Garden of Eden began with a song written by Caitlin McGrath and her co-writer and producer, Reggie Pierre, about love, unity, caring for the earth and creating a better world.
A divinely aligned series of connections brought Caitlin and Reggie to Mauritian-Australian artist Jason Heerah in Australia. Their meeting revealed an immediate cultural connection: Reggie is Haitian, Jason is Mauritian, and two Creole worlds from opposite sides of the globe found each other through music.
With Jason, Garden of Eden found its roots reggae sound. The collaboration grew into a three-continent journey from Australia to Miami and ultimately Mauritius, where Caitlin and Jason filmed the music video across the island’s waterfalls, beaches, forests and coastline.
Mauritius became the song’s launchpad, with premieres on Radio One Mauritius and RM1, coverage in 5-Plus Dimanche, a feature and interview with TuneCore Africa, and the song’s first live performance. In the U.S., the story continues with Island TV and a TuneCore US “Spotlight” feature.
What began as one song became a journey connecting artists, cultures and places that seemed far apart, but somehow felt destined to meet.
“The most powerful part has been watching the message of the song come to life. The making of Garden of Eden has been a journey that has brought cultures from opposite sides of the world together through music.” — Caitlin McGrath
