Sean Ray is an American-Australian
rapper
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, producer and musician based in
Sydney, Australia.
Biography
Sean Ray Mullins, known by his alias Snob Scrilla, was born in
Clovis, California
Clovis is a city in Fresno County, California, United States. The 2020 population was 120,124. Clovis is located northeast of downtown Fresno, at an elevation of 361 feet (110 m).
History
The city of Clovis began as a freight stop along the ...
where he attended
Buchanan High School. After moving to Australia and making a hometown of
Katoomba, New South Wales
Katoomba is the chief town of the City of Blue Mountains in New South Wales, Australia, and the administrative headquarters of Blue Mountains City Council. The council's understanding is that Katoomba is located on the lands of the Dharug and G ...
, it was whilst living in
Newcastle Newcastle usually refers to:
*Newcastle upon Tyne, a city and metropolitan borough in Tyne and Wear, England
*Newcastle-under-Lyme, a town in Staffordshire, England
*Newcastle, New South Wales, a metropolitan area in Australia, named after Newcastle ...
that Ray began making music. This was followed by a relocation to Sydney.
His popularity amongst Australian Indie crowds is largely due to his debut single in 2008 titled "There You Go Again". He has played at
Parklife
''Parklife'' is the third studio album by the English rock band Blur, released on 25 April 1994 on Food Records. After disappointing sales for their previous album '' Modern Life Is Rubbish'' (1993), ''Parklife'' returned Blur to prominence i ...
and
Homebake 2008, he has also been a supporting artist for
Faker's 2008 tour as the opening act.
He wrote the ARIA Award-winning, multi platinum
Jessica Mauboy
Jessica Hilda Mauboy (born 4 August 1989) is an Australian singer, songwriter and actress. Born and raised in Darwin, Northern Territory, she rose to fame in 2006 on the fourth season of ''Australian Idol'', where she was runner-up and subseq ...
hit song "
Running Back
A running back (RB) is a member of the offensive backfield in gridiron football. The primary roles of a running back are to receive handoffs from the quarterback to rush the ball, to line up as a receiver to catch the ball,
and block. Ther ...
".
The song officially titled "........." (nine periods), generated massive interest as the soundtrack for a promotional advertisement for the show
Rush on
Network 10
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.
Snob Scrilla became the support act for
Matisyahu
Matthew Paul Miller (born June 30, 1979), known by his stage name Matisyahu (; ), is an American reggae singer, rapper, beatboxer, and alternative rock musician.
Known for blending spiritual themes with reggae, rock and hip hop beatboxing soun ...
's Australian leg of his 2009 tour.
Snob Scrilla's first headline tour the "
Farewell Monkey Tour" began in August 2009 and toured Australia nationally.
Dash and Will,
Amy Meredith and other provided support acts for various shows. Soon after he began touring as official support for
Phrase's Clockwork tour.
The Adelaide radio station "Nova 91.9" dedicated a day for listeners of the show to 'Zombie Shuffle' with Snob Scrilla down Rundle Mall.
In 2011 he produced the club song
We Run The Night by
Havana Brown
The Havana Brown was the result of a planned breeding between Siamese and domestic black cats, by a group of cat fanciers in England, in the 1950s. Early breeders introduced a Siamese type Russian Blue into their breeding. However, using curre ...
and announced he was relocating to Los Angeles to work on the next album.
He also appeared on the track "
Can't Stop the Love" by British girl group
Neon Jungle
Neon Jungle were a British girl group consisting of Shereen Cutkelvin, Amira McCarthy, Jessica Plummer, and Asami Zdrenka. They were best known for their second single "Braveheart", which peaked at number four on the UK Singles Chart. Their 20 ...
, which was on their debut album ''
Welcome to the Jungle
"Welcome to the Jungle" is a song by American rock band Guns N' Roses, featured on their debut album, ''Appetite for Destruction'' (1987). It was released as the album's second single initially in the UK in September 1987 then again in Octobe ...
''.
Discography
Albums
*''
Day One Day One may refer to:
Film and television
* ''Day One'' (1989 film), a 1989 television film
* ''Day One'', also known as ''To Write Love on Her Arms'', a 2012 drama film
* ''Day One'' (2015 film), a 2015 short film
* ''Day One'' (TV series), a ...
'' –
Ivy League Records
Ivy League Records is a record label based in Sydney, Australia.
History
Ivy League Records is an Australian-based record label established in 1997 by three ex-musician friends: Pete Lusty (John Reed Club) (RIP), Andy Cassell (Youth Group) an ...
(2009)
EPs
*''The Day Before'' – Ivy League Records – (2008)
Singles
*"There You Go Again" (2008)
*"Houston" (2008)
*"Heartbreak Scorsese" (2009)
Other charted songs
Band members
* Ardie Worsley - Drums & Percussion (2008-2011)
* Miles Readman - Keys & Synths (2010-2011)
* Cassian Stewart Kassimba - Keys & Synths (2008-2010)
* Leon Seenandan - Guitars (2008-2010)
* Wax Motif - DJ (2008-2010)
References
External links
Official websiteJ PlayTriple J UnearthedMTV Artist Biography
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1984 births
APRA Award winners
Australian alternative rock musicians
Living people
Musicians from Sydney