Video: Doc Daneeka & Abigail Wyles - Tobyjug
I challenge you not to put this on repeat. So excited about Abigail Wyles and her new music, keep your eye out...
I challenge you not to put this on repeat. So excited about Abigail Wyles and her new music, keep your eye out...
I have never been so honoured and so proud as I was at this event, to work with Eric Lau and the incredibly talented group of artists he brought together, and to host their debut show. To put it simply - it was family, and it was beautiful. I'm so sorry if you didn't get in, but this was only the beginning, there will be so much more. View the rest of the photos by Wayne Thomas on our Facebook page
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It has been five years since London saw a live performance from one of our most talented producers, and he returns with a brand new all-star band featuring; Kaidi Taitham, Tawiah, Rahel, Akwasi Mensah, Vula, Ben Jones, Alex Bonfanti and The PSM. They will be performing songs from Lau's beautiful forthcoming album "One of Many" for the first time, so this will be a very early preview for fans who can't wait until June. Eric Lau & friends will be an ever changing and evolving live show, so this might be your only chance to see this particular line up of some of London's most talented musicians all together! "Eric Lau and Family" might be more accurate for this show...
Since Eric is usually one of our resident DJs, we've invited one of one of our favourite guests Budgie back to spin alongside Marshmello.
I wish the whole world could hear this song live, beautiful as it is recorded and much as I love this video, it's a different kind of magic to what Valentina has live.
If there is one PMOI Live event that represents what I believe in perfectly, it's this. Growing up I couldn't begin to fathom the idea of going in to music (had I some talent in that area, which I don't), because it seemed so... artistically limited... for women of colour in the UK. It's in that context that I watched Tanya Auclair and ESKA - both singers, songwriters, composers, and producers who represent the exact opposite of the two dimensional women I grew up watching. These women are not just unafraid, but are opposed, to walking the monotone and conventional paths some might assume are laid out for them at a cursory glance. Whilst they are very different musically, they both excited the audience with their originality and the creativity of their work - I don't recall hearing a single "ooh baby" all evening, by the end of which most of us had our eyes closed or were in tears.
The rest of the photos by Wayne Thomas are on our Facebook page.
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This installment of PUT ME ON IT Live features two artists we've been in awe of and supporting since the very start, both performing some brand new material. ESKA is one of the most stunning vocalists and live performers we've ever come across, and it is a huge honor to have her grace our stage. A composer, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, and producer, the list of artists she has collaborated with - Matthew Herbert, Bobby McFerrin, Zero Seven, Cinematic Orchestra etc - is almost as impressive as the list of her talents (!) We are particularly excited to hear some exclusive new material!
Tanya Auclair is an artist who encapsulates what PUT ME ON IT is all about - independent, original, authentic and moving. Known for her imaginative songwriting and one woman army approach to performance, Tanya is always exciting and intriguing to watch. We had the pleasure of booking her a year ago following her self-produced EPs Thrum and Origami, and we are very excited to hear some new material from the debut album she is currently working on.
On DJ duties we have residents DJ / Producer Eric Lau and Marshmello (NTS / Two Timers) playing eclectic party music that will make you miss the last tube…
PUT ME ON IT LIVE @ THE OLD QUEENS HEAD Wednesday 10th April (7.30 - 12.00 pm)
Live: ESKA & Tanya Auclair | DJs: Eric Lau & Marshmello
If you want to know what's been going on with Tawiah the last couple of years, listen to these lyrics. If they don't wrench at your being all is lost.
Technically, I'm a promoter. In reality, I'm always the biggest fan in the room, which is actually quite a feat when you've booked both Tawiah and Mahalia. There's something about them both - obviously they're significantly different stylistically - but they both have the kind of talent and originality that turns anyone who sees them perform in to believers. Believers who follow them around from show to show, basking in the moments we can still see them up this close. I won't describe their performances in detail here because we filmed them, but it was an extremely emotional evening, with Tawiahs' eyes filling up at one point during her single "Teardrop" as she delivered a performance that was almost brutally honest and heartfelt. The full set of photos by Wayne Thomas is on our Facebook page.
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