![]() The DJ's loved it and began requesting remixes of popular songs, so they could easily blend this into their sets on the mix shows. They sent it off to DJ friends they were familiar with and eventually to radio DJ's to get their feedback. Pulling from his Jamaican heritage, Nikolas suggested Selena sing Jamaican style dubplates, where Selena would rewrite all her originals in a sound boy style specifically for DJ's to play. "It's sometimes difficult to find anywhere to perform". "When we began recording my solo project, it was such a rush to finally be able to write and record the music that was true to my heart, but we had to brainstorm a way to market it." The local scene in Miami is completely over run with Southern rappers and has no real market for R&B singers. After regaining her confidence level, she made the leap with the help of mixing engineer/manager Nikolas Marzouca, who convinced her that she should once again step to the forefront where she belongs. I almost started to settle for remaining in the background". "After pursuing it for years I had become jaded and began to question my abilities. Time and time again, collaborators would ask her why she wasn't an artist. ![]() Ever since, she has been songwriting for local artists and popular resident producers like Diaz Brothers and Jim Jonsin, teaching voice lessons, and singing backgrounds for major record label artists who come to record in sunny Miami. After the 9/11 tragedy, she made a critical decision to move from Denver, Colorado to fully pursue her dream. Singing R&B since she was a toddler, Selena moved to South Florida six years ago with one goal in mind: to take the Miami scene by storm. Well, if attention is what she wanted than attention is what she is getting and she seems ready for the undertaking. "We figured we needed a new and interesting way to get people's attention and break into the industry." What's even funnier is that she is a Puerto Rican girl doing what most Jamaican artists do. Enough so, to land her on the charts as an independent artist. Miami, FL JIt has been a large underground hit with Jamaican Dancehall selectors internationally and has been garnering prime airtime on major radio stations across the country. But that's exactly what happened to Selena Serrano when "Sound Killa", a remake done dubplate style of Rihanna's top downloaded hit "Umbrella", debuted at number 12 on the Bubbling under R&B charts this week. It's not everyday that an up and coming, local Miami artist hits the billboard charts with a remix of a popular song. "Independent Miami R&B Act Hits Billboard Charts"
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