Afro:Baile World Music f. Mark De Clive Lowe (london) December 12, 2008

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Assembly Line Promotions, in association with Afro:Baile, proudly present, first time in Arizona:

MARK DE CLIVE LOWE (MdCL) with special guest LADY ALMA.

Performing "Live" at the Award Winning global event "Afro:Baile"

Hailed as "A Herbie Hancock for the new millenium" by the Montreal Jazz Festival, and "the man behind a million great tunes" by the BBC's Gilles Peterson, MdCL is the leading light in the global "beats and jazz" movement.

A native of New Zealand with heavy roots in Japan, he studied jazz at the Berklee school in Boston before settling in West London. There, he became associated with progressive, dancefloor-oriented producers like IG Culture, Bugz in the Attic, and 4 Hero.

His fresh, original approach to the Rhodes and keyboards made him an in-demand sessioner, but his incredible MPC beat work, songwriting, and production allowed him to step center stage as an artist in his own right. His first album was lauded as "awesome and genius" by Wax Magazine in the UK, and yielded such hits as El Dia Perfecta and Move On Up featuring Cherie Mathieson.

Another production, Relax Unwind, caught the attention of Kenny Dope and Little Louie Vega and was released on Masters at Work (MAW) records. It went on to become a huge underground dance music smash, selling in excess of 200,000 copies.

Huge remix gigs followed, including reworks of Shirley Horne for the Verve Remixed series, Chico Hamilton for Impulse, and collabs with everyone from Lauryn Hill to Ed Motta to Jody Watley to Abdul Shyllon and more.

A second lp, Tides Arising (ABB SOUL) yieled memorable tunes like Heaven and Travelling without Moving featuring Bembe Segue, as well as guests Capital A and D'Angelo bass player Pino Palladino.

In all, he has been involved in over 150 projects, and his live "Freesoul Sessions" have taken him from Auckland to Tokyo to London to Amsterdam and points beyond, and in the US, he has done performances in NYC, LA, San Francisco, Seattle and the Winter Music Conference in Miami.

NOW FOR THE FIRST TIME IN PHOENIX, Friday, Dec 12 at Billboard Magazine's "top live venue in Scottsdale" Mardi Gras, 8040 E McDowell (Just west of the 101 fwy.)

Mark de Clive Lowe will be appearing with special guest vocalist and longtime collaborator LADY ALMA, also in her first Az appearance. Hailing from the city of soul, Philadelphia, Alma is a powerful vocalist well known for her collaborations with King Britt, 4 Hero, DKD and many more.

ALSO APPEARING: Yoruba Records dj and producer SANTOS, and a live performance by CULTURED SOUND SYSTEM, a 3 piece afrobeat jazz and funk trio featuring DJ Seduce.

Tickets available at various locations throughout the valley or via credit card through ELEMENTS MUSIC, 602-230-9513. $10 in advance, $15 at the door. 21+, full bar, full menu.

To hear music streams and more info long on to: www.myspace.com/markdecliveliveinphx

Pre-Sale Tickets available any time at Club Mardi Gras - 11am - 2am
8040 E. McDowell Rd. Scottsdale Az

Inquiries (photos, interview, questions) may be directed to Miguel Ivery at 602.518.4145 or miguel@afrobaile.com or contact Steve Catanzaro (Assembly Line) at 602-550-6130

Official Website: http://www.myspace.com/markdecliveliveinphx