RONI SIZE (uk)
Ryan Williams I njohur si Roni Size I lindur me 29 Tetor 1969 nė Bristol, producent dhe Dj, doli nė skenė nė vitin 1997 si lider I drumnbass kolektivit Reprazent.
Po atė vitė ata edhe fituan Mercury Prize pėr albumin e tyre Neė Forms.
Si fėmija I imigrantėve nga Jamaica Roni u rrit nė Bristol nė njė lagje tė St Andrews.
Reggae ishte njėra ndėr influencat e tij tė para tė muzikės. Me 16 vjet ai u pėrjashtu nga shkolla dhe filloi tė kalonte shumicėn e kohės nėpėr house party-t qė organizoheshin prej The ėild bunch soundsistemit nė Bristol(paraardhėsit e Massive Attack) .
Aty ai filloi hapat e parė mė muzikėn pėrfshirė kėtu disa intrumente kyce miksetė, sampler-at, record player-at dhe bateri.
Nė fillim ai punoi nė studio tek vėllau I tij derisa nuk hapi studion e tij personale, kur vendosi tė blejė njė sampler.
Partnerėt e tij tė parė ishin Krust, Suv dhe Dj Die nė Full Cycle Records.
Nė 1994 Roni krijoj V Recordings ku ndėr release-at e parė ishin Deceivers EP e Krust me nr V001 dhe Agility e Roni sie dhe Dj die me nr V002.
Kur I bėhet pytja se prej nga inspirimi Roni thotė se ajo ėshtė gjithmonė intuitive pra nėse Krust hyn nė studio duke bėrė me kokė une e ndjej qė ate ditė ne do tė krijojmė diqka, e ndjej enrgjinė pozitive. Ai ska nevojė tė prek ndonjė sustė apo tė na tregojė cka ai mendon, sepse na vec e kemi idenė se cka po I shkon ndėrmend.
Shumica prej muzikės qė ai bėn pėrmban njė miks tė jungle beats me live bateri dhe double bas.
Bendin e formojnė Roni (kompozito/programmer) Dj Krust, Onallee (vocal), Dynamite MC dhe reperi Bahamadia (ish antar I Gand Starr).
Si rezultat del se Reprazent drumnbass-I ėshtė njėtrajtėsisht I influencum prej hip-hopit, funk-ut, soul dhe house-it.
Si shkak I suksesit tė tyre Repreazent pati njė seri paraqitjesh pėrfshirė kėtu edhe Tribal Gathering nė verė tė vitit 1997.
Mė vonė Roni u bashkua me Dj Die dhe Lenie Laės ne Breakbeat Era, pėr tė incizuar albumin e dytė, nė tetor tė 2000-tės, qė u quajt In the Mode, ku si musafir morrėn pjesė Zack de la Rocha (Rage Against the Machine) dhe Method Man (Ėu-Tang Clan)
Nė 2001-tėn ai bėri njė album bashkė me Tali tė quajtur Lyric on my lip pėr tu rikthyer nė lojė nė vitin 2005 me Return to V ku morrėn pjesė vokalistat si Beverly Knight, Jocelyn Broėn, Vikter Duplaix dhe Rodney P.
Nė vitin 2008 ai arriti tė ringjall Repreazent duke release edhe njė herė Neė Forms, kėsaj radhe deluxe edition nė Universal.
Bendi I reformuar pėrfshinte antarėt e vjetėr Dynamite MC, Onallee, bassistin Si John, D Product, Jay Ėilcox dhe Pete Josef.
Roni size me Reprazent bėnė njė turne tė madhe nėpėr festivalet mė tė mėdha nė Evropė si Befestival-i, Glastonbury, Lovebox, EXIT dhe Rock Herk.
Njėkohėsisht ata u nominuan pėr best dance act nė UK Festival Aėards.
2009-shin bendi e filloj me njė turne nė Australi si pjesmarrės tė festivalit Good Vibrations. Pas kėsaj ata vazhduan nė Amerikėn veriore nė Miami nė Ultra Music Festival.
Nė Shtator tė 2009-tės Roni Size dhe Reprazent patėn njė gig me kor orkestre nė hapjen solemne tė Colston Hall nė Bristol, duke bashkėpunuar kėshtu me kompozitorin e evelimenteve me tė mėdha natyrore tė BBC-sė, William Goodchild. Pėrveq kėngėve tė vjetra ata bėnė edhe disa pikė tjera qė priten tė dalin nė albumin e ardhshėm tė Repreazent.
DISKOGRAFIA
Music Box (1995)
New Forms (1997)
Ultra-Obscene (1999) me DJ Die si "Breakbeat Era"
Through the Eyes (2000)
In the Mode (2000)
Touching Down (2002)
Touching Down, Vol. 2 (2005)
Return to V (2005)
New Forms² (2008)
Dirty Beats
Share The Fall
Triphop Drum and Bass
Circles Remix
Sing
Switchblade
RE-MIKSET
Basement Jaxx - "Good Luck"
Janet Jackson - "Go Deep"
Nuyorican Soul feat Jocelyn Brown - "It's Alright, I Feel It"
Roni started on the path of musical production when he was thrown out of school aged 16,
but music had always been a part of his life. Roni was born and grew up at 'the top of the hill' a.k.a.
St Andrew's, Bristol. From the bottom of this hill came the sounds of the 70s blues parties and sound-systems - the beat infected Roni's bones. So, after being expelled he walked straight into Sefton Park basement project, which allowed youngsters to try their hand on the decks, the mixing desk, drum machines and samplers. Here he learned the basics and his brother's comprehensive collection of Studio One records gave him material to work with. After setting up a home studio and buying a sampler, a musical master of production was in the making. Meeting up with Krust in the early 90's brought two musically compatible minds together, they faced the same dilemma of having no outlet for their music they put their energies into their own label.
Meeting up with Krust in the early 90s brought two musically compatible minds together, they faced the same dilemma of having no outlet for their music so they put their energies into their own label. With the help of Chris Lewis, Roni set up WTP (Where's The Party At?) record label as part of Circus Warp. From that Full Cycle and Dope Dragon were established in 1993. Bryan Gee was an early admirer, holding on to their tapes whilst at work at RCA recordings. When in 1994 he set up V Recordings, Krust had V001 with 'Deceivers EP' and Roni and Die had V002 with their debut release, 'Agility'.
"We looked at V as the strong brother label, with Full Cycle the sister following in its footsteps... Over the years the two gelled, people associated V and Full Cycle together. Through putting a lot of music out on these two labels we then got noticed by another label, a major - Talkin' Loud." Roni Size and Full Cycle were one of the first to bring the jazzy elements into the dark jungle of the early 90s. "We were using more melodies, more jazz orientated loops - sounds that in London only people like Bukem, or maybe Fabio or Peshay were using. But they were still using fat Amens where we were just using toned down breaks."
'It's a Jazz Thing' in 1994 sparked the interest of fellow experimental types James Lavelle and the Mo' Wax posse. Roni Size was picked up by Talkin' Loud and the compilation album Music Box was released in 1996. Their varying personal influences helped create the unique Full Cycle sound. "Suv was more dub, Die was more jazz, I was more ragga or bashment and Krust was definitely more hip-hop but we all had elements of soul and break beat in us, we all had graffiti stains on our hands, we all rode BMXs or skateboards. We all came from the same school - the school of the 80s and 90s. We've always tried to incorporate all those elements into our music. If we could put the sounds from spray can, the sounds from skateboards scraping along the road and of people falling off BMXs, in one record we would."
The following year 'Roni Size & Reprazent', took the world by storm with their New Forms LP. Winning the Mercury Music Prize boosted their international status and the world awoke to the sound of Roni Size and Full Cycle. The singles from the album all featured the unmistakable vocals of Onallee whose call for the music in 'Brown Paper Bag' is a signal all ravers still respond to. 'Heroes' and 'Watching Windows' are also modern day classics. The album went platinum and, surprised by their new massive fan base, Roni and the boys returned to the studio to concentrate on their output for V and Full Cycle & Dope Dragon.
In 1999 with Die, Roni produced the highly acclaimed Breakbeat Era album featuring vocals from Leonie Laws and in July the following year his 'Through The Eyes' compilation showcased tracks from newcomers D-Product and Surge. Later that year came the long awaited second project from Reprazent. 'In the Mode' delivered a variety of tracks, some featuring vocals from Dynamite and Onallee and some from collaborations with hip-hop legend Method Man, Rage Against The Macine's Zac de la Rocha and beat-box master Rahzel.
In 2001, Roni returned to the studio and started working with Tali who had recently arrived from New Zealand on her album 'Lyric On My Lip' In this time he also produced 'Touching Down' - released in October 2002. This, his first truly solo album, included 16 brand new dance floor smashers mixed into one hour's set and includes the massive singles 'Playtime' and 'Sound Advice' and is one of the biggest selling independent d&b albums to date. He came back to 'V' in 2005 with the release of 'Return To V' which included the top 20 hit 'No More' with Beverley Knight plus 17 futher vocal collaborations with artists such as Jocelyn Brown, Vikter Duplaix & Rodney P.
He has spent the last 15 months locked away in his studio and has built up a collection of tracks including his re-edit of the classic 'New Forms' album due out on Universal.
Roni Size resurrected Reprazent in 2008 with the release of a deluxe edition of his Mercury Music Prize winning album 'New Forms' on Universal. Reforming the band, complete with original members Dynamite MC, Onallee and highly acclaimed bass player Si John alongside Yuval Gabay (Soul Coughing), D Product, Jay Wilcox and Pete Josef, Roni Size and Reprazent toured some of the biggest festivals in Europe including Bestival, Glastonbury, Lovebox, Exit and Rock Herk. As a result, they were amongst the nominations for best dance act from the UK Festival Awards.
2009 is shaping up to be another busy year for Roni with the release of a new Reprazent album, a new Roni Size album, a Reprazent tour of Australia, North America, the UK and Europe as well as committing to his usual packed schedule of DJ shows.
The year began with a one-off sell-out Reprazent show at Komedia in Bath on 4th Feb . The band is currently touring Australia as part of the Good Vibrations Festival. In addition to the live shows in Sydney, Melbourne, Perth and Gold Coast, Roni Size & Dynamite MC is also playing four DJ shows. Following on from Australia, Reprazent will be back in North America for the first time in seven years as one of the headliners at this year's Ultra Music Festival in Miami on Friday March 27th. We are also happy to announce that Roni Size & Reprazent will be one of the headliners at this year's Coachella Festival on Sunday the 19th of April 2009.
Just a quick update on the progress of Roni Size & Reprazent in their worldwide tour: following on from their Australian tour, theyre now preparing for headline performances at the ULTRA FESTIVAL, COACHELLA FESTIVAL plus an exclusive warm-up show at the PHOENIX CENTRE, Exeter.
First up, is the ULTRA FESTIVAL, MIAMI. Set times have now been released and kicking off on Friday 27th March we have a Roni Size & Reprazent show at the Bayfront Stage between 8.15-9.15pm. Then, on Saturday 28th March, we have Roni and MC Dynamite doing what they do best with a Roni Size DJ set between 7.30-8.30pm on the Mid-Park stage.
As well as this, we have New Forms 2 ready for imminent digital release in the US, on Tuesday 24th March, just ahead of Reprazents inaugural show in Florida on the 27th, with the physical edition lined up for release on 14th April.
Roni Size & Reprazent will be warming up for their appearance at the infamous Coachella Festival with an exclusive one-off performance at THE PHOENIX CENTRE, EXETER on 16th April. Tickets are £14, available from the Phoenix Centre, Reform Records, and online at: www.exeterboxoffice.com or www.wegottickets.com
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