Danny Gee (MVP)
Well let’s start at the beginning; I got in to music, like most, with my dad playing tunes in the house daily - and Sundays were just an extension of the week.
I remember hearing Al Green, Marvin Gaye, Don Williams, John Holt, Gregory Issacs, Percy Sledge and many more it was so diverse. I got more and more in to music once I hit secondary school and coming from Sumner Estate in Peckham the multitude of sounds made it impossible to miss.
I was part of a sound which came from the estate, and spent many nights constructing boxes with wood that was somehow sourced lol. I always loved reggae music but found myself getting more and more in to soul as it was called then - it didn’t have all the different titles of today.
Luckily I had a big brother and older cousins that were going to all the soul clubs like Royalty, Crackers, WAG, Lyceum so sometimes I was luck enough to tag a long. Even though I was not of age,
the experience left me buzzing for more and spent time travelling to all corners. I was already collecting soul music from school days, often walking home to save the money to go to the record shop and buy my 50p tracks. Over the years it became a bigger passion and I travelled to any shop that had beats from “Bluebirds” to “Wired for sound” where I spent probably more time than at my house on many occasions. MVP is the name of the sound I am apart of and we are a party sound who loves the sound system culture. Me and my brothers from another mother still have a big PA system, which keeps us occupied.
The great thing about music even to today is that it brings people together, and there’s nothing better than sharing good music. I have been blessed to meet many good friends along the way but there’s so many so I wont mention them all - but a big shout goes out to two big influencers that I have lost along the way; R.I.P Tony Watson (Wired for Sound) & Mykey Simpson (TheRock926.com).
Music has no barriers - it’s for everyone!
Peace
Gee