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We’re serving up the third iteration of Slice Of Pie, and are chuffed to share two live videos performed by Courtney Barnett and her band at our Pieater HQ ‘BellBird’ in Collingwood. Watch ‘Sunday Roast‘ and ‘Everybody Here Hates You‘ now.
The idea behind Slice Of Pie is to bring together the communities of Pieater and the performing artist, to break bread and enjoy the open studio space. In the crowd you’ll spot some familiar faces from the Milk! Records crew (Jade Imagine, Evelyn Ida Morris), the Pieater family (Tom S from No Mono, Simon from Slow Dancer, Jo and Ted from Big Scary) and more good friends (Thelma Plum, Ali Flintoff aka Denise Le Menice, Thommo from Camp Cope, Thomy from Batpiss, and Thommy from Gumboot). Thom On!
We had our guests film the performance on their smartphones, in turn becoming the co-directors! Unseen but not unloved is Tom Iansek – upstairs in the control room helping the takes sound incredible.
The CB4 (including Bones Sloane on bass, Dave Mudie on drums and Katie Harkin on keys) delivered the sentimental album closer ‘Sunday Roast‘ from Tell Me How You Really Feel, plus the swampy single from 2019 ‘Everybody Here Hates You‘.
COMING UP FOR COURTNEY:
Courtney has just wrapped up a solo tour of the USA, and (let’s be honest) the more-profesh live session for MTV Unplugged has just been released on vinyl! Order it here. This May she’ll be opening solo for Nick Cave and The Bad Seeds in the UK and Ireland.
Slice of Pie
(Live and Co-directed at BellBird)
featuring Courtney Barnett tracks ‘Sunday Roast‘ and ‘Everybody Here Hates You‘
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Japanese Modernism is an exclusive exhibition by the National Gallery of Victoria showcasing more than 190 multi-disciplinary works created during the first half of the 20th century, featuring Asian Art Deco paintings, prints, design and fashion.
Created during a culturally formative period in Japan between the catastrophe of the 1923 Kanto earthquake and the devastation of World War II, the exhibition will present traditional Japanese motifs juxtaposed with modern designs, highlighting two rare large-scale works by exceptional yet under-recognised women artists and leading avant-garde designers and illustrators of the era.
Showcasing rare paintings and colour woodblock prints, street posters and magazine designs, Japanese Modernism will also highlight innovative fashion – including kimonos for women and men displaying playful contemporary designs – as well as accessories embracing Art Nouveau and Art Deco design elements. Decorative arts objects will be presented across beautifully-crafted glassware, lacquerware and bronzeware, with over 100 pieces of Japanese cut glass on display, with geometric and nature motifs inspired by Japanese traditional design.
“The culmination of a five-year collecting period by the NGV, Japanese Modernism offers exclusive insight into an era of Japanese art that is yet to be widely discovered by Australian audiences. With all of these works being exhibited in Australia for the first time, this vibrant collection of modernism captures the spirit of a rapidly evolving country and its exuberant youth,” said Tony Ellwood AM, Director, National Gallery of Victoria.
In the 1920s and 30s, Japan underwent major redevelopment and its cities were filled with department stores (including the iconic Mitsukoshi), cafés, teahouses, movie theatres, ballroom dance halls and modern transportation, catering to a new generation of urban pleasure seekers. With an increase in international travel, the influence of new technologies from abroad and a lively consumer culture took hold of the country. In Tokyo, the Frank Lloyd Wright-designed Imperial Hotel – which survived the devastation of the city’s great Kanto earthquake in 1923 – provided the backdrop for the reconstruction of a modern capital that delivered a new-found sense of optimism to its younger generation.
In 1924, Japanese publisher Hoshino Seki (of the Gahōsha publishing house) commissioned The Great Taisho earthquake and fire, a set of 36 colour prints created by six different artists, depicting scenes from the aftermath of the earthquake. Three years later, the fast-paced development of Japan’s capital was celebrated by graphic artist Hisui Sugiura in his iconic work The first subway in the East 1927, which paid tribute to the opening of the first subway in Tokyo and Asia.
In 1935, Japanese artist Taniguchi Fumie created her trailblazing work Preparing to go out (Yosoou hitobito). Taking inspiration from the 17th century Matsuura screens, the artist created a large sixfold screen capturing changing attitudes towards women, consumerism and fashion in the early 20th century. Despite making huge progress in her artistic practice during the 1930s, Fumie had her burgeoning career cut short after she evacuated to the countryside to escape the final bombing raids of World War II. Leaving Japan in the early 1950s, Fumie was never known to paint again and eventually settled in Los Angeles, where she found work as a waitress, seamstress and maid.
With life progressing at a rapid pace, women relocated from rural areas to the cities to secure jobs and a liberated lifestyle. This transformation of Japan’s social norms led to the first generation of financially independent women and female artists being recognised in Japan’s traditionally male dominated art world. The self-assured, highly fashionable women of the modern era were captured in many artworks of the time including Tea and coffee salon, Sabō 1939 by Saeki Shunkō and Waiting for Makeup 1938 by Negishi Ayako.
Japanese Modernism will be on display at NGV International from 28 February – 4 October 2020. Free entry. Further information is available via the NGV website.
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Old friends and new promises of the scene will make its rounds in Pacha Barcelona’s stage… March will be hot in SIGHT! After a huge homecoming in February, to its rightful place in Pacha Barcelona, March arrives loaded with house and techno beats. For the third month of 2020, SIGHT brings some of the most loved artists by SIGHT’s crowds, along the most interesting promises of the European circuit. Five dates and a special bonus this next Friday, March 6th, that will make March one of the most special months of the year… TICKETS: https://pachabarcelona.es/es/events |
Vintage Culture released new track ‘Deep Inside of Me’ on the 17th Janurary 2020
With hundreds of millions of streams amassed across streaming platforms, Vintage Culture regularly performs sell-out shows across South America. Vintage Culture is clearly a highly skilled and talented DJ and this latest track blends the perfect mix of dance music and house influences to appeal to a huge audience evidenced by his headline slots at some of the worlds most acclaimed dance festivals such as Tomorrowland and Lollapalooza. The monotonous and hypnotising beat to this track goes hand in hand brilliantly with its video, which was produced by Zombie Studios who have previously been affiliated with Gorillaz.
Chris Scholar and his new track ‘Northside’ released Febuary 21st 2020
Chris Scholar has an impressive career history in music, writing for artists such as Chris Brown and French Montana, and yet these accolades don’t define him. Chris is very much forging his own path in music and is certainly generating headlines of his own with his multi talented capabilities across all media. In this track Chris demonstrates his vocal talents by switching from his incredible high falsetto range to his R&B style spoken verses. The track supports a narrative style video which Chris also directed all himself.
The visual for Northside is a coming of age love story, taking place in Richmond, Virginia, the hometown of Chris Scholar. Directed and edited by Chris, with shots coming from his crew of friends, the video depicts cultural landmarks packed with dreamy effects.
Vincent Darby breaks BBC Radio 1 with ‘Baby Oh I’
Vincent Darby is a fast rising recording artist with certain star potential. He has consistently demonstrated his incredible vocal capabilities and has featured on a vast spectrum of genre types and can adapt himself to suit any track needs. His dominant top line vocals and songwriting combined with his vibrant and exuding energy as a person makes him a very sought after artist to work with in the music industry.
His latest release ‘Baby Oh I’ achieved BBC Radio 1 airplay right off the bat and was featured as track of the week on 1xtra. Vincent works closely along Toronto artist duo Locals Only Sound and this track was created with the help of them.
This is a great track from Vincent and has set him up for an incredible year of releases.
Lauren Mayhew, Kymber McClay & INViDA release their joint single ‘Lies’
This great sounding commercial record has been crafted by three established names in the music industry, Lauren Mayhew, Kymber McClay and INViDA. The track conflates Pop and EDM in a clever and alluring way. INViDA produced the record and along with the help of Lauren Mayhew- a singer and DJ who got her first deal with EPIC Sony at just 13 years old and Kymber McClay who is a musician and fashion designer. The track features soaring flamenco guitar solos and a driving rhythm that encompasses a modern collaborative EDM style.
The Mercy Stone released ‘Here and There’ on January 31st 2020
The Mercy Stone return with groundbreaking track ‘Here and There’, complete with soothing vocals and eclectic instrumentation. The group has had notable success via Spotify with 24,000 monthly listeners tuning in. Dive into ‘Here and There’, it rewards.
Reece Lemonius wows with Body language
Returning with Body Language, the track is lighter than Reece Lemonius’ back catalog and discusses light hearted themes. With gorgeous layered vocals and arpeggiated synths, the track is reminiscent of 00s feel-good Pop RnB which really showcases Reece ‘s versatility.
Posh Chocolates hit out with GAUDY
Supported by BBC Radio 6 Music via Tom Robinson’s introducing mixtape, Posh Chocolates discuss the the liberal eco-elite, in jest. Hailed by BBC Introducing’s Shell Zenner as ‘One To Watch’ in the Manchester scene for 2020, the band are gaining traction, and fast.
![“Groovier than anything on [previous album] Smell Smoke, swapping out the fiery theatrics for more of a simmer.” Stereogum “Hints of new wave rolled into tight little hooks and succinct, catchy verses.” Consequence of Sound “Either Light shows Vundabar graduating from being a buzzy indie-rock outfit to a group carving out their own lane” NYLON Vundabar are today sharing a new track, ‘Montage Music’ alongside an essay on Talkhouse by guitarist/singer Brandon Hagen, which explores the mythology of American life and culture through the symbology of cars. Hagen explains, "Montage Music is a meditation on the way capitalism takes beautiful cycles of birth, death and rebirth and makes them ugly by making future regenerations impossible. The song uses a car as the primary symbol for this as it exemplifies the unsustainable, though sometimes intoxicating, aspect of modern life. The narrator becomes fully engrossed in the vanities and demands of this life, and only at the end of the song notices a cloud of burning black smoke rising from tea being made without water, now impossible not to notice.” ‘Montage Music’ is from Vundabar's upcoming album, Either Light, out March 13th, 2020 on their own Gawk Records, and was released alongside a lyric video created by the band. It follows earlier singles ‘Petty Crime’ and ‘Burned Off’, which won praise from Stereogum, Consequence of Sound, NYLON, Under the Radar and more. Either Light is Vundabar’s fourth album, and their first with producer Patrick Hyland (Mitski). It is available for pre-order. Either Light follows Vundabar's critically acclaimed 2018 album Smell Smoke. The record received critical praise across the board, including Pitchfork ("a winning, cathartic album"), NPR ("spiky, caustic, fundamentally good-natured rock & roll"), Stereogum, FADER, Consequence of Sound, Paste, VICE, SPIN, Uproxx and more. Vundabar will kick off their North America headline tour in March. On the road they will be joined by a rotating cast of support including Great Grandpa, Boyscott, Ohmme, The Ophelias, Destroy Boys, Boyo and Dehd. For all press enquiries, please contact: katie@someonegreatpr.com Bio: Vundabar is a great guitar band. In an age where critics argue endlessly over whether or not the guitar is dead, the Boston band could clearly care less. Trends be damned, Vundabar continue to play and be who they are. Along the way they’ve sold out 1000+ cap rooms across the country, self-released and sold thousands of their records, and built a dedicated fan base for their quirky indie pop that follows them wherever they go. In March, Vundabar will release their fourth album, Either Light, on their own Gawk Records. “The album is about the transitional lightness that follows a period of heaviness” singer/guitarist Brandon Hagen explains, “After years of being caught up in a dark period marked by sickness, strife and worry, and using it as the context in which I saw myself, I suddenly found I'd outgrown that story. With that came a feeling of lightness that was opposite the feeling which preceded it.” The album’s title refers to that duality - “light” is used as a descriptor for the weight of feeling, the quality of illumination that frames that feeling and the spectrum that spans both. The songs themselves contain numerous symbols that are key to understanding the album’s central theme. There is an acknowledgement of awful circumstances, an acceptance of them, and the decision to move forward regardless. It’s a universal trope that rings especially true at this point in history. Cars, water and even Tony Soprano feature in the lyrics, each imbued with their own meaning relevant to Either Light’s themes. The paradox of being willfully doomed, which is arguable uniquely American, is embodied in Tony Soprano. Cars and driving appear continually in the lyrics, as songwriter Brandon Hagen explores the idea of being along for the ride, where the passenger isn’t necessarily in control. While writing the record, Hagen went swimming each day in a lake by his home. He was often struck by the relationship between light and water - how water divorces light from its source. The mysterious nature of refracted light and the sense of confusion it causes plays into the themes of the album as well as begs the question - from where and what? For Either Light, Vundabar worked with producer Patrick Hyland (producer for Mitski's Be the Cowboy, Puberty 2, Bury Me at Makeout Creek). It makes the first time they have ever had someone produce one of their albums. Their original bass player, Zackery Abramo, re-joined the group to play on the record, and Emily Massey from Slow Pulp contributed backing vocals. While in the past Vundabar’s recording process has always been very self contained, this album is notable for having had more people collaborating than ever before. Recorded at Gradwell House and Retro City Studios, Vundabar came in with the song skeletons and built out the arrangements in the studio. The difference is apparent and there are a host of new sounds on Either Light, including a sequencer, vibraphone, synth, drum machines, and more layered vocals than ever before.](https://thepartae.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/VUNDABAR-SHARE-UPLIFTING-NEW-TRACK-MONTAGE-MUSIC.jpg "VUNDABAR SHARE UPLIFTING NEW TRACK ‘MONTAGE MUSIC’")
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Jet Black Cat Music and Handsome Tours are elated to announce that the Nine Lives Festival is now officially sold out. Taking place this Sunday 1st March, this one-day, three-stage block party will unite lovers of tunes, friends and community – and celebrate the ninth birthday of record story institution, Jet Black Cat.
There will be food trucks cookin’, coffee and beverages brewin’, dogs tails waggin’, and a world class line-up of artists including Aldous Harding (NZ), Angie McMahon, Julia Jacklin, Allah-Las (USA), Kevin Morby (USA), Kikagaku Moyo (Japan), Rolling Blackouts Coastal Fever, Hand Habits (USA), Leif Vollebekk (CAN) and many, many more.
The music will take place across three stages. Indoors will be the gorgeous main theatre inside the Tivoli as well as the very special Double Dingo stage in the What’s Golden room, devoted entirely to showcasing female and gender non-conforming artists. The stage will also host a panel to discuss climate change in the music industry including Meg Duffy (aka Hand Habits), Sharni Honor (The Porch Sessions / Porchland) and Emma Bosworth (Green Music Australia).
Outdoors will be an open-air stage in the carpark as well as a summertime bazaar of amazing food, record crates, market stalls and DJs including Bring A Plate, Dos Fangs & Twin Sister, Decks Panther and Gabe Fressh.
Set times and all festival info can be found at ninelivesfestival.com
Emerging as a top emcee in the Australian grime and hip-hop scenes, young gun Nerve has firmly positioned himself to become one of the most exciting prospects of 2020. He continues this mission with his latest single ‘Hopscotch‘, which follows his hugely popular 2019 effort ‘Sunday Roast‘ that landed him on triple j rotation and the #4 most played artist on triple j Unearthed.
Listen to ‘Hopscotch‘ HERE and watch the Kyel Golly-directed video HERE.
Despite his roots in the gritty underground, ‘Hopscotch‘ is a prime example of his evolution as an artist, flexing his pop prowess as both a rapper and a producer. Revolving around an understated yet undeniably infectious hook, ‘Hopscotch‘ also uses playful, off-kilter production to get the dancefloor moving, while Nerve delivers bars with his usual boyish charm.
“I woke up, made this beat and wrote the entire track in about 2 hours,” Nerve says. “Normally, that’s how most of the best stuff happens cause I just catch a certain energy and smash it all out. I had it recorded by the afternoon, and I knew it was gonna be the next single.”
Continuing the feel-good aura created by ‘Hopscotch’, the accompanying video (filmed by A/V Club) was filmed in Nerve’s sunny hometown of Brisbane, creating a fantasyland where he’s joined by his tightly-knit crew No1 Network, as well as sports cars, pool parties and a 10-year-old version of himself. Next up, Nerve will be touring with UK heavyweight Aitch, after appearing on the official remix for his #1 UK single ‘Taste‘ alongside Hooligan Hefs. They will be performing in New Zealand, as well as four sold-out shows across Australia. The Aitch tour follows Nerve’s blazing performances at Listen Out, Falls Festival and BIGSOUND in 2019.
‘Hopscotch‘ by Nerve is available to stream now.
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Tour Dates
Friday 6th March: Landsdowne Hotel, Sydney |
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JEREMY NEALE IN-STORE DATES
Friday 28th February – Brisbane
Jet Black Cat Music, 6.30PM
72A Vulture Street
West End, QLD 4101
Event Page
Thursday 5th March – Sydney
Red Eye Records, 5.00PM
143 York Street
Sydney NSW 2000
Event Page
Thursday 19th March – Adelaide
Summertown Studios, 7.00PM
13 Paringa Ave,
Somerton Park SA 5044
Event Page
Friday 20th March – Melbourne
Rocksteady Records, 6.00PM
Level 1, Mitchell House
358 Lonsdale St
Melbourne VIC 3000
Event Page
OTHER DATES
Saturday 28th March – Brisbane
Music at Nucleus, World Science Festival Brisbane
Event Page
Jason Williamson and Andrew Fearn stepped out of 2019 with a UK Top Ten album under their belt, Eton Alive, their biggest sold out tour to date and the swagger of a band that have never been more relevant, topically challenging and downright entertaining.
Sleaford Mods are set to continue their onslaught into 2020 with the release of All That Glue, a collection of songs spanning the last seven years of the bands career; an array of crowd pleasers, B sides, unheard tracks and rarities for fans and the curious, released via Rough Trade / Remote Control Records.
Over the past few years Sleaford Mods have become one of the most intractable British pop stories. One of its best. Their music is drawn at a flawless fault-line of anger, tenderness and humour, a triumvirate of raw energy which frequently jostles in the space of a cadence for supremacy. On record you can hear their sinews, live you can touch their veins.
Ahead of All That Glue’s release the band will be making available fan favourite Jobseeker for the first time. In addition, footage from the duo’s acclaimed sell out show last year at the Eventim Apollo, will be released for the first time and kicks off with an incendiary performance of ‘Tweet Tweet Tweet’, which will be available to watch on the band’s YouTube channel. WATCH HERE.
To mark the release of All That Glue, Sleaford Mods have consented to a no-holds-barred inquisition from their fans, friends and enemies. To put a question to Jason and Andrew, would-be interviewers can tweet their questions using the hashtag #AskModsAnything, or respond in the comments section of Sleaford Mods ‘Ask Mods Anything’ posts on Facebook and Instagram. Questions will be collated and put to Sleaford Mods in a special filmed Q&A.
Kicking off tomorrow, Sleaford Mods will embark on their first ever Australian tour, a playing a 10-date run of headline dates and festivals including Farmer & The Owl, Golden Plains, WOMADadelaide & A Festival Called Panama. The band will also be hosting in-store signings at Sydney’s Red Eye Records at Wednesday 4 March and at Melbourne’s Rocksteady Records on Wednesday 11 March. Full dates below.
Pre-order Sleaford Mods – All That Glue: https://sleafordmods.ffm.to/
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Paul Kelly and Missy Higgins, two of Australia’s most cherished and iconic artists have teamed up for a special one off show at the Sandstone Point Hotel on Bribie Island in Queensland this July.
Joining them will be Alex The Astronaut and Andy Golledge.
All four artists are expert storytellers, from heart-on-the-sleeve songs about love and loss to thought provoking tomes about our nations storied history, you are in for one magical night of classics, soon to be classics and maybe the odd collaboration!
Saturday, July 11
Sandstone Point Hotel, Bribie Island QLD
Pre-sale begins Wednesday, March 4 @ 8.00am Qld though to Monday, March 9 @ 8.00am Qld
General On-sale
Monday, March 9 @ 9am Qld
www.ticketmaster.com.au
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One the country’s greatest and most enduring songwriters, Paul Kelly’s music and lyrics are in the nation’s DNA. No one can capture the essence of Australia the way he can; how it looks, feels, tastes and sounds, it’s joys and sorrows, achievements and pitfalls, there is a Paul Kelly song for seemingly every aspect of the Aussie psyche and being. He has created a legacy which chronicles the full range of human experience.
Over his 40 plus year career, Kelly has explored a variety of genres that all come full circle to create his distinct and recognisable sound. Whether he is rocking Dumb Things and To Her Door or moving into country and bluegrass territory by way of Foggy Highway, getting soulful with Vika and Linda or creating contemporary music from Shakespearian sonnets and bird inspired poems, as seen on his latest studio album, Thirteen Ways To Look At Birds, Paul Kelly can make it all sound like it Paul Kelly!
Paul Kelly has long been an integral part of the Australian music landscape. He has multiple Aria Awards to his name and is also an Aria Hall Of Fame inductee, and in 2017 he topped the charts with Life Is Fine and also received an Order Of Australia for his distinguished service to the performing arts and the promotion of the national identity.
All his achievements aside, you know a Paul Kelly set is going to be full of sing alongs and laughs but also introspect and solemnity.
Most recently, Missy wrote a number of original songs for the acclaimed ABC TV show ‘Total Control’. The show became the highest rated new Australian TV drama of the year. She also released new single ‘Carry You’ written by Tim Minchin for his TV show ‘Upright’.
The folk-inflected pop of Sydney based Alex The Astronaut is some of the most honest music you will ever hear. From pointing out the hypocrisy of having billionaires in power while the rest of us get parking fines in hospitals, as noted on her debut single, 2016’s Already Home, to penning an open letter to her 16 year old self on Not Worth Hiding, a song about accepting yourself for who you are and owning one’s sexuality, Alex’s songs are straight from the heart and pull no punches.
Not Worth Hiding became the unofficial anthem to the Vote Yes movement and is one of the most important songs of the last decade. The haunting I Like To Dance focuses on the tragedy of domestic violence and other tracks simply describe everyday life at home with family or the excitement of life in the Big Apple.
Tamworth native, Andy Golledge has become an inner western Sydney legend. His Americana style songs captivating often sold out crowds everywhere he plays. From wildman antics that see him jumping on the bar or piano ripping through songs with Springsteen like energy, to fragile Neil Young style intimacy that gets the whole room to stop and listen, Andy’s music is painfully honest, instantly relatable and above all, catchy as hell.
Title: Maldad (R3HAB Remix)
Label: Ultra Records
If you’re in need of a track to spice up your date night, look no further than R3HAB’s new remix of Steve Aoki and Maluma’s “Maldad.” Delivering a more melodic take on the original, R3HAB incorporates deep, bouncy basslines into the track’s Latin-inspired melodies, which complement Maluma’s sultry vocals with dancefloor-ready energy. “Maldad” is the second time that Aoki and R3HAB have remixed each other, after Steve’s remix of R3HAB & ZAYN & Jungleboi’s “Flames” dropped in January. It’s always a good time when these two heavyweights join forces, so let’s hope some more exciting collaborations between R3HAB and Steve Aoki are coming this year!
“This one was fun. With 2 great names like Steve Aoki & Maluma it’s always an honor to remix a track. Steve and I go way back, of course, and Maluma stands for everything that is cool about Latin artists these days. The combination is great, and I tried to give the song R3HAB’s flavor in the remix, which I think works well. Enjoy!” – R3HAB
Over the last eight years, the Dutch/Moroccan artist Fadil El Ghoul – better known as R3HAB – has established himself as a leader at the forefront of modern electronic music. His talent has been called the “future of the craft” by the likes of Forbes and Billboard, and he’s circuited the globe’s best clubs and festivals, all without the backing of a formal record label. In 2017, R3HAB independently released his debut album “Trouble” through his imprint CYB3RPVNK, which amassed over a half-billion streams globally and officially placed R3HAB among electronic music’s heavy hitters. He made number 14 on DJ Mag’s Top 100 list in 2019, topping the charts with tracks like “Lullaby” and “Hold On Tight,” while his sophomore album “The Wave,” revealing more complex, emotional and experimental layers of himself, has amassed over 250 million streams on Spotify alone. In 2019 R3HAB’s “All Around The World” with A Touch of Class quickly became his biggest ever record already topping 200M streams across platforms and achieving gold & platinum status in 8 countries. Stay tuned to see what this ever-evolving artist has up his sleeve next!