupiter Section headlined Seattle's "Hemp Fest" in front of 50,000 people mirroring in the states the success he achieved in Jamaica.

Group Members The Jupiter Section: Mike Fleming, Brandon Pitts, Tim Holloway and Jaime Lynn.

Instruments Drums, Bass, Guitar, Keys, Percussion

Albums Africa Here I Come, Wild Cowboy Ninja, Mass Out, Dis Old Man, Selassie I Live It Everytime,General In a Penitentiary, Launch The Attack, and soon to be released Brutal To Be Crucial.

Location Brooklyn, NY - USA

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