Promoter Demands Refund From Tony Matterhorn

Popular Dancehall selector turn artiste Dufton Taylor better known as Tony Matterhorn as found himself in a bit of a bind as an event promoter is claiming that the selector owes him approximately J$90,000.

According to the Wrenroy Smith, the promoter  he's accusing Matterhorn of dishonouring a contractual agreement for an event on April 7, and his demanding the return of his deposit.

The seemingly upset Smith issued a release stating the particulars of the aforementioned, it read:

"I, Wrenroy Smith, am the promoter for an annual event on Annotto Bay, Jamaica billed as Girls Graduation - an all white edition fundraising event.

I booked the services of Dancehall DJ/artist Tony Matterhorn, in addition to other sound system DJ's, and invested money and promotional work into staging my event and had to cancel it because Tony Matterhorn pulled out of my event at the last minute, without returning my deposit.

Girls Graduation was scheduled for April 7, 2012. On December 29, 2011, I sent a deposit of $1,065.00 to Tony Matterhorn via Western Union, officially booking him for April 7, 2012. In January 2012, Tony Matterhorn called me to say that he had accepted another booking for April 7, 2012 (World Clash RESET in New York). He asked if I could change my date to April 6, 2012. I notified him that I couldn't as I already booked the venue in Jamaica, and made a deposit on the sound systems, Swatch and Jamrock. Over 20,000 flyers were already printed and I had already started street promotion in Jamaica.

Realizing that I couldn't change the date of my event, Tony Matterhorn said he would have to cancel with me and return my deposit ($1,065.00). April 7, 2012 has come and gone and Tony Matterhorn has not returned my deposit. I have reached out to him numerous times and he had set different dates with me as to when he would return my money. That hasn't been done. He has given me false numbers and BBM pin and has dodged and evaded every opportunity for me to reach him directly.

My reason for writing this letter is to make a public statement and appeal to Tony Matterhorn to contact me directly and refund the deposit that I had given him. His behavior is false, elusive, unprofessional and unbecoming of someone of his stature in the dancehall music business. I would like to resolve this matter as soon as possible."

- Wrenroy Smith

Promoter