Jeremy Ellis (The Roots)

Venue:

The Lantern
Time:

20:00
Date:

Sat 24 Mar 2018

Man meets machine in a jaw-dropping night of technical wizardry. Jeremy Ellis has taken playing the drum machine, known as finger-drumming, to stratospheric levels. Whether releasing club classics under his alias Ayro, or working with The Roots and Jazzanova, Ellis’ intricate rhythms are unrivalled. Now a global authority on this complex instrument, Ellis continues to push boundaries and play live sets with just his fingers.

Support from DJ Cheeba.

This is a standing show.
Ages 16+

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Jeremy Ellis

The technologically quirky technique that Jeremy Alexander Ellis has mastered is a testament to what can happen when man meets machine. Ellis has elevated finger-drumming to stratospheric levels and according to Questlove (The Roots) created an art. At a time when laptop DJ’ing and Techno, House, and Hip-Hop production were the standard, Ellis focused on live sets and performance, mixing as many complex rhythms and harmonies as he could and playing live sets completely with his fingers. Ellis’ key past performances include Google Zeitgeist, Red Bull MP Embassy, MTV Scratch-Pitch and TED Conferences, and the Brooklyn Academy of Music. Currently working with names including DJ Q-bert, he’s always developing, currently learning about innovations such as virtual, 360-degree boards to bring breathtaking light and sound shows.

DJ Cheeba

DJ Cheeba is hailed as one of the most progressive audio visual artists around today and has found an audience world wide with his unique style of turntablism and video manipulation.

Cheeba has produced a variety of celebrated projects including video mixes, movie re-scores, adverts, documentaries and commissioned projects for everyone from Led Zeppelin to Aardman as well as the eclectic mixtapes that he’s best know for and have topped have iTunes download charts. In 2016 Cheeba is touring several different audio visual projects ranging from the cinema style ‘After School Special’ and ‘Plan 9 From Outer Space’ to the dancefloor club and festival shows like ‘Return To The Boom Bap’ and ‘Double Vision’.

Known for his cut and paste style of turntablism, audiences can expect a high paced trip through styles made to make you dance, think and smile. More than just a DJ, Cheeba is a audio visual artist known for the broadest beats and blowing minds.

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