But back in the 2000, 2001 when I used to play out there was loads of people. I think most of the people we used to play for in 2006, and even back in the 90s, they tended to go out late at night. Well, early days it used to be really good. Well about dancehall and soca as well, how did people react to that kind of music here? Were they quite warm towards it? And me coming from the Caribbean, I wanted to hear reggae dancehall style. I knew of Messenger, so that was the only real system I knew about back then. Scotland never really had that, besides Messenger Sound System. So sound system was never really big here for me. I wasn’t familiar with Mungo’s at that time. But they were playing reggae music, which was still good.Īnd I think just before that I’d heard of Mungo’s HiFi as well. But they really weren’t a sound system, they were just playing reggae. So before that we were just DJing, and hire if people wanted reggae music then I just play.īack then we had Unity Reggae. So that’s where it used to sit, for probably a couple of years. So after having a discussion with the people, we decided to build a system and sit it there. So by this time we were playing in the Carnival Arts Centre, in Albion Street. It was good but then once I started knowing more people I wanted to put on my own night, because before then I was just getting paid to play. There was reggae music, I used to DJ from ’96 upwards.
When you started, was there already a sound system scene here ? To get a good sound, to get the sound that we really wanted, that’s why we decided to start bass warrior sound system. Except nowadays it’s quite difficult to find a place to play a big sound system.īut we started may 2006, and the reason for that was just to make sure we had our own system, instead of having to hire crappy PA system. So after that, we just been doing gigs, it’s been quite good so far. We started off with 6 bass bins, and some top boxes. So I decided to build some speakers, and set up a system. But we started because we used to have to hire equipment, and most of the time the equipment was rubbish, but you still had to pay. So, I guess the first question would be when did Bass Warrior start, and why?īass warrior started 8 years ago, so that would be 2006. Kenny from the mighty Bass Warrior Sound System very kindly sat down for a lengthy chat with us, and shared his thoughts on the early reggae scene in Scotland, the growing dubplate business, and the difficulties in connecting Scotland with sound system culture. “…And as a matter of fact, I played dubplates before and people were like “how did you get your name into that song?”, because they don’t even have a clue what it is. And me, coming from the Caribbean, I wanted to hear reggae dancehall style.” Mention" has one of his favorite albums.“But that was dub music. The singer has attributed the defining influences on his music to lyrical clashes (such as those between Beenie Man and Bounty Killer) and dubplates, particularly those of Kilimanjaro, that were core to the sound clash culture of the 90's.īuddz is an avid fan of Buju Banton and cites that artist's "Mr. Buddz' festival appearances include Lollapalooza, Outside Lands, Summer Jam, Reggae on the Rocks, California Roots Festival, UCLA JazzReggae, Seattle City Arts festival, and the Marley Family's 9 Mile Music Festival, among others.Ĭollie Buddz employs a style that is strongly rooted in 1990's era conscious and dancehall style reggae, using beats and vocal techniques reminiscent of the iconic stars of that day - including Sizzla, Buju Banton, Bounty Killer and Beenie Man. He is currently on tour in Amphitheaters with Rebelution, Matisyahu and Zion I on the Good Vibes tour.
He launched his own record label 'Harper Digital.' Buddz has built an extensive touring machine, selling out venues across the US and worldwide. His name is based on slang for cannabis, and he has been photographed flaunting a device commonly used for its consumption.
He also appeared in a 2009 remix of Kid Cudi's single "Day 'n' Nite". 8 as the entrance theme for wrestler Kofi Kingston. In 2008, he performed the song "SOS" on WWE The Music, Vol. He performed on Shaggy's 2007 album Intoxication on the track "Mad Mad World".
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He studied audio engineering at Full Sail University in Orlando, FL. Although born in New Orleans, Louisiana, he was raised in Bermuda. Collie Buddz (born Colin Patrick Harper, August 21, 1984) is a reggae artist best known for his single "Come Around".
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