Life In Dub #37 with Fikir Amlak

This week my guest is Mark, the man behind the Mostec brand of pre-amps and studio equipment. Hand made specialist reggae-focused music tech that’s used all around the world, we met at his home & workshop, surrounded by components, circuit boards & soldering irons to talk how Mostec came about - check out his amazing life in Dub !!   www.lifeindub.com www.instagram.com/vibronicsdub www.vibronics.co.uk/  

This week my guest is Clive aka Professor P from Freedom Masses Sound System in Manchester. You want authentic reggae history, growing up with reggae, building sound systems as a child - that’s the kind of life Clive has lived, we shared a very nice time in his recording studio in Manchester - hope you enjoy the interview as we celebrate 40 Podcast episodes. www.lifeindub.com www.instagram.com/vibronicsdub www.vibronics.co.uk/  

This week my guest is Hugh from Sinai Sound System in Sheffield. He travelled down from Yorkshire to visit me in the dub cupboard studio in Leicester and we sat down & learned about his unique story growing up in the Iration Steppas Sound system and how that inspired him to build his own sound & take it out on the road, and build it up to the super high level it is now. www.lifeindub.com www.instagram.com/vibronicsdub www.vibronics.co.uk/

This week my guest is Mick from Ital Power sound system in west London recorded at the Ital Power HQ talking with Mick Ital about this interesting part of London that is such a big part of the UK scene. We hear about how he & his brother  immersed themselves in sound system culture from a very, very young age and how together they started the Ital power sound system, recording studio and record label.   www.lifeindub.com www.instagram.com/vibronicsdub www.vibronics.co.uk/

This week my guest is Fikir Amak, the California based vocalist, songwriter and sound system owner. It was great to talk with him and to learn more about his USA perspective on the ever growing worldwide dub sound system scene, as well as many tales about his own journey in Reggae music.   www.lifeindub.com www.instagram.com/vibronicsdub www.vibronics.co.uk/

Back with an entire new season of the Life In Dub Podcast. This week my guest is Jospeh Lalibella, the UK born vocalist that we all know from his string of big sound system anthems recorded for the likes of OBF and King Earthquake. In this episode we hear about blues dances and the youthful musical adventures of Joseph growing up in Birmingham as well as the epic story behind his name and the track we made together 'Ancient Breeze'.   www.lifeindub.com www.instagram.com/vibronicsdub www.vibronics.co.uk/  

This week my guest is Adrian Sherwood, the legendary dub producer from the south of England behind the On-U label and so many groundbreaking music projects. We talk a lot about those early days when Adrian was first immersing himself in music and about what it's like to release, distribute & hustle music as well as his work with unforgettable artists like Prince Far-I & Bim Sherman .. Adrian is a great guy with a unique perspective on music so sit back and enjoy his musical journey !   www.lifeindub.com www.vibronics.co.uk/ www.instagram.com/vibronicsdub

This week my guest is Dub Creator, or DC as I have always known him. He is based in the Netherlands and many will know him for his excellent vocal and dub tracks he has produced for the King Shiloh label with artists like Lyrical Benjie, Peter Broggs & Earl 16 .. we talk about when we met 20 years ago, the MP3 digital music revolution and his studio work with many top class vocalists  .. enjoy !   www.lifeindub.com www.vibronics.co.uk/ www.instagram.com/vibronicsdub

This week my guest is Earl 16 - Yabby You, Dennis Brown, Michael Rose, Lee Perry, King Tubby, Studio One .. if you want to find out about the hey day of Jamaican music production, you need to talk to someone who was right in the thick of it and that’s Earl 16 singer, songwriter, entertainer and all round musical ambassador. We also talk about Leftfield, Dreadzone and Earl’s work beyond Reggae as well as his own Merge record label .. enjoy !   www.lifeindub.com www.vibronics.co.uk/ www.instagram.com/vibronicsdub

This week my guest is Dan-I, the vocalist, producer and sound system operator from Northern Italy. Now known for his Imperial Sound Army Sound System, he started out as a singer and musician back in Italy, we have a really interesting chat about how things have developed in Italy, and what it takes to run a big Sound Sound System as well as his work with Alpha & Omega and much much more .. enjoy !!   www.instagram.com/vibronicsdub www.lifeindub.com/ www.vibronics.co.uk/