Benji Boko
Saturday
Blasting into 2010 at the O2 arena with Calvin Harris, Deadmau5& Justice, not to mention the 17,000 people tagging along, Benji Boko took off into the new decade with a bang! Boko describes his show “on the fly, off the cuff, completely improvised live remixing.” We’re talking Mozart vs. Missy, Dizzee vs. Depeche Mode and Snoop vs Simpsons, just to name a few. A carefully selected, strategically planned series of samplers, sequencers and switches form the backbone of Boko’s arsenal. A complex set-up to say the least but ready to take out any dance floor. From Rockness to V-Festival, Ibiza to Amsterdam, crowds have been transported from the ‘norm’ into a world of pure imagination that co mpletely defies explanation. Not afraid to strip down to the bare essentials, he is equally as confident behind 2 turntables. Honouring classics from the past and inventively mixing them with gems from the present. He is equally as animated in the studio producing his debut album set for release in 2010. Having collaborated with Maxi Jazz (Faithless) and Roots Manuva, the future looks good. His first single “The Jungle V.I.P” jumped straight to No.16 in the iTunes electronic charts and received countless radio airplay across the globe.
