Script from an Interview with SkankinDaddy
D: Skankindaddy AKA Claudio Barberi, based in Turin (ITALY), has been working and performing with reggae bands in Italy since the mid-80's..
In 1990 he went to live in London UK where for 5 years did the same thing...skankin and vibrating with local underground artists and reggae bands...In 1996 get back to Italy but his love and inspiration through reggae music is continuos and will last forever...Jah knows..
..delivering all kind of reggae style in a style of his own...all instruments and vocals by Skankindaddy except where otherwise stated...
Why this name?
SD: It is my artist name ....Skankin' because this is what reggae music is also about and that what you do with the rithmic guitar...Daddy because I generate music and baby boys....
D: Do you play live?
SD: I used to but now I don't anymore....I do play live the instruments you ear in my music though..guitars, basses, keyboards, sometimes percussions, of course my voice....
D: How, do you think, does the internet (or mp3) change the music industry?
SD: Well the internet will change the music industry as artist can easily promote and sell their music without going through a record company...the way it artists can know each other, collaborate and work together even being scattered all over the world...
D: Would you sign a record contract with a major label?
SD: Of course!!!!
D: Your influences?
SD: ROOTS ROCK REGGAE DUB SKA DANCEHALL RAGGAMUFFIN RUB-A-DUB STYLE
D: Favorite spot?
SD: Every place were you can't see or feel any hint of civilisation or human modification of the nature...mountains, sea , country...
Equipment used: I use a Pentium4 pc, Acid, Sound Forge, Fruity Loops as software... Gem Workstation keyboard; 4-track mixer,Warwick bass guitar,Gibson semi acoustic guitar, a Japanese electric guitar, a very cheap nylon-stringed guitar..Pod 2.0 guitar effect,Dunlop's Jimi Hendrix Wah Wah pedal, Yamaha SPX50D sound processor, a microphone my friend Papafaus lent me...all my love for reggae music and the inspiration!
Anything else...?
http://www.versionist.com/artist.php?a...
http://www.songramp.com/homepage.ez?Wh...
http://www.jahsound.net/skankindaddy.php