SEANI B

Born in London, Seani has taken the cosmopolitan surroundings he grew up in and incorporated them into his unique musical blend. From Dancehall to Hip Hop, R&B to House and even Soca to Rock; if it is musical, Seani will be all over it. In the mid 90’s he amalgamated his technical skills and his knowledge of crowd pleasing and released a bootleg dancehall reggae remix of the Case and Foxy Brown classic track “Touch Me, Tease Me”. Demand grew for his unique sound which prompted him to set up his own production company, Big League Productions. Before long, some of the world’s biggest artists were feeling the “Remix Kid” touch. The likes of Lauryn Hill, Pras, Sugababes, Beverley Knight, Shaggy and Rayvon all came knocking for official mixes, and Seani didn’t disappoint.

Seani joined BBC 1Xtra at in inception in 2002 with the award winning show “Seani B’s Mixlab”, which went against the grain of conventional single genre music programming at the Time. His radio work is without parallel in the music field. The world’s leading dancehall and reggae DJ, his weekly BBC 1Xtra show is the most listened to specialist programme on the network as well as having amassed over 90 million views for his sessions from Jamaica. A regular on Radio 1, his energy and enthusiasm can be heard and felt by all true music fans. An accomplished writer, his “This is BrukOut” column in Europe’s biggest black newspaper, The Voice, has attracted much praise for its informed and relaxed style, giving an insight into the world of music from the Caribbean. He won a Grammy for producing tracks on the Morgan Heritage album “Strictly Roots” and hosted one of the most prestigious stages at Glastonbury. In 2021 he was awarded the prestigious Broadcasters Press Guild Award for Best Broadcaster Of The Year across all radio programmes in the UK. Don’t miss out on seeing the legendary Seani at City Splash 2024.