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Bukem in Session -LTJ Bukem feat. MC Conrad-6 Mar@ Blue Frog


Bukem In Session - LTJ Bukem featuring MC Conrad

日期: 2010年3月6日 星期六
地點: 澳門威尼斯人 藍蛙
時間: 晚上10:30至 - 早上6:00

DJs: LTJ Bukem featuring MC Conrad
其他演出嘉賓: Fat Demon (HK), Saiyan (HK/Macau), MC Capas (Singapore), VJ Ocular (HK)
門票: 預售$260 (www.macau.com), 即日$320 。包一杯飲品

天皇級Drum n' Bass巨星LTJ Bukem將伙拍MC Conrad於亞洲區巡迴演出. 而香港Dn' B 團體Magnetic Soul亦成功邀請到這位Drum n' Bass 界備受尊重的Good Looking廠牌長老LTJ Bukem 與唸唱猛人MC Conrad搭檔首次來澳!

LTJ Bukem本名Danny Williamson, 來自於英國. 是Dn'B音樂家,創作人以及DJ. 在雙親深愛古典樂的薰陶下, LTJ Bukem是一位古典音樂鋼琴師.拉赫曼尼諾夫,
柴可夫斯基的音樂也影響了LTJ Bukem. 後來他們搬到 Watford, LTJ Bukem的音樂老師 - Nigel Crouch啟蒙了 LTJ Bukem開始接觸融合爵士的世界. 80 年代, LTJ Bukem 17歲的那一年, 他開始於英國的 Pub 以DJ身份播放唱片. 1987 年時,他播放的 DJ Set 已獲得好評, 1988 年, LTJ Bukem 開始意識到 DJing 這個工作可以成為他一生的職業. 他以跳躍的碎拍,活潑的旋律,優雅的節奏,結合了爵士樂音樂的遐想空間,為Dn' B的音樂風格開創了一條全新的未來之路. 1990年代陸續發表的"Logical Progression"、" Progression Sessions"、"Earth"系列專輯,成立了自家廠牌"Good Looking Records",開啟Drum 'n' bass結合jazz、ambient的全新視野!

當LTJ Bukem與MC Conrad配對演出時,呈現Drum 'n' bass高張壓力的完美爆發,讓全場爆滿的派對動物欲罷不能、直呼過癮!2010年3月6日星期六, Bukem In Session - LTJ Bukem featuring MC Conrad 勢必成港澳跳舞樂迷的盛事!

預售門票有限, 欲購從速:
http://www.macau.com/en/shows_and_events/510/bukem-in-session-ltj-bukem-featuring-mc-conrad

Bukem In Session - LTJ Bukem featuring MC Conrad
Date: Saturday, March 6th, 2010
Venue: Blue Frog - The Venetian, Macau
Time: 10:30PM - 6:00AM
DJs: LTJ Bukem featuring MC Conrad
Support: Fat Demon (HK), Saiyan (HK/Macau), MC Capas (Singapore), VJ Ocular (HK)
Cost: $260 advance (www.macau.com), $320 door w/drink

Facebook Event Page: http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=306591468952

LTJ Bukem featuring MC Conrad will be appearing in Australia, New Zealand, Thailand (3 Dates), Singapore, Shanghai, Taipei, and Macau.

LTJ Bukem / goodlooking Biography:
Youtube Channel: http://www.youtube.com/goodlookingtv
Discography/Bio/Photos: http://www.nme.com/artists/ltj-bukem
Myspace: http://www.myspace.com/goodlookingrecords
Recent Interview: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p7IN-7hnmL0


LTJ Bukem is the stage name used by the drum and bass musician, producer and DJ Danny Williamson (born 1967, London). He is most associated with the jazzy, atmospheric side of drum and bass, and his record label Good Looking Records, which defined and remains near-synonymous with the subgenre. Williamson was raised in Watford, England. He was trained as a classical pianist and discovered jazz fusion in his teenage years, having a jazz funk band at one stage. However by the late 1980s he decided to become a DJ, and gained fame in the rave scene of the early 1990s. As a producer, he released a series of classic jungle tracks such as Demon's Theme (1991), Atlantis and Music (1993).

He then dipped in visibility as a producer, with his work running legendary London club night Speed and his record label Good Looking Records coming to the fore. A series of compilations entitled Logical Progression highlighted a jazz and ambient influenced side of drum and bass. The style became widely known as intelligent drum and bass, although Bukem himself maintained opposed to the moniker, unhappy with the implication that other styles of jungle were not intelligent. Bukem also explored the downtempo end of electronic lounge music, with sister label Looking Good and the Earth series of compilations. Some of the artists who rose to fame under Good Looking in this period include Blame, Seba, Big Bud, Blu Mar Ten, Future Engineers, and Artemis.

On July 16, 1995 he did an Essential Mix alongside MC Conrad. In 1997 he remixed the James Bond theme for David Arnold's concept album of James Bond music. In 2000 he finally released a debut solo album, the double-CD Journey Inwards. The album heavily emphasised his jazz fusion influences. 2001 saw a remix of Herbie Hancock.

He DJs extensively around the world, often under the Logical Progression or Progression Sessions banner, with other Good Looking artists and house MCs Conrad and DRS.

In 2009, he released a Fabric Live CD - LTJ BUKEM : FABRIC LIVE 46

MC Conrad
http://www.myspace.com/mcconradw2bh
Few people can lay claim to being the definitive voice of their profession, and although he'd hate to admit it, it just so happens that MC Conrad is one of those few. From his formative rave days and partnership with LTJ Bukem, through Speed and onto the present day, MC Conrad has come to be regarded as a defining element in the drum and bass scene worldwide. His raps bring together thoughts and feelings culled from all aspects of life, personally organised to complement the music and to connect with those who are listening.

Music has always been an influence: Conrad spent his formative years engrossed in the family record collection, whilst absorbing a variety of vocal styles and music genres. Although, it wasn't long before he began to develop his own individual tastes, of which early electro was his most favoured. This provoked his involvement with urban street music and its culture, and the first inkling of his desire to make music of his own. Conrad's first artistic tool came in the form of a microphone. Performing came naturally, and as a result it wasn't long before he began to rap for a local hip hop band where he began to develop his own individual style at a rapid rate.

Sadly, as his talent developed British hip-hop wasn't developing to Conrad's satisfaction and as a result Conrad decided to take his vocal talents elsewhere. The early rave scene was the ideal nesting ground for Conrad and with fate on his side it wasn't long before he managed to hook up with the now legendary LTJ Bukem. There were many replicas but their partnership has since proven to be the definitive DJ/MC partnership – representing the sound of an independent record label across the globe for more than a decade. Although Bukem's music may have initiated it with 'Demon's Theme', their partnership has continued it.

After numerous accolades, world tours, and a whole host of hugely popular vocal performances in both live and recoded arenas, most notably the classic Logical Progression and Progression Series of albums and events. In recent years Conrad has taken all his experience and thrown it into the studio. It's been a long road but his most recent productions have undoubtedly made it all worth while, most significantly his collaboration with label colleague Makoto. With support from just about every specialist radio show, and a whole host of premium DJs from around the world, 'Golden Girl' promises to be massive in 2004.

However 'Words 2 Be Heard' remains closest to his heart: a production collective that aims to put the live voice in its traditional place – at the front of a band. Bringing together vocalists, musicians and producers, they are a collective on a mission: to take dance music out of the sampler and onto the stage. Conrad hopes to remove the technological stigma so tightly attached to dance music and gain access to all the atmosphere and experimentation that live music insists upon. In keeping with the sprit of his performances as an MC, nothing remains static, and every performance promises to be different to the last.

These are exciting times for MC Conrad, as he continues to develop his style and his skills towards un-chartered territory.