YOUNG WARRIOR

YOUNG WARRIOR is not just a DJ but also an independent music producer. He has produced songs with ever rising UK female artist Lexxy, South East London’s well known Rockaway, Sandeeno, The Twinkle Brothers, Sister Beloved, Yami Bolo, The No-Maddz, Roger Robin and many more locked away in his musical vault. YOUNG WARRIOR’s released albums include titles; Dub Box, 312 Various Artists, Know H.I.M by Principal, Woman Of Virtue by Sister Beloved. Many of YOUNG WARRIOR’s productions have been played by sound systems like Iration Steppas, Jah Voice, Tabot sound, Channel One Sound System and most of all the great Jah Shaka Sound System.

In August 2006 YOUNG WARRIOR gave a special one off interview for the BBC on BBC Three counties radio with Ras Kush of which gained listeners all over the world tuning in to hear the YOUNG WARRIOR talk personally for the first time in this one away interview. He has also been featured in the well known modern Sound System documentary ‘Musically Mad’ & in 2018 Idris Elba’s box office smash Jamaican Sound System Themed motion picture ‘YARDIE’. In 2011 YOUNG WARRIOR was asked to represent UK Dub & Reggae on BBC 1Xtra for black history month on DJ & producer; Mistajam’s ‘Daily Dose’ audio documentary aired across the whole of the UK entitled ‘Daily Dose Of Dub’; which saw him talking about his own various musical experiences and also giving an introduction to Dub music for 1Xtra’s fellow young listeners.

In 2011 after 6 years of intense public demand & YOUNG WARRIOR just doing DJ sets he launched his very own custom built sound system at Dubwise Festival 2011 at The iconic ‘Brixton Mass’ music venue alongside next generation sound system player King Alpha for a definitely unforgettable night. Since launching his own sound system he has headlined bills alongside many well known sound systems such as Iration Steppas, Jah Tubbys, Jah Youth, Channel One, King Shiloh, Aba-Shanti, King Earthquake & many more. In 2012 with his organisation ‘Dubwise Festival’ he leant hand to establish & Launch the now Birmingham’s biggest premier Dub sound system event, ‘OneDub’ at the Rainbow Warehouse UK. This launch event would be the very first time taking his entire sound system on the road for the very first time in two lorries & taking over such a massive 3,000 capacity space alone. In March 2013 YOUNG WARRIOR took part in one of, if not the biggest Dub 3 day festivals in the UK rightly called ‘The United Nations Of Dub Weekender’ in Wales.

The YOUNG WARRIOR’s DJ sets which started his public career have taken him far & wide and has a very new however old school sound with him playing roots & culture Dub music from the 70’s up to present day’s Reggae & Urban Icons such as Chronixx, Jah9, Xana Romeo, Groove Armada, Koffee, Micah Shemiah, Greentea Peng, Jessie Royal, Lila Ike however unsurprisingly all played in the traditional Shaka warrior style! YOUNG WARRIOR’s musical delivery connects with the elders who attend the traditional Jah Shaka dances but also with the younger and new generation giving them a piece of his own musical modern but foundation message.

YOUNG WARRIOR has collaborated with organisations such as MTV, Sound System Outernational, Sonic Street Technologies, Goldsmiths University, Lewisham Council, London Southbank, The British Arts Council, World Mental Health Day, University Of The West Indies & V&A Museums. He has formed some amazing working relationships with so many huge international organisations & cross genre artists in order to keep Dub Reggae Music seen & heard in the mainstream. He is an instant name to be called to represent today’s Sound System culture wether musically or academically. YOUNG WARRIOR has without doubt earned his title as the Prince Of Dub Sound System!