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I recently met with Nigel Singh, an up and coming internationally influenced Guyanese artist and creator of the musical movement ‘League of International Misfits’. Guyana has previously been known as British Guinea and is situated on the coast of South America. Nigel is a music producer, self taught guitarist and song writer and has been making music from a young age with a keen interest in different genres and musical sounds. Gaining experience working with different bands and musicians Nigel has now established himself as a solo artist.   Becoming successful and recognised in the music industry hasn’t always been as accessible as it is now in current society with the every rising interest in social networking. Yet there is a lot of competition, a breath of young artists flooding our Facebook news feeds and re tweeting re tweeted tweets on Twitter, it takes an individual with originality and a uniqueness to actually make an impact on their audience. Could Nigel Singh founder of the musical movement L.I.M (The League of International Misfits) be that person?“When you’re 17 you want to be a rock star, when you get older you realise it’s not just about being a rock star, life kicks in and it’s about what you need to survive.” – Nigel SinghNigel is now concentrating on his music career because that is what he is most passionate about, with such a good drive and underlining meaning it’s a perfect time. He has the confidence and motivation to succeed and make an impact on society that so many artists trying to emerge from the UK are lacking.Being a musician is one thing, but being able to record your thoughts translating that in a piece of music that can change someone’s mood, teach them something make them feel happy, sad or somewhere in-between is something different altogether. Music is an amazing thing, but Ni has more music alone he is created a musical movement. The League of International Misfits, now when I first heard this I thought, hmm well it’s different and catchy but what does that actually mean?.  Ni’s has a great personality, is a very self motivated and open minded individual these traits are clear through his lyrics, Nigel knows how he wants to become successful in the music industry, creating his own music label. When I met up with Nigel to have a quick chat about his musical movement ‘The League of International Misfits’ he told me: “I am not a preacher. I leave that to others. I love words and lyrics are precious. I try to make them count. The beauty is in the hidden meaning – love, pain, longing can be translated to meaningful commentary.” – Nigel Singh I think we all know too well that he has a good point, music should be moving and have the aim to provoke a strong response. I’m all too familiar with the do-a-diddy meaningless lyrical content coming out with so many repetitive artists emerging from the UK, I think we finally have one with a bit more substance and originality. With so much promotional software out there it is a great time to push a new and unique musical movement especially one with strong narratives and values. For Nigel and his movement The League of International Misfits time is of the essence, especially at time in society when so many individuals are feeling no sense of community, his message should be heard: “I don’t think you can be a musician unless you are fully involved in the process. I will do this until my music takes off. I have to make this work. Now is the best time for a musician to make something different. You can do it now and how you want to!.” – Nigel Singh One of my favourite songs from Ni Singh is one called Shine Tara, it really helps to understand what kind of meanings are behind this movement. Shine Tara as described by Ni himself:“Shotgun smile wider than the Nile, the closer the tie the harder to handle. I wrote this for a friend and for everyone who has to put on a disguise, mask their true feelings and is forced to follow someone else’s path. Families can be supportive as they can be destructive. At the end of the day, you have to be authentic to yourself – look in the mirror and try it.”All the songs I have heard of Ni’s have made an impact, the lyrical content is very meaningful and inspirational. Ni is currently working on a debut EP which is due to be released Autumn 2011. I am a strong believer in supporting original UK artists and as you’ve taken the time to read this please also take the time to check out some of Nigel Singh work Samples of songs can be found on the ‘League of International Misfits’ page and on Nigel Singh’s Facebook page. You can also follow ‘League of International Misfits’ on twitter. Tweet Tweet! Check in again soon to find out more about the L.I.M as I have a more detailed look into Nigel Singh story and the future hit ‘Realdeal’.Thanks for reading