Tour Dates:

  • Erykah Badu - Sydney 19 February 2012 [more]
  • Erykah Badu - Melbourne 22 February 2012 [more]
  • Fat Freddy's Drop - Melbourne 23 February 2012 [more]
  • Mayer Hawthorne - Sydney 24 February 2012 [more]
  • Hold Tight! feat. Hudson Mohawke + Rustie - Sydney 25 February 2012 [more]
  • Erykah Badu - Perth 25 February 2012 [more]
  • Mayer Hawthorne - Melbourne 29 February 2012 [more]
  • Mayer Hawthorne - Brisbane 1 March 2012 [more]
  • Bonobo - Sydney 2 March 2012 [more]
  • Roots Manuva - Sydney 8 March 2012 [more]
  • Bonobo - Melbourne 8 March 2012 [more]
  • Roots Manuva - Brisbane 9 March 2012 [more]
  • Charles Bradley - Melbourne 10 March 2012 [more]
  • Roots Manuva - Melbourne 10 March 2012 [more]
  • Charles Bradley - Brisbane 12 March 2012 [more]
  • Charles Bradley - Perth 14 March 2012 [more]
  • Charles Bradley - Sydney 16 March 2012 [more]
  • Charles Bradley - Melbourne 18 March 2012 [more]
  • Yelawolf - Perth 27 March 2012 [more]
  • Yelawolf - Adelaide 28 March 2012 [more]
  • Yelawolf - Brisbane 29 March 2012 [more]
  • Yelawolf - Melbourne 30 March 2012 [more]
  • Yelawolf - Sydney 31 March 2012 [more]

Feature News:

DJ Kentaro Announced!

  1. DJ Kentaro with special guests Dizz1, El Gusto (Hermitude) and True Vibenation (mixtape launch)
    THE FORUM, SATURDAY 27 MARCH
    Tickets on sale Thursday 18 February

    Niche Productions is proud to present, Japanese sensation DJKENTARO – 2002 DMC World Champion, performing his only Australian show, an intense audio/visual experience live at The Forum on Saturday 27 March.
     
    First earning the title of DMC Japan Champion in 2001, DJKENTARO won the coveted title of World Champion just a year later at the age of 20, earing the highest score in the contest’s history. In 2005 Kentaro wowed audiences worldwide with his Ninja Tune Solid Steel mix ‘On The wheels of Solid Steel’ which featured exclusive Ninja Tune back catalogue.
     
    His full production debut ‘Enter’ was released in 2007, showing his talent as a producer and featured some guest turns from the likes of The Pharcyde, Spank Rock, and Fat Jon to name a few.
     
    Kentaro’s blend of hip-hop, breaks, DnB and turntablism is untouchable, which has lead to many tours all over the world showing off his epic talent. Kentaro also understands that making a great album doesn’t mean an overload of scratching, with his album making a musical journey through the likes of funk, dub, space-jazz and DnB while staying true to his old skool hip hop roots.
     
    More recently, Kentaro has been working on his second full production album to be released through Ninja Tune later in the year, as well as releasing a line of wristwatches for Nixon Worldwide.
     
    DJKENTARO LIVE DJ/AV SHOW with special guests Dizz1, El Gusto (Hermitude) and True Vibenation (mixtape launch) – exclusively at The Forum, Saturday 27 March. Tickets on sale Thursday 18 February from moshtix.com and all moshtix outlets.
     

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Feature Album:

The Stepkids - Self titled (Stones Throw)

The Stepkids are a fantastic new act on Stones Throw who are the brightest of the bunch of musicians who signal a real shift in direction for the label. Asides from the brand new and long overdue...

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