Owner of Kross Kolor studio, Burchmore Simon says the day is coming when Guyanese music will be so highly regarded people will yearn for it.

And he should know. Simon is currently in possession of 20 publishing contracts with a total of 300 songs. Kross Kolor has produced albums such as 'Buxton Spice' by Chris Wilson, 'Redda dan Red' by Khode Red and 'Spell Bound' by Sydney Chester. The Mischievous Guys, Adrian Dutchin, Jomo Primo and Trevor John have also recorded with Kross Kolor, arguably the number one studio in Guyana.

Stabroek News visited the studio at 129 'A' Duncan Street, Campbellville and Simon enthusiastically gave a detailed tour of his operations in the "not too small but very comfortable place".

Kross Kolor has been around for five years and has been marketing its business by every means possible. The studio has a website www.krosskolor.com, which allows visitors to actually hear its music and see what is on offer.

Simon has been attending music industry trade shows and creating touring opportunities for artistes.

Simon manages Dutchin who released about five songs for the Mashramani celebrations. According to Simon, it is during Mashramani season that he does the most recordings. At that time he records music for artistes from all over the country who are either putting together something for the Road March or Soca Monarch competitions.

The minimum time he remembers taking to finish an album was three months but it can take almost a year depending on how busy the person is or who is doing the recording.

Although Simon says the music industry is slowing down, noting how one can now get five CDs for just $1,000, he feels that local musicians still have lots of hope in the industry here.

"If the copyright law was implemented that could not have been happening," he argues.

"The radio stations play the music around Mashramani time and after that they forget about it until some other occasion," he notes. Simon is not the only one who feels that the broadcast media can do more for the local industry because when Stabroek News interviewed artistes during the Mashramani celebrations they all raised the same issue.