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Introducing Bermuda's own Internet sensation... Uzimon

Comedian Daniel Frith aka Uzimon

He's loud, obnoxious and totally uncensored, but Uzimon, aka Daniel Frith hopes to make his Bermuda debut tonight.

Uzimon — a spoof reggae artist — is an experiment that started with Daniel and his friends debating names over lunch, and it has taken off on the Internet through Youtube and iTunes and has made a life of its own.

Tonight, the character Uzimon, backed by his band Full Clip, will make his first appearance in Bermuda when he opens for Langhorne Slim and The War Eagles at the Bermuda International Film Festival (BIFF) Wrap Party.

Daniel is adamant that the Uzimon spoof on reggae music reflects more on tunnel vision of the character and not on the genre of music he, Daniel, loves.

He said: "I had this idea for a spoof on a reggae like character for a long time. It takes a while to develop a character and right now Uzimon has taken on the persona of an international freedom fighter in the vein of Che Guevara.

"I am exploring that now. I am not really happy with the first songs. It was the first time I had been in a recording studio.

"I am having a lot of fun doing this, but I am not a reggae singer. In order to spoof something you have to love it. Spoofing is different from mockery.

"I couldn't be a reggae artist so I am just trying to combine the two things I love."

The Bermudian-born actor now lives in New York City where he is hoping to sign with an agent and continues to record his Uzimon music in a Queen's recording studio.

He hates the references to Weird Al Yankovic, an American artist who makes fun of popular songs.

Instead he believes the character he created is closer to the likes of Tenacious D, a hodgepodge band made up of comedian Jack Black and his friend Kyle Gass.

His influences include everything from Peter Sellars to Ludacris to Elephant Man to Monty Python, and even Collie Buddz, who he is not trying to parody.

What he is trying to do is have fun and if it also gives people a minute to reflect on the irony in music today, that's great too — he's not out to change the world.

He added: "The only statement that does bother me about the music and society is that music will talk about peace and the next song is about gratuitous violence.

"Uzimon is also more a litmus test for if people think he is a believable character and if they then things have gone to far."