The Rudie Crew

Rudie Crew Bio:

El Husey & Dan Dulin, upon leaving the Ska fusion band Skinnerbox, formed a new band dedicated to Reggae and Ska with Dancehall vocal stylings. The Rudie Crew began rehearsing in a dank studio on Ludlow Street just south of Houston and knew right from the first that a new and exciting sound had been hatched. The original singers were David Greene and Sherwin (Sherankin') and an amazing drummer named Junior (Cliffton Anglin). Rudie Crew released its debut album “Invasion” in 2003, and follow up “Ride” in 2005.

After many years and numerous personnel changes the Rudie Crew has a solid line up of veteran all-stars up with Roy Radics fronting the band and the songs developing a more progressive sound.

Roy Radics: Lead Vocals & Chats
El Husey: Tenor Saxophone & Vocals
Dan Dulin: Trumpet & Vocals
Chris Malone: Trombone & Vocals
Phil Wartell: Bass
Dean Wartell: Keyboards
Dave Parsons: Guitar & Vocals
BeatBlast: Drums & Riddim

The Rudie Crew is set to release its third full length recording “This is Skragga”on Megalith Records in July of 2011.

El Husey: Tenor Saxophone & Vocals

Before coming to New York El Husey played with several British, Reggae, Punk, Funk, Ska, and soul bands including Riot city’s recording artists The Ejected. El came to New York in search of musicians to form a Ska/Reggae band. In his search he met King Django from Skinnerbox NYC and joined his band. El has also played with The Beat Brigade, Nine year veteran of Skinnerbox NYC, and co founding member of The Stubborn-All-Stars and Stubborn Records. El also played and toured with rancid.

Dan Dulin: Trumpet & Vocals

NYC native Dan Dulin graduated from the LaGuardia Arts school in Manhattan and started in the Ska scene playing with The Boilers and The Ska-Danks. Dan was a founding member of Skinnerbox and performed with King Django and El Husey for over 10 years. Dan also played for Murphy's Law for 2 years. Dan performed with The in-Steps, Funkface, Clowns for Progress, and The Stubborn All Stars. Dan cut trumpet tracks on albums for Quicksand and CIV.

Roy Radics: Lead Vocals & Chats

Radics joined the Rudie Crew as the guest MC/toaster hailing from the UK, Tottenham, North London. Radics eventually became main MC/Toaster which then led to lead vocalist and MC.
Roy Radics has in this time had the opportunity as a MC/Toaster to guest on stage with numerous bands that include Dave Wakeling and the English Beat, The Toasters, The Skatalites and the likes of King Django, Predator Dub Assassins, Tristate Conspiracy, Milton Henry and many more. Radics has recorded for P-dub and features on his album "fully qualified' and P-dub presents East coast dub cartel vol1, along with mix tape throw downs with P-Dub. Also recorded on the last two Bigger Thomas albums "we wear the mask" and Steal my Sound

Chris Malone: Trombone & Vocals

Chris Malone - Originally hailing from Huntington, NY, Chris has been playing trombone in a wide variety of bands since 1998. Having grown up on a steady diet of Ska, Reggae and Punk in Long Island's booming ska scene of the mid 90s, Chris brings elements from these genres as well as extensive touring experience (US based and internationally (Japan)) into his playing in The Rudie Crew. In addition to the Rudie Crew, Chris plays trombone in a wide variety of other bands such as: Bigger Thomas (Megalith Records Label-mates, Two Tone Ska), Spider Nick and the Maddogs (3rd Wave Ska) and Karikatura! (Gypsy/Cumbia/Reggae from Brooklyn) He's also been featured live and on the records of many regional/international bands, including but not limited to, The Flaming Tsunamis (Connecticut Post Hardcore/Ska), Tip The Van (Ska/Rock) and Gaijin' A Go Go (Brooklyn Based Japanese Gogo/soul music signed to SONY Records Japan). Chris also fronts a Ska/Punk band called The Pandemics, taking up lead vocal and trombone duties. He's also been known to book concerts every now and then, sometimes as a part of SnowWhite Productions.

Phil Wartell: Bass

Phil has been an active member of the ska and reggae scenes for over fifteen years. In addition to the Rudie Crew, he has played drums and/or bass in such acts as the Stubborn All Stars, Radiation Kings, The Bluebeats, Joe Ferry Big Ska, The Equilibrians, and The True Persuaders. Phil has also been in several "all-star" projects such as Version City Rockers, Jammyland All Stars, Valentinians, and The Dynamos, and has backed artists such as Ari-Up, Vic Ruggiero, Coolie Ranx, King Django, Milton Henry, Winston Irie, Philip Frasier, Ras Frasier, Sister Nancy, Congo Ashanti Roy, Banda Rebel, Teasure Don, Super Dane and many more. He has toured the U.S., Japan, Europe, and Puerto Rico, and has been featured on several albums and recordings.

BeatBlast: Drums & Riddim

BeatBlast has been a member of the Rudie Crew for a year and a half and loves every minute of it. He holds degrees in Music Performance as well as Music Therapy and teaches drums seven days a week at his studio (The Drummer's Workshop) in Brooklyn. BeatBlast also played in various bands throughout the years in the NYC area.


Dean Wartell: Keyboards

From Long Island New York, Dean has been active in New York City's Ska and Punk communities since the early nineties. He is a multi-instrumentalist with a wide range of musical influences spanning several genres, from Jamaican Ska to the DC Hardcore movement.
Dean has been part of the the Rudie Crew for almost 2 years now, and has previously played in a number of punk and post-hardcore bands such as Explosivo and Fork and Knife.

Dave Parsons: Guitar & Vocals

Dave has been the singer/songwriter/guitar player of the Mud Band/Mexican Mud Band rock/funk/reggae organization since its inception in the early 90s. The Mud Band were regular performers at Wetlands, Nightingales, New Music Café and Tramps. Dave and the Mud toured with the MTV Alternative Nation tour. Dave also performs with Claude Gomis, Franky Moulet and Radio Asiko playing African style world beat and reggae. Dave works out of Big Yellow Duck recording studios at 62 W 45th Street. There Dave works with drummer/producer Matt Pedone and writer/producer Stuart Kollmorgen on sound design for radio, television, and film.

The Rudie Crew "This is Skragga"

From the ever burning ashes with a new fire burning comes The Rudie Crew rejuvenated and ready to bring to the world Skragga a combination of Reggae and Ska lead by the musical ambassadors El Husey and Dan Dulin blending the riddims and creating the music along with their infectious horns, and Roy Radics twisting up fast style firing lyrics with his unique combination of Mc style and sing jay vocals done in a JA to UK style......This all comes together with heavy heavy bass lines by the ever so talented Philly B and and perfectly coordinated by drummer extraordinary Kevin Raczka, now replaced by Beatblast that you have to experience live to see this guy murder beats, and all while Deanblast so melodic and animated on Keyboards and lead guitar being held down by the ever so talaented John cave now replaced by Dave Parsons rocking on Lead guitar and backing Vocals create this amazing sound.The album was mixed and produced in a vareirty of studios and utilizing the recording skills and professionalism of P-dub where Radics and P-dub took 5 of the tracks already laid down from the mistro himself Brett Tubin and created 5 of what the Rudie Crew now stand for driving ska and Reggae in our own special stlye, that when we say no carbon copy we mean cannot be duplicated !



I found this review on Duffs guide to ska


http://duffguidetoska.blogspot.com/2010/06/duff-gig-review-caroloregians-moon.html

There's this regarding the Ride album

http://www.cdbaby.com/cd/rudiecrew

There's this for the 1st album

http://www.cdbaby.com/cd/rudiecrew2

The Rudie crew song Ride featured on Burn notice

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1082944/soundtrack

We can also mention playing two years in a row and this years Brooklyn Music Festival which features international Reggae artists and The Rudie Crew as New Yorks up front reggae/ska groups

http://www.baiganchoka.com/blog/nyc-brooklyn-music-festival-to-showcase-top-reggae-hip-hop-acts/


AND LAST BUT NOT LEAST CHECK THIS LINK FROM BEATBLAST

http://www.zwire.com/site/index.cfm?newsid=20439729&BRD=2731&PAG=461&dept_id=574908&rfi=8

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