Arms in Motion and Sam Perry Set to Support The Magnificents
Could it be at all possible for The Magnificents lineup to get more, well, magnificent?
Yes. It just did, thanks to the addition of local stars, Arms in Motion (AIM) and Sam Perry (EffectStep).
Arms In Motion
Arms In Motion is a turntablist, producer and one of the founding members of the forward-thinking Perth artist collective "The Community."
He has played venues across Perth and abroad for the last 6+ years on his own and as a performer with other local acts such as Mathas, Diger Rockwell and most recently with The Stoops.
Arms is always prepared to bring the latest and greatest underground beat-driven music to the platters and keep it left-field, yet stay true to the roots of hip-hop. Expect classic cuts, glitched out beats, funk and more!
Sam Perry has been involved in music his whole life.
It all kicked off in a post high-school band, Retrospect, who had a good run of gigs including supporting Eskimo Joe (Sam personally winning prizes for his song writing abilities). He played rhythm guitar and shared vocals with his brother Wil. After a couple of years, Sam soon realised to really break into the music industry, you have to do something different. With a love of all music from dark drum n bass and dubstep to rock and indie, Sam had a real palette to create his own genre so-to-speak.
He started off creating his own songs electronically, throwing in samples and singing over the top – but he realised to have full control over what he does (especially live) he needed to create the sounds himself.
Sam came across the idea of hooking up a mic to an effects pedal (instead of a guitar) and use his voice to create the beat, bassline, melodies and vocals. From these effects, he creates a song live in front of your eyes using a loop station - singing/freestyling/mc'ing over the top. After hours and hours (and hours) perfecting his own effects, Sam felt it was time to give it a go live. At the end of 2010 Sam took to the stage in the form of Open Mic's at the Indi Bar and The Rosemount, and WHAM! Sam was booked for gigs at The Bakery, The Rosemount, Mojo's and The Bird.
Early 2011 saw Sam win "The Path to Laneway Competition", scoring a slot on the lineup as the Festival toured through Perth.
Support slots this year for Brow Horn Orchestra @ Mojo's, Mickey Avalon @ Villa, Sancisco @ East End Bar and now returning to Villa to support The Magnificents featuring Rahzel are making "Sam Perry" an industry name.
Here's a wee taste of what to expect with Sam Perry:
Tickets to see The Magnificents (MC Supernatural, Rahzel, DJ JS-1) as well as Arms In Motion and Sam Perry are available online through Moshtix here!
Arms In Motion
