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Count Skylarkin stumbled into DJing in the late 90’s after his mixtapes proved a hit with customers at a South London cafe. The lauded DJ, promoter, garden shed enthusiast and all-round dapper dan behind Skylarkin’ Soundsystem, an hour in the company of the Count guarantees jumpin’ jivin’ rockin’ swingin’ reggae, ska, soul, dancehall and rhythm & blues, turntablism, hip hop acapellas, aching feet and grins all round.

The Count has shared stages, decks and rum with such black music luminaries as The Wailers (2009 UK Tour DJ), The Specials, Lee ‘Scratch’ Perry, The Skatalites, Prince Buster, Alton Ellis, Max Romeo, Mad Professor, Don Letts, Jerry Dammers, Trojan Soundsystem, Benga, Coki, Benny Page, DJ Yoda, Alex Paterson (The Orb), Massive Attack’s Daddy G and Horace Andy.

As co-founder of The Disco Shed he has made headlining appearances at numerous summer festivals, including The Big Chill, Latitude, Reading, Truck and The Mayor’s Thames Festival. Shedless, The Count has also rocked Glastonbury, Shambala, The Secret Garden Party, Outlook Festival (Croatia), Notting Hill Carnival and countless others. An authority on reggae music particularly, he has written for several music publications, including NME.

In 2009 The Count (aided by Harvey K-Tel) moved into music production, and their debut release “Dub Of A Preacher Man” is out in 2010 on Trojan/Universal Music. Listen here.

“Oxford’s most esteemed dubmeister”

“A local institution, providing an essential education in all things ska, reggae and r&b.”

“Club Night of the Week” (all from) The Guardian

“The King Of Rum & Bass” Oxford Mail

“Rhythm and blues meets rocksteady, calls round for ska and rock and roll to see if they’re playing out before heading round to drum ‘n’ bass’s place for a party right out of the top drawer” bigchill.net

10 Responses

on September 2, 2009 at 12:28 pm stephen batty

Don Letts show 22aug:count sky larkin & harvey K Dub of son of a preacherman. Is that You ,If so I need This and more
on March 10, 2010 at 2:49 pm Zion and the White Boys - Goings on.

[...] Asante.(aka M,c Kwasi.) and “Oxford’s most esteemed dubmeister” Count Skylarkin got us all warmed up pre live [...]
on May 13, 2010 at 5:34 pm *nao | Zion and the White Boys

[...] We even got in a few shots of MC Kwasi and “Oxford’s most esteemed dubmeister” Count Skylarkin before the band hit the [...]
on July 23, 2010 at 7:54 pm Zion and the White Boys | *nao | notanorange

[...] We even got in a few shots of MC Kwasi and “Oxford’s most esteemed dubmeister” Count Skylarkin before the band hit the [...]
on January 16, 2011 at 2:35 pm true dread

i love count skylarkin
on August 25, 2011 at 12:47 pm Three on a Thursday #30 « Sherlock Ohms's Blog

[...] by Disco Shed (co)head honcho, hat wearer of the year, International Man of Reggae and good buddy Count Skylarkin’. After teasing us for aaaaages, it’s *finally* available for purchase [...]
on September 29, 2011 at 10:36 pm Three on a Thursday #35 « Sherlock Ohms's Blog

[...] the label built its fame on. This fact has not gone unnoticed by the Dapper Dan of the Dub World, Count Skylarkin and Nice Up! old boy Harvey K-Tel and they’ve exploited to the max with this reggaefied drum [...]
on January 12, 2012 at 9:06 pm Jammin' n Ting Music & Arts Festival

We love Dub of a Preacher man
on February 28, 2012 at 2:48 pm The Shoestrung | Ben Spear

[...] The Shoestrung brought a very lively performance to The Book Club in Shoreditch at another fantastic Big Ten Inch hosted by his royal highness Count Skylarkin. [...]
on October 11, 2012 at 2:10 pm The lark descending - Scottish Nature Notes - Our work - The RSPB Community

[...] since I’ve got about as much chance of being invited as a guest onto Desert Island Discs as Count Skylarkin’ has of becoming the next President of the United States, here would be my eight music [...]