Family Business! Gatekeeper & Grilza: Cuts From the Green Room. Free E.P

Bonjour!


Over a decade ago now, when I started on this journey, it pretty much began in my bedroom at home, after an idea was planted in my head by one of my brothers, who I shared not only a bedroom with (full of rave flyers, records and a set of 1210's) but also a common interest in Drum and Bass and most other forms of underground music. He suggested to me I could be an MC.


It's a story I've told many times since then, in various different forms, so whether it's tired or not, it means a lot to me. The part of the story which I havant spoke of, well, not publicly anyway, is of course my brother (I'm not going to tell it now though, I'd have to speak to him first, it's family business). The long and short of it this, he ended ended up in Bristol producing experimental Bass music (Dubstep and it's various mutations) under the name of Gatekeeper.


On the rare occasions we get to meet up, there's normally lots to talk about in terms of our mutual interests and the separate paths we've both taken. About 5 years ago, I think, he told me he'd began to work with a young rapper from Bath by the name of Grilza. Well, he still is, and the family has grown! Theve gone on to be a duo for a few years now and have some pretty sick releases like Ignite which featured Dread MC as well as being championed by Mary Anne Hobbs on the Bristol Rise Up Documentary and various other tracks played on her Radio 1 show.


They've just released a free EP, "Cuts From The Green Room" which you can download HERE. It's a collection of some of the tracks theve produced over the years now, and I know they were carefully selected (there were 1 or 2 I hadn't even heard!) 


At present, they are working on a project which I can't say too much about but believe me, I've been excited about this for a long time, I've had a little listen and there's bigness to come...watch this space!


As one is my brother by blood and the other by a notepad, a pen, football and pure jokes, I'm going to give them all the support I can. It's what you do with family, and like I said, it means a lot to me.

Dean Atta: I am Nobody's N****r

And he's right! But he's my mate and a fellow performer and I'm not ashamed to say that!
I think he has broached a difficult cause with dignity and understanding. To me, it's always been a powerful word steeped in hatred and I've never felt comfortable round anyone saying it, regardless of colour. So big up Dean, check the video below for an all star cast!

Click HERE for Dean Atta's website and more of his work.

Novemeber Gigs

So here's where I've been recently, or will be shortley...


November 2011

Saturday 26th
Music Is Remedy at Hoxton Street Markit
Hoxton London

Thursday 24th
Rubix Collective at Bang Said The Gun
https://www.facebook.com/events/182903825130241/

Thursday 24th
Spoken Stories Showcase with open mike
Battersea Arts Centre London

Wednesday 23rd
Spoken Stories Showcase with open mike
Lyric Hammersmith Theatre London
https://www.facebook.com/events/274723125898503/

Friday 18th November
Rubix In The Hub
Roundhouse London
http://www.roundhouse.org.uk/whats-on/productions/rubix-in-the-hub

October 2011

29th October
White Night: New Writing South Brighton
http://www.whitenightnuitblanche.com/brighton/events/flash-utopia/

22nd October - 23rd
The Great Escape (A Borrowers Tale)
At The Chats Palace
http://www.chatspalace.co.uk/thegreatescape/


17th October
On The Spot: Improvised Poetry Battle
Tristan Bates Theatre
http://www.tristanbatestheatre.co.uk/


3rd October
So Chilled
Soho Theatre
https://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=123086791063876

Jungle warfare live At the Doghlouse

White Night

'Ello

On Saturday 29th October, I will be performing in Brighton as part of the WHITE NIGHT festival. Looking at the schedule, it looks like there is something happening all over town so could be worth checking out. I will be performing at the offices of New Writing South between 7pm and 4 am. The night is curated by all round spoken word dona and fellow RUBIX member Dean Atta, as well as well as SEAN MAHONEY and FEMI MARTIN

My Town

Hey


This is a piece I've performing regularly for the last 18 months now, and I've finally got a video put up for it,. Filmed by a good friend of mine, Steve J Todd, it was in aid of How It Ended Productions's trip to Edinburgh for there show Waterproof of June 6th 2011