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Multi-instrumentalist, band leader and reggae vocalist with more than 20 years of live performance experience spanning funk, soul, R&B and reggae. Beginning his musical journey playing keyboards in church, he went on to perform with funk band Cold Sweat for a decade before founding his own reggae group, Jamaican at Funky. In 2010, he appeared on The X Factor Australia reaching the Top 6 nationally. Since then, he has performed alongside and opened for some of reggae’s biggest international artists, including Shaggy, Julian Marley, Collie Buddz, Ziggy Marley, Maxi Priest, Marvin priest , Sons of Zion, Common kings and others. He later founded Solid Ground and has spent the past four years performing with Soul Tribe, bringing together funk, soul, R&B and reggae. As a musician, frontman, percussionist, keyboard player and band builder, he continues to create and lead versatile live bands.