When he first heard the music, Perry got right into the groove, mastered all the moves, shuffle to music in the streets and arrested the beat. When Lee Perry's first went to Kingston after travelling from his little village port, he went about mixing with the local guys in Kingston and upon hearing the music that was produced by Duke Reid, Perry decided to offer his services to the Duke. This story has been told before of the Duke's refusal in hiring him. Lee Perry then went to who thought was the second best record producer and that producer was Clement Dodd and from there we have the Coxsone and Lee Perry association. Perry's main job at Coxsone was mainly to scout around looking for potential recording artists. Toots and The Maytals was one of Perry's finding. That was years ago, Today Lee "scratch" Perry at the age of 76 is still producing records and still being sort after. On the 16th April 2004, Lee Perry presented a new brand of music at Ocean in Hackney, East London, performing live with "The Megatonics" and showcasing selected songs from his forthcoming album "The End Of An American Dream." Lee Perry has developed a new generation of music lovers, venturing into contemporary urban music styles such as Hip Hop, and Funk no Reggae but quite a different style of music. While on stage Perry announced that he is no longer a mad man, but instead, the most sane individual alive. Yet he had with him on stage a new electrifying band line-up that delivered the new groove to the audience along with a few selection of Perry tunes from his earlier recording classics. The evening included videos and motion graphics by Julian Kirby. Supported by the Extern Drum 'n' Bass act from Bristol with special guest appearance on stage. |
