Clifford Price, better known as Goldie (born December 28, 1965 in Wolverhampton) is a British electronic music artist, disc jockey, and actor. As a musician he works mainly within the jungle and drum and bass genres, and has helped to promote these styles globally. As an actor he continues to develop his skills both on the big screen and on TV.
Graffiti
Goldie earned his name as a graffiti artist in the West Midlands in the early eighties, his artwork around Birmingham and Wolverhampton featured heavily in Afrikaa Bambaataa's feature film documentary Bombing (which was broadcast on Channel 4 in the UK).
He took part in the largest ever British graffiti art battle along side Bristol artist 3D who later went onto form Massive Attack. He is also mentioned for his grafitti in the book Spraycan Art by Henry Chalfant & James Prigoff , which contains several samples of his art.
In 1986 he moved to Miami, Florida and started a business selling engraved gold teeth. Something he has turned into a trademark.
Music career
In 1992 he collaborated with Icelanders Thorhallur Skulason and Sigurbjorn Thorgrimsson on his first track as Ajax Project while he was doing some design and A&R work for 4 Hero's Reinforced label .
His next tunes Killa Muffin and Menace were put out under an early moniker Rufige Kru on the Metalheadz Records label he founded, one of the most respected record labels in the drum'n'bass scene.
His first well-known track was Terminator in 1993. His first globally released album, Timeless , followed two years later. Timeless shot straight into the album charts at number seven, which was a first for a drum 'n' bass record. The album fused the breakbeats and reggae flavored rapping common in jungle with a heavier bassline and soulful female vocals. The album's title track was a 21-minute symphonic piece. "Inner City Life" from that album sold over 15,000 copies on vinyl.
With his reputation firmly established, he released his second album in 1998, Saturnzreturn . The album's opening track, "Mother" is also an hour long orchestral drum and bass piece. The remainder of the album features appearances by David Bowie, Noel Gallagher of Oasis, and KRS-One.
Selected Album discography
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Timeless – (1995)
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Ring of Saturn – (1998)
- Saturnz Return – (1998)
Selected Mix discography
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INCredible Sound Of Drum'n'Bass – (1999)
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Goldie.co.uk – (2001)
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MDZ.04 – (2004)
Acting career
Goldie has had roles in movies, most notably the James Bond film The World Is Not Enough and in Guy Ritchie's gangster flick, Snatch. He has also acted on the British soap opera EastEnders.
Goldie has also appeared on Celebrity Big Brother in 2002 to aid of a number of charities. As a TV presenter he presented Crime Business on digital tv channels Bravo and ftn, and presented The World's Deadliest Gangs on Bravo.
Marriage and Personal life
He is currently married to Sonjia Ashby , although he was romantically involved with singer Björk for several years (they broke up around September 19 1996). Goldie is well known for efforts to keep his private life out of the tabloids, and spends great effort to avoid having his photo taken during his downtime.
External links
- http://www.goldie.co.uk (no longer owned by Goldie)
- http://www.trustthedj.com/goldie/
- http://www.metalheadz.co.uk/
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Discography at Discogs
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VH1.com – Bio entry for Goldie
Interviews
