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Just in time for Christmas in July, in this  inspiring episode, we sit with super producer XplicitMevon Sooden.

Mevon Soodeen—aka Explicit Boy—is the Trinidadian music producer behind some of the biggest soca, soca parang & hiphop hits in recent years. 

In this episode of The Corie Sheppard Podcast, we dive into Mevon’s journey from a self-taught beatmaker in St. James to producing Carnival and Christmas anthems like Pone Annie (with Rome), Come Home (with Nyla & Skinny Fabulous), and Take Me Home (with Freetown Collective).

We discuss:
🎶 The story behind hits like Come Home and why major artists turned it down
🥁 How hip hop and Fruity Loops shaped his unique soca-parang production style
🎤 Collaborating with Rome, Kyle Phillips, Jeffers, Kit Israel, Freetown Collective, and more
💻 Leaving a government IT job to build a full-time career in music
🍽️ Parang, Christmas culture, and controversial doubles combos (smoke herring, anyone?)
📈 How Mevon is shaping the next generation of Caribbean sound

If you're a fan of Caribbean music, Trinidad Carnival, music production, or just love a good origin story—this one’s for you.

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