Trinidad Carnival with the Soundkillers

February 2018 I landed in Trinidad for carnival season to help Reo and the Soundkillers run live stage visuals for Machel Montano. “Sunrise in Trinidad. Ayy they weren’t kidding.. SOCA MUSIC GIVES YOU POWER! I seent it myself!” By the end of the week it was “THIS WEEK WAS A MOVIE.. I CANT WAIT TO SHOW YALL,” then straight from the last show to the airport.

It pushed me to learn so much so quickly: live visuals, stage production, a lot of different programs, and I still use what I learned there every day. I’m grateful to Reo and the team for trusting me and bringing me out to help. A year and a half later I posted the trip as nine posts that build one grid, with the photos on the front and the whole film in the middle post. The grid is rebuilt at the top with the film playing in its centre, the full film is right above this, and all nine tiles are in the gallery. #thesoundkillers forever. They told me soca music gives you power. They weren’t lying.