DISTORTER (KID KOALA X LEALANI)
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Kid Koala
Kid Koala has established himself as a respected performer, film composer, theatre producer and visual artist. His career began as a scratch DJ in 1994, rapidly growing a cult fan base due to his virtuosic skills. Ever innovating, he quickly evolved into combining turntables with analog machines and visual storytelling devices to create his signature style.
Kid Koala jumps effortlessly between genres as eclectic as hip hop, ambient, alternative, contemporary classical, blues, classic rock and traditional jazz. He has released 5 solo albums on Ninja Tune, and 3 albums on Arts & Crafts Records. He has also toured with Radiohead, Arcade Fire, the Beastie Boys, Money Mark, A Tribe Called Quest, Mike Patton, Jack Johnson, DJ Shadow and The Preservation Hall Jazz Band. He has collaborated with Deltron 3030, Gorillaz, Lovage, The Slew and the Afiara String Quartet. He has written and produced collaborative albums with vocalists Emilìana Torrini and Trixie Whitley and scored the award-winning multi-platform video game Floor Kids.
Kid Koala’s unforgettable live shows range from touring turntable carnivals like Vinyl Vaudeville, to immersive multimedia shows like Nufonia Must Fall, The Storyville Mosquito, Satellite Turntable Orchestra, and his Space Cadet Headphone Concert; each of which express his unique form of storytelling with music, animation, film and interactive entertainment. Kid Koala has toured 6 continents and lives with his wife and two daughters in Montreal, Canada.Lealani
Lealani is an up and coming artist from Pomona, California. She is a self-taught songwriter and multi-instrumentalist, who has performed throughout the Los Angeles underground club and punk scenes. Through her captivating performances of live beat machine, guitar, and a unique vocal style, her music defies genre boundaries of art-pop, trip-hop, electronic punk, and rock. You may have heard Lealani’s music on TV shows such as Netflix’s Elite as well as Hulu’s Choe Show. -
February 21 2024 | Whitehorse, Canada
July 31 2023 | Hamilton, Canada
July 29 2023 | Minneapolis, USA
July 27 2023 | Detroit, USA
July 26 2023 | Cleveland, USA
July 25 2023 | New York, USA
July 24 2023 | Allston, USA
March 11-12 2023 | São Paulo, Brazil
February 25 2023 | Montreal, Canada
February 11 2023 | Calgary, Canada
February 10 2023 | Edmonton, Canada
February 9 2023 | Vancouver, Canada
February 8 2023 | Seattle, USA
February 7 2023 | Portland, USA
February 4 2023 | Oshawa, Canada
February 3 2023 | Guelph, Canada
February 2 2023 | Toronto, Canada
August 13 2022 | Hamburg, Germany
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Hybrid party set! Half DJ set, half turntable, guitar, drum machine mayhem! Kid Koala on turntables and Lealani on vocals, guitar and mpc. Hear tracks performed live by each of the artists as well as new, and unreleased songs from this dynamic duo!
