2025
RAGS (Trilla G feat. Skinny Fabulous & Shelly)
producer (beatmaker) — Bouyon Road March 2025 winner, Th3rd House Studios
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Producer · beatmaker · Th3rd House Studios resident
A Plus Musik
A Plus Musik is a producer based in St. Thomas, US Virgin Islands, working out of Th3rd House Studios. In September 2025, his single "RAGS" (Trilla G feat. Skinny Fabulous, Shelly) drops on Still Trill Ent. Six months earlier, in March, the track has already won the very first edition of the Bouyon Road March in Dominica with 108 votes out of 56 entrants. He also signs two productions on Trilla G's debut album "Take Me As I Am — The Album" (October 2025): "Nobody" (feat. Stalk Ashley) and "Single Again", in collab with DernzMusik. He's one of the first Bouyon producers to land a major carnival title in Dominica from off-island.
- Role
- Producer · beatmaker · Th3rd House Studios resident
- Origin
- St. Thomas, US Virgin Islands
- Period
- 2020s-2026
- Territories
- US Virgin Islands · Dominica · Caribbean
Why this profile matters
In 2025, A Plus Musik produces "RAGS", a single bringing together three Caribbean voices — Trilla G (Gael Cleve Jno. Baptiste, Dominica), Shelly (Sheldon Alfred, Signal Band) and Skinny Fabulous (Saint Vincent) — over a Bouyon riddim whose melody is partly inspired by "Never Enough" from The Greatest Showman soundtrack. The track is co-written by Trilla G, Shelly and DJ Oberr (Christon Jno. Baptiste), recorded across Th3rd House Studios in St. Thomas (A Plus's base), Black Shadow Studios in Miami, 47 Studios in Trinidad and Signal Band Studio in Dominica, mixed and mastered by Dernel Green. Released September 4, 2025 on Still Trill Ent. (3:16, 24-bit/48 kHz). Backing vocals by Starsha. In March 2025, the track wins the very first edition of the Bouyon Road March during Mas Domnik in Dominica: 108 votes out of 56 entrants, vote March 5-7, 300+ votes overall. Ahead of "Bye Bye Bye" (Signal Band, 62 votes) and "My Band" (Signal Band, 29 votes). The prize is created by Dominican businessmen Emile Depooter and Robert Tonge to recognize Bouyon's cultural and economic weight across the Caribbean. On Trilla G's debut album "Take Me As I Am — The Album" (October 22, 2025, 13 tracks, ranked #4 Best Caribbean Album Billboard 2025), A Plus also signs "Nobody" feat. Stalk Ashley and "Single Again" in co-production with DernzMusik. It's one of the first times a Bouyon track co-produced from the US Virgin Islands lands a major carnival title in Dominica.
Verified timeline
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Production activity starts in St. Thomas, US Virgin Islands. Base: Th3rd House Studios, Caribbean Soca / Bouyon ecosystem.
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`RAGS` wins the inaugural Bouyon Road March during Mas Domnik in Dominica with 108 votes out of 56 entrants. Vote March 5-7, 2025.
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Official `RAGS` single release on Still Trill Ent. (September 4, 2025), 3:16, 24-bit/48 kHz. Mixing/mastering by Dernel Green, backing vocals by Starsha.
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Trilla G's `Take Me As I Am — The Album` (October 22, 2025) — A Plus signs `Nobody` (feat. Stalk Ashley) and `Single Again` in co-production with DernzMusik.
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A Plus Musik is placed in the Tier 2 production of the 2026 Bouyon globalization map — USVI / Dominica bridge on cross-island features.
Tracks / markers
2025
Nobody (Trilla G feat. Stalk Ashley)
production co-signed with DernzMusik — `Take Me As I Am` album
2025
Single Again (Trilla G)
production co-signed with DernzMusik — `Take Me As I Am` album
Related chapters
Sources
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Soca News — RAGS claims Dominica inaugural Bouyon Road March
Main Bouyon Road March 2025 source. Confirms A Plus Musik as `RAGS` producer at Th3rd House Studios, St. Thomas USVI. Co-written by Trilla G, Shelly, DJ Oberr.
https://socanews.com/news/rags-claims-dominicas-inaugural-bouyon-road-march-title/ -
Qobuz — RAGS credits (Still Trill Ent., 4 septembre 2025)
Official platform credits — A Plus as beat maker, Sheldon Alfred / Christon Jno Baptiste / Gael Cleve Jno Baptiste on writing, Dernel Green engineer, Starsha backing vocals.
https://www.qobuz.com/be-nl/album/rags-feat-skinny-fabulous-shelly-trilla-g/dhmmfwupflsib -
Cat Radio UK — Dominica Crowns RAGS as First-Ever Bouyon Road March Champion
Independent coverage — vote March 5-7, 2025, 300+ votes, 56 total entries, multi-island recording studios (Black Shadow Miami, 47 Studios Trinidad, Signal Band Studio Dominica).
https://www.cat-radio.online/dominica-crowns-rags-as-first-ever-bouyon-road-march-champion/ -
Soca Records — Trilla-G's Take Me As I Am The Album
Confirms A Plus co-producing `Nobody` (feat. Stalk Ashley) and `Single Again` on `Take Me As I Am` (Oct 22, 2025). DernzMusik / Th3rdHouse USVI / 365MMP ecosystem.
https://socarecords.com/bouyon-music/trilla-gs-take-me-as-i-am-the-album/ -
Bouyon active-era discographies - internal crawl notes
Mapping table for discographies, active eras and 2011-2026 credits.
https://tiitii-nba.com/bouyon/ch-07-new-bouyon-wave/
Profiles linked by musical collaboration
TR
Dominican Bouyon-Soca artist
Trilla-G
Trilla-G — real name Gael Jno. Baptiste, from Goodwill near Roseau (Dominica) — has been making music since 2017 and was crowned Dominican Calypso King in 2023. In July 2024, "Someone Else" with Little Boy and Quan became one of the biggest Bouyon singles of the year and won Soca Collaboration of the Year at the 2025 Caribbean Music Awards. On October 22, 2025, he released his debut album "Take Me as I Am" (13 tracks, Th3rdHouse Studios USVI), with V'ghn, Stalk Ashley, Mr Ridge and Shelly.
SH
Bouyon artist · Signal Band lead · Bouyon Road March
Shelly
Between 2009 and 2011, Shelly — real name Sheldon Alfred, from Goodwill, Dominica — wins three Junior Calypso crowns in a row. His voice builds inside competition. In August 2010, he co-founds Signal Band and becomes the band's lead vocalist. Fifteen years later, his discography: "Baby Come Back" in 2015, "Ani Ba Yo Love" in 2017 (the anthem after Maria, the hurricane that devastates the island in September). In 2021, he becomes president of the Association of Music Professionals — a rare status for an active Bouyon artist. In March 2025, on "RAGS" with Trilla-G and Skinny Fabulous, he wins the first-ever Bouyon Road March in Mas Domnik history.
SK
Soca artist · Bouyon collaborator
Skinny Fabulous
Skinny Fabulous is Gamal Doyle on the birth certificate — Saint Vincent Soca Monarch, multiple champion, one of the most-exported voices of the anglophone Caribbean. In the Bouyon story, what counts is his bridge role. In 2019, he sings on "Famalay" with Machel Montano and Bunji Garlin: track produced by Dominican Dada (Krishna Lawrence), Trinidad Road March straight away, first international Bouyon → Soca crossover. In March 2025, he comes back with "RAGS" alongside Shelly Alfred (Signal Band) and Trilla-G: the track wins the very first Bouyon Road March edition in Dominica with 108 votes out of 56 entrants. Skinny stays a Soca artist first, but those two summits place him at the heart of cross-genre passages.
SI
Bouyon band · modern Dominican band
Signal Band
In August 2010, seven young musicians gather on Cross Street, Roseau, and found Signal Band. The group joins WCK and Triple Kay in the trio shaping modern Dominican Bouyon. Five years later, the single "Baby Come Back" places them in the public landscape. In 2017, "Ani Ba Yo Love" becomes the anthem after Maria — the devastating hurricane that hits Dominica in September 2017. In March 2025, they sign "RAGS" with Trilla-G and Skinny Fabulous: the track wins the first-ever Bouyon Road March in Mas Domnik history. Documented tours: USA, Trinidad, Carifesta XIV.
MR
Artist · producer · entrepreneur
Mr Ridge
Mr Ridge — real name Coleridge Bell, Dominican from Newtown — puts his hands on a keyboard at 11. His training: Dominican classical music, schooled by First Serenade, WCK, Belles Combo and Midnight Groovers. In 2018, he drops "Riddim Tonight", his first solo single. Six years later, he wins the very first Bouyon Artist of the Year at the 2024 Caribbean Music Awards. The next year, he keeps the crown and also takes Bouyon Producer 2025. Around him, through Cross D Bridge, run Money Shaun, J-Lion, NICE, Sukie, Pudaz, Dirty Dawg Pudaz, 1T1. With 207,000 monthly Spotify listeners, he's among the most-streamed Bouyon artists worldwide. His stated goal, told to la presse dominicaine: take Bouyon to the world stage.