The Human Experience and Mel Semé at Soft Medicine

3-6pm PLAYSHOP: Nature and Creativity in Music

8pm: Concert with (Gone Gone Beyond) and (The Human Experience)

Los Angeles based producer, composer, and multi-instrumentalist, David Block has been taking over the globe with his primary project The Human Experience. Combining sounds and emotions from around the world, Block has transformed his performances into a truly unique experience which goes well beyond what most acts deliver. With myriad of sold-out shows, jam-packed festival slots, and a number of upcoming dates and releases to get excited about, there are countless reasons to familiarize yourself with The Human Experience.

Since the debut release of Inaudible Sounds in 2010, The Human Experience has been taking large steps to climb to the peak of the electronic scene. Growing in the hearts of his fans and making a name for himself on the stage, Block is the solemn sweetheart with the power to make you smile and sway.

Recently performing in front of packed crowds and main stage performances alike at Wakarusa, Lightning in the Bottle, ARISE Music Festival and Beloved Festival just this summer; Block has been keeping himself busy by performing a range of exclusive and extravagant shows across the country. From selling out intimate art shows with famed visual artist Android Jones, to performing at some of the largest music festivals around the globe, Block is proving his worth to the world and his dedication to the project’s future. A strong believer in the power of collaboration, Block has worked on projects with numerous artists such as Ignacio Perez (Buena Vista Social Club), William Close (The Earth Harp), Random Rab, Quixotic, and Rising Appalachia. In addition to releasing music with other groups, Block knows the importance of keeping his fans satisfied and is well-known for his ability to consistently deliver outstanding new releases to the public.

Born in Camagüey, Cuba, of Haitian parents, Mel Semé began his musical career in the Baptist church of his town hand in hand with his brothers and in the company of older musicians who played a kind of Latin gospel influenced by the missionaries who often came to Cuba from the southern United States. At an early age he began his interest in composition and the approach to multiple instruments among which the guitar, piano and drums stood out.
After graduating from the University of Music of Havana and becoming a member of the Havana Symphony Orchestra and the Camagüey Symphony Orchestra, he spent some time in Lichtenstein and Switzerland where he taught percussion and interpretation courses. Then he toured Europe with different musical projects (Jane Bunnet, David Virelles, Master Fatman, among others) in Germany, Austria, France, Italy, Holland, Belgium, Sweden, and Denmark, where he lived for a while and where he broadened his musical knowledge by sharing the stage with musicians of the Scandinavian scene. Since 2003 he lives in Barcelona.
Mel Semé has shared the stage with: Youssou Ndour, Steward Copeland, Kymani Marley, Giovanni Hidalgo, Nicholas Payton, Steve Coleman, Fito Paez, Damien Rice among others... He is leader of the group Black Gandhi and participates in projects such as Man Ex Maqina, Barcelona Percussion Project or Skyland.
He is an active member of Gone Gone Beyond and is the drummer of the Bardia Charaf Quartet.

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