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About Me

Greetings massive!!!Here's a little about me.....I'm 35 and have two beautiful boys Elijah 4 and David 5. I'm originally from the East coast. I was born at Bethesda Naval Hospital in Bethesda, Maryland. My parents and I moved to LA when I was 6 months old. I grew up in LA and lived there until 1996 when I moved to Sonoma County in Northern California. I've been into reggae music since the early 90's when rap started losing it's appeal to me. I went to my first Reggae On The River in 99 and subsequently my first Sierra Nevada World Music Festival in 2000. I credit the Northern California reggae scene and it's love for the music to my immersion in the reggae business.Here's a little about the label.....formed originally by my partner Danjres and I, it comes out of a LOVE for reggae music. It all started for me in Novemeber or December of 05. In the beginning there was this album recorded with Danjres by Ras Attitude. The idea of putting it out was presented to me and it sounded good. A few months went by and Danjres and I bump into each other again at of all things a CD release party for Ras Attitude's "Holding Firm." The whole idea came up again and we agreed to do this, suddenly Royal Inity existed. I've been involved since March 06 and to date, we've released our first full length album by Ras Attitude entitled "Royal Lionage" and sprung a hit rhythm called "Mad Notes." The sky is the limit for Royal Inity. Please help us spread the word.

My Interests

Being a parent, all Reggae music, reading, camping, music festivals and shows, long leisurely drives up the Northern California coast with my family, sports, hockey(watching not playing) been going to LA Kings games since I was 6

I'd like to meet:

Reggae lovers and industry people, festival peoples, nice people that come with love and respect, other families with children, single parents going through the struggle

Music:

Roots reggae, ska, rocksteady, dancehall, lovers rock, dub, rub-a-dub, old school hip hop from the early 80s to early 90s, little bit of jazz and funk(Curtis Mayfield, Isaac Hayes, The Funky Meters, The JBs)

Movies:

Reggae Documentaries and live reggae videos, Rockers, Countryman, The Harder They Come, Half-Baked, Cheech and Chong flicks, Clockers, Sleepers, Good Fellas, The Shawshank Redemption, The Killing Fields, all the classic comedies like Animal House, Airplane, Porkys, History Of The World, Kentucky Fried Movie, Caddyshack, Meatballs, Blazing Saddles, etc.

Television:

Not watching much TV these days, but used to love Oz before it ended, Dave Chappelle Show, South Park, Family Guy, All the Law & Orders, Real Time with Bill Maher, stand-up comedy shows and videos(Chris Rock, Martin Lawrence, Bill Maher, George Carlin, Richard Pryor, Eddie Murphy)

Books:

The Energy Of Money, The World Is Flat by Thomas Friedman, The Tipping Point, The Rough Guide To Reggae, Rastafari: For The Healing Of The Nations, The Da Vinci Code, Eco-Economy, The More You Watch The Less You Know

Heroes:

My Father, Wayne Gretzky, Bob Marley, Bill Maher, recently my partner Danjres for helping to keep me in the fight