STRIKEY

Singing and recording to himself, young Priyesh Dusara first began his journey through music when he barely turned 8 years old performing in front of thousands of people singing at religious festivals around the country, from which he then began to play Indian instruments such as the Tabla, Harmonium, and the Keyboard. As this London based musician grew older he began to play the Violin, and Harmonica which were short lived due to his interest in music changing from instruments to composing.



Surrounded by an urban environment, he then found a passion for intelligently combining words to rhyme with the help from the Underground music scene. Soon after he discovered his talent he was asked to join a group (FMK) which lead him into performing, DJ'ing, and competing on radio, on stations like Blaze Live, Manic FM, and Axe Radio on a regular basis. He performed live at clubs (in the UK and abroad), and was heavily engrossed with street battling which helped his reputation grow. His ability became known and with interest from music labels now becoming a habit, Strikey grew independent and followed his passion for music on a more unique, sophisticated mature level which has lead him to where he is now.



Being able to perform alongside artists such as Chamillionaire, in Portugal alongside their biggest artist Boss A.C, in Canada at the Mississagua Annual Youth Festival, Asian Mela's around London and the UK, and performing a massive 60 times in 2 years are just some of the many achievements this young artist has accomplished. Self learning to play the piano at 19 and taking on the drums at 20, this musical artist didn't just stop there, but then also learning to street dance to accommodate his passion for what he does while also involving himself in youth organisations to help today's youth.
Forming his own company 'Strikilios Entertainments' in 2007, Strikey released his debut album 'The Wait Is Over' independently with singles 'I Remember' and 'Midnight Mischief' causing a stir on Myspace reaching 1.5 million page views. Both music videos were shot by F2R using the Sony Z1 and incredible Red Cam. His passionate heart throbbing first single won the hearts of many, and with that a fan base, which helped him reach YouTube's Top 35 most viewed video's in 24 hours hitting 12,000 views for his second single.
Since then, Priyesh has released a free mixtape (The Remix King) staggering 2,000 downloads on his server alone, performed in front of the Mayer of Camden, worked with producers Show'n'Prove (Tinchy Stryder, Roll Deep), Kiran Zimman (Zalon, Heishma) and D-Boy (Des-c, So Solid) just to name a few. Currently at the age of 24 this multi talented individual is ready to take the world by storm.



Reviews & Comments:
Bobby Friction (BBC Radio 1) "he's very hungry with talent, they're the ones you put your money on, and literally keep watching"
Tesco's The One Newspaper: "rap prodigy Strikey's debut album is so striking"
Ashwin Mehra (Eastern Eye) "this versatile singer not only makes music, plays instruments and writes his own songs"
Momenul Haque (MUD FM & Mag) "I became an instant fan, undoubtedly a talented individual"