Realtime studio-grade production brought to the live stage by a 5-piece collective of jazz musicians and audio engineers. Brand new material every set.
REC // FULL TRANSMISSION // OAKLAND CA
SLAPPERS ONLY! is a ground-breaking 5-piece musical experience from Oakland, CA bringing spontaneous composition to the live stage. You'll hear deep influences from the worlds of House, Soul, Jungle, and Bay Area funk, following in the footsteps of envelope-pushing artists such as LCD Soundsystem, Brainfeeder, Medeski Martin and Wood, and Madlib. Approaching EDM with an ethos of jazz improvisation, the group synthesizes a union that is as freakish as it is CONTAGIOUS.
Founded by producer and saxophonist Madison Bohrer (Bohrer Brothers Trio, Super Soul Bros, WHIRL'D, Latin Heat) with a single intention: curating the highest grade TOP-SHELF BASS and wild improv scientifically engineered to induce a stank face. Every performance is 100% improvised, 100% unique, and 100% SLAPS.
The group is a close-knit collective of experienced professional jazz musicians with audio-engineering backgrounds, DoorDashing high-level musicality and IMPECCABLE TASTE to a party full of slamming live-programmed drum machines and huge soundscapes. The slaps keep you on your feet — but the unpredictable electricity of being RAPTURED into a full exploration journey through the cosmos keeps you on your toes.
SLAPPERS ONLY! run a fully self-contained stage — the band travels with a Mackie DL32S digital console and a complete in-ear monitor rig. The house only handles front-of-house balance and EQ.
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