Elephant Man “Log On” (2001)

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I produced this music video for Q45 Productions. Elephant Man & I discussed the treatment of the video and he came thru with all the props and talent for the video. The location was the Port Royal Cemetary located just outside of the town, and the famous Gloria’s Restaurant located in the Port Royal town centre. The DP for this video was my close friend and fellow director, Gregory Lopez. The woman at the start of the video, Angie, was very popular in the dancehall circles, appearing in quite a few music videos, however, she is now deceased. RIP, Angie.

Oneal Bryan, better known by his stage name Elephant Man is a Jamaican dancehall musician.
He started out his musical career in 1995 as a member of the Scare Dem Crew, later continuing as a solo artist. He was later characterized for several trademarks, such as his dyed yellow-orange hair, his unique low-key voice, and his stage performance, which included jumping and running or even climbing on stage props and monitors.[citation needed] His acoustic trademark is a low, raspy grumble singing voice and a slight lisp.

Bryan had his first international recognition when he and Puma settled a contract for using his single “All Out” for its Olympics commercial campaign in 2004.

His song “Willie Bounce” appeared on several mixtapes in early 2006. It used the first few bars from “I Will Survive” by Gloria Gaynor. “Willie Bounce” has been described as one of Elephant Man’s most recognizable songs, with the corresponding dance still enjoying popularity as of 2015.

Bryan signed with New York-based label Bad Boy Records and released Let’s Get Physical on 6 November 2007. The first single was called “Five-O” and featured Wyclef Jean. Another track on the album featured Diddy and Busta Rhymes, and it was produced by Cipha Sounds and Solitair.

Many of Elephant Man’s songs are found on various Riddim Driven albums by VP Records and Greensleeves Records’s Rhythm Album series. He performed on popular riddims such as “Diwali”, “Coolie”, “Stepz”, and “Bubble Up”.

The Gully Creeper dance, for which Bryan created a song, was danced by Usain Bolt at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing after winning the gold medal and breaking a world record in the 200-meter sprint. In 2009, Elephant Man released a cover of the song “We Are The World” in tribute to Michael Jackson. In 2013 he did a cover of Eminem’s song “Berzerk”. Also, he first appeared at the BET Awards where he sang with Beenie Man. He was invited to sing on the album Free the Universe by Major Lazer, where he collaborated on the song “Wind Up”. On Jamaican Cribs, his house was featured, displaying its 20 rooms, 1 bar, 4 chefs, 1 Jacuzzi, 1 shark, 15 dogs, 1 pool, 6 rabbits, and 1 disco club. It was named one of the largest houses in Jamaica.