Craig Serani Marsh (born 7 June 1982), known professionally as Serani, is a Jamaican singer. He is best known for his work on Sean Paul's album The Trinity and his 2008 single "No Games".
Early life Marsh was born in Kingston, Jamaica. He and his two best friends David and Craig Harrisingh, who also shared the same interest in music, put together the Daseca production team in 2001. They had a goal to produce all the major reggae artists in Jamaica.
Career 2006–2008: Early career In 2006, Serani co-produced the first two singles on Sean Paul's platinum album The Trinity, including "We Be Burnin'", which was the first released single. "We Be Burnin'" track helped The Trinity break a Jamaican record of 107,000 copies sold in the first week. Serani also produced the album Smash riddim, which hosts the song "Dutty Wine" by Tony Matterhorn. "Dutty Wine" was the number one song in Jamaica and England for a lengthy period of time. Serani is credited for helping bring into the limelight other Jamaican heavyweights such as Mavado, Alaine Laughton, and Bugle with his catchy beats such as the Anger Management riddim on which Mavado voiced his landmark hit "Real McCoy". Daseca has also produced hits for other reggae icons such as their colleague and Alliance crew leader Bounty Killer, Busy Signal, and Vybz Kartel, amongst many others. They are also the backbone of the Alliance affiliated band Anger Management. His first and very successful attempt at singing was on Mavado's hit song "Dying", which is featured on the latter's debut album Gangsta for Life: The Symphony of David Brooks. He sang the hook and Mavado chanted the verses.
2008–present: Rise to fame and No Games
In 2008, Serani landed a contract to record two albums for JVC Entertainment, before going on to sign the deal with Phase One. Serani self-produces most of his own songs and has promoted singles such as "Doh" (featuring Bugle), "No Games", and "She Loves Me". In 2012, he performed at the Ride Club in Vienna.
In 2020, "No Games" was sampled by Eminem for "Farewell", which appeared on his album Music to Be Murdered By.
Discography Albums YearAlbum detailsPeak chart positionsUSR&BUSReggae2009No Games Released: 27 October 2009 Label: Phase One, Rockstone Formats: CD, digital download7732012 It's Serani Released: 22 May 2012 Label: Phase One, Rockstone Formats: CD, digital download — —
Singles 2008: "No Games" – BPI: Platinum 2008: "She Loves Me" 2008: "Doh" 2008: "Mama Still Hungry" 2008: "Stinkin' Rich" 2008: "Study People" 2009: "Is This Real" 2009: "Romance" 2009: "Naked" 2009: "When It's Cold" (2009) 2010: "She Loves Me" (remix featuring Fuego) 2010: "Que Buena Tu Ta" (remix featuring Fuego) 2010: "Skip to My Luu" (featuring Ding Dong) 2010: "Searching" 2011: "Dear Lord"
References
External links Serani's official channel on YouTube channel