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English rapper

Musical artist

Michael Geoffrey Skinner (born 27 November )^[1] is an English rapper, singer-songwriter, musician, and record producer. Best known for the music project the Streets,^[2] Skinner has also released music as a solo artist, as part of the D.O.T.

with frequent collaborator Rob Harvey,^[3] and under the pseudonym The Darker the Shadow the Brighter the Light.

Early life

Skinner grew up in West Heath, Birmingham.^[1] He started playing with keyboards at the age of five.^[4] When he was seven years old he began experiencing symptoms of epilepsy, which worsened in his early teens.^[5] He began writing hip hop and garage music in his home in West Heath and later built a sound booth in his bedroom, using a cupboard and a mattress.^[4] He describes his background as "Barratt class: suburban estates, not poor but not much money about, really boring".^[4]

At age 19, Skinner moved to Australia with his girlfriend; after the relationship ended Skinner stayed in Australia for a year.^[1] Upon his return to the United Kingdom, Skinner moved to south London.^[1] He sent a demo tape of an early version of what would become the song "Has It Come to This?" to a record shop run by A&R Nick Worthington.^[1] The song was released as a single in , through Locked On Records.^[1]

Music career

The Streets (&#;, &#;present)

In the albums Skinner made under the name the Streets, he focused on vocals, arranging, composing, mixing, keyboards, and synthesizers.

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Main articles: The Streets and The Streets discography

The Beats Recordings

In , Skinner and Ted Mayhem launched the independent record label The Beats Recordings. A subsidiary of Recordings, The Beats was home to British hip hop acts such as the Mitchell Brothers, Example, and Professor Green.

In a interview with NME, Skinner announced that the label had shut down.^[6] In , Skinner stated in an interview that the label was starting up again.^[7]

The D.O.T. and Tonga Balloon Gang (&#;present)

After shelving the Streets, Skinner launched a new project, called the D.O.T, along with Rob Harvey of alternative rock band the Music.

Harvey performs on vocals, allowing Skinner to "further develop his production approach".^[8] Their first album, And That, was released on 22 October ^[9] Their second album titled Diary was released on 5 May

In , Skinner remixed Norwich rapper Context's song "Small Town Lad Sentiments".^[10] The remix features on Context's second EP, Hindsight is the Purest Form of Romance ().^{[citation needed]} In , he remixed Slaves' breakthrough single "Cheer Up London" alongside Jammer.^{[citation needed]} The remix featured on an extended play exclusive to HMV, released alongside the group's debut album Are You Satisfied?.^{[citation needed]}

Skinner teamed up with UK rap group Murkage to form a supergroup named Tonga Balloon Gang, and they released an eponymous three-track EP on 14 November ^[11] The release features additional vocals from Jammer and Big Narstie.^[12] In , Skinner released several tracks on SoundCloud under the name the Darker the Shadow, the Brighter the Light.

In April , he released the song "Bad Decisions in the Night" on digital platforms.^[13]

Artistry

Musical style

Skinner is best known for his lyricism matched with his blurring of musical styles of UK garage, hip hop, indie rock, reggae, and ska. The Guardian reviewer Dave Simpson particularly praised Skinner's "dazzling wordplay".^[14]

Influences

Skinner is influenced by musical genres including hip hop, UK garage, reggae, and country and western music.^[15] Some of the many hip hop artists that influenced him in the making of some of the Streets' albums are Wu-Tang Clan,^[16]DJ Premier, and Erick Sermon.^{[17][citation needed]}

Acting and movie work

The soundtrack album for the film The Inbetweeners Movie was released in , featuring ten new compositions by Skinner.^[18]

On 19 October , the first episode of Skinner's late-night television programme, Beat Stevie, aired on Channel 4.^[19]

Skinner had a cameo role in the fifth series of Doctor Who as a security guard, featuring in the episode "The Time of Angels".^[20]

Personal life

In , Skinner took time off from the Streets to battle symptoms of chronic fatigue syndrome and later wrote the song "Trying to Kill M.E." to document his fight against the disorder.^[21]

In , Skinner married Claire Le Marquand after their daughter Amelia was born in ^[22] They also have a son, George, Born in

Discography

The Streets

See also: The Streets discography

The D.O.T

Biography

• The Story of The Streets. London: Bantam Press, By Mike Skinner.

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  The Streets - Wikipedia Washington Post, April 6, I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. A couple of days later he sent me the opening 25 minutes of the movie, which has already been described as a tripped-out noir murder mystery. San Francisco Weekly, October 16,

  ISBN&#; Biography recording his beginnings as a musician in the Birmingham suburbs in the garage scene, to his struggles as a commercial musician.^[23]

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