Mix a Julliard and Yale Violinist, who plays Classical, Jazz, Hip Hop, Gospel and R&B, with a Bay Area DJ who for the past 15 years has perfected his turntable abilities to cut, scratch, mix, blend and manipulate music on the fly. What do you get? A Violin/DJ Mass-up like no other! Violinist Richmond Punch brings his high-impact, dynamic style of playing and mixes it with DJ Greg’s incredible selection of music that will keep the crowd hype and the party live!
Richmond Punch is the solo violinist starring in the Richmond Punch Jazz Quartet and The Mistura String Quartet. Hailing from Dallas, TX , this musical protégé has been playing violin since he was five years old, and he is a graduate of the prestigious Juilliard School as well as the renowned Yale University. Playing anything from classical music, jazz, hip hop, to gospel, he was the featured performer for the Potter's House Church New Years Eve 2009 celebration, playing before a crowd of more than 16,000. He's performed with musical greats like Marvin Hamlisch and Donnie McClurkin.
DJ Greg has played everything from the hottest clubs to the smallest dive bars, rock shows, b-boy competitions, raves, from exclusive private events for Beachbody, Red Bull, Rockstar, and many other corporate clients to massive arena shows, mostly just opening for, but on occasion actually performing with legends Run-DMC, De La Soul, The Sugarhill Gang, Del of Hieroglyphics, Afrika Bambaataa, Grandmaster Flash, Mixmaster Mike, DJ Q-Bert, DJ Z-Trip, DJ Dan, Bad Boy Bill, Goldie, Busta Rhymes, Ying Yang Twins, and many other great performers and DJ's.
Official Website: http://www.142throckmortontheatre.org
Added by cmargaritafranco on November 14, 2011