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Spinz

, Dudley Perkins, MED, Georgia Anne Muldrow, Edo Maajka, Frenkie, Big Shug, Prozack Turner, Ariano, DJ LKB, Jacuzzy, DJ Umek

Spinz (born Scott Lykins) is a hip hop artist from Oxnard,California, and the founding member of Vibra Music Group an independent record label out of California.

Biography

Spinz was born in Oxnard,California into the foster care system. He later was adopted by William and Sandie Lykins and grew up in there foster home along with over 300 different children during his childhood. Spinz grew up playing baseball and excelled at the sport playing in high school, college and later in the minor league baseball system. His love for music grew into his occupation around 2003 when he met Cornfield who had moved to Los Angeles,CA from Omaha,NE to pursue music as a career. The two started the band The Dirt Farmers and featured on tours like Vans Warped Tour as well music in movies like starring Daryl Hannah and fellow band mate, the late actor Brad Renfro. In 2003 Spinz performed with Brad Renfro and his band at Sundance Film Festival in Park City,UT. In 2003 The Dirt Farmers released "Experimental Hip Hop" on Greenwise Records. In 2006 Spinz released his first solo street album "Proz and Conz" on Lavish West Records Executive produced by the late Dave Cameron which featured Dudley Perkins, MED, Georgia Anne Muldrow, LMNO, Filiblunt, Illicit Child. In 2007 Spinz recorded "Life, Love and the Low End" in Switzerland with Swiss producer DJ LKB which was released on Spinz upstart label Vibra Music Group. Spinz released "This Is What It Feels Like" in 2009 which was recorded by Jakob Krall in Ljubljana,Slovenia and features local and regional artists as well as international artists with 4 different languages sung and rapped on the album.

Discography

* Experimental Hip Hop EP (2003) * Proz and Conz (2006) * Life, Love and the Low End (2007) * This Is What It Feels Like (2009)