Brush1 the Road Marshal is no stranger with his impact in several branches of the entertainment industry. Mostly known for his mastery of crowds and events, Brush1 shows another side to his endless bag of talents with the release of his latest music video, “INNA MI ZONE.”
“INNA MI ZONE” is a track inspired by pandemic occurrences, as Brush1 told CARIB VOXX over the phone as he is currently off island. “When the pandemic hit and all forms of entertainment were banned, I realized that people were only expressing their love because you were on top. When the industry was down, people that I considered friends and family stopped answering phones, and the energy was different; nothing never really did a gwaan fi entertainment.” He continued to say, “After the pandemic, when Brush1 was on the radio, I started seeing people reaching out again, even people I had tried to reach out to months earlier, during the pandemic. So, the song is inspired by what happens in not only entertainment but in life.”
Produced by Koastal Kings, the track has a solemn sound that shows a different side of the entertainer that some of his fans may find contrasting to his usual energetic self and content. This shows the versatility of Brush1’s craft and his ability to express different emotions through his mediums.
Speaking of expressions, the video was expertly arranged to convey the message in the music. Shot and edited by Hue Wisdom, the entirety of the video featured a white background, keeping the characters as the visual focal point and delivering the concept in a simple but powerful manner.
The video starred Brush1 as himself and Davianne Tucker as his therapist. It begins with his reluctance to speak, which may point to a cultural reference to men not wanting to speak of their issues. Either way, Tucker, his therapist, relates the session to a “reasoning,” which is a more acceptable term for expression, where he then begins the song.
“It’s okay to find a safe space; it doesn’t have to be therapy; just find a space where you can express yourself,” Brush1 told CARIB VOXX. He continued to speak of the stigma surrounding therapy and how it is almost considered “taboo,” using his own words. He encourages everyone to find that comfort “zone,” as he had in the video, and to really take into consideration the gravity of the video and not just see it as a character and a script but as Brush1 genuinely being in his zone.
“This song is coming from a different place within me and was influenced by a lot of outside factors,” said Brush1. The video was released on March 7, and the Road Marshal expressed the love the video has been getting and how it is getting the reaction he intended because of the nature of the song. “How Inna Mi Zone fit into my larger vision of my music career? I can’t say, but fi right now we know it fit inna the healing process.”
Watch the video above.
