"Dubmatix,
one man with a relentlessly inventive approach to reverb, rhythm, and
reggae - the Primary colors on any dub producers palette. On "Renegade
Rocker" he works with vocal legends such as Linval Thompson, Alton
Ellis and Sugar Minott to create an album of deep authentic,
glass-rattling dub platters"
iTunes Canada / USA July 2008

Dubmatix’s new disc, Renegade Rockers, is without a doubt the most star-studded Canadian reggae album of all time. David Dacks - Exclaim! Magazine

"Canadian producer, Dubmatix, creates some of the freshest reggae around"
Dermot Hussey XM Radio "The Joint"

"My vote for Reggae Album of the Year"
Under the cool moniker Dubmatix, King has just released Renegade
Rocker, a record packed with 16 rib cage-rattling blasts of authentic
dub, classic reggae and electro-dub. The musicianship and production is
stellar, and the contributions of reggae legends Michael Rose, Sugar
Minott, Alton Ellis and Willi Williams make this disc even more
essential.
Errol Nazareth - The Toronto Sun & CBC Radio "Big City Small World"

4 Stars & Critics Pick - NOW MAGAZINE Toronto
"This time Dubmatix lays down another tight, well-produced collection
with guest appearances by Alton Ellis, Sugar Minott and Ranking Joe."

"One of the best makers of Dub in this Country"
Garvia Bailey - CBC Radio Canada

"it's a masterpiece!" - Sista Andrea CHLY FM

One of Canada's premiere dub, reggae & electro artists having spent
months on top of the Canadian & International charts, touring
domestically & internationally, collaborating with legendary reggae
heavy weights (Sugar Minott, Michael Rose, Alton Ellis and more) and a
sought after producer/remixer working with artists across the globe
(Scotland, Italy, Portugal, Switzerland, France, Germany, Canada).

DUBMATIX / BACKGROUND
Having imprinted his name in the mind of the reggae fans across Canada
& Europe with one of his first-ever releases back in 2004, the
Toronto-born producer is now firmly established as one of Canada's
premiere reggae/dub artists and with two chart-topping releases behind
and the new "Renegade Rocker" just coming out, the future looks
brighter than ever.

Music runs deep within the veins as does the various musical styles
Dubmatix drops - from pure, old-school King Tubby dub to the freshest
electro/steppers dub to classic conscious roots to Drum'n'Bass and
more. Growing up Dubmatix was surrounded by instruments and recording
equipment which provided hours of experimentation and recording from an
early age. Having learned drums, bass, guitar and piano as a youth
helped push the boundaries of musical taste and production later in
life. Over the past years he's been in various reggae & acid jazz
groups jumping from drums to bass and back in 2002/2003 firmly planted
the seeds of what became the first Dubmatix release "Champion Sound
Clash" which garnered rave reviews across the globe and landed a
European licensing deal. Since then "Atomic Subsonic" was dropped in
2006 and "Renegade Rocker" in 2008 with various remixes, production and
digital releases in between. Working with local artists such as Treson,
Kulcha Ites, Raffa & Howie Smart to legendary heavy weights Sugar
Minott, Michael Rose, Alton Ellis, Wayne Smith and more - Dubmatix
brings a vibe that is hard to lock down but always provides solid
grounding in bass-heavy grooves.

HISTORY
Dubmatix is the solo musical project of Jesse King. Involved in music
from his early childhood while on the road and in studios with musician
and local Jazz-er father Bill King (whose own career spans 5 decades.)
Bill King's roles have ranged from Musician, Arranger, Producer and
Musical Director for some of music's most well known artists including
Janis Joplin, Martha Reeves, Pointer Sisters and many more. In the
early 70s - King was keyboardist with a local reggae group that
included Everton "Pablo" Paul who immigrated from Jamaica to Toronto
alongside one of reggae's most well-known writers, arrangers and
keyboardists - Jackie Mittoo. It was this group and meeting with Paul
that would define and shape the music that Dubmatix would produce years
later. Paul provided the key to the city of dub by lending Dubmatix his
first and life-shaping LP King Tubby meets Rockers Uptown in the 80s.
Pablo "Everton" Paul is also one of the members of the late 60's reggae
band "The Cougars" featuring Jay Douglas, Wayne McGhie, Jackie Mitoo -
managed by the late Karl Mullings. These members appear on the Light In
The Attic release "From Jamaica to Toronto" that stormed the retail and
radio charts in 2006. In this small world of music - Dubmatix
collaborated with Mullings’ daughter and 2008 Juno Award Nominee Tanya
Mullings on her latest release "Music Is My Life".


2008 has already blasted off at full force with the release of "Dread
& Gold - Dub from the Smoke Factory" a 10-track compilation of
unreleased dub spanning 2003-2008. The release of "Dubmatix meets Howie
Smart - Hard Road" recorded between 2004-2005, "Renegade Rocker" and
the D&B side project- DJ Ironbelly "Amped".



COLLABORATIONS INCLUDE:
Recording as both Dubmatix & DJ Ironbelly has seen collaborations with many vocalists.
* Sugar Minott *Michael Rose (Black Uruhu) *Alton Ellis * Freddie
McGregor * Bobby Treasure * Pinchers *Wayne "Sleng Teng" Smith *Willi
Williams * Ranking Joe *Linval Thompson *Half Pint * Anthony B *
Natural Black * Turbulence *Luciano *Jah Mason * Tanya Mullings *
Kulcha Ites *Howie Smart * Treson *Raffa * Fredlocks * Rasta Reuben