HIGHER PURSE has been writing songs and poetry while in High School where he also participated actively in a number of social activities but chose to play a more active roll in the CADETS where he attained the distinguished rank of a Sergeant and have won numerous awards for devotion and dedicated service, shooting and a certificate in track & field to name a few.
In his early 20s he was elected president of the Wembley youth club in his home community of Marverly where he got the opportunity to play an active roll in community development through sports and music. The youth club had a number of sub-committees to include an entertainment committee where a number of ammature stage show were hosted in an effort to unite and build espirit-de-core among neighboring communities. This show was held at the intersection of West Main Drive and Washington Blvd. every Sunday night and it was widely supported and grew bigger and better each week.
The late PAN HEAD was a member of the club and headed that committee until his tragic passing. It was HIGHER PURSE who wrote the TRIBUTE for his thanksgiving service.
Through Pan Head links, we were able to attract a number of well known artiste as well as ammatures. MARK WONDER was also affiliated with the club who was an ammature artiste at the time. Among to acts we featured were: BEANIE MAN, CAPLETON, ROUND HEAD and a lot more artiste that is currently well known. During that time HIGHER PURSE had a civilian job and was also an active military officer in the Jamaica Defence Force (National Reserves) and still continues to write song.
In 2002 he entered a poem in the Air Jamaica/Sandal valentines poetry competition called BODY & SOUL and won first prize. During that same year he got his first view of a recording studio when he wrote the song called THE TIME IS NOW and OUR WEDDING DAY that he wrote for his wedding.
In 2003 HIGHER PURSE started to do his own demos for copyright purposes and eventually recorded his first song in the same year called Bitter Sweet Love which will be on his debut album called CHALLENGES of LIFE. His second recording was BIG UP DADDY then SING PRAISE on No Doubt Records trumpet riddim after which LOVE IN THIS WORLD featuring Myni Mo was recorded on his newly established label called Russcuttaz Music. This song was voted BIG tune on Roots 96.1 FM What̢۪s The Verdict show in 2006.
HIGHER PURSE continues to work his Job as a Security Manager while pursuing his dreams in the music industry as recording artiste, writer and music producer. He is also working with producer Kevin Blake of ICE BURGE RECORDS on the compilation of his album and with various artiste on the TWYLITE RIDDIM.