Mike's Moment Of... Roots Evolution (S2 E1): Clinton Fearon

In this powerful Season 2 premiere, Michael Sean Harris sits down with legendary reggae artist Clinton Fearon for an inspiring conversation about his journey from the hills of St. Andrew, Jamaica to becoming one of the most respected voices in roots reggae. Together, they explore the evolution of his sound, the lessons learned with The Gladiators, the spiritual and philosophical core of his songwriting, and how he continues to uplift global audiences through music filled with truth, joy, and resilience.

Whether you're a musician, a reggae lover, or simply someone drawn to stories of purpose and creativity, this episode will leave you rooted, grounded, and inspired.

Topics Covered

• Clinton's early memories learning guitar
• Impactful moments with The Gladiators
• His approach to songwriting, storytelling, and conscious lyricism
• Some of his philosophies
• Advice for young musicians and Clinton's thoughts on legacy

Clinton Fearon is a Jamaican-born singer, songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist whose music has influenced generations of reggae artists. After years of shaping the sound of The Gladiators in the 1970s, he moved on to create a vibrant solo career, blending deep roots, acoustic warmth, and lyrical wisdom. His music is known for its positivity, humility, and power—resonating with audiences worldwide.

Mike's Moment Of… is a podcast hosted by Michael Sean Harris, exploring creativity, culture, and spirit through conversations with artists, thinkers, and storytellers from Jamaica, the Caribbean, and beyond.

Each episode is a moment to pause, reflect, and reconnect through life, creativity, innovation and the arts.

Connect with Clinton Fearon

Facebook https://www.facebook.com/ClintonFearonMusic

Instagram https://www.instagram.com/clintonfearon

Youtube http://www.youtube.com/user/ClintonFearon

Website http://www.clintonfearon.com

Twitter https://twitter.com/clintonfearon

Soundcloud https://soundcloud.com/clinton-fearon

MUSIC VIDEOS (selection)

On The Other Side (Live at Baco studio), 2021 https://youtu.be/s0sOHofIiw0

Fix It (single), 2020 https://youtu.be/dlrKeGBGbKM

Together Again (Clinton Fearon feat. Alpha Blondy), 2019 https://youtu.be/0d8wfInVBQo

Why Worry (History Say album), 2019 https://youtu.be/Lr8abFANyCI

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CREDITS

Host: Michael Sean Harris
Production:n Michael Sean Harris
Music: Michael Sean Harris

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We've reached EP 40!! My final episode in the season of #MikesMomentOf 🎉 This episode we do some Light Unpacking of a workshop run by Daphnie and Karl called We Are The Canon!
Link in bio or http://linktr.ee/aelsean

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Daphnie Sicre

Daphnie is currently researching the Afro-Latinx experience in theatre, which analyzes the discourse of race in performance-with particular interest in Latinx and Black Theatre. The focal point of her dissertation was the Afro-Latinx experience within the play Platanos & Collard Greens. She also focuses on Theatre for Social Change perspectives especially for Latinx Theatre, Latin American Theatre, Black Theatre, & Theatre of the Oppressed. Plus theories and practices of Hip Hop Theatre and Applied Theatre.

Karl O'Brian Williams

Karl O'Brian Williams is a Jamaican-born actor, playwright, producer, and educator. His acting career has taken him from stages in the Caribbean to those in New York, Toronto, and the United Kingdom. In 2019 he was co-writer on the short film "Winston," which received the following film festival selections: the Hip Hop Film Festival, Bronzelens, Circle City Film Festival, Queen City Film Festival, the Pan African Film Festival & the African-American Film Festival – the screenplay was adapted from Williams' Monologue "The Kept Man."

Links in Bio
Apple Podcasts
Links to Podcast, Book and Website
Folkbeats & Blipspeak Single: All Forgiven
www.michaelseanharris.com

The Book (Commission earned):
Mike's Pocket Performance Pointers on Audible
Mike's Pocket Performance Pointers on Amazon

On the penultimate episode in this 1st season of #MikesMomentOf I speak with my good friend Alayna Hughes about her journey so far as an audio engineer and music technologist.

Alayna was born and raised in Florida, but don´t hold that against her. She started recording music at age 15 and began playing guitar and drums as main instruments as well as making weird noises with drum machines. She attended Full Sail for Recording Arts and Berklee College of Music for Music Production and Engineering while being a drum set principle. After that, she worked in New York for companies such as Avatar Studios and Broadway Video before moving to Valencia to earn a Masters in Music Technology. Besides creating projects as Curiosibot, she creates electronic-rock music, creates videos, and experiments with game environments. Currently, she is a PhD Candidate in the Department of Information and Technology in the Multimodal Interaction Group within the Music Technology Group at the Universitat Pompeu Fabra Barcelona.

www.alaynahughes.com

www.curiosibot.com

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