Mr. Scruff & Aroop Roy precede their 6 hour B2B DJ session in the Main room with a free conversation/Q&A session in the bar. Up for discussion will be:
How the Scruff & Aroop B2B sessions started
The joy of eclecticism
Vive La Musique – telling stories through music
Approaches to DJing & Production
And anything else that springs to mind!
Aroop Roy is a producer, musician and label head, who joins the dots between electronic music and borderless organic sounds. From house, garage and techno to jazz, disco and global rhythms, he has enjoyed universal acclaim as a producer and DJ across scenes and generations,
Like his productions, his sets are full of personality and style and have earned him a reputation as a uniquely gifted DJ.
Aroop’s label Vive La Musique has focussed on quality over quantity, with reissues and reworks of rare eclectic sounds from around the world from Caribbean zouk and Congolese Rumba to French jazz-fusion and South African soul.
Mr. Scruff is a Manchester-based DJ & Producer. His ‘Keep It Unreal’ residency has been running since 1999.
Check out Scruff & Aroop’s B2B mix from We Out Here:
Artists on stage: 8.00pmCurfew: 9.00pm
Stage: The Bar