Producer Alexx Antaeus hopes his new rhythm will have global impact.

“Throughout the last half decade, the influence of Jamaican music on the evolution of dance,and even on pop music as a whole, has been completely undeniable. Megastars like Beyonce, Rihanna, JayZ, Drake, Skrillex, Major Lazer and Justin Bieber have successfully released epic reggae and/or dancehall-infused songs, which left the world wanting more. Our goal with Riddim Travelers is to introduce to the world a fresh sound heavily influenced by the musical heritage of Jamaica; and that’s not just reggae and dancehall. For example, Soul Dancer is a spiritual EDM/dance tune that has elements of mento,” he told the Jamaica Observer’s Splash.

Created by Alexx Antaeus, Riddim Travelers is a collective of artistes featured on the upcoming Kingston 10 album. They include Tommy Lee Sparta with Angel, Devin Di Dakta’s Get Hot and Durchess & Cherae with Rewind. Other songs to be released are Soul Dancer and Burn The Dance Floor by Yaksta and Kim Nain and Emmi Perez, respectively.

The album will be released in September on Monom Records, distributed by The Orchid/Sony.

Antaeus, who is from Greece, is an award-winning composer, recording artiste and producer with a Bachelor of Science in the Music Industry. He realised his passion for music at an early age.

“I studied classical guitar. I worked as a deejay…A turning point is when I was a student at California State University in Los Angeles, studying for an international business degree. One day I was walking by one of the rooms at the music building. I heard interesting sounds emanating from within. I entered into a recording studio. At the time that school had one of the few recording engineering and music synthesis bachelors and Masters programmes in America. It was love at first sight: The big SSL board, the Synclavier synthesizer…Within weeks I changed my major,” he said.

Antaeus has been in the music industry for 25 years. He is the principal of Opa Greek Restaurant and the Reggae Mill Bar, located at Devon House.

“It is true that running Opa Restaurant and Reggae Mill Bar at Devon House takes a lot of time. Furthermore, we are in the process of opening a new, authentic Jamaican cuisine restaurant at Devon House next month. What has helped a lot is building a recording studio at Devon House. This way I can record and manage the business simultaneously. Other than that I just don’t sleep much,” he said.