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Artist
Skitchy
12+ albums
electronicaelectronicglitch
about
SKITCHY BIOGRAPHY Is Skitchy a reclusive, manic depressive, obsessive-compulsive, long-haired Cornish weirdo? Yes. Is it true that he rarely leaves the house, refuses to do interviews, and builds his own computers? Certainly. But as one reviewer stated, reflected in the work coming from the studio of this tormented computer geek you will find "Genius-come-borderline-insanity". Skitchy aka James Martin is a writer-producer of electronic/pop/rock music ranging from Hip-Hop right through the tempo spectrum to Drum&Bass. Working alone from a small studio in Cornwall in the UK, Skitchy has managed to successfully infiltrate the music Industry: "Bomba Ding is one of the catchiest tunes we've heard yet on One Music and it's courtesy of Skitchy aka drum'n'bass/electronica ace James Martin..." - Huw Stephens, BBC Radio 1. Now 28, James began producing music at the age of 14 after finding some free software on the coverdisk of a magazine! What started as a diversion soon became a passion and by the age of 18 he had played his first major festival and turned down a record contract. James continued to teach himself about music and production, and slowly built up a small recording studio learning as he went along. When the late John Peel played the track 'Wotsa Voy' on Radio 1 in January 2000, Skitchy had his validation. However, music was not his only passion and at this stage he decided to branch into another form of entertainment - video games. Again, he taught himself from scra
