BASE at Trans & DreadDisco presents

Jon Kennedy

(Grand Central Records/Organik Recordings) Full Live Band, Defcon (Live), DreadDisco (Nik Muzka/Lyndon Stephens)

Oh Yeah Music Centre
Saturday 17th July, 9pm
£6

Funk/Hip Hop/Soul/Breaks/Disco/Wonky/Kitchen Sink

Almost certainly one of the 3 most talented men in all of Stockport. Jon is a man on a musical mission. His style is hard to describe, there are elements of funk, soul and hip hop, always a beat and definitely an intent to get you grooving. Apart from that don’t expect anything but good music, because that’s what Jon does – creates, and opens people’s ears to good new music.

A trained drummer himself, he leads a new band, while he drives the beat and works the sounds he creates. He wants to mix up triggering sounds with the players. I like the idea of trying to match the sound live because it’s such a challenge for us. It’s easy to ‘cover’ my tunes live and I am sick of hearing bands say, ‘We’re not trying to recreate the sound live’ – to me that is exactly what it is all about! I picked my band members carefully, they are all performers who know how to play and enjoy playing together.