Laurence Persad

Story

Hi I'm Laurence ,iv been traveling around the world playing my guitar & harmonica and learning more as i go and love it.Making lots of friends on the way. Played my harmonica one night in the bar ,because i was bored and didn't know the language next thing I'm playing with some of the best bands in Hungary, even got to do live improve with general Levi on a radio show. You never know where your going to end up :)

Instruments

• Harmonica
• Guitar
• Keyboards
• Harmonica
• Guitar
• Drums
• Drum Machine
• Bass
• Brass
• Singer

Genres

• Dubstep
• Blues
• Reggae
• Dub
• Soul Blues
• Soul
• Ambient
• Rocksteady
• Rock
• Rnb
• Alternative Hip Hop
• Alternative
• Experimental Music
• Funk
• Indie

Influences

• King Tubby
• Pannonia Allstar Ska Orchestra
• Afrosoul Sound System
• Jah Lion Sound System Uk
• Augustus Pablo
• Jimmi Hendrix
• Irrie Mafia
• Digital Mystikz
• Sonnyboy Williamson
• Ben Harper
• Jimi Page
• Charlie Musselwhite
• Bill Withers
• Black Crowes
• Bob Marley
• Beastie Boys
• Ital Roots Players
• Ozone
• Booker T
• Dakota Dub

Equipment

• Logic 9
• Tokia Special Edition
• Suzuki Harmonica
• Lee Oscar Harmonicas
• Reason
• Tokai Limited Edition
• Encor
• Ozark

Languages

• English

What is music to you? What does it give you?

music has always been part of my art , i can escape and enjoy creating and gives me

What is your music dream?

to be happy with everything i play and the people listening

If you could change the world - what would you start with?

end the far right ignorance

Which is the most memorable song from your childhood?

most memorable song from my childhood has to be Kung foo fighting ,I was 5 bought it from martins news agents

Who are your favorite musical artists or bands?

favorite artists and bands , Jimi Hendrix , Prince and the revolution , arrested development ,Seahorses ,Howling Wolf ,sunny boy Williamson ,Tony tuff, Morcheba, ,Lucky Dude ,Massive attack ,tuff Steppas ,Jah lion sound system , the Marley Family , pannonia allstars ska orchestra, Lenny Kravitz, Black crows , Sena ,Ozone

What inspires you to make music?

Boredom and things going off around me

What is the message you want to send with your music?

there is more to life

How do you feel when you perform in front of an audience?

and now the fun begins

How do you see the musicians’ reality nowadays? What could be improved?

stop all this" you need a license" to play any where

What do you think of Drooble?

its what iv been looking for in a music site with the opportunity to jam online

What frustrates you most as a musician?

cant find people to jam and write music

Do you support your local scene as a fan? How?

i go to local gigs pay the entrance fee and buy a CD or two vinyl ;0)

What qualities should a musician nowadays have in order to get their music heard by a larger audience?

Go out do gigs not just pay £20 a week to feature a video on a webpage

Share some awesome artists that we’ve never heard of.

Dirty Fairies - Natraz .https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l3qAKlWCCNc Bala Subramanyam Swayampakula. https://www.mixcloud.com/monkeyradioindia/monkey-radio-india-feature-luminescence-01012017/ Rachel Bernard-Reed. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rOBkc2qtmJw Puma Sphynx https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EdMXqe0-stw Ozone .https://soundcloud.com/ozon-aka-ozybrks and my old friends www.paso.hu

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• videos
• photos
• songs