As a Dominican artist, actor, producer, and entrepreneur, Ridge blends numerous sounds on his keyboard with emotive vocals to create unique, immersive musical experiences. Inspired from a tender age by the likes of First Serenade, WCK, Belles Combo, and the Midnight Groovers, Ridge enjoys playing a variety of genres, including bouyon, zouk, soca, kompa, and reggae. He found his musical calling aft
er being gifted his first keyboard at the age of 11 by his dad, and his love for music increased when he started classic music classes shortly after. Having toured the Caribbean region and the world for the last ten years, he recently started pursuing his singing career, producing “Riddim Tonight” in 2018 and “Come & Cocay” in 2019. His latest single “Doh Call My Phone” was released in 2020. Ridge aims to create a wide variety of music that fits any mood touching on social issues and more personal narratives speaking to life, relationships, and love. He hopes to help persons overcome their problems, whether it is emotionally, spiritually, or physically. By sharing his passion for music with his audience, especially the youth, he wishes to emphasize that music can be a full-time job, with opportunities to generate revenue not only through live performances but through monetizing music on social platforms such as Facebook, YouTube, Instagram and TikTok which significantly assisted during the effects of the pandemic. For Ridge, having an excellent and trustworthy team is an essential aspect of this job. He advises anyone looking to carve a niche in the industry that the team size does not matter, but having a reliable team is what counts most. Besides his music career, Ridge dabbles in video production, which he considers a big part of the music as good visual is as vital as good music. He views this as a great way of promoting Dominica’s rich culture for tourism purposes and job creation. He also enjoys marketing and photography, where he gets to share images of the world through his eyes. When he is not at his keyboard, Ridge can be found spending quality time with the key persons in his life, including family, siblings, and son. He believes in a higher power and feels connected when exploring nature, experience new places, and cultures, meeting positively driven individuals, and learning new languages. Coleridge Bell (born November 26, 1988), better known by his stage name Ridge, is a Dominican Artist, Actor, Producer, and Entrepreneur. Born in the ghetto of Newtown, Ridge began playing classical piano at age 12. He jumped into Caribbean music playing Soca, Zouk, Afro, Reggae, and Bouyon. He has toured the Caribbean Region and World for ten years as a freelance keyboard player backing a wide variety of artists. He later began pursuing a singing career, and in 2018, produced “Riddim Tonight,” aka Suck the P***y under the More Sewo brand. Ridge has a unique style of entertaining where he sings, plays the keyboard and DJ. In 2019, Ridge released “Come & Cocay,” followed by his latest 2020 hit, “Doh Call My Phone.”
Things were not always bright for the energetic Artist; earlier in his life, there were gang conflicts and a run-in with the law. At the peak of things, the singer was shot in his waist while trying to avoid an altercation. It has been over 17 years since he has been mastering, honing his craft, and he is finally ready to show himself to the world.