1/3 of Rigbee Deep (one of Nottingham's longest serving DJ collectives) we specialise in playing conscious Reggae, Funk, Soul, Hip- Hop and world music with a strict 100% vinyl policy! 

We have been running a monthly/bi monthly reggae session in Nottingham for 4 years now called "Back to Basics" as well as holding numerous residencies throughout the city and have supported acts such as the Easy Star All Stars, Dreadzone, Horace Andy and the Skints. 

We have also played at Secret Garden Party festival in 2009, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014 .Shambala Festival in 2012 and United Nations Of Dub festival in 2013 and 2014.

Rigbee Deep have worked with artists and sounds such as: Riddimtion,Sweet Potato Sound system, Bongo Chilli, Murray Man, Daddy Freddy, I-mitri and the Counteraction Family, Dubheart, Vibronics, Adam Prescott, Biscuit Tin Soundsystem, Iration Steppas, Channel One and many more. 

watch out for new mixes of all genres popping up sporadically! ONE LOVE JAH RASTAFARI 

I am a singer based in Nottingham. I sing mainly jazz standards with several bands around Nottingham. Influences range from hip hop to jazz to rock I am passionate about music am lucky to have met some pretty awesome, talented guys to work with!

Rootsy Radical Faerie singer of original and traditional songs in the folk idiom, Marc is inspired and moved by Spirit to sing his own truth, playing guitar, bouzouki, harmonicas, bodhràn and low whistle.

Dark, acoustic folk vibes/ cock rock for girls. All original songs on guitar, piano, vocals and percussion. One woman band on the home recording eight track. Thank you for listening🖤

Ben Lappin (aka bloik) has firm roots in music having played the piano since he was 7 and bass guitar from 17. His first live gig came at 19, he has since played in numerous live bands covering styles such as rock to dub, punk to funk and anything in-between. He is still performing live to this day as either bloik (which started in 1995), Howling Buddha and an experimental modular synth duo called Betty And The Physics. 

At the age of 21 Ben was involved with setting up the successful Nottingham studio ‘Rubber Biscuit’.

At the age of 24 the electronic bug bit him following the purchases of an Atari, sampler and his first synthesiser.

This presented an exciting problem for Ben. How could he infuse his band background with his new love of electronic music whilst not being restricted to one particular genre?

The answer was ‘bloik’!

Bloik’s sound is a fusion of dub, jazz, house, acid, afrobeat, breakbeat and drum and bass. 

Bloik’s ‘Loungin'’ track was featured on Fabric Live 17 mixed by Aim and was highlighted as one of the stand out tracks. Fabrics own press release picked this track out by saying "there's lashings of sub-sonic melody as bloik invites you to lounge around". BBC on-line reviewer Alastair Lee described it as "bloik's filthy electro jazz cut". BBC radio 1xtra have also given airplay to the D&B track 'The Stalker'. Both tracks feature on bloik’s ‘Volume One’ artist album.

To contact bloik please email:

Ben Lappin (bloik)
bloik03@hotmail.com

Or

Andy Cessford (Head of A&R FA Recordings)
andy.cessford@formationaudio.co.uk

The Invisible Orchestra is a 16-piece ensemble combining soul, Latin, deep funk, jazz and big band with huge orchestral sweeps, Afrobeat, Arabic punk, hip-hop and brass-heavy dance music to create a vibrant, energetic and exhilarating tour de force which defies categorisation.

www.grenbartley.com
info@grenbartley.com

“A quiet triumph, no less”- fRoots
"spine tinglingly beautiful" - Bright Young Folk
"one to really look out for" - BBC Radio 2

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