User:S.KAY ARTISTIK

Enter S.Kay, the latest Scottish urban talent fresh out of Glasgow’s Northbound scene. His debut offering Let’s Go is taken from the forthcoming album From The Outside Looking In, soon to be released on Artisik Records. This songwriter,producer,performer was born and first schooled in Kenya where he learnt to play the drums. He then moved to London & finally Scotland, where he chose to begin pursuing his musical ambitions, over the chance to study at Glasgow’s School Of Art. After a stint of DJing around Glasgow’s bars & nightclubs spinning Techno, Funky House, Hip Hop & RnB, S.Kay started writing his own material. His early compositions Push Em Up & It’s Just Me caught the attention of local promoters who placed him on rosters alongside the likes of Tim Westwood, Busta Rhymes, Sunshine Anderson, Jamelia, DMX & Nas. Through these experiences he appeared at venues across the UK, including the Carling Academy, the Astoria and Camden’s Jazz Café. During this progress S.Kay began looking at ways to develop his sound, flow & production. “I hate to be pigeon holed” he explains; “I like to write about what I’m feeling in the moment and have learnt to only record when the time is right. Hip hop is one of my main influences, so I have a lot of respect for real rappers like Talib Kweli, Roots Manuva, Mos Def & Common”. With this first single release from his album From The Outside Looking In - inspired by the concept of being self-aware, S.Kay is now looking to take the music of the Scottish Northbound scene to new audiences and make it count on an international level.