Dobie

Anthony Alexander Campbell, better known by his stage name Dobie, is a British alternative hip hop musician and producer. His nickname came about due to his resemblance to the character Dobie in the TV detective series Starsky and Hutch.

Early career Campbell worked as a skateboarder and photographer in the early 1980s. As a photographer, he photographed the skaters in South Bank, and the breakdancers in Covent Garden in the early 1980s. Soon afterward, he met Soul II Soul, after which Jazzie B recruited him to produce tracks on their debut album Club Classics Vol. One.

Solo career Campbell's first solo release was an eponymous EP on Howie B.'s Pussyfoot Records in 1995. It was followed by a remixed version of the album, The Sound of One Hand Clapping Version 2.5, in 2004 on BBE Records. He then released two EPs in 2012: Nothing to Fear and ...But Fear Itself, both on Big Dada Records. His official second album was 2013's We Will Not Harm You, which was also released by Big Dada.

Personal life Due to Campbell's shy nature, Gilles Peterson has described Campbell as "the Ghost Dog of Stoke Newington".

Discography Studio albums The Sound of One Hand Clapping (Pussyfoot, 1998) The Sound of One Hand Clapping Version 2.5 (BBE, 2004) We Will Not Harm You (Big Dada, 2013)

EPs The Dobie E.P. (Pussyfoot, 1995) Nothing to Fear (Big Dada, 2012) ...But Fear Itself (Big Data, 2012)