Dubmatix
Dubmatix is a Canadian reggae and electronic music artist and producer based in Toronto, Ontario. He has won a number of Juno Awards.
Early life
[edit]Dubmatix was born Jesse E. King. He is the son of jazz keyboardist Bill King.[1] He played drums as a child, studied guitar and piano, and played bass in his high school orchestra.
Career
[edit]King took on the name Dubmatix and began performing and recording electronic and reggae music. By 2004 he had released an album of electronic dub music,[1] and a remix, "Jen-ee-rocka".[2] In 2007 he released a second album, Atomic Subsonic,[3]
The Dubmatix album Gonna Be Alright, with Prince Blanco, was named Juno Award for Reggae Recording of the Year at the 2010 Juno Awards.[4][5] Shortly after, he released an album, System Shakedown,[6] which appeared on the !Earshot National Top 50 Chart in late 2010.[7]
His album Seeds of Love and Life was nominated as Reggae Recording of the Year at the 2012 Juno Awards.[8]
Dubmatix contributed a track to Jay Douglas' Lovers Paradise album.[9] In 2018 he collaborated with Sly & Robbie to record a CD, Overdubbed, which was released through the Echo Beach label.[10] At the Juno Awards of 2019, Overdubbed won the [Juno Award for Reggae Recording of the Year.[11]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Dubmatix Champion Sound Clash". Exclaim!m By David Dacks. Aug 01, 2004
- ^ The Beat. Vol. 24. Bongo Productions. 2005. p. 54.
- ^ : Dubmatix (06-2007)". MOWNO, interview by Cecile Gayrard, 17 June 2007
- ^ "Exco Levi goes for number five". Jamaica Observer, By Kevin Jackson, February 02, 2016
- ^ "Sneak Peek: In the winner's circle at the Junos". Vancouver Observer, Amalia Nickel Kei Baritugo . Apr 18th, 2010
- ^ "Dubmatix System Shakedown". Exclaim!. By David Dacks, Aug 17, 2010
- ^ "The National Top 50 For the Week Ending: Tuesday, October 26, 2010". !Earshot.
- ^ "Bleaching Shop scores for Exco Levi". Jamaica Observer, BY HOWARD CAMPBELL, March 04, 2012
- ^ "Juno Nominee & Canadian Reggae Legend Jay Douglas Releases New Album LOVERS PARADISE". Broadway World, May. 21, 2018
- ^ "Review: SLY & ROBBIE MEET DUBMATIX: Overdubbed". Ox-Fanzine issue #136 February/March 2018. by Thomas Neumann
- ^ "Junos 2019: the complete list of winners". CBC Music, March 16, 2019.
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