SINGER Clay has played a producer/songwriter’s role in several hit songs by artistes like Sean Paul and Chipmunk, which have made European charts.

He is looking for similar success as an artiste with Can I Have My Heart Back, his latest single. It is produced by Germany’s Silly Walks Discotheque which scored big in 2013 with Chronixx’s Smile Jamaica.

Clay (real name Clayton Morrison) who lives in London, was born and raised in Gordon Town, St Andrew. He relocated to the United Kingdom in 2002.

“I am a reggae artiste, but I used to work as a producer and songwriter in various genres including Rhythm and Blues and hip hop. I felt the urge to express myself by singing my own songs and I decided to record and release them,” he told the Jamaica Observer. “Reggae is natural for me because I was born and raised in Jamaica. Yet I believe working in other genres of music has influenced me and my style a lot.”

Clay co-wrote Sean Paul’s 2009 hit Hold My Hand which reached number nine in Belgium, number three in France, number 26 in Portugal, and number 37 in Switzerland.

He co-wrote and co-produced Pray for Me, by British hip hop artiste Chipmunk. His credits also include co-producing Hangover, a 2011 single from British singer Starboy Nathan, which reached number 92 on the British pop chart.

The 32-year-old Morrison made his own recording debut in the summer of 2013 with the Silly Walks-produced London Town. Most of his recordings as an artiste have been with that label.

In Jamaica, he has recorded for producers Troyton and Kurt Riley.

A trained pianist, drummer and guitarist, Clay is focusing on the release of his debut album, which he hopes to release this summer.

His EP, 1st Chapter, is available on iTunes. It features the tracks Shadow After Dark, Inseparable, Fire, Exodus, Life and Why.