JaxDnB and friends present: MC Fava In Session at SALT JAX
JaxDnB along with Invasive Ceremonies and Underground Emerge bring you another night of drum n bass featuring:
MC FAVA Live In Session (DJ + MC Set) [Sun And Bass Recordings, Liuicity, V Recordings, Beatalistics]
Special guest Dave Shichman [Driven AM, Formation, Focuz Recordings, Soul Deep]
Additional support from DarciiDarka (Renegade Sound, Gainesville) and CAB 3 (Radhaz Records, Jacksonville) plus residents XMSN and Reflections.
Sound system provided by 8th Bridge Sound & Production. Art market featuring Mental_Motions and Phukheadz.
SALT is a 21+ open air venue in the heart of beautiful Jacksonville Beach.
This is a No Guest List event. We highly encourage advance tickets (which include fees) to save on the door.
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About The Artists
MC Fava Biography
MC Fava already started his career back in 2001 when he was responsible for the Jungle Club events in his hometown Freiburg. He is a chameleon on the Mic – capable of hosting all styles of Drum & Bass but certainly feels most comfortable if more melodic sounds leave him space to fully develop his vocal range that varies from deep rhymes over singing phrases to crowd hyping chants. Throughout the years, MC Fava started to tour Europe, his musical talent allowed for him to perform in various countries, and through this he achieved performances on each continent.
MC Fava is thought to be the first non UK MC to have been on the microphone at the world famous Fabric Club in London. He remains the only German Drum & Bass MC who regularly performs in the United Kingdom, the motherland of this music genre. Fava slowly drew the attention of many promoters and also booking agencies – one of them: Clinic Talent, the artist agency of Hospital Records, one of the most famous Drum & Bass record labels worldwide. In 2015 Fava exclusively joined Clinic Talent who then were responsible for organizing his numerous shows each year.
He has been showcasing his passion and love for music on performances throughout the whole of Europe, touring Australia and New Zealand, Japan, South Korea, Indonesia, South Africa, India, Colombia and the United States. Fava hosted stages of the biggest festivals in the scene like Let it Roll in Czech Republic, Global Gathering in South Korea, Outlook Festival in Croatia, Balaton Sound in Hungary, Mysteryland and Liqucitiy in the Netherlands, the Street Parade in Switzerland, Pohoda Festival in Slovakia, Kendal Calling in the UK, Sonne Mond und Sterne Festival in Germany or Sun and Bass on Sardinia.
Fava´s extraordinarily sensible feeling for rhythm and melody made him one of the most demanded MCs in the scene. Although he is a non-native speaker, he annually has been nominated for an international music award since 2014, being among the Top 10 Drum & Bass MCs worldwide in the Drum & Bass Arena Awards, London. In 2021 the Drum & Bass awards Germany got installed and Fava instantly won the ´Best MC´ category in 2021 & 2022. In 2023 he was honored with 5 awards altogether including ´Best MC´, ´Best Album´ & ´Best EP´.
Fava is not only a much appreciated host for his live events, he rapidly became one of the go-to artists for quality vocal delivery as well. His voice enriches approximately 150 songs that got released on some the most respected labels in the scene like Hospital Records, Med School, V Recordings, Spearhead Records, Commercial Suicide and Fokuz Recordings. In 2017, Hospital Records released the live recording of the London Elektricity Big Band show at the Pohoda Festival, Slovakia´s biggest music festival. MC Fava is featured on the recording hosting a 22 piece live band. In February 2019 he released his debut EP on the famous British label Spearhead Records. 2022 saw the release of his first solo EP on the legendary ´V Recordings´ in the UK and an EP on his own label ´Beatalistics´. His long awaited 16 song strong debut album LIFETRACKS on Sun and Bass Recordings finally landed in May 2023, causing turbulence in the scene and gaining recognition on a global level. With loads of new music on the horizon, Fava started to bring his brand new Live-Show around the globe. The ´Lifetracks-Album-World-Tour´ started in December 2022 with stops in Thailand and Vietnam. 2023 kicked off with an extended South-America tour, stopping in Colombia, Chile, Argentina, Brazil and Mexico. His long awaited return to North-America had a full impact with 2 successful tours in March and June. Back home in Europe, a busy summer with the biggest festivals and plenty of high quality club shows rounded up a fantastic year 2023. Now Fava is keen to work on new projects, so expect more shows and music by the hopeless romantic German vocalist soon.
https://open.spotify.com/artist/3PRKQmdOhulKAS8mWWIQfj
https://www.facebook.com/FavaMC
https://soundcloud.com/mcfava
https://www.instagram.com/favamc
Watch his live performance from Digital Sessions in Ft. Lauderdale earlier this year:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G0H2fzfqouQ
Dave Shichman Biography
A 20+ year member of the US DnB scene, representing New York City, Dave Shichman is a Drum’N’Bass renaissance man; Dj, Producer, Vocalist, Promoter, Label & Artist manager & owner of Driven AM, the North American DnB Artist Management, Record Label, and East Coast Event Production company. currently throwing events in NYC and Philly. As a producer, Dave has over 50 releases on labels including: Flight Pattern, Formation, Technique, Think Deep, Soul Deep, Luv Disaster, Basswerk and many more. Former resident DJ at legendary NYC DnB parties, Direct Drive, Secret Art of Science with DB and Natural Selection, currently a resident with Driven AM NYC, Driven215 in Philly and Smoke Em Out in Northampton Mass.
Dave’s touring schedule has him constantly on the road, having performed in 19 states and 4 international spots both solo and with his Driven AM family members Random Movement, Mixmaster Doc, Agent 137 and others. Co-owner of BBS Gear alongside DB & DJ DARA. Co-Owner of BIG DRUM & BASS with Dieselboy. Dave is passionate about music, and it shows in his energetic high energy mixing and performance. Some of Dave’s biggest contributions are behind the scenes; managing, mentoring, promoting and growing the North American Drum & Bass scene.
Support Artists Info
Our support lineup includes some familiar names. DarciiDarka is the founder of Renegade Sound in Gainesville and has gained some major recognition playing clubs and festivals throughout Florida and beyond. Caesar Augustvs Bassus III (aka CAB3) is a prolific producer and DJ with solid discography and his own label Radhaz Records.
Jacksonville residents Reflections and XMSN have been holding down the Jax Drum & Bass scene collectively since 2015. Reflections is one of the original members of the Revolution Productions crew which was active from 2004 until around 2009. Since then he has successfully curated a number of parties and currently holds a monthly residency at Myth Nightclub. XMSN is the founder of Invasive Ceremonies which had its first official event in 2020, with prior scene involvement including hosting a weekly Worknight Sessions event in 2016.
8th Bridge Sound & Production is a homegrown sound system based out of Jacksonville, FL. The team consisting of Cameron, Jaiden and Carson embraces the sound system culture based around a DIY aesthetic.
Mental_Motions is the creative outlet of local artist and guide Marie Eljira. Her continuouysly evolving collection includes hand drawn art, bespoke jewerly, and other accessories. She also offers tarot-assisted empathic readings, helping her clients understand the true nature of their lifetime journey.
The Phukheadz is more than a collection of art; it's a worldwide community centered around music and performance. The creator Byron Brown has had the distinct pleasure of inducting thousands of people from all around the globe, many of them well known pop culture figures in music, movies, television, comics, and professional wrestling.
Limited advance presale only $15; general advance $20; day of show $25. All ticket prices include fees!