Harmony of sounds where pop, folk and soul intersect, mainstream and underground merge - Intriguing and deep, “I AM” take you in a cinematic, cosmic, hypnotic journey, supported by the magnetic voice of English singer Derane Obika.



Salvo Dub
Born in Catania and raised on the slopes of Mount Etna in Nicolosi. From an early age he studied the piano, subsequently switching to bass and double bass. In the mid-1990s, he discovered a passion for music played with synthesisers, samplers and drum machines, which led him to countless experiences and activities in the field of electronic music.
In 2000 he began a course in hard disk recording organised by the Youth Policies and the University of Catania, which led him to reside permanently in Catania where he opened his studio and stabilised his career as a beat maker and composer, starting and consolidating important collaborations. His first release was on vinyl for Schema Record with the project Koom-H - he worked as Music Producer for Persistence Beat (Berlin), Piranha Record (Berlin) and on the song "Beat It" by Double Beat (Milan), as well as many remixes made including "The Experiment In Ambient Soul" by The Dining Room, a record that contains remixes by ParovStelar and Boozoo Bajou, to name but a few.
In 2007, he founded the Babil on Suite project of which he is composer, author and arranger. The group has four albums to its credit and participation in some of the most prestigious festivals.
He has recorded and worked with important Sicilian and Italianartists, such as Juri Camisasca, Mario Venuti, Cesare Basile and Daniele Ciprì
Creator of 'Rigenera', an eco-festival that has now reached its 9th edition since starting in 2015.He has been coordinating and managing as a partner and entrepreneur the Agorà Social Farm, a multi-purpose agritourism farm where educational activities are held, but at the same time musical activities, theatre or conferences related to the territory are organised.
In the film sector, he collaborated on the music for "Salviamo Gli Elefanti", a docu-film by Giovanna Brogna Sonnino, and is the composer of all the original music for the award-winning web series "Fratelli Noir" and the Bracconeri docu-film "Ti racconto tuo Padre", both directed by Daniele Gangemi.
He has taken part in several international festivals including Midem (Cannes) Popkomm (Berlin) Antic Teatre (Barcelona), Rassegna SuonaBene Auditorium Parco della Musica (Rome) (Cus Cus Festival) Cornetto Free music festival opening Sting's concert in Piazza del Plebiscito (Naples)

Derane Obika

……I love to sing my true stories and its always being told with every place I perform and every person I meet. This gives me more to sing and share and I am very thankful this.

Derane's voice is capable of sounding serious and engaging, but also casual and fun - as he is also a successful musician, contracted to sing mainly in Europe, his voice has become unique and has been used for television commercials and characters in children's programmes - Working with directors in all these areas has given him a unique sound.
Derane is also an actor, which gives him the ability to introduce the right emotion for the character or commercial role he is cast in - his voice is truly one of a kind.
For some years he was part of a scene he created called Living Sounds, which now takes place in Whetstone where musicians gather to present their new works.
Derane wrote all the lyrics for the album and was a great collaborator with Salvo in finding the right melodic lines.