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2010.11.12 NuJazz Festival w/ DJ Shadow, Pigeon John : Live from the Shadowsphere + Visuals
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The Union & The NuJazz Festival Present
DJ Shadow – Live From The Shadowsphere
DJ SHADOW returns to Toronto this November with his stunning audio-visual show launched in July of this year. As innovative as ever, DJ SHADOW's current live presentation involves playing classic tracks as well as new material from inside a giant 3D sphere, called "The Shadowsphere", imposed with stunning live visuals courtesy of audio-visual genius Ben Stokes.
NuFunk.ca and the Nu Jazz Festival, in association with Union Events, is honoured to welcome the legendary DJ Shadow, one of the greatest hip-hop DJ/beatmasters of all-time, to Toronto as part of his “Live From the Shadowsphere" 2010 tour.
It’s all happening Friday November 12th at The Phoenix Concert Theatre (410 Sherbourne St.). Doors are at 9:00 pm. Advance tickets are $29.50 online at Unionevents.com, Ticketmaster.ca (or by phone #416-870-8000) and at Rotate This (801 Queen St. W.), Soundscapes (572 College St.) & Play De Record (357 Yonge St.).
Buy tickets: DJ Shadow tickets The Phoenix Concert Theatre Toronto, ON, Directions, seating chart. Official Ticketmaster site.
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The Official Home of DJ Shadow.
nu jazz festival : nov. 5 - 15, 2010
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About DJ Shadow:
DJ Shadow (born Josh Davis) is widely credited as a key figure in developing the experimental instrumental hip-hop style associated with the London-based Mo' Wax label. Inspired by hip-hop's early years, he then grew to absorb the heyday of crews like Eric B. & Rakim, Ultramagnetic MCs, and Public Enemy; groups which prominently featured DJs in their ranks.
Shadow's first full-length, Endtroducing..., was released in late 1996 to immense critical acclaim in Britain and America. Preemptive Strike, a compilation of early singles, followed in early 1998. Later that year, Shadow produced tracks for the debut album by U.N.K.L.E., a long-time Mo' Wax production team that gained superstar guests including Thom Yorke (of Radiohead), Richard Ashcroft (of the Verve), Mike D (of the Beastie Boys), and others.
Nearly six years after his debut production album, the proper follow-up, The Private Press, was released in June 2002. In 2006 he released another long awaited full-length album, The Outsider, which featured rising Bay Area Hyphy rappers including Keak Da Sneak and E-40. The Outsider also featured a single with Q-Tip (of A Tribe Called Quest), which led to Shadow's first appearance on The Late Show with David Letterman. Between 2007 and 2009 Shadow released three volumes of The 4-Track Era Collection, a series of his earliest recordings collaborated with fellow hip-hop DJ Cut Chemist. Together they created a series of mixes that fused soul, funk, and rock, in the framework of a cohesive concept involving using only 45 rpm
records. These mixes include ‘Brainfreeze’, ‘Product Placement’, and ‘The Hard Sell’, which would be debuted at the Hollywood Bowl.
2010 has seen Shadow hard at work on his next album, which he has called "a return to form,"
Pigeon John
Pigeon John on Myspace Music
Pigeon John hails from sunny Southern California, Inglewood to be exact. It's easy to assume his signature blend of wit, charisma and undeniable stage presence is a fortunate gift (and it is), but let's be real. Everyone starts somewhere. Pigeon John cut his teeth in the early 90s at the legendary Good Life Cafe, spitting rhymes on the same stage with then fledgling, now established artists like Freestyle Fellowship, Kurupt, The Pharcyde and Jurassic 5. Good Life open-mic nights became PJ's ritual. It was the perfect environment to hone his performance and delivery skills amongst discerning peers.
Time at the Good Life gave way to time spent at local venues and in the studio with friends like Brainwash Projects and LA Symphony. His appearances on the underground classics, The Rise and Fall of Brainwash Project and Composition ..1 from Brainwash Projects and LA Symphony, respectively, put him on the radar as one to watch.
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This show is part of the Toronto Nu Jazz Festival, which for its 3rd Annual edition is presenting its most exciting and star-filled lineup ever! Other confirmed artsts this year include DJ Shadow, Mark de Clive-Lowe featuring Sy Smith, Aloe Blacc, Rich Medina, The Souljazz Orchestra, and many others taking the stage at in the city's most happening spaces; presented in partnership with other leading promoters like Embrace, Union Events, and other friends dedicated to bringing the nu sounds of today to Toronto.
Other Toronto Nu Jazz Festival Events:
Friday November 5th @ The Great Hall
Launch Party with Rich Medina, Souljazz Orchestra, The Minotaurs & dj NaNa
Presented in association with Fusicology
Thursday September 11th @ Revival
Mark de Clive-Lowe feat. Sy Smith
with Sunny Albeau + DJs Jason Palma, John Kong, General Eclectic & Goldfinger
Presented in association with The Main Ingredient
Saturday November 13th @ The Great Hall
Tortured Soul + King Sunshine, Groove Institute & DJ Gadget
Presented in association with Music Stylist, United Soul & Sapporo Beer
Monday November 15th @ Wrongbar
Aloe Blacc with Maya Jupiter & special guests
Presented in association with Embrace
The Nu Jazz Festival is made possible by the support of the Ontario Arts Council.
For more info:
nu jazz festival : nov. 5 - 15, 2010 ! toronto's new music festival
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