Artist Info
Led by creative mastermind Jean-Paul Builes, REPOSADO ain't just a tequila, it's a movement. Imagine this: Caribbean vibes meet West African heat, then throw in a Queensbridge swagger and a Seattle drizzle. That's the kinda global gumbo they're cookin' up. This ain't your average band, though - REPOSADO is a collective dedicated to help bring the world closer together with the power of music. They're channelin' the legends like Fela Kuti, Fania All-Stars, Curtis Mayfield, and James Brown to create a bilingual party that'll have you speaking the universal language of funk. It's all about respect for the past, living it up in the present, and building a brighter future - one dance floor at a time. Get ready to feel the soul, the funk, the latin spice, the Afrobeat fire - this is music that'll make you wanna move your feet and celebrate life!
R E P O S A D O
We are delighted to announce that singer-songwriter Trish Savage will play the 4pm Friday slot, joined by Adam Kessler (drums) and Jason Gray (bass). Together, they’ll debut her latest project - a groove-driven set of fresh originals and re-imagined funky covers.
Don’t miss this dynamic performance!
Instagram @trishsavagemusic
Website trishsavagemusic.com
Trish Savage
As space becomes an obtainable achievement for the billionaires of the world, we asked why not a 5 piece string band from Seattle? To call Writnwood bluegrass, would be to call the Saturn V just another mode of transportation. Writnwood takes your run of the mill tradgrass band, injects it with tang and freeze dried salisbury steak and then shoots it into the cosmos to jam along to the celestial bodies. Buckle up kosmonauts, we're going where no bluegrass band has gone before.
WritnWood
Freaky Outty (Palmer Auty) is a friend of DJ Daniel Ames and a club-trained DJ with an omnivorous musical appetite. His sets cover a wide range of styles from groovy soul & disco to high energy dancehall and Afrobeats. His weekly radio show The Filet airs every Saturday afternoon on Portland's XRAY FM highlighting new and emerging danceable sounds from all over the world.
Freaky Outty
Coming out of Seattle, Washington, Midpak is an instrumental funk-fueled psychedelic experience. With influences ranging from 70’s funk to global grooves, and no fear of electronica, Midpak has created a new unique sound, and they’re eager to share.
You won't want to miss this!
Check out their original sound here.
Midpak
Tyler Richart - West African Drum Class
Tyler has traveled extensively in West Africa, studying drum and dance music, string music on the 21 string kora, flute music, and balaphone music. His djembe masters (teachers) are some of the most revered djembe players ever to live. He is the current percussionist for multiple groups in the northwest, including REPOSADO, Jimmy James and the Sure Things, as well as the Blowout Heavies Brass Band.Don’t miss this dynamic performance!
Some drums can be provided if you don't have one. Please let let us know if you need to borrow a drum.
The first half of the class will be working on warm ups and honing drum hand skills. The second half will be learning traditional Malinke music from Guinea, West Africa using our voices, djembes, and dununs (west african bass drums with bells).
In addition, we’ll touch on a couple of common non-folkloric patterns that work well for more westernized jams with basses/guitars etc.
Jason Grey’s Open Jam Session
Jason Gray, bass player for the Polyyrhmics and the Unsinkable Heavies, will host an open jam session for anyone to join in. He will provide fat bass lines and timing. We may also have other artists sit in.
This is a low stakes opportunity to sit in with pro musicians and have some fun and show off your chops.
If you have a song in mind send a message to getdown@professed.pro and Jason will bone up on your choice..
DJ, Daniel Ames is a master of the decks. He has been DJing events, private parties and weddings in Seattle, Portland and San Fran for the last 15 + years. Formerly Same DNA and a founding member of Trashy Trash DJ’s, a Portland and Seattle DJ crew focusing on 90’s throwbacks played on vinyl. He really knows how to get the party rocking.
Here are his dj mixes you can check out on Mixcloud.
DJ Daniel Ames
Our very own Mitch Jacobsen or Hjalmar, as he’s also known, will be DJing Friday afternoon in the parking lot to welcome you to Professed! He will be providing an eclectic mix of upbeat tunes to get the weekend started!
Mitch has a varied background in audio, visual and healing arts. He will also be leading our sound bath session with a gong meditation. He is a certified Kundalini yoga instructor which is a yoga practice that focuses on gentle movement and releasing tension through meditation assisted by breath-work, mantra and sound healing.
