Busker Si Cranstoun pounded the pavement for 20 years before literally being signed up on the spot by a Warner executive who discovered him performing on the street. Born and raised in Caterham, Surrey, Cranstoun is the son of a music promoter. Si and his brother Tyber grew up with the sounds of reggae and ska, and as children wrote and performed their own songs for their parents. After graduating from London's prestigious Guildhall School of Music and Drama, the brothers formed their own ska band, the Dualers, in 1999. Si's major-label debut solo album, Modern Life, dropped in October 2014, peaking at number 30 in the U.K. album chart. ~ John D. Buchanan