Jah Pickney

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Artist Name: Jah Pickney Birth Name: Tim Linnard Birth Place and Date: June 27, 1982 Fredericton New Brunswick, Canada Official Bio Music has always been a big part of Jah Pickney’s life as his entire family is musical and has performed together and separately for many years. At a very early age, Jah Pickney showed a definite preference for reggae music. His love for reggae music led him to study Jamaican culture and patois. He began writing his own original reggae songs at age 11, with lyrics containing moral values set to a dancehall reggae beat. Jah Pickney has performed with many top artists including Stitchie, Christafari, Prodigal Son, Junior Tucker, Carlene Davis and more and has been proclaimed an authentic Dancehall Reggae artist. Jah Pickney’s debut album, Jah Love, was released on May 30, 2000, on his own label, Jah Yout Productions. Seventeen years old at the time, Jah Pickney wrote and performed all the songs, played all the instruments, designed the cover art, and produced the entire project. The album is a testimony to the diverse talent of this young man. Jah Yout Productions released Jah Pickney’s second album, From the Heart, on January 22, 2002. This 16 track project features Mark "Tansoback" Mohr of Christafari on the Intro and Stitchie, who joins Jah Pickney on Look To God. Although predominately dancehall, the album offers a variety of reggae styles including: roots, lover’s rock, nyabinghi, hip-hop, dub and rub-a-dub-sing-jay. The heavy ba

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