MC Sean Ray aka Snob Scrilla grew up in the USA but moved to Australia at the age of 18.
To describe the trademark fusion sound of Snob Scrilla is like trying to describe the CD collection of the weird kid in school. Alone in his room he might bust out Gangstarr word-for-word followed by System of a Down then Imogen Heap, and maybe even throw in some Justice and Andre 3000 just for fun. Snob's music is written in such a world of musical ADD, far too varied to have just one solitary influence.
Always one to keep the party going (and more often than not start it) Snob spent much of 2008 sharing his mixed bag of sounds with the masses. He hit the road on the national Parklife tour, landed a coveted slot at Homebake, played the Peats Ridge and Falls Festivals and shared the stage with the likes of Public Enemy, Faker, Pnau, the Bumblebeez and Sparkadia.
His debut EP 'The Day Before…' saw singles 'There You Go Again' and 'Chasing Ghosts' win over radio programmers and fans alike, with triple j adding both songs to high rotation and Nova, Channel [V], Video Hits and MTV all getting on board.
'Day One' is the debut long-player from Snob Scrilla and is set to surely be one of 2009's highlight releases.
All up, 'Day One' is an album of contrasts – beat heavy party jams collide with highly charged political observations, while a sense of regret plays out through Snob's honest story-telling.
"My main goal was for listeners to get a feel for where I was at a certain time in my life. Some of the characters on the album are just my perceptions, or representations of groups in society, and some are real people who have been in my life," he says.
'Day One' will be released April 24th
''international electro-hip-hop at it's finest'' - Rollingstone
“Snob Scrilla is to Surry Hills what Michael Franti is to Oakland… he mixes a hooky guitar line with uplifting vocals to create a chorus too big for his own suburb… We describe it as 'impressive'." - Top 10 Best Up and Coming Musical Acts Sydney Morning Herald
"Snob is poised to bring the local Hip Hop market to giddy heights, and we think 2009 is going to be the pay off for this Cali-born Aussie based artist." - MTV
No current tours.
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