Robert Nesta "Bob" Marley, was a Jamaican reggae singer, songwriter, musician, and guitarist who achieved international fame and acclaim. Starting out in 1963 with the group The Wailers, he forged a distinctive songwriting and vocal style that would later resonate with audiences worldwide. The Wailers would go on to release some of the earliest reggae records with producer Lee "Scratch" Perry

Damian Robert Nesta Marley, also known around the world as “Junior Gong” and more recently as “Gongzilla” was born in 1978 to parents Bob Marley and Cindy Breakspeare, Miss World 1976.  As a young adult, he developed a passion and a gift to speak for those who cannot always speak for themselves. A self-proclaimed ‘Spiritual Revolutionary’, Damian has worked assiduously to carve his own niche in music history and to add a new perspective to the Marley legacy for the 21st century. 

At the age of 13, Damian began performing in a group called “The Shepherds” which comprised of Shiah Coore (son of Third World guitarist Cat Coore) and currently a member of his band, and Yashema Beth McGreggor, daughter of reggae singers Freddie Mcgreggor and Judy Mowatt and then began touring with his brothers, Stephen, Ky-mani, Julian and Ziggy. 

By 1996, Damian had already made his stamp as a different kind of Marley when he released his first solo album “Mr. Marley”, a heavily dancehall-influenced album produced by his brother Stephen Marley.  His second album “Halfway Tree” was released in 2001 by a major record label and showcased Damian’s unique gift for blending dancehall, reggae and hip-hop styles.  This album won Damian much recognition and remained on the Billboard Top Reggae Album Charts for 158 weeks and earned him his first Grammy for Best Reggae Album in 2002. 
While honored by this recognition by the global music fraternity, Damian continued to work in the studio, laying the groundwork for the tracks that would become his highly anticipated album, “Welcome To Jamrock”. The lyrics in this album presented Marley as a true spiritual revolutionary, as he used his talent to evoke a spiritual change while trying to enforce a better way of thinking.  He is described as “rhyming with the conviction of a street preacher with the intellect of a university economist”.  

Damian’s hit single “Welcome to Jamrock” was listed as one of the Top 100 Songs of the Decade by Rolling Stone, and at the 2006 Grammy Awards, he won Best Reggae Album and Best Urban/Alternative Performance for Welcome to Jamrock. Damian is the only Jamaican reggae artist in history to win two Grammy Awards on the same night. He is also the only reggae artist to win in the Best Urban/Alternative Performance category at the Grammy Awards. The New York Times called Welcome to Jamrock the “best reggae song of the decade.” 
Welcome to Jamrock led the pathway to Damian’s critically acclaimed collaboration with Nas for 2010’s much lauded album “Distant Relatives” – a project which explored the relationships between reggae, hip-hop and Africa. The album title refers not only to the bond between the artists, but the connection to their African ancestry, which inspired the album both musically and lyrically. USA Today referred to the album as a “potent and often provocative collaboration” and by Rolling Stone as “an Afrocentric winner.” The album debuted at Number 5 on the Billboard Top 200 Album Chart and Number 1 on the R&B/Hip-Hop Albums, Rap Albums and Reggae Albums charts, with Billboard heralding the album as “a dynamic hybrid.”    

The Distant Relatives Tour kicked off in 2011 and saw Damian traveling and performing for thousands of fans all over the world, including South America, Europe, The United Kingdom, The Caribbean and North America.  

Damian continued to cross musical boundaries in 2012, as he went on to partner with Skrillex for their groundbreaking track “Make It Bun Dem”, which Rolling Stone called “a monster mash up of dubstep and dancehall” and has led to several remixes of the original version.  Damian recently released two other singles; “Set Up Shop” and  “Affairs of the Heart” which both received widespread airplay. 

Damian continues to tour with his band all over the world as a way of entertaining and healing as he continues to spread the message for those whose voices cannot be heard. He is working with his brothers Stephen and Julian under their Ghetto Youths International Label, to discover, develop and sign gifted artistes by applying their musical talent and vast experience to create new and different styles of music.  

Damian is currently in the studio working on his upcoming solo album.

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The Key Ratio project emerges as the culmination of Ankur Sood's twenty-year journey through the realms of DJing and musical craftsmanship. Born amidst the fading echoes of 1984, Ankur's saga began as a young DJ, weaving Psy-Trance melodies at the tender age of thirteen, and by the dawn of the new millennium, he ventured forth to perform his musical enchantments at his first gigs.

In the year 2004, Ankur assumed the mantle of event organizer and promoter, a path that would lead him to founding and co-organizing the by now legendary Freqs of Nature festival, which stood as a beacon of artistic celebration for seven fruitful years until its final chapter in 2018. With the festival's closure came a turning point in his life, making space for the emergence of his techno persona, Sharad Sood, and nurturing the seeds of his artistry in the realm of audio engineering.

Yet, it was the shadow of a global affliction known as the COVID lockdowns that cast a contemplative spell upon Ankur. In this solitude, he uncovered a deeper truth: his music had long been crafted primarily to grace the stages of his DJ performances, rather than existing for the sheer essence of its creation. This awakening birthed the Key Ratio Project, a new melody to his tale, and marked the inception of the Never Not Now label, a fellowship formed with his close friends Naty Seres, Nathaniel S, Mad Zach, and Tobias, a friend bound by the ties of kinship since their kindergarten days.

Ankur's production setup revolves around an Austrian analog mixing desk, a relic from the year 1991. His symphonic arsenal includes synthesizers, modular systems, drum machines, samplers, step sequencers, and a myriad of enchanting effects—all guided by the hand of a computer. Yet, it is his unique approach that adds an air of mystique; he treads upon a path of an one-take mixdown quest. Once the song reaches its zenith and the 2-track recording is recorded, there is no return, only the onward journey into the uncharted lands of music.

With an unwavering commitment to translating the spectrum of emotions into his musical art, Ankur Sood's compositions transcend the confines of artistic boundaries. His creative spirit thrives on ceaseless experimentation, an endless voyage through the ever-evolving landscapes of musical creation. In his realm, artistic limitations are but fleeting echoes, and his approach to crafting melodies is a perpetual odyssey of reinvention and reimagination.

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