CHROMATICS (The science of colors) Born in 1982 in St Joseph, Trinidad & Tobago to a British mother and Trinidadian father of East Indian decent, Richard (Chromatics) Raj-Kumar emerged into a world of music that reflected his diverse upbringing. He was introduced to Hip-Hop by a cousin in 1990, and this marked the beginning of his career. Lionel Richie, Julio Iglesias, Gypsy kings, heavy doses of Reggae and the Calypsos of his homeland all influenced his musical style. He first started writing rhymes in1994 and continued to develop as an artist. He released the hit single (Start it!) in June 2003, which was the number one requested song in the country for two months. His music is energetic, ethnic and heart felt, with a Caribbean flavour yet stamped with the approval of hip-hop. The unique style of his local tongue fused with a hardcore east coast influence all mesh to form a signature sound like nothing heard in hip-hop to date. His onstage presence is that of a veteran and he has performed at numerous venues in the Caribbean, the United States and England. Subsequently Chromatics has as a solo artist and as a part of the group Spotrushaz: * Been selected to showcase his talents for foreign recording executives at the Decibel Music Showcase in June 2001 and 2002. *Opened for Beat Club Recording artiste, Ms Jade at the (Fire on The Beach) event in June 2002. * Opened for dancehall superstar, Sean Paul in October, 2002 * Performed at the Golden Star Resort in Tobago and Club Fantasia in Grenada during October, 2003 * Opened for hip-hop icons, Slick Rick and Doug E Fresh and veterans, Shannon and Lloyd E Stef at the (Passion of Dance) event on October 16, 2004 *Came Second in the Freestyle Battle (The Jumpoff) at The Mean Fiddler London England in August of 2004. *Performed alongside a star-studded cast of local and regional acts, including dancehall superstars, Bounty Killer and Elephant Man at the Heart of The Music benefit concert on October 31, 2004. *Released the single (Put It Up) produced by Lamar (Beebo) Pollard (Maximus Dan, etc) in August 2005 which garnered heavy rotation on Red 96.7 and other local radio stations. *Performed at Matt Murphys Pub in Boston Ma. October 2005 *Released the crossover smash (The Ballad) with soulful crooner Justin Cross in November 2005. A true story with a musical backdrop that is the perfect blend of Hip-Hop, R&B and Soca. The song was on heavy rotation on 104.1 and 104.7 More Fm. *Performed at Pier 1 (Soca Thursdays) in November 2005 *Chromatics released his fourth single off the album Against the Grain in April 2006. Basement Party a soulful hip-hop remake of the Andre Tanker classic song. It was released simultaneously with the video and was the number one local hip-hop track through May, June and July in Trinidad & Tobago in 2006. *Released the classic album (Against The Grain) in April 2007 and to date has become possibly the highest selling hip-hop record ever in the Caribbean. More recently, Chromatics, through the involvement of his record company (Highway Records) headlined at Heineken Music's Trinidad Final of the Heineken Green Synergy DJ competition at Pier 1. This event occured on the 25th of September, 2007. The Heineken Green Synergy Southern Regional Finals held at the world famus Zen Nightclub was headlined by Chromatics on the 8th of September.  Chromatics latest hit single Takeover is in heavy rotation on radio right now!!!