Jazz, doo-wop, gospel, rap... you name it, Skip McDonald has done it! Since playing blues on his father's guitar aged eight, Skip has been on quite a journey through music. The seventies saw a first taste of success for Skip in disco band Wood, Brass And Steel. He then buddied up with bass player Doug Wimbish, from his former band, and drummer Keith Le Blanc to form the house band at the heart of legendary label Sugar Hill. The band accompanied a host of seminal artists including Grandmaster Flash, Afrika Bambaata and of course, Sugar Hill Gang. Following a relocation to England, Skip McDonald formed a close working relationship with Adrian Sherwood, producing projects on the On-U Sound label. He continued band duties in Tackhead combininig funk, dub, industrial music and electronica. And then he's been coming full circle with Little Axe, his solo project, which sees him return to his roots playing the blues he learned from his father and sometimes mixing it with electronica, with Adrian Sherwood to create 'gospel dub'. He continues under this moniker, whilst still collaborating with artists worldwide including Mauritian singer, Daby Toure.
Wood, Brass And Steel - Long Live Music (Kon's Edit) - BBE
Grandmaster Flash And The Furious Five - White Lines - Sugar Hill
Grandmaster Flash And The Furious Five - The Message - Sugar Hill
Sugarhill Gang - Rapper's Delight - Sugarhill
Sugarhill Gang - Apache - Sugarhill
Tackhead - Ticking Time Bomb - World Records
Tackhead & Gary Clail - Hard Left - Blanc Records
Little Axe - Hammerhead - On-U Sound
Little Axe - Ride On - Wired Recordings
Little Axe - Down To The Valley - On-U Sound
Little Axe - Mean Things - Real World Records
Little Axe - If I Had My Way - Real World Records
Daby Toure & Skip McDonald - Time Has Come - Real World Records
Little Axe - Another Friend Gone - Real World Records
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