Above The Clouds brings a bonafide Aotearoa legend, electronic jazz pioneer, composer and pianist, Mark de Clive-Lowe to Moon 1 for one night LIVE AND DIRECT in Welli!
With Support from Aucklands DJ Hudge (Mass Appeal, 95bFM, Friends & Whānau) and The Jewel Schools Dan Aikido and local favourite Koa...weve got ourselves a jam!
Mark de Clive-Lowe, who currently resides in Japan, has made moves all over the world, from London to LA to Tokyo, staying relevant for more than 30 years collaborating with the likes of Bugz in the Attic, 4Hero, Lauren Hill, Jody Watley, Omar, percussionist Sammy Figueroa, bass player Pino Palladino to name just a few...
Mark is a musical wizard on stage - juggling grand piano, synths, live sampling and beat making all on-the-fly, brought to life with a casual ease that’s mind-boggling. Pianist, composer, jazz musician, live remixer and electronic music producer, the Japanese-New Zealander was raised in New Zealand where he learned piano from a young age developing an avid passion for jazz through his father’s record collection. In high school in NZ and Japan, he fell in love with sample-heavy 90s hip hop and early UK drum’n’bass – laying the foundation for a lifetime of genre-bending sonic adventures.
Way before jazz hybridity became a worldwide phenomenon, de Clive-Lowe was busy designing its blueprint.” - Jazziz
...(the) avant-garde soulful Pianist/DJ/Producer delivers his lifetime of journeys to different musical ports in a concise package, seamlessly... transporting not just in genre but in emotion and spirit. - Huffington Post
A beautiful marriage of hip-hop, traditional Japanese music, and Bitches Brew-era Miles Davis, all with some electronic music flourishes. This is some insanely good stuff that has reverence for all the music that it references. - Raw Select Music
A musical force unlike any other - Popmatters.com
