Altered Thurzdaze w/ Balkan Bump – Thursday, November 11th

Balkan Bump is the newest project from trumpet player, producer and ethnomusicologist Will Magid.

Balkan Bump debuted with the single “Aymo” alongside superstar collaborators Gramatik and Talib Kweli. Gramatik quickly championed the new project; unveiling Balkan Bump’s live show on his Re:Coil Tour and releasing Balkan Bump’s debut EP on his Lowtemp label imprint in 2018. Balkan Bump then blossomed to international audiences, performing at Coachella, Bonnaroo, Lightning In A Bottle and Electric Forest, and releasing collaborations with CloZee, The Gift Of Gab, The Geek x Vrv, Fakear, and more.

Musically, Balkan Bump is a fusion of live instruments, world influences and lush electronic production. His releases flaunt experience as an instrumentalist and arranger, fusing energetic Balkan brass with heavy electronic production and hip-hop influences.

Philia is indie-electronica-dance music created by the producer, DJ, and multi-instrumentalist -Dan Giffin.

The word “Philia” comes from 1 of the 4 Ancient Greek words to describe love. Philia represents “brotherly-love” or “intimate-friendship”.

A live Philia show blends improvised DJing with drums and guitar, creating positive, dance-able, blissful-vibes that make you want to dance. Philia has shared the stage with international artists including Tiësto and performed at major festivals such as Electric Forest 2017.

Philia started after Dan studied in New York City at the innovative underground music academy -Dubspot learning Ableton Live. He then mentored underneath Grammy & Platinum audio engineers before moving to Indianapolis to work with The Lodge Recording Studios in Indianapolis to co-found The Lodge Academy.

Gigabytes of 1’s and 0’s sequenced in an aurally pleasing manner by the most frigid of reptile known to man – [email protected] for bookings or any other inquiries?

DJ Maxx Alexander