LEAF – London Electronic Arts Festival is a two-day cultural celebration of electronic live music performances, parties, installations, masterclasses, screenings and conversations at Tobacco dock.
Tobacco Dock was built in the early 19th century as a tobacco storage warehouse complex, now converted into a stunning events space situated in E1 and spread over 2 floors and 16,000m2. This unique venue has a huge variety of spaces from the big and cavernous to the small, dark and intimate, which provides the perfect setting as the home of the London Electronic Arts Festival (LEAF).
Saturday is the main LEAF event at Tobacco Dock with an incredible line-up of some the world’s most revered electronic artists spread across 3 distinct rooms of music. Luciano, Tale Of Us, Sasha, DJ Harvey, Pan-Pot and Anja Schneider joined alongside Chris Liebing, Modeselektor (DJ) and Stefan Hinz (Live)
Join Point Blank Music School, voted the world’s ‘Best Electronic Music School’ by the readers of DJ Mag, will be hosting a specialist master class area for the more technologically hungry attendees of LEAF.
Starting out as a commercial recording studio and journeying to their current internationally renowned status, Point Blank’s goal has always been to harness and demonstrate the creative process of making music at the highest level. Expert knowledge will be on offer from some of the most talented and respected artists in the world individually hosted sessions from Ben Pearce, Busy P, DJ Hype, Dusky, Luciano, Micachu and Sasha, covering everything from production and DJ focused master classes, to live track deconstruction, discussions on setting up a label and the process and emotions involved in breaking a new act.
Secondly, LEAF is pleased to announce the addition of a special Ninja Tune panel – Ninja Tune at 25. Here, the progressive UK label will discuss their music and the music industry past and present. Panel members include Ninja Tune artists Toddla T, Andreya Triana and label owner, Peter Quicke.
A Short Film About Chilling celebrates it’s 25th Anniversary with at LEAF this year, with a screening and conversation moderated by Chris English that will also feature some of the film’s key protagonists.
Angus Cameron’s 1990 channel 4 documentary captured the spirit of early 90’s Ibiza, featuring interviews and performances from Terry Farley, Boy’s Own, 808 State, The Farm, A Man Called Adam and Rocky & Diesel. Packed with insightful footage from the legendary KU club (now Privilege) and Cafe Del Mar and a soundtrack showcasing music from Bocca Juniors, Andrew Weatherall, The Orb, The Grid, Primal Scream and stacks of timeless records from the period.
Finally, LEAF announces panelists for the Meet Team RAM Records discussion panel which will consist of founder Andy C, Label MD Scott Bourne, Jason Ellis (Virgin / Positiva), Dean Marsh (Creative law) and Andy Singh (Republic of Music).
RAM Records has played a consistently dominant role in the foundation and development of drum & bass as a genre since it’s inception in 1992. Originally the label placed itself boldly at the forefront of a genre that didn’t even exist yet. It quickly cultivated it’s own distinctive sonic signature that helped kick start the Drum and Bass movement and careers of artists such as Andy C, Chase & Status, Sub Focus, and Wilkinson.
Attendees will also get the chance to meet the leading lights behind one of the hottest dance labels on the planet, Black Butter Records (first home of Rudimental, Clean Bandit and Jessie Ware) and hear the story of their meteoric rise. On the line-up is legendary disco DJ, DJ Harvey will be interviewed by Rob da Bank – expect a no holds barred, frank and enlightening conversation by one of the scene’s most influential players.
In addition to the above, LEAF once again teams up with Jersey’s cutting-edge Branchage Film Festival to present ‘Beats On Film’, a programme of films portraying or examining defining stages in the evolution of dance music. Each film will be accompanied by Q&As featuring special guests musicians, DJs and filmmakers who will discuss the themes of the films.
Tickets from £29.50 www.leaflondon.net or www.Gigsandtours.com
LEAF Friday 6 & Saturday 7 March 2015
50 Porters Walk, London E1W 2SF
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