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D-Boy
 Bollywood
bassline and London rhymes fused together with energetic
beats and a hip hop soul - it’s a sound that’s uniquely
British and uniquely D-boy.
The Journey
D-boy first began his career in music at a young age
playing the drums for his school band. By the time he
was a teenager, he was creating music on an Atari
computer in his loft before journeying North to study
the musical craft at the John Marley Centre. His first
foray into his professional career was developing a new
singer called Sharifa Shi, which he left a ‘suited’ job
to pursue, and then producing the now renowned female MC
Estelle. Along with Shabz (Music Kidz/So Solid) and Sef
(The Reelists) they got their first development, Bruce
Boniface, signed to Sony. Bruce has since moved to LA
where he recently penned ‘Lie About Us’ for Avant
featuring Nicole Scherzinger and Estelle is now signed
to John Legend’s new label imprint.
The Awards
D-boy’s songwriting unit, Synergetic, with Sharifa Shi
and Chris ‘Marz’ Marsac won ‘Overall Best Song’ in 2005
with ‘Reap what you Sow’ for the British Academy of
Songwriters and Composers (in connection with Music
Week). In 2006, they were awarded second place with
their song ‘Heartbreaker’, in conjunction with Apple.com
and the Songwriters Academy.
The Playback
In 2005, D-boy teamed up with UK MC
Baby Blue and produced ‘Come Closer (Dheere Dheere)’, a
Hindi sampled track with a mid tempo, hip hop feel which
became a massive underground Asian hip hop smash. The
track landed the deal with VIP Urban and PLAYBACK
PROJECT was born. The concept is simple - there’s
just one playback mic (like those used in Bollywood
cinema to record vocals) but many voices to take to the
spotlight.
The first single from the album is ‘Nach Ke (Bhangra
Bounce)’ which combines Swiss’s eloquent rap style
alongside a fierce and angelic Hindi vocal and a
superstar-spit from V dubl E. It’s a mix made in
PLAYBACK heaven. And the icing on the cake? A soon
to be legendary video shot in Hollywood, complete with
palm trees, an afro wig, 70’s dance moves and leopard
skin furry dice! It perfectly captures the energy and
the heat that comes with the bhangra infused hip hop
single.
The rest of the highly anticipated PLAYBACK album
features a wealth of talent pulled together by D-boy
including Punjabi Maestro Des-E (formally of the Mentor
Kolectiv), R&B crooner Sef, Ranjit Mani from India,
Swiss, Sharifa Shi, A G Dolla, plus many more show
stoppers.
The single ‘Nach Ke (Bhangra Bounce)’ will be
released December 10th 2007 on Desi Hits / iTunes and
VIP Records, and will be followed by the album
‘Playback’ in early 2007 on VIP Records.
www.viprecords.co.uk
www.myspace.com/dboyonline
www.theplayback.co.uk
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