London based Professor Digital has been writing, producing and performing from a young age.
At just 15 he was a member of a three piece rock band, playing local gigs and recording collaborations with the other band members.
Professor Digital’s love of performing soon saw him moving to centre stage when he discovered his talent for the guitar. Growing up with influences like Bob Marley and James Brown, his compositions took on a reggae, funk and electronic dance flavour. Drawing on inspiration from his Trinidadian father’s musical roots has given Professor Digital’s reggae a different vibe from the traditional Jamaican style.
With a keen interest in the production side of music, Professor Digital experimented in the early days using four track analogue tape, using a portastudio in his bedroom – making his own effects switches. After honing his production skills he worked in a number of studios around London before taking up full time employment in a Hackney studio producing dance/drum & bass music. This gave him the platform to release some 12” Jungle/Drum & Bass vinyl EPs on his own label, Sola Power from around 1992.
Looking to deepen his music skills and knowledge, Professor Digital studied for, and gained, an Audio Engineering Diploma and a degree in Media Technology, which encompasses music, video, web design and digital art. Using these tools, he can freely express all aspects of his writing using all his own artwork, music and videos.
Professor Digital continues to build on his considerable knowledge and experience within the music industry with the launch of his Rasta Revolution label in 2016. The release of the first single on that label, ‘It’s the Way That We Live’ in October of that year was written, performed and produced by Professor Digital.
His musical message is simple and clear, ‘I love music with a message. Spiritual music that can be about love. Or peace and love.’