IT ONLY TAKES 1 MAN TO MAKE A STAND > FROM THAT 1 MAN SHALL COME MANY! >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
1984 - DJed @ "BLACKMARKET" @ LONDONS EXCLUSIVE "WAG CLUB",
PLAYED 70 FUNK RECORDS. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
CREATED COMPANY "DUFFER OF ST.GEORGE", DESIGNED ALL COLLECTIONS UNTIL 1997.
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1985 - OPENED THE "CAT IN THE HAT CLUB" IN LEICESTER SQUARE, CENTRAL LONDON, PLAYED 70S FUNK, WHICH BECAME TO BE KNOWN AS "RARE GROOVE" {THE ENTIRE "RARE GROOVE" SCENE WAS STARTED @ THE "CAT IN THE HAT" BY MYSELF AND LASCELLES LASCELLE} THIS HAD A MAJOR INFLUENCE ON THE CHANGING LONDON CLUB CULTURE. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
1986 - STARTED THE 1st "ACID JAZZ" STYLE BAND - "DIANA BROWN AND THE BROTHERS" - WHICH WENT ON TO FORM THE NUCLEUS OF THE "BRAND NEW HEAVIES" & THE "YOUNG DISCIPLES". >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
ALTHOUGH I WAS THE ORIGINAL DRIVING FORCE BEHIND THESE BANDS, I SIGNED A SEPERATE DEAL WITH "LONDON (FFRR) RECORDS" AS "DIANA BROWN & BARRIE K. SHARPE", AND TOURED THE WORLD SEVERAL TIMES WITH A 15 PIECE FUNK BAND. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
1987 - TOURED WITH BOBBY BYRD AND VICKY ANDERSON AS THEIR DJ.
I ALSO PLAYED A PART IN REFORMING THE JBS, JOINING THEM ON A WORLD TOUR AS STYLIST FOR THE PLAYERS, AND MY BAND "BROTHERS INTERNATIONAL" ALSO SUPPORTED THEM ON TOUR. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
1988 - HAD THE 1st ACID JAZZ STYLE MAJOR MUSIC RELEASE WITH DIANA BROWN - "MASTERPLAN" - WHICH WAS A HIT WORLDWIDE. THIS IN TURN LED TO A STRING OF HITS, AND A HEAVY WORLDWIDE FOLLOWING, PREDOMINATELY IN THE USA. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
1989 RELEASED THE ALBUM THE BLACK. "THE WHITE, THE YELLOW & THE BROWN (DONT FORGET THE REDMAN)" WITH DIANA BROWN. THE ALBUM WAS AN IMMEDIATE UNDERGROUND HIT AND IS NOW A RARE PRIZE AMONG COLLECTORS. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
1990 LEFT DIANA BROWN & LONDON RECORDS TO FORM THE BAND "CHILDREN OF JUDAH", I HAD GAINED A MAJOR SPONSPORSHIP FROM LEVIS FOR A WORLD TOUR. IN THIS YEAR I ALSO SIGNED A DEAL WITH A MAJOR JAPANESE LABEL AND RELEASED AN ALBUM ON MY OWN LABEL - "13TH TRIBE", "WAITING BY THE GATES OF EDEN". >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
1994 LEFT "DUFFER OF ST GEORGE" AND MY BAND TO BRING UP MANASSAH, MY SON. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
1997 CREATED THE SUCCESSFUL CLOTHING BRANDS "SHARPEYE" & "SUICEYED", "PURE INNA CITI STYLEE" OPENING 2 STORES IN CENTRAL LONDON. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
2000 AFTER HAVING A CLUB HIT WITH SPEED GARAGE RECORDING OF "MASTERPLAN", I STARTED TO RECORD AGAIN SERIOUSLY, MAINLY EXPERIMENTAL FORMS OF MUSIC - FROM THIS I CREATED A UNIQUE SOUND IN THE FORM OF "HAZARDOUS CHEMICALS".
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2006 AT THE MOMENT I AM CONCENTRATING ON PRODUCING MANY UNDERGROUND SINGERS ON MY NEW RECORD LABEL "MUFU" AND PROMOTING THEM ON MY WEBSITE, IN LINE WITH RUNNING MY CLOTHING COMPANY. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
2007 GOT 5 "SHARPEYE" STORES IN CENTRAL LONDON (WWW.SHARPEYE-31-01-60.COM) >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
WORKING A HEAVY FUNK JOINT "RHYTHM RHYME REVOLUTION" >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> PURE "STANK"
Let's talk the international language : English ! Thx so much for the add I love your music even more ! I wish you like my sound, tell me what you think, your opinion matters for us ! We are a French electro label, listen to our last band “haxis”
Thanks for the info Barrie, hope all is well!? Please send me a copy so I can review for the mags... PM me for details - my deadline is Wednesday July 1st. God bless
NICE ONE BARRY,HOPE YOUR WELL IS IT ON YOUR PLAYER?IF NOT MAYBE YOU CAN HOOK ME UP WITH AN MP3 LOVED THAT TUNE AND BUSS'D IT ON MANY AN OCCASSION OVER THE YEARS
No. I didnt get your comment. I have some weirdos that keep spying on me and messin with my page by phishing me. They must have yanked you away from me. So happy you got to come. I really wanted you to be there and sent word to make sure that you were. Awesome! Thank you so very much.
Hey. Just passin through. Sent a message by the boys to make sure you got in the show. Couldnt find your contact info(till now. Thanks to myspace). Hope you liked the show.
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