Turbo B.

THE EARLY YEARS
Born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, Turbo B. started his music career as a drummer for a heavy metal band in his hometown. After joining the United States Army in July 1985, he completed basic training (C-4-3) at Fort Dix and was transferred to the 8th SC, Redstone Arsenal, AL for advanced training where he qualified to become an ammunition specialist. With his advanced training complete, he was sent to Friedberg, Germany to join the 60th Ordnance Company in Ray Barracks. After completing his service in the Army he returned to the USA but went back to Germany shortly thereafter to tour with The Fat Boys.

In 1990 DJ Rico Sparx discovered his rapping talents and introduced him to Snap! producers Michael Münzing and Luca Anzilotti.

THE SUCESS WITH SNAP!
SNAP!´s first single "The Power" became a major international hit, and Turbo B. became recognisable as the frontman of the group. To promote the record he toured widely with Snap!, rapping his lyrics and also playing drums.

With the release of Snap!'s second album, the single "Rhythm Is a Dancer" was released as it´s first single. The rest is history...

SOLO CAREER & CENTORY
After leaving Snap! Butler pursued a solo career, releasing the album Make Way for the Maniac on Polydor Records. It featured the singles "I'm Not Dead", "Get Wild", "What You See" and "Nice & Smooth".
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He went on to form the band Centory in 1994 with Sven Kirschner aka Sven Delgado Jordan, Gary Carolla, and Alex Trime. They released the hit album Alpha Centory which featured four singles that became major hits in the European charts (Point of no return, Take it to the limit, etc.).