Ian Wiltshire is a Trinidad born Composer/Music and Concert Producer/Artist/Clothing Designer/ Interior Designer and Concept Event Creator. He has spent 32 years in Toronto Canada, producing music and concerts through his companies “Tamnelle Productions” and “Island Style Entertainment”.
Ian has had numerous chart topping Soca Calypso songs. His catalog of hits includes numerous Patriotic songs. He had the honor of having three of his compositions included on numerous lists of the top 25 Patriotic songs for Trinidad & Tobago’s 50th. Anniversary of Independence.
- Trini To The Bone – David Rudder & Carl Jacobs
- Sugar Island – Carl Jacobs & Roger George
- Red White & Black (3 Colors) – David Rudder, Bunji Garlin & Fay-Ann Lyons
EVENTS
He also has created & produced a number of the most successful Trinidad Soca centric (Calypso) events in the world:
- GLOW You Must Where White (10 countries/ 12 cities)
- Chutney Glow
- FLASH Light Up The Night
- The Mad Hatters Ball
- Insomnia
- Amnesia
- Dawn
- Utopia.
In 1999 he successfully introduced the “Concept Event” production genre to the Trinidad market, beginning a trend that continues today in the land of his birth.
Ian is renowned for transforming ‘Empty Spaces Into Amazing Places’ by creating an entertainment environment that is “Theme Centric”, ambient and intimate.
“RETRO COCONUT CARTS”
Ian designed and built, Tourism Friendly “Retro Coconut Carts” to replace all the
Existing Carts, he met with the venders and agreed to provide these carts to them at no cost, funding and technical maintenance would be financed by backlit advertising embedded in the “Retro Coconut Carts” and administered by his company, all they had to do was keep the Retro Carts clean. He secured advertising arrangements with numerous companies including T.D.C. (Tourism Development Company Limited). The latter sharing my view, that the “Retro Coconut Carts” would greatly enhance the esthetics of the City and be an asset for Tourism.
COMMERCIAL INTERIOR DESIGN
Ian was responsible for doing all interior design and overseeing the interior construction of the “Ocean Pearl” A ship, that included a Restaurant /Duplex Lounge / Convention Center and a 35 room Hotel, that was docked at Chaguaramas.
He also is responsible for designing of “Marble Slab Creamery” on Ariapita Avenue, He credits include the design and manufacture of all the one of a kind furniture and fencing at the fabulous Ice Cream establishment, which he prefers to be labeled as functional art pieces.
PRODUCING FOR PAN TRINBAGO
For a period of 3 years, Ian produced for “Pan Trinibago” (to critical acclaim) the following events:
- CHAMPS OF STEEL PLUS
- PAN DOWN MEMORY LANE
- PAN IN THE 21ST. CENTURY
- PAZZAZ (Tobago Jazz Festival)