Celebrate 15 years of legendary record label UKF at a night of bass music performed live by over 40 artists and alumni from Guildhall School of Music & Drama.
Following the success of 2023’s awardwinning OrchestRAM, drum & bass music returns to the Hall in the brand new show OrchestRAVE – an epic orchestral journey into the world of bass music and rave culture, elevated by mesmerising stage production.
Guildhall Session Orchestra will be joined by DnB DJ Raiser, a percussion and rhythm section and special guests, to perform many of the most loved tracks from the bass music scene, including tracks by The Prodigy, Flux Pavilion, Pendulum, and Nero.
‘We’re representing the breadth of the genre,’ says Raiser, who performed live with the orchestra for the OrchestRAM celebration of RAM Records last year. ‘I selected the music by starting out by finding fifteen tracks from UKF’s back catalogue and used that as the backbone of the show.’
Raiser says he can count on one hand the number of DJs who’ve played live with an orchestra, adding ‘It’s amazing to see decks being used as part of the orchestra, adding to what the musicians are doing. It’s a completely unique experience and the audience response is incredible.’
Every note has to be timed and performed to the exact second, making this a challenging experience not only for DJ, orchestra and conductor, but for the extraordinary light show that accompanies the music.
This is raving like you’ve never seen before.
OrchestRAVE, Sat 20 July, Hall
Words by James Drury
