Wilburn "Squidly" Cole is a world renowned reggae musician hailing from the Trenchtown section of Kingston, Jamaica. In 1980, Squidly made his debut in the reggae music business at the young age of 13 when he played his first hit song 'Black Black Roses' with Barrington Levy for Channel One Studio. By age 14, Earl "Chinna" Smith arranged an audition between Squidly and famed reggae Artist, Jimmy Cliff, resulting in a world tour with Jimmy Cliff and the Oneness band to Europe and Africa.
Musical talent runs deep in Squidly's family. His father, StrangeJah Cole is a living legend from the Ska and Rocksteady Era of the 1960/70s, who is credited with scoring the first reggae song, 'Bangarang' as well as several other greatest hits including: "When you call my name', "'Ruff & Tuff'', and "Give Me The Right"'. Squidly's uncle is none other than Donald "Tabby Diamond" Shaw, lead singer of the super harmony trio, The Mighty Diamonds. Their classic hits, "Pass the Coche", "I Need A Roof" and "When The Right Time Come" continue to be Jamaica's dancehall anthems.
The 100 Studio vision was fully realized in 2005. Founded by Wilburn "Squidly" Cole, 100 Studio is an independent recording studio featuring an excellent blend of roots reggae culture and dancehall music from both seasoned musicians and the best of Jamaica's up and coming talent. Thoughout Squidly's musical career, he has perfected his producing skills under the guidance of Jamaica's most celebrated and award winning reggae producers and recording studios. 100 Studio has access to numerous talented reggae veterans from Jamaica, including: Squidly Cole, Bongo Herman, Dia Ferran, Christopher Meredith, AxeMan, Beezy Coleman, Lamar Brown (aka Riff Raff) Carol "Bowie" McClaughlin, Dean Fraser, Andrew Mr. Bassman, Andrew Manning, Sticky Thompson, Obeah, Phanso, Dalton Browne, Fire House Crew, Everroll Wray, Andrew Manning, Freddy Fatstring, and Sidney Millls.
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