SHOLTO & Finn Rees

SHOLTO & Finn Rees ✿

Sunday 26th April
Rich Mix

London Born Oscar ‘SHOLTO’ Robertson’s music career began in 2013, when a record deal took him to LA, leading to him working with producers like Nick Waterhouse (Allah-Las) before returning to the UK and working with the likes of Inflo (Cleo Sol), and Dan Carey. He is also one half of the production / studio duo SFJ. Recording, Producing & Mixing for artists such as Miles Kane, Katy J Pearson, Wet Leg, Spiritualized, Tess Parks and many more. Sholto also garnered a name as a session drummer across genres working with acts such as Confidence Man, Nick Waterhouse, Yak, Sinead O’Brien, Geowulf & recently Baxter Dury. SHOLTO has recently supported Sven Wunder, Derya Yildrim, WITCH & Dina Ogon and recently performed a tribute to David Axelrod at Londons Jazz Cafe. 

His writing style is inspired by soundtrack composers from the 1950s-1970s, and he sits alongside soulful widescreen soundtrack contemporaries like The Cinematic Orchestra, Robohands and The Ironsides. 2023’s ‘The Changing Tides Of Dreams’ introduced listeners to his world of psychedelic-infused, hazy arrangements, drawing on disciplines from the world of film & classical music, as well as jazz and experimental arrangement techniques. His music invites you into a warm array of colours, lush analogue gooeyness, instrumental grooves and a Euphoric sentimentality.

Finn Rees is a Tasmanian born, London based keyboardist, composer, producer and DJ who has built up an eclectic reputation for his music work both in ‘Australia’ and internationally over the last decade. He has a knack for capturing emotions and intriguing minds, whatever medium he chooses and can be seen performing as a core member in some of the most forward thinking projects such as Close Counters, 30/70, Allysha Joy, as well as working with many other artists defining the current sound of jazz leaning music: Audrey Powne, Chaos In The CBD, Aroop Roy and more. 

His debut record ‘Dawn Is A Melody’ came out on tastemaker label Mr. Bongo records in 2024 with a massive positive response amongst jazz lovers. This much anticipated venture into his solo work brought together a new synergy between modal and spiritual jazz, psychedelic soul, lush orchestral arrangements and has shown his deep understanding of many modalities. 

Finn’s knack for selecting grooves has evolved alongside his musicianship, particularly through jazz-house project Close Counters. His sets are filled with his passion for soulful grooves of any kind. Keeping the musicality and rhythm at the core, his mixes traverse through global sounds of jazz infused house, broken beat, brazilian, detroit, disco and more.  

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