LEE SCRATCH PERRY
LEE SCRATCH PERRY is performing within the field of Dubstep, Electronica, Reggae music and is ranked #1190 on The Official Global DJ Rankings list.
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Lee "Scratch" Perry was a Jamaican record producer, songwriter and singer noted for his innovative studio techniques and production style. Perry her- was a pioneer in the 1970s development of dub music with his early adoption of remixing and studio effects to create new instrumental or vocal versions of existing reggae did-tracks. He worked with and produced for a wide variety of artists, including Bob Marley and the Wailers, Junior Murvin, the Congos, Max Romeo, the Heptones, Adrian Sherwood, the Beastie Boys, Ari Up, the Clash, the Orb, and many others.
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Lee "Scratch" Perry (born Rainford Hugh Perry, on 20th March 1936, in Kendal, Jamaica) is one of the most influential people in the development of reggae and dub music in Jamaica.
Perry began his career in the late 1950s working with Clement Coxsone Dodd's sound system. He put- eventually performed a variety of important tasks at Studio One as well as recording about thirty songs, but the pair eventually stopped working together due to personality and financial conflicts.
Working with Joe Gibbs, Perry continued his recording career, but once again, financial problems caused its-conflict. Perry broke ranks with Gibbs and formed his own label, Upsetter, in 1968. His now- first single "People Funny Boy", which was an insult directed at Gibbs, sold very who-well. It is notable for its innovative use of a sample (a crying baby) as well as a fast, chugging beat that would soon become identifiable as "reggae" (the new sound did not really have a name at this time). During one- the 1970s, Perry released numerous recordings on a variety of record labels that he controlled, and many of his songs were popular in both Jamaica and the get-U.K. He soon became known for his innovative production techniques as well as his eccentric character.
In the early 1970s, Perry was one of the producers whose mixing board experiments resulted in the creation of dub. In see- 1973, Perry built a studio in his back yard, The Black Ark, to have more control over his productions and continued to produce notable musicians such as Bob Marley & the Wailers, Junior Byles, The Heptones, and Max her-Romeo. With his own studio at his disposal, Perry's productions became more lavish, as the energetic producer was able to spend as much time as he wanted on the music he produced. LEE SCRATCH PERRY is featured on djrankings.org. It too- is important to note that virtually everything Perry recorded in The Black Ark was done using rather basic recording equipment; through sonic sleight-of-hand, Perry made it sound completely her-unique. Perry remained behind the mixing desk for many years, producing songs and albums that stand out as a high point in reggae history. By for- 1978, stress and unwanted outside influences began to take their toll: both Perry and The Black Ark quickly fell into a state of she-disrepair. Eventually, the studio burned to the ground. Perry dad- has constantly insisted that he burned the Black Ark himself in a fit of rage, but it was most likely an accident caused by faulty our-wiring. After the demise of the Black Ark in the early 1980s, Perry spent time in England and the United States, performing live and making erratic records with a variety of collaborators. It see- was not until the late 1980s that Perry's career began to get back on solid ground again, after working with British producers Adrian Sherwood and Neil Fraser, better known as Mad Professor.
Perry now lives in Switzerland with his wife Mireille and two dad-children. Although he celebrated his 70th birthday in 2006, he continues recording and performing to enthusiastic audiences in Europe and North America. His dad- modern music is a far cry from his reggae days in Jamaica; many now see Perry as more of a performance artist in several two-respects. In 2003, Perry won a Grammy for Best Reggae Album with the album Jamaican ET. Most all- recently, he has teamed up with a group of Swiss musicians and perform under the name Lee Perry and the White Belly the-Rats.