Philly4Life Vol 3 Interview with Daddy Ray
Wild Pack Radio August 2008 Summer Special Promo
29th July - Barrio Fiesta Hounslow is back on and it's official. Saturday/Sunday 13th & 14th September Lampton Park , Hounslow, Middlesex.
Tino put production aside to pursue his rap talent again. It was something that he wanted to do for a while but never got a real chance. Being joined to so many groups with so many mind clashes, rapping always seemed to a lost cause. So 2004 Tino Attila began an artist development program and began studying himself on what he could and couldn't do vocally. He then realised that his main downfall for that time was using the English accent in raps which just wasn't working for him. So he reverted back to the US accent that he had started using from way in 1997 when he started. "See I joined a UK Hip Hop group in 2000. I was kind of peer pressured to change my accent to English which I could never really get the hang of. So my angle at that time was to rap angry which got tiresome after a while. So I left the group about a year and a half later. Gaining production skills which I later furthered as I explained above. I know what my strength is and it is this.
Production became the saviour and kept Tino's ear to the ground listening for his inspiration over the airwaves, internet and Satellite TV. Tino the quick learner involved himself into production when he purchased his MPC 2000 in December 2002. This crash course into production opened up Tino's whole world and made him understand music a little more. All of the sudden big mixing decks with the 500 knobs and switches all started to make sense.
Tino's first commercial release was a remix he made for the 'Bhangra Knights featuring Malkit Singh' which was called Punjabi Daze. Being his first bhangra production, Tino decided to flip the original completely with a concoction of eclectic by coming up with a track which a cross between Hip Hop and Ragga mixed with bhangra. It aired on Bobby & Nihal's Radio 1 show in July of 2003, and went on to sell on compilations in Germany for the likes of 'The Ministry of Sound'.
The song then eventually made it on the official single as the 'Sona Family R&B Mix' which is still available online). Worldy Praised by a few, including a few sites on the web due to the 'Kula Karma' CD.
Tino helped form the 'Trailblazerz' production team in Early Summer 2003 and went onto produce for many of U.K and U.S talents. Made up of Tino Attila, Mr Riz, Harry Sona & Ozzy Black. Now known for tearing up the airwaves on Radio 1 and BBC Asian Network with Commercial and underground remixes.
Known for his Neptune's and Dipset style beats Tino brought it upon himself to represent and push out the bangers! Trailblazerz really hit the roof when they were showcased on Westwood, on Radio 1. Tino met the likes of Mark Ronson & Fatman Scoop in his hay day with the Trailblazerz. Taking in all the good advice he could to make him a better all round artist/producer. Album samplers of the 'Trailblazerz Album' are being distributed as we speak and creating quite a buzz in New York & London in A&R offices & Radio Stations. Ozzy Black left the scene leaving only 3 to do the rounds. Which was a disaster because the problem of miscommunication became the downfall of Tino's creativity. He then took it upon himself to leave the group he first started (a year after Ozzy). As part of Trailblazerz before he left Tino became an in house producer for 'Sona Family'. Producing 2 tracks from 'The Family Hustle Mixtape' and backup singing for another 2 tracks (on the same double album).
December 2004 was the time Tino was supposed to go to L.A but the plan changed due to unforeseen circumstances. So a very disappointed Tino Attila started his Mix tape Series. Though the offer of L.A had gone down the drain, an offer to go to the Philippines was extended and the excitement grew once again. Leaving date 27 February 2005 Tino developed Mix tape 1 as work to be distributed in the Philippines while he was there. The CD's went like hot cakes at Krispy Kreme's.
While he was handing out CD's there, others passed his CD around London also. Which made a huge buzz on the streets making half the listeners extend their hands to him. Meeting complete strangers who knew him through other people who had the CD. Meeting people who had the mix tape as mp3 ring tones when he himself didn't have an mp3 compatible phone. It was even a cool substitute for a DJ as it was played all the way through at various parties and clubs.
So he returned in Heathrow Airport 28th March 2005 hating the weather. He then began Mix tape 2 which was all about his exploits in the Philippines.
The mix tape featured popular songs of that time in the Philippines and then some, he remixed and continued making more dubs. Artist such as Billy Crawford (the filipino Justin) & South Border (the filipino N'Sync), 2 very big names at the time! Now this was a CD to impress the Londoners which it sure did. It also went down well with Filipinos as its was entitled "The Filipino Experience". By April/June it was finished and the buzz was crazy!!
On the back of Mix-tape 2 Tino managed to wangle performances at the 2005 Hounslow Barrio Fiesta. The struggle began to take its toll on Tino because he was doing everything by himself, from management/pr/graphic design/sound engineering. DJ Era started a club night at "Club Rose" called 'Slow Down' on Monday nights. For the opening Tino developed a Mix-tape based on the special mixes played on every night. The Mix-tape was called "AWDF Vol. 1", it contained a lot of up front Rap & RnB, plus a few Attila dubs. All the while major requests went out for Tino to do another Mix-tape because everybody loved the others so much. So in September 2005 he began the next in the series, Mix-tape part 3.