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George Watsky is a rapper, writer and performer from San Francisco now living in Los Angeles. A versatile lyricist who switches between silly and serious, technically complex and simply heartfelt, George won the Youth Speaks Grand Slam Finals and the Brave New Voices National Poetry Slam in 2006. Immediate after, George appeared on the final season of "Russell Simmons Presents Def Poetry" on HBO in 2007 while himself a college Freshman and subsequently performed at over 150 universities across the country. Rapping all the while under the name 'Watsky,' George released a jazz-hip hop record with his band Invisible Inc in 2007 and the self-titled 'Watsky' in 2010, which peaked at #7 on the iTunes hip hop charts. In January 2011 George's fast rapping went viral and led to two appearances on the Ellen Show, a slot on Last Call with Carson Daly, and an exploding online profile. George has performed at the Just for Laughs festival in Montreal, the NAACP Image Awards on FOX, three times at the Kennedy Center in Washington, DC, and has been featured in XXL, Billboard Magazine, and the New York Times Magazine. Watsky's social media presence made him one of only 23 artists dubbed by 'The Next Big Sound' as a 'Big Sound of 2011,' alongside Mac Miller, Kreayshawn and Skrillex.

Pendulum are undoubtedly one of the biggest electronic bands of all time. With 3 platinum albums to their name including renowned debut ‘Hold Your Colour’ and a UK #1 and #2 for ‘Immersion’ and ‘In Silico’, the drum and bass/ rock band from Perth, Australia have sold over a million albums in the UK alone. Selling out global arena tours and playing to thousands across main stage performances from Glastonbury, Download to Reading and Leeds and a headline slot at Ultra Miami, the band returned with their new EP ‘Elemental’ in 2021 and have announced the return of the live band and more new music for 2022/23.

Nothing lasts forever, all things decay... but music lives on. This is an experiment in the esoteric application of rhythm and harmony. Sounds that describe the mystical Universe. The therapeutic thrashing of drums, the deep resonance of bass, the soul soothing pleasure of melody and the desperate rasp of human vocals. All conspire together here to form a discernible picture of profound life experience. True musical expression revealing the depths and rawness of the heart!

''We don't see things as they are(dharma), we see things as appearances(rupa), saturated with our projections of self.''

Dharmavidya.

As a Pureland Buddhist I find myself more and more inclined to express myself musically. Particularly with electronic sounds, as they seem to best resonate with my internal and external world. There is great joy for me in expressing my soul in this way and putting it out into the world to see who else understands it. Music is an important bridge between people, helping us to connect and identify in ways that would not otherwise happen. 

Namo Amida Bu

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