Seven Davis Jr And Dâm Funk to Headline Event Series

Seven Davis Jr And Dâm Funk to Headline Auckland’s Newest Event Series

‘ANNO DOMINI’

Inspired by popular rooftop events held in New York and throughout Europe, Anno Domini promises a purposefully curated yet relaxed event offering, mixing great music, food and drink in a stylish afternoon event series not seen before on the Auckland events calendar. Designed for the growing young cultured urban Auckland crowd, Anno Domini will deliver a social experience the city has been missing.

Held on the roof of the iconic Auckland Art Gallery across four Sundays throughout summer, Anno Domini will feature a line up of international DJs and producers alongside the best in Auckland’s eating with hand designed menus from Auckland’s top eateries Coco’s Cantina and the Bearded Clam and top quality cocktails from award winning barMea Culpa.

Promoters David Benge, Mark Kneebone and Tom McGuinness are looking forward to bringing this unique offering to Auckland.

"We have taken inspiration from some pretty incredible events from right around the world to create Anno Domini. We can’t wait to bring it all together in Auckland this summer”

Electric Future Soul DJ Seven Davis Jr. will kick off the series alongside Francis Inferno Orchestra on January 10th with Dām Funk headlining January 24th. A Seekae DJ set with fellow Australian Roland Tings (DJ Set) & local electronic star Race Banyon will make for a super special Valentines event on February 14th. A fourth date is set for the series with the date and line up to be announced in the coming weeks.

Tickets for all events are on sale from Tuesday 8th December from Ticketmaster for $38.

Anno Domini is proudly supported by Kronenbourg 1664, Angostura Rum, Broken Shed Vodka, Hendrick's Gin, Vintners, Red Bull, One Pure NZ and All Good Organics.

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JANUARY 10TH: SEVEN DAVIS JR. + FRANCIS INFERNO ORCHESTRA

Born in Texas, residing in Los Angeles, California. Seven Davis Jr was raised on the classics – from Michael Jackson and Prince to Stevie Wonder and Aretha Franklin. His early self-released output, however, was more closely aligned to the vibrant left-leaning electronic underground scenes of Los Angeles and Northern California with listeners often comparing his sounds to those of Detroit or Minneapolis, with House and Jungle present in the meat of it.

When Seven first arrived on the scene he was known only as a vocalist / producer but has now evolved to include being a DJ. Seven has shared stages with a wide range of artistry from Gilles Peterson to Badbadnotgood, featured in several broadcasts on BBC Radio 1 including guest mixes with Benji B and DJ Heidi and has most recently featured on the Essential Mix along side Cold Cut (Ninja Tune founders) in celebration of Ninja Tunes 25 year Anniversary. Seven also hosts a residency at The Nest in London.

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Griffin James, aka Francis Inferno Orchestra is a London based, Melbourne born DJ/Producer. Coming at house music from down under, his productions join the dots between soul, disco and the sample-based music that inspired him as a teenager. Griffin made the breakthrough to the international scene with ease - and has kept heads spinning with a stream of seriously danceable releases since 2010. Presenting house and techno classics alongside recent releases, FIOs DJ sets are a low-brow history lesson – respecting the past without being a slave to it which has lead him to become a key figure of Melbourne’s always growing underground dance scene.

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JANUARY 24TH: Dām-FunK

Damon “Dām-FunK” Riddick is the epitome of funk. Ever since debuting with Stones Throw in 2008, Dām-FunK has become one of the genres most passionate proselytizers, out to save it from devilish depictions of cartoonish caricature. To Dam, funk is a way of living, “a feeling of struggle and staying cool through it all.”

Dām-FunK grew up in the Los Angeles city/suburb of Pasadena. A ‘ 70s baby, he came of age in the era of the Uncle Jamm’s Army parties, of electro-pharaoh Egyptian Lover, of Prince’ s purple reign. His parents nurtured his musical talents as a child and by his teens, he mastered the drums, then the drum machine.

After spending the 90’s lending his musical skills to rappers such as Mack 10 and MC Eiht. Dām-FunK and a few friends launched the popular Funkmosphere party in L.A. in the mid 2000s. It’s around then that Dam drew the attention of Stones Throw. Dam’ s partnership with Stones Throw has seen the release of his debut Toeachizown (2009) and Invite the Light (2015), as well as an anthology of early productions, Adolescent Funk(2010), to Higher(2013) with Steve Arrington and7 Days of Funk (2013) with Snoop Dogg.

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FEBRUARY 14TH: SEEKAE (DJ SET) + ROLAND TINGS (DJ SET) & RACE BANYON

Over the past six years, Australian-English outfit ‘Seekae’ have won a hugely loyal following and a swag of awards for their signature blend of electronic pop, IDM, post-dubstep, post-rock, house and ambient. Their stunning debut The Sounds of Trees Falling On People was anointed one of the albums of the decade by FBi Radio; assured follow-up +Dome achieved Mojo Magazine’s Album of the Month in the UK and saw SEEKAE nominated for four Australian Independent Music Awards. The band then took +Dome on the road, touring Europe, Japan and North America, culminating in a sold-out Sydney Opera House show with an 8 piece-orchestra.

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Roland Tings is Melbourne’s jack track anomaly with a penchant for acid coastlines and nebulous rhythms. Having toured Europe and his homeland extensively – Roland Tings supported Chet Faker’s sold-out Australia tour in early 2015, and has since filled dancefloors at festivals as diverse as Meredith Music Festival, Sydney Festival, MONA FOMA and Listen Out.

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Race Banyon is the electronic music production and performance alias of Wellington teenager Eddie Johnston. Since 2012 he has headlined sold-out shows throughout New Zealand, played alongside Rustie, Baauer, Ryan Hemsworth, oOoOO, BADBADNOTGOOD and Kaytranada, and released his first EP Whatever Dreams Are Made Of. He has also played New Zealand’s biggest summer music festivals: Rhythm and Vines, Laneway, Camp a Low Hum and Splore. A favourite of student radio stations, music blogs and internet-savvy DJs across the globe, he has also created well-loved remixes for New Zealand bands The Phoenix Foundation, Doprah, Thomston, Janineand the Mixtape and Grayson Gilmour.

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