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Antonee First

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Antonee First ClassBorn in London,England,the son of Jamaican parents.Antonee's father Barrington Snr,A known writer,producer also known as Militant Barry. After traveling at the tender age of 4 to the family home and reggae capitol of the world Kingston,Jamaica with his father the music bug was injected into Antonee's life,where he spent many days and nights at historical recording studios,such as Tuff Gong,Channel One,Randys.....Antonee all his life has been around influential people in the entertainment fields and music buisness,including the legendary late Kieth Hudson.One of his Godfathers is the late Slim Smith,a great Carribean singer of the 60's and 70's,the other being reggae artist/producer Tappa Zukie.Also a good family friend,Grammy award winner,Orchestra Paul Buckmaster,making of many music scores for TV,Documentary's and Movies,played a big part in his life and persuaded him to use his talent and turn it into this great music career.Bob Marley also played a big part in Antonee's life,as his father and Mr Marley attended the same school in Jamaica and were very good friends.After performing as an unbilled guest,at his high school talent contest at the age of 11,Antonee's performance was so outstanding which in turn surprised the producer of the talent contest,the production team could see a natural and the potential to the entertainment world,which led to radio,newspaper interviews and also a spot on a UK childrens program"Everybody Here" for the UK's Channel 4,which as a huge success and a great performance,was repeated many timesAntonee and his family migrated in the late 80's to the United States where both father and son set up a music entertainment buisness in Pittsburgh PA,which included a Record store,Sound System,Concert Promotions and Record Label all under the name First Class Records.And now Antonee with a distinquished respected style and voice in his own rights,is ready to take his talent to a new level and continues to surprise his fans with the artistic talents he was so fortunate to be blessed with.E.Dunn


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Member Since: 4/10/2006
Band Website: www.boosted.com
Band Members: Currently touring with: Dave Wakeling/The English Beat

The English Beat

Countryman
Influences: Militant Barry,Kieth Hudson,Tappa Zukie,Slim Smith,BunnyLee,Paul Buckmaster(orchestra)
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Record Label: First Class Records,Boosted Records
Type of Label: Indie

My Blog

ice(rip)

The dancehall community still is in shock over the loss of David Alexander Smith a.k.a "Ice" from Black Roses Crew.Last year it was Ice's dancing bredrin (dancing king)Bogle aka Mr WackyRIP mi bredrin...
Posted by on Mon, 29 Dec 2008 15:36:00 GMT

2tonethousand&nine

30 years of 2tone ska is around the corner,prepare yourself!2tonethousand&nine will be a Ska-Bama refreshing year even with all the rocky roads we have to travel.below is an article from Lumino,which...
Posted by on Thu, 18 Dec 2008 08:04:00 GMT

Aspen CO

Few more hours b4 the show at The belly Up in Aspen,its snowing and it looks like a postcard,anyway peep this while your reading this. musicphotographics.com * BANDS & MUSICIANS o AF...
Posted by on Fri, 12 Dec 2008 14:38:00 GMT

Last show of tour

Last Night: English Beat, RX Bandits at The Grove Posted by Nathan Jackson in Last Night reviews March 28, 2008 9:58 AM Permalink | Comments (0) In the decades since the sounds of ska infiltrated O...
Posted by on Sun, 30 Mar 2008 21:48:00 GMT

english beat @ sxsw

A quick squint through the pages of our handy, pocket-sized SXSW guide reveals that The English Beat are playing around the corner. To clarify, the band themselves are not entirely The Beat of ’...
Posted by on Thu, 20 Mar 2008 21:24:00 GMT

Skacago

English Beat Wins Chicago’s Vote Written by LISA MENZEL / Photos by JON WAISMAN Wednesday, 05 March 2008Ska and 2 Tone music are still alive in our city, if you don’t believe it, stan...
Posted by on Fri, 14 Mar 2008 09:18:00 GMT