Colmix
kompa, kompa-gouyad
Colmix, whose real name is Collason Fortune, is one of the most visible Haitian producers and DJs in the gouyad-club lane from roughly 2018 through 2026. Le Nouvelliste and his official site describe a path that began with learning to DJ in 2013 under the influence of his cousin Very Mix before moving more seriously into beatmaking and production. He spent formative time around Rugga Records, developed a recognizable sound of his own, and later tied his name closely to Team Madada and a run of tracks that circulated heavily through parties, playlists, and digital Haitian music spaces.
What separates Colmix from a simple solo profile is his role as a collaboration engine. He does not only foreground his own voice; he builds records that give other artists room to land. Songs such as Madada, Vakana, Pot Ko Janm Gen Gouyad, Please Baby (Remix), and Manvi Ploge show how he uses kompa, gouyad, raboday, and club production to create a shared space where voices like Mickael Guirand, Roody Roodboy, Steves J. Bryan, Alan Cave, and others can meet without losing their Haitian identity.
Multiple sources also stress how his work moves between Haiti and the diaspora. His official site points to appearances at Haiti's national carnival circuits and at New York's West Indian Day parade, while media profiles trace a path from Martissant to a recognized place in Haitian production culture. Streaming platforms confirm the breadth of the catalog: from Madada and Matel Boom to First Drop and the run of 2024-2026 singles, the picture is of a producer expanding both output and ambition.
Inside HaitiDJ, Colmix matters because he helps explain how recent Haitian music works beyond the traditional band model or the standalone singer-star model. It also runs through beatmakers, DJs, and producers who become gravity centers for many different voices. That is exactly what Colmix represents: an artist-producer who turned gouyad into an ecosystem of collaboration, dance energy, and digital-era Haitian identity.