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Patrick Benifei

Musician,singer,producer

About Me

I've been playing professionally since 1994,starting with Casino Royale from Milan.The band was getting out from the straight ska movement,trying to find new sounds crossing this genre with hip-hop,rock,dub and more.I've been playing,composing and arranging with them untill 1998 conluding my experience with the Royalize d'n'b project.The result was three records:"Sempre piu' vicino" (1995) produced by Ben Young,"1996 adesso"from the live tour of the previous album and" CRX " coproduced with Tim Holmes(with Red Snapper at that time).During and after this first era everything started:I've been working and recording with Giuliano Palma and The Bluebeaters(covers of original jamaican ska and reggae oldies),La Pina(as a duo with Giuliano Palma called "The Soul Kingdom"),Sotto Tono(backing vocals),Giuliano Palma(ex singer of Casino Royale),DJGruff(vocals and big times!),La Crus,Reggae National Tickets(Bck vocals and keyboards live),by this moment I sta

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rted producing with Sir Merigo creating "Love Flex"productions:Raymond Wright(Original reggae singer from Jamaica),Mr.TBone,Tormento(rapper and singer ex Sottotono),Francesco Tricarico(author and singer).You can also find me in Zoe's(beautyfull reggae singer from germany) last album produced by Alborosie (a.k.a.Stena ex R.N.Tickets) at GeeJam studioes Porto Antonio Jamaica,and the Smoke album (feat. Ale Soresini,M.Zaghi,il Pelo,Dre Love,Zoe,Alborosie,and now live with Sean Martin),the first one where you can find me as singer&writer of the same song,as well mixed at Geejam Studio.I've been working with Neffa in his last live tour,playing,singing and writing(one song together) for his new album.I've been singing backing vocals in the last three albums of AfricaUnite the biggest reggae band in italy(see us live!!!!!!)now touring all over Italy.The new album of The Dining Rooms in wich I played some keys is out know!!!This summer I joined back Casino Royale for their new album "Reale" to sing main and backing vocals.The album has been recorded in Milan and London and is produced by Howie B(U2,Bjork and many others).That's all about me.Respect .

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Member Since: 10/17/2006
Band Members:
Influences: Philip Dick,Akira,Manara,Aldous Huxley,Hieronymus Bosch,Marcello Mastroianni,Il Manifesto e L'Internazionale,Sam Cook,Trilogia degli Illuminati,Cary Grant,Kurt Vonnegut,Maus di Spiegelmann,Herbie Hankock,Jack London,Malcom X,Tommy McCook,Luther Blisset e Wu Ming,Il Tramonto a Baratti,La Mia Famiglia,L'hip-hop degli anni novanta,L'Intifada,Thomas Sankara,Miles Davis&John Coltrane,Edward Bunker,D'Angelo,Stanley Kubrik,Liliano Biondi(III brig.Garibaldi),Shuggie Otis,Gioia,Il Misticismo e la Filosofia,Blade Runner,Sly&Robbie,The Corporation,Sergio Leone,Steve Winwood,De Sica,Stevie Wonder,Isaac Asimov,L'uomo Senza Sonno,Il Pacifismo,Lamu',Bob Marley and The Wailers,Noam Chomsky,Yussef Lateef,Andy Wharol,Monty Python,John Lennon,Scarface,La ValDiCornia,Clash,Fratello Dove Sei?,Ukyo-e,La Storia della Pirateria dal Mediterraneo ai Caraibi,Dennis Brown,Fellini,Le Culture Preistorche e la Storia,L'Autodeterminazione dei Popoli,Fela Kuti,Anthony Burgess,Leonardo,Il Vino&La Ciccia,James Ellroy,Takeshi Kitano,Muhamed Ali,L'opera al Nero,FishBones,Via Garigliano 10,I Miei Amici,Il Surf,Parliament&Funkadelic,Ennio Morricone,Howie B,Alberto Sordi,Muddy Waters,Le Monde Diplomatique,East London,Il Palco e La Gente,PSK Always on The Van,La Jamaica,Gesu',Curtis Mayfield,John Belushi,Horace Andy,L'Antiproibizionismo,La Dancehall,Parigi,Paul Weller,Lupin Cartone e Soundtrack,La notte d'Estate,Tarantino,Frank Zappa,La Moto GP,I Tatuaggi Tradizionali,I Deboli che Inchiappettano I Forti,La Cultura e il Giornalismo Indipendente................................................ .....
Record Label: unsigned
Type of Label: None