Nutty P
Anton Flanders (born February 23, 1985), better known by his stage name Nutty P, is a rapper and hip hop record producer from West London. Sometimes he also performs unders pseudonym Isobel.
He has collaborated with such acts as Big Brovaz, Shola Ama, Naila Boss, J2K, Baby Blue, Doc Brown, Lowkey and Sway, Pyreli and has recently released his first solo project The Adventures of Nutty P, which he describes as "not an album or a mixtape, just something to enjoy". He is currently working on his next project, The Return Of The Clone. He is also in a group called Lá Reblá Fam with Suspence.
Discography
- It's about time - Lyrical Rebelz (2001)
- 818- Rebelizm - Lyrical Rebelz (2003)
- The Golden Age & Reality (2004 - unreleased)
- The Adventures of Nutty P (2005)
- Back To The Future - XIT (2006)
- The Musical: Road to Fame - Nutty P & Baby Blue (2007)
- The Storm - Inner Circuit (2007)
- Life Ain't Pretty When You're Ugly - Lá Reblá Fam (2008)
Biography
Nutty P grew up with his grandmother in West London. On Sunday afternoons after lunch, his grandmother would iron clothes and play reggae records, which later influenced him. He went to Hurlingham & Chelsea secondary school and gained an interest in music there. He then went on to further education at St. Charles Catholic Sixth Form. While studying there, he began to make music in his bedroom, working on his unique musical style and practicing writing. He later went on to study at Theatre Studies at the University of Cambridge.Soon, he gained the attention of Sony and began working with Big Brovaz on their second album.
In 2004, he took part in the Jump Off producer battle, where he was victorious and took with him £1000 and a large trophy. He put the money aside to continue building his home studio, which would later become The Bakery. Later that year, his grandmother passed away. He was forced to move house, and in the process, sunk into a depression which he called the dark place, but was also a time where he found himself most creative. From the help of his beloved friends, which he considers to be his family, he pulled through the depression and came to a stage in his life he calls living dangerously.
He is now one of the most dominating producers in the UK hip hop scene, although doesn't believe it himself, due to his unique style of sampling but playing live instruments over it. His style can only be described as eclectic.
Productions
A list of some of Nutty P's production and features:
- "Start moving" by Shameless feat. T. B.
- "I still don't care" by Baby Blue feat. Sway, Sincere, Pyrelli, S. A. S. & Bigz
- "Stomp" by Doc Brown
- "Never coming down" by Doc Brown feat. Yungun
- "[...] you" by LowKey
- "Love Story 05" by Sway & Baby Blue
- "London N. E. W. S." by Sway, J2K, Incisive & Baby Blue
- "Raise up" by Luc Skyz
- "They swear" by Mr. Drastick
- "Come dance with me by Lavinia J
- "Holla at the girls by Big Cakes
- "Everyday by June
Recent activity
Nutty P has currently been working with Suspence on their band Lá Reblá Fam, rehearsing and recording new material. The band line up as been confirmed as Ben Stratford on lead guitar, Rob Hussey on bass guitar, Jeff Ng on keyboard and Don Cortes on drums and percussion. They plan to begin gigging in the first quarter of 2008.
Lá Reblá Fam
They are a musically diverse group switching from ska to hip hop to indie to punk and then to reggae. They are known for their tongue in cheek writing style and energetic performances. They have at least 40 tracks written and ready to record and hope to have an E. P. released by mid 2008.