SN: You are known to the public as MADDZART CARNIVAL, but what name were you given at birth and where were you born?
Mad: Raeon Primus in St Vincent.

SN: How would you describe yourself?
Mad: Cool when needed and aggressive when needed.

SN: When not working, what do you do for relaxation?
Mad: Lime with friends, make jokes, look at my favourite TV shows and off course play with the various cell phone games. LOL!

SN: What is your worst nightmare?
Mad: To hear music cease to exist

SN: What is the most embarrassing experience that you have ever had?
Mad: Not sure

SN: If you leave the country you are currently living in, where would you go to live and why?
Mad: Heaven because it’s marketed as the place we all should be striving to reach.

SN: How long have you been singing?
Mad: How old am I? That’s the answer. LOL! I am 29 do the maths.

SN: What/Who are your musical influences?
Mad: We all know Michael Jackson, Beenie Man and other artistes but I am more influenced by songs. I get excited by new and innovative work.

SN: What do you think you bring to the industry?
Mad: Balance I have worked hard on that I can give you a great variety, I do soca, reggae, dance hall and I can perform for a crazy well hyped fete crowd and I can still do a sit down style show and appealed to the taste of all.

SN: What would you like your musical legacy to be?
Mad: A legend

SN: How does singing/performing in front of a crowd feel?
Mad: It’s the happiest place in the world for me.

SN: How do you choose the songs you sing?
Mad: I balance between my moral taste and what is consider hyped and loveable by the people.

SN: Out of all the tracks you have ever recorded, what would you say is your favourite?
Mad: I love them as they come my latest song will always be my favourite.

SN: How do you approach composing a song and where do the ideas come from?
Mad: I write from many angles I create the music then write what it tells me. Most times I get inspiration from events and people.

SN: Do you write with anyone in particular or use a particular writer? Why? Mad: No one in particular but whoever is around may make contributions but I normally write silently without pen and paper, mainly when I am driving or walking.

I think this happens so often because I am very reserved person. I like people to hear my songs when they are finished and not during the construction stages. LOL!

SN: Do you think music has the power to influence everyday life and events? Mad: Not think, I know it has the power. Music….life, life is part of everyday events do the maths.

SN: How do you see the Soca industry in the year 2010?
Mad: Same place it is. I am convince that soca has it’s market in carnival and culture and where ever that is soca will be there doing it’s thing

SN: How important is technology for you as an artist? What do you use to communicate with your fans? (e.g. Blog, myspace, hi5, email etc)
Mad: It’s now a necessity most studio are now computerized, internet is where I connect with my fan outside of my home land I am on myspace and I like it.

SN: What are your thoughts on piracy? Help or hindrance?
Mad: Both. It helps with marketing, the artist benefits indirectly and hindrance in terms of the financial return. I think executive producers suffer most there. In my case I am both as I have own studio and do my own productions. But really piracy is marketing that we can’t as indie artist to afford to do our selves.