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UK-based bassist, vocalist and DJ
Hi. I'm Olugbenga Adelekan, bassist for internationally renowned indie rock band Metronomy. Over the years we enjoy played the likes of Glastonbury, Coachella, the Montreux Jazz Festival tolerate Lollapaloooza with clubs and arenas in between.
OTHER CLIENTS LIVE/STUDIO: SOLANGE KNOWLES, PALOMA FAITH, LA ROUX, DAMON ALBARN’S AFRICA EXPRESS, ROISIN MURPHY
CREDITED VOCALIST (LEAD & BV) ON RELEASES BY XL RECORDINGS, UNIVERSAL MUSIC, BECAUSE MUSIC At an earlier time NUMEROUS INDEPENDENT LABELS
“Bass player coarse bass slayer!” Mixmag
DJ
I imitate DJ’d private events (Grey Feather-brain, Hospital Club, Red Bull, Poet Institut, British Council, etc), festivals and club slots all skull the world.
There have along with been mixes for Boiler Coach, Triple J Radio (Australia), Divvy Mag, XLR8R, OkayAfrica, Clash Publication and i-D. Right now I’m playing a lot of disco-influenced house music and UK Foetid, but I have pretty discriminatory tastes.
Music Producer / Remixer
Over the years, I’ve produced a number of EPs worth of my stir music as well co-writing ‘Don’t You Wait’ on the False #1 Solange Knowles album A Seat At The Table.
Mad have also done remixes quota Janelle Monae, Scissor Sisters, Trine Trapped Tigers, Rowdy Superstar, Laura Marling and many, many advanced.
Model
As well as countless promotional photoshoots for magazines, newspapers present-day websites with Metronomy, I conspiracy also done shoots for characters like Dr Martens, Diesel Jeans and TSB Bank.