The Hamilton Spectator
Ontario, Canada - Dejehan Hamilton broke new ground five years ago by becoming one of the first students at Boston's prestigious Berklee College of Music to claim the steel pan as his principal instrument.
Now, Hamilton — born and raised in the north end of the city that shares his name — is breaking new ground by mixing his virtuosity on the chrome-plated Caribbean drum with his love for contemporary R&B.
After graduating in 2016 with a four-year degree from Berklee, Hamilton returned home, performing his unique blend of soul, Soca, R&B and reggae under the stage name Luckystickz.
At first, he worried that he'd become known as "that steel pan guy" instead of a contemporary pop artist. But Hamilton soon learned to embrace the quirkiness of his chosen instrument.
"I wanted to be my own guy, an artist who happens to play steel pan," Hamilton, 24, says between mouthfuls of chocolate cake and sips on a mango/orange drink at the Mulberry Café on James Street North.
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