THEIR name may be derived from their geographic location in Montego Bay, but 3rdNWest certainly know where they want to go.

“The sky’s the limit. We came up with the name 3rdNWest because it’s three of us and we are in the island’s west end,” Garth Jobson told the Jamaica Observer.

In addition to Jobson, the St James-based group comprises Karell Wisdom and Kevin Tappe, whose music combines the genres of reggae, dancehall and R&B.

The group is currently working on their yet-to-be-titled 10-track album. It is slated to be released next year.

“We have been getting great feedback from our single Wine, which was produced by Gifton Smith. It is aimed at the ladies and is a dancehall song,” said Jobson.

Group member Wisdom shared how the group came together.

“We have known each other for eight years, but the group was originally formed in 2012 when the other groups, which we were part of, split,” he said.

All in their 30s, Wisdom and Tappe are originally from Kingston, but relocated to the tourist capital. Jobson, on the other hand, is a native of the parish.

“We were working in the hotel industry and familiar with the music business. So when the groups split, I came up with the idea of forming another group with just the three of us and the others agreed,” said 35-year-old Jobson.

Wisdom, a former Edna Manley College student, shared what made them different from other groups.

“We are singing mature songs that everyone can listen to and geared towards a more mature audience,” he said.

“And when we are not in the studio, you can find us performing individually at hotels in Montego Bay like Sandals Montego Bay, Sandals Royal, Sandals Carlyle, among others,” said Wisdom.

The group’s other release is Youths Them Mind.

— Donisha Williams