I GRADE DUB BIO

I Grade Dub is a live dub mixing sound system based in St. Croix, VI.  Dub mixer Laurent "Tippy I" Alfred performs live dub mixing of songs and riddims from his and his vast catalog of productions.  Since launching I Grade Records in 2001, Tippy I has produced, recorded or mixed over 50 albums with a range of roots reggae artists including Akae Beka / Midnite, Pressure, Lutan Fyah, Dezarie, Niyorah, Perfect Giddimani, Glen Washington, the Nazarenes, Cornel Campbell, Toussaint, Danny I, Army, Abja and many others.  I Grade Dub recordings and performances also draw upon the collective works of the Zion I Kings - a house of labels/producers (Zion High Productions, I Grade Records & Lustre Kings). 

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I Grade Dub launched the internationally known Dub in the Rainforest series in St. Croix in 2013 that has featured 12 editions with live dub mixing alongside some of the top artists and bands in the VI and beyond. The Dub in the Rainforest brand expanded in 2015 with Dub on the Beach, Dub in the Mountains and Dub in the Park events spreading throughout the VI and beyond.  The live dub experience that Tippy I brings is like no other, as heavy ambient soundscapes of the digitally ancient Zion I Kings sound reverberate with the powerful messages of truth and knowledge coming from the voices of artists at the forefront of modern conscious roots. 

Tippy I performs as a solo live dub mixer / soundscape selector or alongside various artists including: Vaughn Benjamin of Akae Beka, Pressure, Lutan Fyah, Niyorah, Apostle, Danny I, Ras Attitude, Ziggi Recado and many others.