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ON/OFF Beat Community LIVE: KRTS (Project… by bazbts



23:00 DOORS OPEN // DJ BAZ

23:30 BENDIK BAKSAAS BAND:
Bendik Baksaas – electronics
Aleksander Sjølie – guitar
Jonas Barsten Johnsen – drums & octapad

00:30 CLUB JAM SESSION:
Bendik, Aleksander, Jonas &
Krts Hairston – electronics
Kristoffer Eikrem – trumpet
Magnus Nergaard – bass

01:15 KRTS HAIRSTON SOLO PERFORMANCE

02:00 DJ BAZ

Cuan Lategan – visuals
Christian Obermayer – sound engineer & live fx
Koèju arranged in collaboration with Global Oslo Music

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KRTS HAIRSTON:
1984 on Halloween night and a 4 year-old Kurtis is ready to put on his Go-Bots costume. After exiting the McDonalds drive-in in his father’s Blue Chevet, happy meal in hand, his father turns to him with a grin, “Hey Kurtis, I have something you’re gonna love.” He pops a cassette into the tape player. As Kurtis eyes the illustration and lettering on the cassette cover, his father shares the title of the album, “Who’s Afraid of the Art of Noise”. The tracks are filled with haunting samples of machinery, vocals and distortions that are heavily manipulated and transformed into melodies over “Boom Bap” percussions. The song sounds like a garage with power tools creating music. Kurtis’s mind ventures through realms he’s never before experienced. His heart races with excitement, and a new kind of energy. He clasps the empty cassette case even harder. His father smiles and looks straight ahead, paying attention to the road home “This is The Art of Noise”, he states. Kurtis Hairston was in no way afraid of the art of noise. In fact, he embraced it. He held it tightly, close to his heart and it became the basis behind his love of electronic music.
In 2003 Kurtis packed his bags and his musical gear to pursue his music career in Brooklyn, New York City. One summer day he ventured to the Gowanus Yacht Club, a local beer garden in Brooklyn. It was filled with punks, underground hiphoppers, indie kids, and artsy Brooklynites and served cheap food and even cheaper beer. It was there that he explained to his friend Christopher, “I need a new name. I’m tired of thinking up “cool” names that try to explain who I am as a musician. I just want to call myself Kurtis.” Christopher agreed and said, “Why not just make it K-R-T-S? That way it’s catchy, but it’s still Kurtis.” Kurtis smiled, downed his Brooklyn Lager Beer, shook Christopher’s hand and said, “Hell yeah bro. I can dig that.”
FACEBOOK: https://www.facebook.com/KRTSmusic?ref=ts&sk=app_178091127385
HOMEPAGE: http://www.krtsmusic.com/
SOUNDCLOUD: http://soundcloud.com/krts

BENDIK BAKSAAS BAND
Elektronisk musikk fremført både med laptop og organiske instrumenter. Først og fremst beats. Hiphop med vokal, disko i slow motion. Debut-EP med fullt band bestående av gitar, trommer, vokalister, vibrafon, sax, trombone og perk due JUNI 2012.
FACEBOOK: https://www.facebook.com/pages/Bendik-Baksaas-Band/176944859081803
MYSPACE: http://www.myspace.com/bendikbaksaas

KOÈJU PROJECT:
A club concept dedicated to live dance music. Host band, guest artists, new expressions, live beats, electronic & acoustic music for the dancefloor. Previous guest artists: Bilal (US) & band, Bilal & band, Stian Carstensen, Eivind Aarset, Norwegian Chamber Orchestra, Arve Henriksen, Karl Seglem, Steinar Ofsdal, Mathias Eick, Rajasthan Roots, Mathias Stubø, Thomas Strønen, Morten Qvenild, Quick Crew (Dance) and many others!