I was born in Cape Town on the 13th January 1993, the most cosmopolitan city of the Motherland where I explored many passions which included music and soccer. In 2000, at the age of 7, I moved up to Gauteng where we moved into the lovely eastern neighbourhood of Pretoria which is one of South Africa’s capital cities. It was here where I fell in love with trumpet playing and singing in the school choir. After completing an audition, I was accepted by Bunny “Maestro” Ashley-Botha to join the Drakensberg Boys’ Choir in grade 5. I was absolutely amazing that we could get up in the morning and sing classical music everyday before attending school in the countryside. My experience at the Drakies really laid the foundation for my musical career. After that I dabbled in some sports like rugby where I was selected to form part of both the Blue Bulls and South African Elite Squad while still being heavily involved in music. Post matric, I was able to pursue music and got accepted into Berklee College of Music in Boston, Massachusetts where I lived for a few years. Having moved back to South Africa has had it’s ups and downs but mostly positives because I’ve been able to launch my professional career from the tip of Africa on a global stage. I would not of been able to do this without the help and support of some great people who believe in me. I’m very grateful for the opportunity and the support received from my amazing friends at Greystoke Studio.

“Byron is definitely a music genius and understands the importance of the synergy between classical music and the digital space the industry is following.” – B Sharp Entertainment 
 
Byron Major has achieved quite a lot for a 24 year old - he’s performed his original song ‘South Africa’ at Nelson Mandela’s Boston birthday celebration in 2013, shared a stage with Pavarotti for his farewell tour in South Africa as part of the Drakensberg Boys Choir, made it to the Top 24 of South African Idols at the age of 17, and sang alongside Grammy Award-winning songwriter Paula Cole at a songwriting showcase while attending the prestigious, Berklee College of Music in America. His 2016 single ‘May Flower’ caught the attention of 21 radio stations across the UK and was produced by multi-platinum selling producer Andy Whitmore (Lemar, Atomic Kitten & Eternal) in the Londoner’s Greystoke Studios. While studying a Masters in Music and BCom in Financial Sciences con-currently in 2016, Byron Major’s original track “Delicious” charted for 10-weeks on college radio in South Africa. 

In 2017, Matchbox Music PR is proud to present Pop-artist, Byron Major’s latest single, “Midnight Daydream.” World-renowned DJ/Producer Mikey Gallagher has remixed the track with an inspired disco beat, Beatlesque piano arrangement and soulful R&B vocals, which are sure to get the club pumping and dance floor jiving.

Putting Singer-Songwriter Byron Major’s music into a box is not going to work. While his style is certainly influenced by his early classical music training, Byron takes on elements from Motown to 21st century electronica and even traditional fused South African sounds. His musical influences derive from artists such as Michael Jackson, Stevie Wonder and Prince but his philosophy of musical variety is one that rejects categorizations. “My dream is for all of music to live under one umbrella, in one home. To me, genres in music is like racism in society – not applicable”, he explains. He likes to describe his own sound as ‘Soultronic’.

Byron Major’s song “Midnight Daydream” speaks to the questions we all face regarding the afterlife, the blur between dreams and reality, and the connections we as humans have with loved ones who have passed. 

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