Born: June 2, 1978
Birthplace: Freeport, Grand Bahama
Real name: Alvin Simms
Best Known For: His Most Popular Songs (Tings Still Cool) "What Da Vibe Is", "Forward Upward", and "Serious Ting"
Growing up in Eight Mile Rock, Avin had a real taste of island life,
from shooting marbles at home and during lunchtime in the school yard to
going fishing with his father in his 12 foot aluminum dingy boat. From
a young age his mother would line him and his two brothers up and ask
them to sing for her. But it was not until the age of Thirteen that he
developed a strong interest in music, and cars. He would race down the
road playing songs from KB (Just cause she fat). The high school children
with their boom boxes would walk down the road playing songs from Bob
Marley, and at home he would hear songs from Smokey 007 on ZNS radio. Simms had interest in different genres of music from Hip-Hop,
R&B, Soca, to Reggae and Dancehall. He got his first taste of performing in front of a crowd at the local Fish-Fry in Smith's
Point. He then went on to perform in local concert shows, sharing the
stage with local and international artists.
Alvin then moved forward to recording his music, and working with
recording engineers such as Fritz Bootle, Lester Adderly, and Dave
Mackey of T-Connection. In 2007 he met Terrance Capron and they later
became the rap duo Positive Link. Using Bahamian slang and Bahamian
terminology in their songs they introduced a whole new style of music
that they call "Bahamian Swing" which also was the name of their debut
album.
