On the finish of 2024, Mumbai singer-songwriter Dwayne Gamree emerged because the winner of Worldwide Icon Season 3 after a nationwide expertise hunt for brand spanking new voices to characterize India.
Because it seems, Gamree—a daily on the company and marriage ceremony gig circuit as a part of the band Bombay Buzzar—stumbled upon Worldwide Icon when a buddy despatched him particulars concerning the regional auditions happening in Mumbai. “This occurred the day earlier than the auditions,” he says. Gamree rushed over and performed his track “Sprinkle That” for that spherical’s judges—singer-songwriter and music entrepreneur Raghav Meattle together with the present’s organizer, Hyperlink Model Options’ govt director and seasoned music promoter, Neale Murray—and progressed quickly sufficient.
After performing for worldwide judges like Swiss pop artist Veronica Fusaro, Afropop artist Kidi, and U.Okay. singer-songwriter Jamie Millier, Gamree clinched to win. “I got here in with the intention to show some extent to myself and because the competitors moved ahead, listening to all of the judges’ suggestions, it bolstered myself as a singer-songwriter,” he says.
With all of the jury sitting in on digital calls, Kidi, specifically, was all reward for Gamree. “He sang my unique again to me and talked about that it must be on the pop charts. That was my spotlight,” Gamree admits.
Because the winner of Worldwide Icon Season 3, Gamree will get limitless radio performs for all his songs (with Radio One, one of many present’s creators, backing the push) for a 12 months. He additionally positive factors entry to the Radio One studios to document extra music and receives a free tuition scholarship to study manufacturing on the True Faculty of Music. Gamree says the college “is sorting me out with a really rigorously curated curriculum” and founder and veteran musician Ashu Phatak might be amongst these mentoring the artist. “I will study the ins and outs of music manufacturing, not just for my originals but additionally advertisements and movie scores,” he says.
It was quickly after successful Worldwide Icon that Gamree went into “planning mode” and acquired into the studio to document his acoustic album Primarily based, which launched in December 2024. Aided by drummer and percussionist Alastair Quadros, Gamree says they took 5 hours to finish eight playful, moody tracks for Primarily based.
In the midst of all these developments, the artist deliberate one other huge life choice – shifting to Canada along with his household. Establishing base in Toronto, Gamree is already within the thick of it, acting at open mics and membership exhibits for established acts within the metropolis. Previous to his transfer, he’d already made a couple of buddies within the music circuit. “I might be hitting the indie festivals as I take it one lovely day at a time. Concurrently, I’ll be organising a house studio in order that I can preserve sending throughout my originals from one other album I launch to the Radio One group in Bombay. Round March, my music manufacturing mentoring will start with True Faculty of Music. I’ll be settled in effectively by then and proceed to construct my financial institution of songs,” he says.
Take heed to Dwayne Gamree’s album ‘Primarily based’ beneath.
