Bermuda’s own Kaelyn Kastle, the singer whose latest song Big Pressure is racking up recognition in the United States, is back on the island for a video shoot accompanying her record that showcases her home.

The artist and social-media personality, who has lived in Atlanta, Georgia, for six years, explained to The Royal Gazette: “My story is very important — I want my audience to understand where I come from.”

Kastle’s schedule is moving swiftly.

She has come back as part of the influencer group with the Carnival band Nova Mas International, and shooting for her single started on Monday with the local group 21 Mile Films.

The video for the dancehall-infused Big Pressure is expected to be released on June 27 on all streaming platforms.

Kastle has been performing most of her life but the video marked a break from the norm.

“I’ve never done a video this big in Bermuda,” she said.

“I’ve done productions in the States but I was totally trusting of 21 Mile Films to execute, especially since the record is getting so much recognition in places like New York and Los Angeles. I’ve never had a record do this before.”

She credited 21 Mile videographer Deesa Booth for backing a project with her record label, Power Circle/Empire, and executive Dallas Martin.

Kastle said: “It was actually kind of difficult to get the label to allow an all-Bermudian production. Deesa really believed in it.”

The film company pulled together a team of eight and started at sunrise on Monday at the motocross track at St David’s, where they were joined by a young Bermudian racer, Jazuri Easton-Thompson.

Big Pressure, recorded with the Grammy awarded producer Bangladesh, takes its name from a slang term for feeling good.

“It’s a fun record about loving yourself, being able to say that you’re big pressure,” she said.

It is also the name of her Instagram segments where she highlights fellow Bermudian artists, including Mr Easton-Thompson.

Kastle spoke with the Gazette just ahead of shooting the video on Court Street last night, where she aimed to show her roots as well as the island.

G&M Beauty & Barber, where her late mother Donna Castle took her for the first time to get her hair done, gets some airtime, as well as the Hamilton Parish Hot Peppers dance group, which her mother belonged to in her youth.

Kastle said: “Being away from home, I’ve learnt to appreciate Bermuda so much more. Now, when I come home, I see the little things that make me myself.”