Grandmaster Flash - Plymouth

Tapestry Promotions are proud to present:Grandmaster FlashThe Four Elements TourBorn Joseph Saddler on January 1, 1957 in the South Bronx, Grandmaster Flash is inarguably one of Hip Hop’s original innovators. He is recognised as one of Hip Hop’s architects and builders of the culture, the first DJ to make the turntable a musical instrument by the way of his Quick Mix Theory formula and homed devices. GrandmasterFlash’s technical innovations and artistic contributions have earned him numerous accolades. His impact on the music industry extends beyond his own successful career, as his innovative formula and sounds were translated to sound producing technologies and have inspired generations of DJs, producers and hip-hop artists to push the boundaries of creativity. In the earliest days of the genre, he manipulated music by placing his fingers on the vinyl, perfected beat looping, and discovered many of the most iconic beats still commonly sampled today. It’s no surprise that The New YorkTimes calls him Hip Hop’s first virtuoso.Today, he’s the voice of an entire generation of 1970s Hip Hop pioneers. From his electric live shows to his production role on Netflix’s “The Get Down”, GrandmasterFlash is at once a historian, a storyteller, and a cultural force. Baz Lurhman’s “The GetDown” is a music-driven drama that documents the emergence of a new art form. Set in the late 1970s, the rise of hip-hop is told through the lives, art, music and dance of a group of young people in the South Bronx.The music of the 1970s fuelled the rise of Hip Hop, but much of that decade’s influence has been lost to time. With access to archival master recordings, images, and videos from the vaults of the major record labels, Grandmaster Flash’s live show is a celebration of Hip Hop’s most formative decade.