People Music Presents: Sam Binga w So Sus

People Music Presents

SAM BINGA

w So Sus

DJ Girlfriends (Mirin Doja b2b Korra The Kid), GLTY b2b Hexi, Subduktion

Friday October 4th | 10pm - 4am | $15 - $20 Limited Adv | 21+

Monkey Loft Seattle

:: Sam Binga Bio::

Sam Binga is an artist at the meeting of dance music's most vibrant strains. Since the project's 2013 debut, the Bristol linchpin has consistently drawn a line between forward-thinking club sounds from around the world while infusing them with a classic UK soundsystem sensibility and a unique personality which can only be described as his.

From the bump’n’flex of Garage to the intensity of Jungle, the Afro-Caribbean influences of UK Funky to the percussive energy of Techno and Footwork – Binga's channelling of worldwide influences has resulted in some of underground dance music's most innovative music of recent years, with ripple effects felt worldwide. Along with frequent collaborators Fracture and Om Unit, Binga was part of the first wave of UK artists to take the rawness of Chicago's 160bpm pulse and mix it with elements of classic Jungle to create a cross-genre, multi-continent cultural conversation that is still making waves today. At the same time, early experimentations with Redders spawned 'AYO' and 'Lef Dem', epitomizing the 'halftime' sound which became a movement that brought a whole new sound to one of dance music’s most enduring forms - Drum & Bass. Wasted Days, his

standout 2015 debut, continued this journey, weaving Grime vocals and production seamlessly into his work and reaching out across the globe to feature vocal talent from Baltimore’s TT The Artist and Jamaica’s Warrior Queen, while his work with Rider Shafique has charted new links between classic Dancehall and cutting-edge club music.

The pandemic put a temporary hold on a global DJ schedule that has taken him from Argentina to China, from America to India, and beyond - but the enforced time off the road was not wasted. Locking himself in the studio, the focus on his very own label ‘Pineapple’ has allowed him to build an essential destination for those DJs and listeners who appreciate multi-genre, tempo-fluid productions underpinned by a focus on fresh vocal energy and infectious percussive workouts.

Collaborations with artists such as Bakey and Nikki Nair, and solo EPs from Amy Kisnorbo, Fixate and Cesco have all found their way into the sets of everyone from DJ Stingray to Ben UFO - while in the live arena, Pineapple has taken over Keep Hush, Outlook and toured the United States, with Sir Hiss and Addison Groove joining Binga on a two-week set of label showcases from Baltimore to Seattle. Meanwhile, the Pineapple Records show on Rinse channel SWU.FM has quickly become an essential listen for fans of cutting edge multi-genre underground dance music. For the label, and for Binga himself, the sound is local, but the perspective is global.

:: So Sus Bio ::

Vancouver-based, transfemme artist, So Sus has released their music on electronic music’s most notable labels, including Monstercat, Deadbeats, Bitbird, Circus, Subsidia, Alter/Ego, and more. With a signature sound incorporating different elements of leftfield and freeformbass music, So Sus bridges emotive sonic elements with hard-hitting components for a maximal listening and dancing experience.

In 2021, So Sus’ debut VoicesEP was nominated for Dance Recording of the Year by the Juno Awards in Canada. In 2021 they also won Electronic Artist of the Year at the Western Canada Music Awards. Their second EP “Genesis” with Hex Cougar, Pauline Herr & Sejohas accumulated millions of streams across Spotify and SoundCloud. The sounds of SoSus have been heard on radio stations around the world, including BBC Radio 1, Triple J, and 5FM—So Sus has even joined #BANGUERS with Benzi for a guest mix on Diplo’s Revolution on Sirius XM. So Sus’ production prowess cannot be overstated as they have had their records played by some of the world’s biggest DJs such as Skrillex, Excision, Alison Wonderland, The Chainsmokers, RL Grime, Zeds Dead, Illenium, and more.

So Sus has played Shambhala, Monstercat Compound, FVDED in the Park, Rifflandia, PopMontreal, Treefort, Gold Rush AZ & many more. Their touring resume includes supporting acts such as Zeds Dead, Hamdi, Imanu, Wreckno, Jon Casey, UZ, Krewella, G Jones, Of The Trees, and More.

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