As a young child, Toby Petter Herskind Sorensen a.k.a. Rocker-T was taught to sing in a Lutheran choir in Brooklyn, New York. From a very early age into his teens he played the piano and the classical guitar.

By the time he was in High School he was playing in a Rock band, a Punk band and a New Wave band. The Punk band known as Noize Police evolved into a Ska-Reggae trio named the Ska-Danks which by 1989 had mutated into an underground dancehall-Reggae-HipHop phenomenon boasting guests like Jamalski, Sugar Minott and Shaggy. Also around 1988 he began toasting for the Brooklyn based Eruption Hi-Power and TNT Boys & Girls as well as Manhattan based BBC2 HiFi which was run by the current Editor-in-Chief of Vibe Magazine, Rob Kenner. Of note are opening gigs for Buster Poindexter & the Bansees of Blue, Cypress Hill, Lee Scratch Perry, Burning Spear and Super Cat among a myriad of others. At the same time Rocker-T formed Jah Warrior Shelter Hi-Fidelity Sound System fronting the sound as both a selecter and an MC.

Skadanks signed to Edutainer/Elektra in 1991 releasing Whole World African produced by KRS One in 1991 and Give Thanks produced by the band and D2 in 1994. The Biltmore Ballroom, Reggae Lounge, the Wetlands, S.O.B.'s, Tramps and the Lion's Den are among many venues that Rocker-T and company shredded on a regular basis.

All the while Rocker-T had been evolving both his musical tastes and styles and in 1995 he headed to the west coast and joined the Roots-Meditation outfit Jah Levi and the Higher Reasoning touring extensively from Seattle to Santa Cruz. He was soon blessed to travel to Trinidad & Tobago and also Jamaica where he performed at the Portmore Entertainment Center opening for Jr. Cat and Capleton. During this time he was initiated by Elder Lidj Ras Menelik Da Costa and Rastafari Elder Ras Pidow into the true and living science of Word, Sound & Power and Niyahbinghi Chanting and Drumming. Also in this same year he was asked to be one of the main frontmen for the newly-formed and presently renown Cannabis Cup Band and played the Amsterdam Cannabis Cup for the first of many times, of special note backing and singing with Rita Marley for Bob Marley's induction into the Cannabis Hall of Fame, opening for Spearhead, and eventually becoming the DJ Coordinator for the entire event.

In 1997 Rocker-T returned to New York to team up with long-time Ska-Scene brethrens King Django of the Stubborn All-Stars and Agent Jay of Crazy Baldhead. He started production and recording of his first solo album along with Agent Jay and bassist Victor Rice subsequently to be released on Stubborn Records.

Glen Adams released Rocker-T's A New Revelation just prior to the year 2000 and Mr. Maigret's Conquering Lion Soundz released T's only to-date recorded-in-Amsterdam production, a tune entitled Sensi In The Club which has become quite popular among the artists of Amsterdam as well as the club kids of Panama. In the year 2000 he appeared at Reggae On The River, an event that was marked by the overwhelming enthusiasm of the backstage staff and front-row fans toward Rocker's presence. Also at Reggae on the River is where Rocker-T established a relationship with Joan Baez. In 2001 he played the Sierra Nevada World Music Festival and was invited back in 2004. Once again it was obvious that Rocker-T was quite the local favorite, judging by the exodus of fans from the main stage to the village stage where he was performing.