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I'm a radio and digital producer living in London, interested in music production and DJing. I'm learning about photography and animation as well. Holler!

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Basement session from Monday with Bilal and Adrian Younge performing 3 tracks from the forthcoming album... Videos coming soon.

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Mistral Productions Website Launch

We've now launched the website for our new production company, Mistral Productions. Many thanks to Handsome Brands for their excellent logo design and identity work. And of course you can follow Mistral on Twitter and Linkedin for updates on what we're up to.

http://www.mistralproductions.com/

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Bonobo In Session

Here's a teaser I put together for the Bonobo session recorded at Maida Vale last Tuesday, and aired on Saturday's show.

The gallery is below, but here's my favourite, a portrait of Si Green. 

http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/galleries/p019v86h

It's still up on the iplayer for another few days.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b01fm4ss

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I'm contributing to the online litter problem by discarding my first .GIF into the cyber gutter. Ripped from A Tribe Called Quest video, featuring Busta running around. Scenario? Oh My God? Can't remember...

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James Blake Session on Saturday

This Saturday, Gilles Peterson is playing out a session from James Blake, which we recorded on Monday at the 6Music Hub. 

I started recording as the musicians and engineers were loading the equipment in, setting up the 16 channel rig (stripped down from 24!), testing the channels/FXs, and vocally warming up, and from that I put together a little abstract trailer.

It's been genuinely exciting to see James develop as a musician over the last couple years. The first live show I witnessed was at Worldwide Festival in 2011, where I heard the CMYK rendition that goes well beyond the original studio version.

Since then, his songwriting has developed, and the new material exceeds the standard set by his first album.

The show at the ICA last month was a bass-heavy, sensorily-intense, yet intimate experience, which prompted a number of 'full-scalp tingle' moments, even from material I'd not heard before, and this session shows that even on a Monday afternoon in W1, the talent of these 3 musicians can take you somewhere pretty special. 

You can hear the interview and 2/3 live tracks from 3pm, on Saturday 13th April. 

http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b01rxz3x

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Bobby Womack co-host with Gilles Peterson

At the start of the month, I had the pleasure of hanging out with Bobby Womack for a couple of hours, at Gilles' Brownswood Studios as the two recorded a Christmas special co-host for BBC 6Music.

I wasn't too aware of the specifics of Bobby's history, but it soon became clear he's lived an incredible life. A genuinely lovely and wise guy, with a real talent for story telling, and of course, an incredible voice.

This week, Gilles Peterson is joined by soul legend, Bobby Womack and his guitar! The two hung out for 2 hours earlier this month, discussing Bobby's amazing life and career, with a few impromptu covers and jams from Bobby thrown in for good measure.

Unfortunately, we weren't able to fit everything into the show, which airs Saturday 29th December 3-6pm, so here's a clip you won't hear anywhere else, with Bobby performing a quick cover of 'Ain't No Sunshine', and discussing Bill Withers' low profile in recent years.

www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b01pgrvh

Bobby first emerged as part of The Valentinos in the early 1960s, before pursuing a solo career that has spanned over five decades. Most recently, he worked with Richard Russell and Damon Albarn on his critically acclaimed comeback album, The Bravest Man In The World. The two discuss Bobby's career and influences, unearthing a few unexpected musical gems along the way.

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Death Sauce at Catch, Old Street, Thursday December 20th

London peeps, on Thursday December 20th I'll be DJing alongside DEMS for Death By Burrito Presents Death Sauce at Catch in Old Street, 11pm-4am. It's the final Thursday before Christmas, so should be a lively one. Come down and get your festive party on with us!

I've put together an Ableton mix of some of my favourite tracks from the the last few months as a taster, touching on hiphop, house, and electronica... Check it below.  

For those interested, here's the tracklist.

Various - Rush (Various) Chris Brown - Until I Die (RCA) Walter Ego Feat Trim - Set Off (Inna Dance Remix) (Girls Music) Bwana - Baby Let Me Finish (Somethink Sounds) Alt J - Fitzpleasure (Internet Remix)  SCNTST - Rhythm Sticks(Boysnoize Records) Ben Pearce - What I Might Do (Club Mix) (MTA Records) Voyeur - Blame It On The Youth (Kerri Chandler Remix) (Madtech) Jessie Ware - Running (Disclosure Remix) (Universal) Ultraista - Small Talk (Four Tet Remix) (I Am Fortified) Jeedo - Make It Boom (Spills) J Cole - Nobody's Perfect (Roc Nation) Ab Soul Feat Danny Brown & Jhene Aiko- Terrorist Threats  Flako - EClosure (Five Easy Pieces) LOL Boys Feat Angelina Lucero - Get Close To Me (FoFMusic) Kendrick Lamar Feat Dr Dre - The Recipe (Interscope)

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Kendrick Lamar Meets Gilles Peterson Teaser Freestyle

This week Gilles Peterson is joined by US rapper Kendrick Lamar. The full interview airs Saturday December 1st 3-6pm (GMT), where the 2 discuss the phenomenal Good Kid mAAd City debut album, as well as Kendrick's upbringing.

But to whet your appetite, here's a clip that includes the 2 talking about UK/European beat producers, with Kendrick performing a short freestyle over TNGHT's 'Higher Ground'.

Tune in live, or listen back on the iPlayer here:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b01p3h9c

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I went down to check the first Mala In Cuba live show at Electric Brixton, catching Moritz Von Ozwald, Thristian and Gilles Peterson warm up. Here are some snaps.

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On Monday @KendrickLamar passed through @bbc6music for a chat with @gillespeterson.

I'm just importing photos from the day to my Mac and thought I'd stick this one up, on a real moody tip. 

The interview will be on BBC 6Music, Saturday December 1st, 3-6pm. Look out for the  little freestyle over TNGHT's 'Higher Ground' as well.

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This week on the show, Brainfeeder's Taylor McFerrin swings by to chat with Gilles about the forthcoming album, hooking up with Hiatus Kaiyote, and how being the son of Bobby McFerrin has influenced him.

Plus he drops a couple exclusive tracks from the forthcoming album, both of which are killer, in very different ways.

This Saturday, 3-6pm on BBC Radio 6Music, or on iPlayer after the show.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b01nmhg1

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Jesse Boykins iii 

On Saturday afternoon, Jesse Boykins iii passed through the BBC 6Music studios with his band, performing 3 tracks live on Gilles Peterson's Worldwide Show. You can listen back to the entire session, which included an incredible cover of Feist/James Blake's 'Limit To Your Love' at http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b01ngpt8 until October 27th.

But whilst they were set up in the 6Music Hub, Jesse and the band also recorded a previously unheard version of 'B4 The Night Is Thru', premiered at Prefix Mag. 

Gilles Peterson, Saturdays 3-6pm on BBC Radio 6Music

Jesse Boykins III - Vocals Ed Riches- Guitar Chris Brown - Bass Joel Clarke- Drums Stephen Keyes- Keys

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Archive: Gilles Peterson Meets David Rodigan

Gilles Peterson Worldwide Vol.4 No.11 // David Rodigan by Gilles Peterson Worldwide on Mixcloud 

Warning: This post might be a bit/a lot self-indulgent.

For over a year I've been meaning to upload this show to my much neglected radio production portfolio, and finally today I had some spare time to do it.... Luckily, I discovered it's already online through GP Worldwide, so I thought I'd save myself the work and just embed here instead!

Rodigan came down to the Radio 1 studios on the 28th of June 2011, ahead the weekly 2am live show. Gilles and David ended up chatting for close to 2 hours so this show could have been a 4 hour monster, but as that wasn't going to fly with the execs at Radio 1, I had to be pretty ruthless with the edit.

It was a pleasure to meet Rodigan, and hear him speak. It was one of those evenings where I felt privileged to be in the room, hearing the story of a living legend. He's a guy who has had the balls, talent and dedication to do exactly what he was meant to do, which is always inspiring to see.

Respect to him.

The show aired on Radio 1 a week later, 6th of July 2011.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b0128hdm

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I made some weird ice.

Bizarrely, my brain spat this idea out, just as I was about to fall asleep some night last week...

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Had this dude on the show today with Gillles, and this shot was taken at BBC 6Music a couple weeks back when he passed through... 

Check the show/interview here on iPlayer. 

http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b01n20hq

And here's a preview...

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Flying Lotus on DJ Krush - Gilles Peterson Interview teaser (Airs 29th September)

On Saturday, ahead of his hotly anticipated sophomore album 'Until The Quiet Comes', Gilles Peterson has Flying Lotus in conversation discussing his influences, skipping from his family connections in jazz, through to the dubstep explosion via rare Brazilian vinyl and 90s hip hop! Plus Gilles has the first radio play of 'Getting There' featuring Niki Randa. Tune in Saturday, 3-6pm!

 http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b01n20hq

In this snippet, Flylo discusses hearing the instrumental hip hop of Japan's DJ Krush for the first time.  

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Gilles Peterson on BBC Radio 6Music Preview (22nd September) Album of The Week - Daphni - Jiaolong (Jiaolong)

Ahead of tomorrow's show, here's a preview of the album of the Week feature, with Dan Snaith, the man behind Caribou, on the phone talking about his current project, as Daphni, out on October 9th.

Tune in Saturday 3-6pm (GMT) to hear more from Daphni, as well as the return of Bloodlines, a Bumps mix for September, and a Do Over Selection from Flying Lotus. 

http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b01mxrhf