In three weeks, the Recording Academy will announce nominees for the 68th Grammy Awards, which are scheduled for February 1 at the Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles. Among the anticipants will be producer/artiste Adrian “Donsome” Hanson, who is up for consideration in four categories.
The Atlanta-based Hanson is in the preliminary running for Best Reggae Album with the Gruesome Act Riddim, a compilation project, and ‘Dem Can’t Stop my Joy (Rastafari on The Rise’), which features AI-generated band, Forever Rootz.
‘No More Crime’, his song with Kiprich from ‘Gruesome Act Riddim’, is up for consideration for Best Global Music Performance.
Hanson’s other provisional ‘calls’ are in the Best New Age, Ambient or Chant Album category for ‘Hz Vibrations of Light And Healing’, a wellness album he recorded as Nestful Nights Sounds. ‘528 Hz The Love And Miracle Frequency’, a song from that set, is considered for Best Alternative Music Performance.
“Being considered for a Grammy is more than just an honour — it’s a reflection of my growth as an artiste and producer. I started in reggae, building rhythms and producing for some of Jamaica’s finest talents,” said Hanson. “But over time, my journey evolved — I felt called to create music that heals, calms, and restores the spirit. That’s how Nestful Nights Sounds was born.”
His productions have made the pre-Grammy lists before. In 2023, ‘I Give You Love’ by Mykal Rose, was cited for Best Reggae Album. So too ‘Golden’ by Marcia Griffiths, for which he produced two songs.
‘Allow Me To Live’, his collaboration with Bugle, was considered for Best Global Performance.
Hanson is from Clarendon, a rural parish in central Jamaica. He migrated to the United States over 20 years ago, settling in New York City where he launched his music career in 2006 with the ‘Life Journey Riddim’.
Since then, Hanson has produced a series of riddim-driven projects including the ‘Kill Dem Riddim’ and ‘Crime Stop Riddim’. The latter yielded three major hit singles in ‘Mama Bawl’ by Gyptian, ‘Famine And Drought’ by I-Wayne and ‘Lost Our Way’ from I-Octane.
Being considered in eclectic categories, Hanson believes, says something for his versatility.
“This Grammy consideration means the transition from reggae to frequency-based healing music is being seen and respected. It shows that sound, no matter the genre, has the power to connect people on a deeper level,” he said. “‘528 Hz: The Love and Miracle Frequency’ carries that vibration of love, balance, and renewal — and I’m grateful that message is reaching hearts across the world.”(Photos contributed)