Dan Samsa

Emerging from the cultural melting pot of South London, Dan Samsa occupies a rare spot between techno, jungle, jazz and experimental sound art. In 2017 he created his critically acclaimed (8.9 by DJ Mag) album ‘Warchestra’ where he travelled to South America to collaborate with Brazilian musicians, fusing their sound with UK styles including a collaboration with award-winning poet and rapper Kae Tempest. Keen to discover new musical forms and structures by harnessing the potential of new technologies, his groundbreaking experiments with 360° microphones have captivated audiences from the experimental music world; his piece ‘Saturn’ was released on Gabriel Prokofiev’s Nonclassical imprint. His latest album ‘Contours’ combines his environmental 360° microphone textures with live drums, brass, piano, synthesisers and vocalists, fusing experimental classical with jazz and electronic dance music styles. Recently released on the long-standing independent record label R&S-Apollo (James Blake/Aphex Twin), the album will be toured across the UK in October this year and presented as an online audio-visual VR experience. The album has already been played on BBC Radio 6 Music and Jazz FM Gilles Peterson and Jay Phelps. Dan is currently working on a commission reimagining the works of Philip Glass for his 85th birthday to be released on Glass's imprint Dunvagan Music and preparing for his first UK tour of his debut album 'Contours' in October.