Maikal X

After years of honing his craft under the moniker of Shy Rock (with Gotcha!, Amo-Lab and solo), Maikal X truly become a household name as the lead singer for the best selling Dutch Hip Hop Reggae group: ‘Postmen’. Maikal X has a unique sound with a raspy yet warm vocal tone. He is sensitive to sound and his musical ideas come from these elements in his daily lives. Maikal creates music in all genres with no restrictions, he also fully utilizes the possibilities of sound and makes different kinds of music. Apart from his singing abilities, he is considered one of the best MC’s in Holland, Belgium and the Dutch Caribbean.

After three Postmen albums, including hits like ‘Cocktail’ and ‘You Wait’, Maikal X decided to continue his career as Reggae artist. His breakthrough single ‘The Best In You’ garnered him critical acclaim all over the globe, which resulted in his album ‘Genesis’ being distributed by the world renown Reggae label VP Records. This album also spawned the hits of ‘Bear With Me’ and ‘Here She Comes’. International Reggae icons such as Peetah Morgan (lead singer of the group Morgan Heritage), Luciano and Dean Fraser all contributed to this strong debut.

Since 2016, Maikal X has been actively writing and recording demos to find a new musical spectrum for his future career. His latest single ‘Push Along’ was co-written by Evan Warner and produced by Dutch producer Quintin Stephen transcends all his earlier creative accomplishments. This song combines several musical influences and musical genres resulting in an authentic and unique sound, which will lead Maikal X into new grounds and musical achievements. Maikal will keep making new music this year. He plans to have a new album in early 2019. Let’s keep an eye on his latest news and music!