Skiz Fernando

Skiz Fernando
Born
Sarath H. Fernando Jr.

1968 (age 55–56)
Other namesS. H. Fernando Jr.
Alma materColumbia University Graduate School of Journalism
Occupations
  • Journalist
  • writer
  • record producer
  • rapper
Musical career
Also known as
  • Spectre
  • The Ill Saint
  • Wordsound I-Powa
  • Slotek
  • Minister Fernando
  • Skza
  • The Eye
OriginBrooklyn, New York
Genres
Years active1994–present
LabelsWordSound
Formerly of
  • Scarab
  • Crooklyn Dub Consortium

Sarath "Skiz" Fernando[1] (born 1968) is a former music critic, who has written for The New York Times, Rolling Stone, The Source, Spin, and Vibe. Later, under the alias Spectre,[2] he became a record producer, rapper, and electronica artist. He is the founder and the head of his own label WordSound,[3] as well as the author of several books about hip hop music.

  1. ^ "Sarath "Skiz" Fernando Songs, Albums, Reviews, Bio & More". AllMusic. Retrieved 4 August 2023.
  2. ^ Mcdermott, Matt. "PAN reissue obscure illbient hip-hop mixtape from Spectre". Resident Advisor. Retrieved 4 August 2023.
  3. ^ Cite error: The named reference Baltimore CityPaper was invoked but never defined (see the help page).