Val Saunders a.k.a. Digital English was born in (Harlesden) London, England and grew up taking the music of his parents seriously. While attending secondary school in the 70s, each week he took his lunch money and purchased a single or two from then PAMA Records. In 1972, he and his friends built a sound and called themselves The Mighty Conqueror. In the early 70s the craze for reggae music was tremendous. The demand for reggae artists such as Dennis Brown, Delroy Wilson, Big Youth & Johnny Clarke throughout England was extremely high.Digital English left England in 1977 to reside in New York, which is the cultural capital of the world. In New York, his focus on reggae music intensified which allowed his record collection to multiply. While attending college, he secured a part time job with Keith’s Records store, owned by the one and only Germain. His job at Keith’s allowed him to meet most of the reggae artists and get even more deeply involved with the music. A customer who patronized Keith’s Records formulated the name Digital English to match the unique English sound that he played. At that time, English reggae music was rare.Back in the 70s artists such as, Janet Kay, Matumbe, Louisa Marks, The Heptics and Junior English were most popular in England. He collected as much of their music that he could get his hands on. He started to play at parties in Brooklyn, Queens and the Bronx. Each time he played, he played as if he was at a blues dance in England. The crowd’s reaction was exhilarating; he brought the best of both worlds together JAMAICA and ENGLAND.In the 80s while working part time at Music Masters on Utica Avenue, he heard one of the first computerized rhythms. In 1983 with the ability to read and play music, the desire to create his own music intensified. He and a new artist, Trevor Sparks, created a cover tune, originally done by Errol Dunkley, called Every Man Do His Thing a Little Way Different. This was an instant hit in New York. Super Power Record, owned by the great Count Shelly, licensed and released the record in England and the rest is history. Digital English still produces Lovers Rock and the original Shaka type roots tunes.In the 90s, the sound started to play strictly English tunes and dub plate specials for England, making him different from the rest. He has played alongside Stone Love, David Rodigan, Hawkeye (veteran Selector London), Daddy Ernie of Choice FM in England and Redman. Sticking to his original English style of playing (Blues Dance Style), his sons are continuing the same style on CD and calling themselves The Next Generation......
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