He would also strum a few reggae chords which I would later emulate.
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He wasn’t really a professional musician but more of a music lover,” Brice explained. Sherwinn “Dupes” Briceīrice said he realized that he was stuck with music around age 15, when he was entering Form 5. He recalled attending a Christmas pageant where his sister was performing. As luck would have it, the keyboard player could not make it to the event, so after being asked to fill in, he obliged and played a few Christmas songs. “They told me I needed to join the high school band, which I did, and I have been playing music ever since,” the musician noted.Īfter noticing that his interest in music was growing rapidly, his father got him a keyboard that was used at Madison Square Garden whenever games were held there. Brice played the instrument non-stop, playing to tracks from the Dominican band, WCK, he had recorded on an audio cassette. He went on to receive formal training in music, going as far as receiving distinctions in Grades 1 through 4 in music theory at the Associated Board of Royal Schools of Music (ABRSM). However, despite having a private tutor, he did not sit the ABRSM practical exams for two reasons.
“I think I had Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) so I never really had the patience to sit down and master the practical side of music at that age. Also, I really wanted to play popular music and wasn’t interested in reading sheet music. Those skills have helped me so much now but it’s just like everything else – you don’t appreciate something unless you apply it to a real-life situation,” Brice explained. Realizing that he could record beats on his Korg N364 keyboard at the turn of the century, Brice, inspired by the release of Dr. Dre’s album, “The Chronic 2001”, decided that he wanted to produce music.Īfter graduating from VFCSS, he went to Connecticut to pursue courses in computer programming and networking. With the first $300 he saved up from his part-time job, he bought a Tascam 4-track cassette recorder and loop software. Hooking everything up to his guitar and a microphone, Brice started experimenting making beats and beat tapes. While at college, he met a friend who showed him a thing or two about creating beats. However, his father would give him a piece of advice that still remains relevant.Īfter returning to Saint Lucia in 2001 with a technical certificate in hand, jobs were hard to come by, so he thought about doing the next best thing: joining a band. “He told me that if I wanted to do music, it’s a very expensive hobby, so I would have to figure out a way to support it,” Brice said. But I was always tightly-knit to the music.” “So I started my own small business that comprised an Internet café.
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