ASHER SENATOR --------------------------------------
Asher Senator (b. Peter St Aubyn) grew up in Clapham, South London. He started
deejaying at the age of 14 at house parties and then on the Buchanan Sound System
along with his sparring partner Smiley Culture. Together they went on to deejay
on
sounds such as Black Harmony and Frontline before joining Coxsone
Outernational
and most famously Saxon Studio International in the early to mid 80's.
Asher Senators inspiration as a deejay came from deejays such as Brigadier Jerry
and Nicodemus who they often heard through sound tapes. His first single was
"Abbreviation Qualification" b/w "Fast Style Origination" released on Fashion in
1984. It was voiced and mixed at the A-Class Dub Studio that was located under
Dub
Vendor at Lavender Hill. "Fast Style Origination" told the tale of the
Fast Chat
style
originated by fellow Saxon deejay Peter King.
He then featured on the first LP release from Fashion, a various artists collection
of
English deejays. This featured "Fast Style Origination" and a split effort with
Smiley
Culture called "It's Coming Down". The latter being the only example on
vinyl of the
two sparring with each other.
In 1985 he would headline in the first part of a clash series with deejays from
Jamaica and England contesting each other. The first volume of JA To UK Clash
featured Asher and Johnny Ringo. Some more singles for Fashion followed, and
in
1986 Ashers dropped his first and only solo album, Born To Chat.
In the late 80's Asher set up his own label Senator Records where he would release
his own productions featuring himself, Smiley Culture, Tippa Irie and Joseph Cotton.
During the 90's he featured on some various projects - many non-reggae.
Later on Asher would focus on community politics by setting up C.O.D.E. 7 Music,
an
organization created to help youths trying to get in to the music and drama
industry. |
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