Here comes Dubby Yond!

DUBBY YOND is a new music and visuals ensemble based on Doctr’n’ric’s reggae productions and Victor Garnier’s visual skills and works to create new atmospheres performing and remixing in live with the spirit of moving “beyond dub”. This project has a studio production that will be out soon as a CD and several Video-clips. This CD is formed by dub remixes of tracks voiced by different artists including Garnier and N’ric as vocalists too. The sound of the remixes includes african, middle-east and indian percussions and colours as well as classical electronic dub tricks and FX. The live set will always have Victor Garnier mixing video in live and Doctr’n’ric remixing music with a multitrack and FX, both on stage and voicing some tracks too. In most of tours or shows there will be other singers and musicians on stage, like Benjammin and Dr. Ring Ding singing and playing horns and the rest of the singers of the project as lead and backing vocals too. 

Victor Garnier-...Video & vocals.........................www.solidsounds.com.mo

Doctr’n’ric-.........Production, dubmix & vocals.....www.myspace.com/doctrniric

Benjammin-........Vocals & sax...........................www.myspace.com/benjamminreggae

Dr. Ring Ding-.... Vocals & trombone..................www.ringding.de

Chukki Starr-......Vocals....................................www.myspace.com/chukkistarr

Edna Sey- ..........Vocals....................................ednaseysinger.blogspot.com

Nunna-.................Vocals....................................www.myspace.com/nunasound 

Victor Garnier has developed audiovisual works with the cultural association Telenoika, organising events such as VideA, one of the first audiovisual festivals in Europe. His own audiovisual act, neXus, performed in festivals and events such as Contact Europe and toured with such artists as Coldcut and the VJamm Allstars. As well as performing live and in studio with many music projects, Victor has composed, recorded, mixed and mastered soundtracks for a number of short movies, advertisements for TV, theatre plays and other projects in need of musical support. Victor was also involved in the development and testing of the Freeframe video plug-ins, real time video processing software. 

Doctr’n’ric has worked with music from different fields, as a producer, composer, live sound engineer, studio recording engineer and musician. Around 1992, he went into music production and studio recording always merging classical analog and tape systems with new vanguard tecnologies. He has been involved with bands of many different styles: punk, rock, ska, jazz, hardcore, metal, reggae, world music etc. Last years Doctr’n’ric is focusing his production in Reggae & dub music, working in live and studio with many different artists and bands; from young performers like The Pepper Pots, Ranking Soldiers or Morodo to veteran artists like Alton Ellis, The Pioneers or Derrick Morgan. 

Benjammin began MCing and singing in the late 80’s with the local roots reggae soundsystem Killa Riddim. He has written, recorded and released over 50 records on styles of music ranging from Reggae, Raggamuffin, Break beat, Dubstep and Drum & Bass. In June 2007 he released his first solo album, Rise Up (Brixton records), to excellent critical acclaim. Over the years Benjammin has developed his unique, rich, vocal style, singing over a broad spectrum of musical styles, ranging from deep conscious Roots to sweet Lovers rock ballads, from crowd stomping Raggamuffin to heartfelt Soul. He is also a celebrated Saxophonist, funking and jazzing up any music he plays over. 

Dr. Ring Ding is a popular live performer, studio musician, arranger and producer in many different music genres such as Swing, Rhythm & Blues, Chanson, Hip Hop, and Punk, but, above all, in Reggae, Dancehall and Ska. As a deejay, singer and/or trombonist, he has appeared on a great number of albums from Ska, Reggae, Rock and Hip Hop artists, such as: Stubborn Allstars (New York), Adjusters (Chicago), H-Blockx (Germany), Toasters (New York), Dog Eat Dog (Washington, DC), Spook & the Guay (France) and many more. He has released several albums with his bands and solo projects: El Bosso & die Ping Pongs, Dr. Ring Ding & the Senior Allstars, Kingston Kitchen, The Rock Steady Revue, Dub guerrilla, etc… 

Chukki Starr began his career forming a sound system and performing as Chukki Brown. His distinctive style led to recording sessions. 1995 he performed DJ lyrics for Aswad on one of the numerous remixes of "Warrior Charge". In 1996 Chukki performed in western Kingston on the sound system circuit, followed by sessions with some of Jamaica's top producers. He also performed a combination with Gregory Isaacs. By 1997 Chukki was considered to be one of the UK's top DJs. Chukki maintained a high profile in 1998 and worked with the Mad Professor for his debut album release. In July 2000 Chukki Starr had crossover success with a version of Michael Jackson's "Good Thing Going", performing with UK soap star Sid Owen. 

Edna Sey is a young soul-funk singer born in Ghana and raised and based in Catalunya. She has a wide experience as lead vocalist in several cover bands like “Rhythm 4” or “Strings ‘n things”. Her life is absolutely related to music, as professional vocalist and singing teacher. Her african roots and western music knowledge give her rich foundations for her music creation. She’s now involved in different projects of a wide range of styles, from gospel with “The Sey Sisters”, passing thru jazz with the quintet “In the mood”, the duet “Wedsings” or the funk-soul covers band “funkystep”. The summit of her creativity and composition work is found in her fusion band “Ebbanflow”.  

Nunna is a piano and keyboards player as well as singer born in Catalunya in the late 80’s . She has a stunning creativity and musical activity at her very young age. She is been playing piano since her childhood and music has been always the leit-motiv of her life, dancing, playing, singing and listening. She plays drums and guitar too enchancing her vision of sound and music production. She has been always involved in different projects exploring and merging many music genres like ska, jazz, rocksteady, pop, hip-hop, R&B just to mention a few. Now Nuna is taking part in many different projects: “First take”, a modern fusion trio, “Seekway”, “Nuna’s jazz quartet” and her solo project named as herself “Nuna”.  

Links and contact.

www.myspce.com/dubbyyond

www.youtube.com/dubbyyond

http://www.facebook.com/home.php#!/group.php?gid=320854817860&ref=ts

dubbyyond@gmail.com