DIANA RUTHERFORD & MANUDIGITAL
about Diana Rutherford:
Diana grew up in the community of August town in Kingston.
The “sound system music” nursed her childhood.
Because the ghetto (full of cliche that people know about) is first of all a place for music ! Often, her father Michael Rutherford (the singer) owner of the sound system “Genuine”, wake her up to make her sing on stage.
That how she was spotted by the X-terminator crew.
So she get involve in the new reggae generation, around Fattis Burell, Dean Fraser, Luciano and of course Sizzla. At eleven years old, her parents don’t want her follow the label and his artists on tour.
They prefer a decent schooling and stable life basis for Diana.
Few years later, she enter the first batch of “Rising star” (national program, and also a huge cultural event). In between hundreds of talented youths coming from the whole island, she end up third to the big disappointment of thousand fans and Nadine Sutherland (member of the jury).
Afterwards she worked one year at Geejam studio (Portland) next to Jon Baker and Alberto Dascola (Alborosie).
Then we can see her record numerous singles (7inch) for Tiger records, the label of the french producer Sherkhan. Diana is one of the uprising genuine voice of Jamaica.
Diana grew up in the community of August town in Kingston.
The “sound system music” nursed her childhood.
Because the ghetto (full of cliche that people know about) is first of all a place for music ! Often, her father Michael Rutherford (the singer) owner of the sound system “Genuine”, wake her up to make her sing on stage.
That how she was spotted by the X-terminator crew.
So she get involve in the new reggae generation, around Fattis Burell, Dean Fraser, Luciano and of course Sizzla. At eleven years old, her parents don’t want her follow the label and his artists on tour.
They prefer a decent schooling and stable life basis for Diana.
Few years later, she enter the first batch of “Rising star” (national program, and also a huge cultural event). In between hundreds of talented youths coming from the whole island, she end up third to the big disappointment of thousand fans and Nadine Sutherland (member of the jury).
Afterwards she worked one year at Geejam studio (Portland) next to Jon Baker and Alberto Dascola (Alborosie).
Then we can see her record numerous singles (7inch) for Tiger records, the label of the french producer Sherkhan. Diana is one of the uprising genuine voice of Jamaica.
about Manudigital:
Descended from a family of musicians, ManuDigital has begun bass at thirteen years old, backed by his two guitarist brothers.
He plays in his first reggae band in 1994 were he discovers the stage and the public. Joining others groups later on he does his first steps on the Yvelines’s stages.
Since ever fancying the Jamaican culture and the amount of styles and forms, ManuDigital decides to build up, with few close friends, his own Sound System. As a selector, he prooves his abilities during more than four years in a weekly radio show dedicated to reggae.
At nineteen, his passion and desire to professionalise himself make him integrate a famous jazz school to improve his way to play. He leaves it up four years later enriched by theories and technics from every music styles. On the side of his cursus, ManuDigital backs in live, with his turnatables or instrument, any of the most famous french reggae names and sets himself up as profesional bassman. Also composer, he takes part in many albums recordings, singles, international and french 12inchs.
Music lover and changeable, evolving during his meetings with different music styles permiting him to rich the biggest french stages.
In 2010, he forms part of a higly renowned band as incumbent bassman, with who he still perfoms actually.
Digital Reggae inna 2000 Stylee from Edinburgh, Britain (UK)
AL HACA soundsystem - WE DUB U - liverecording@Nachtschatten (MIKZ-Berlin) |
AL HACA’s full range BASS set @ Nachtschatten VOL.3 (M.I.K.Z. - Berlin - april 2011)
feat. the AL HACA allstars selecta peHle(effx) and bird(decks)
the recording is missing some low frequencies so turn up the bass ;-)
classic soundsystem-setup:
1210’s and A & H xone 92
Boss RE-20 Spaceecho
Dubsirene
Samples galore
