Dirty Velvet feat. BLVD and Souleye

Starborne Presents: DIRTY VELVET

Featuring: BLVD with Souleye

Jacaranda

Rob Noble

BLVD is a three-piece band that fuses live instrumentation with electronic production to create a truly unique sound. Combining elements of house, breakbeat and rock, their high-energy sound is perfect for the dance floor. Drummer Dylan McIntosh and Bassist Tripp Bains lock into deep subwoofing grooves, mostly of the house variety, slower to wallow in funk or faster to slip into psychedelic space. Electric guitarist Curtis Sloane adds tight melodic progressions and looping patterns, layering and warping himself electronically. All three improvise just enough to lead crowds through unexpected segues and hands-in-the-air crescendos. As a trio, they rely heavily on their production skills in the studio. By creating samples and synth lines they combine an organic live sound with the repetition and melody of electronic music.

Souleye, a Colorado based conscious-wordsmith MC, believes that music is a true healing art. His choice to perform freestyle and completely improvisational lyrics allows the present audience to participate and be involved in the creation and collective energy of the music. Souleye also brings in a new fresh fusion of written songs. Much like life, each performance is genuine and can never be replicated. Unafraid to challenge paradigms, Souleye has been bridging gaps and crossing paths between Hip Hop, Drum & Bass, Electronic, Bluegrass and FUNK.