World is Sound at Elbo Room Jack London

Tonight is a "soft launch" due to bad weather warning, but we will be there from 9-1AM! Jef Stott and World is Sound begin a new residency at Elbo Room in Oakland's Jack London district! A monthly night of global bass, dub and tropical beats from the far corners of the globe. We celebrate the amazing diversity of our Oakland home thru music and dance. As above so below! Featuring - JEF STOTT (Six Degrees/ World is Sound) DLMJ (Global Barrio/ Mexico City) JILL PARKER/ Little Egypt (Tribal Bellydance) This is a free low key event to get us started on the ground floor @ the new Elbo Room. We will be spinning in the street level bar from 9:30-1:30 PM. This event is produced in part by World is Sound a video series about TRAVEL and MUSIC http://worldissound.tv/ Featured Artists JEF STOTT (Six Degrees/ Embarka Records) Composer, producer and performer JEF STOTT has been deftly navigating the realms of world fusion music for nearly two decades, where he has consistently been at the forefront of the International Global Bass movement. A prolific producer and composer he has been releasing music on notable labels such as Six Degrees Records, Mercury, Hearts of Space and many others. His latest project ASLAN DUB SYSTEM Vol. 1, his 12th full-length studio production is out now on his new EMBARKA RECORDS label. Jef has embarked on several successful world tours and international appearances including several tours of Japan, Turkey and North America. Jef Stott’s DJ sets bring a sense of tribal community to the dance floor with dynamic live instrumentation and top shelf musicality from guest performers interplaying with original tracks and live remixes. The arc of his performances can range from the most delicate acoustic and ambient moments to the chakra blasting intensity of peak hour sonic bliss. He is a regular performer at Ecstatic Dance events around the world and is intuitively sensitive to the collective emotion of a moving dance floor. Jef is a highly accomplished lifelong multi-instrumentalist, adding a live performance element to his live shows with many instruments ranging from Arabic string and percussion instruments to guitars, bass drums and live electronics. Jef has lead several live ensembles on stage throughout his career. http://jefstott.com/ DLMJ (Global Barrio) The concept of DLMJ is based on an objective of the diversification of electronic music through blending his passion for traditional and indigenous rhythms from all around the world with different electronic styles like tech-house, dub and chill out. Although part of a new wave of global artists who are reconnecting the folkloric rhythms of their cultures by mixing them with new technology and ways of producing music, DLMJ manages to bring his own signature style to the stage. https://dlmj.bandcamp.com/ JILL PARKER Jill Parker is the founder of the modern Tribal Fusion belly dance phenomenon, birthed out of San Francisco California in the mid-90's. Jill was an original member of FatChanceBellyDance, and founder of Ultra Gypsy Dance Theater, the trail blazing company that birthed such great dancers as Rachel Brice, Sharon Kihara, Lady Fred, Rose Harden, and countless others. With nearly three decades of experience, Jill has trained the top belly dancers in the genre and influenced a generation of belly dancers with her modern innovations, all the while remaining deeply rooted in her connection to the traditional, sensual, and authentic. https://www.jillparkerbellydance.org/