WFS SINGAPORE

WF SESSIONS SINGAPORE '10

Worldwide Festival is back in the Lion city on the 27th and 28th of August '10 for two WF sessions of cutting edge grooves by the best of today's inspired artists. For the first time ever the whole of Zouk (Asia's clubbing mecca) will be transformed into a festival complex with one ticket giving you access to all the different spaces all united by the WF spirit, music & vibe. With four different musical enclaves, the magic of Zouk flows across its 4000-pax venue with its inventive architecture, distinctive style and mind-blowing soundsystems.

Artists already confirmed are: Dam Funk, Jazztronik, Dorian Concept, dOP, Zed Bias aka Maddslinky, Ikonika, Lefto, Gilles Peterson, Jeremy Boon, Andrew Chow, djB, Tony Tay, Hong, Eclipse, Ghetto, Syndicate, Kaye, Funk Bast*rd, KFC, Pushin' On, Daniel Koh, Michaela Therese.... Tickets are available at ZOUK BOX OFFICE, 17 Jiak Kim Street, Singapore 169420.

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BOOGIE NIGHTS

LA funkateer Dâm-Funk is hot right now. The funk and boogie obsessive - 'Music man first, selector second'- has resurrected the genre of boogie, which got big in the late 1970s and early 1980s, as electronic instruments and disco smoothed out funk's grit, but his songs are also influenced by Chicago house, experimental electronic music and the slow roll of '90s gangsta rap. Thanks to Funkmosphere, Dam-Funk’s weekly L.A. party, as well as various internet-distributed DJ mixes, Dam has been hailed as the “ambassador” of the style. Channeling the past Dâm-Funk brings funk back to the future.

AUSTRIA'S WUNDERKIND

Dorian Concept has already made a name for himself at the more forward thinking beat parties around Europe, bringing his exemplary production skills to the live stage with Ableton and his trusty Microkorg keyboard. Dorian's mix of sticky funk and twisted electronic chord changes from experimental hip hop to jazz, funk, and electronica is tearing up sound systems all over the world.. When it comes to his music making, Dorian brings that essential childlike playfulness with a big pair of booties. He has become renowned for his energy fuelled live performances, amazing audiences worldwide by his ability to construct crazy but dance floor friendly beats. Well you just need to see him play live to understand why!

BIASONIC EXPERIENCE

Dave Jones, AKA Zed Bias, Maddslinky... is the Manchester based producer and DJ from deep within the UK dance music scene. One of the true innovators of UK Garage, his releases helped set the blueprint for the darker Garage sound at the end of the ‘90s, and with his many side projects he has also taken things into a jazzy, soulful direction. He's also known for his countless productions as Phuturistix, Maddslinky, The Henchmen, remixed everyone from Whitney Houston to The Streets, worked with the likes of Miss Dynamite and Amy Winehouse, and with 'Neighbourhood' even had a Top 30 chart hit. His DJ sets fuses his trademark bass-heavy Biasonics and true 21st century Soul.

JAPAN'S FINEST

Jazztronik is the name of Ryota Nozaki's project where he keeps a free style in making music with different musicians and singers. Being one of Japan's leading DJs, Ryota Nozaki's musical styles include, but are not limited to nu jazz and jazz house. As a producer, he has also written and arranged songs for Mondo Grosso, Taro Hakase, Bebe, Sandii, Miho Karasawa, Gospellers, and more. He has also remixed songs for artists including Bird, M-Flo, Modaji, London Elektricity (A.K.A.Izit), Yukihiro Fukutomi, Mika Nakashima. Nozaki started “Jazztronik” as a free-form music project, which grew viral with his major debut album, “Horizon”, in 2003. His track, "Samurai" became one of the biggest hits over the world.

FRENCH HOUSE IS ALIVE & KICKING

The dynamic trio of musicians dOP are the latest French sensation, combining live instruments, vocals and electronics as if it was the simplest thing in the world. Striking just the right balance between deepness and fun whilst focusing on the finer details, dOP leave the brash and the absurd to others. Hailing from France and playing electronic music, through a swinging jazz aesthetic, dOP’s sound is head music for the heart, body music for your head.

HYPERDUB'S FIRST LADY

Sara Abdel-Hamid – aka Ikonika – is one of UK dubstep's sharpest talents. From the moment she exploded onto the scene with her stunning debut 12" for Hyperdub, Please I Simulacrum, it was clear that a singularly talented producer had arrived, and it immediately caused a lot of people to sit up and take notice. Armed with a formidable cache of intricately programmed bleeps, tough drum patterns that flirt with dubstep, house, R&B, juke and electro flavours, Ikonika finally touched down on Hyperdub with her debut LP "contact, love, want, have". From off kilter rhythms to melodic bliss, Hyperdub's first lady takes dubstep to uncharted waters without skipping a beat.