Island sound.
Global hits.
Melonade Music is a fast-growing independent label crossing over between Amsterdam and Trinidad & Tobago. We build the new soca fusion: soca hybrids, Caribbean house and commercial records made for the road, the club and the charts.
The record that started it.
Our first major hit. A love letter to Trinidad & Tobago that travelled from the islands to the world, carried by the TikTok generation.
Lost in Trinbago
Sherman de Vries, DJ Private Ryan, Zebee & Mela Caribe. Written by Sherman de Vries, Zebee and Tyra Els. Produced, mixed and mastered by Sherman de Vries.
Releases
New music, upcoming drops and the full catalogue.
Release agenda
All releases go live at 12:00 AM Trinidad time.
- Fri 13 Nov 2026Out FridayI Miss YouSherman de Vries x Destra · Soca
- Dec 2026VideoOfficial music video: I Miss YouPremiere on YouTube
- Carnival 2027TBANew soca collaborationsSeason singles leading into Trinidad Carnival 2027
Artists
The Melonade Music roster.
Sherman de Vries
Born in St. Maarten and based in Amsterdam, Sherman de Vries blends soca, Caribbean house and pop into records built for both the island road and the European club. His breakout Lost in Trinbago, with DJ Private Ryan, Zebee and Mela Caribe, became a Carnival anthem with tens of millions of plays on TikTok alone. His new single I Miss You with the Queen of Bacchanal, Destra, drops Friday 13 November.
An independent label from Amsterdam, with its heart in Trinidad & Tobago and a first major hit record already under its belt.
Melonade Music started in Amsterdam with one idea: Caribbean music deserves the same global push as any pop record. We sit right where Europe and the Caribbean meet, and we sign, release and grow music that lives in both worlds.
Our sound is the new soca fusion. Soca hybrids, Caribbean house and commercial crossover hits, made with island energy and polished with a European club ear. Every record is mixed and mastered to a major-label standard before it reaches you.
We are independent and proud of it. That means artists keep a real share of their work, decisions move fast, and every release gets hands-on marketing, playlist pitching, radio and creator campaigns from people who live this culture.
Studio services
The same team behind our releases can work on yours. Mixing, mastering, production and recording, priced around what your project needs.
Custom pricing, built around your project
Every project is different. Tell us what you need and we reply with a quote by email or WhatsApp, usually within 48 hours.
Distribution deals
Have a finished record? We release, distribute and push it, while you keep the majority of your royalties.
Your music, everywhere
Parties
The label on the dance floor. Melonade is also a party, bringing soca, afro and Caribbean house nights to Europe.
Melonade
Island energy in the city. Our events bring the Carnival feeling to Amsterdam, Rotterdam and The Hague, with the artists and DJs behind our records.
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Official Melonade Music merch. First drop coming soon. Email us to get on the list.
Journal
Notes on the music business from inside an independent label.
Submit your demo
We listen to every submission. If we love it, we sign it, invest in it or offer a distribution deal.
What we are looking for
We reply within 14 days if we want to move forward. Because of volume we cannot reply to every demo.