A journey into West London's Broken beat with WheelUP

The first night at Gilles Peterson's Worldwide Festival in Sète is always special, and last summer, WheelUP set the tone in style! Seamlessly transitioning from broken beat to drum 'n' bass and jazz, it was a masterclass in leading a crowd with an eclectic and dynamic set. I wanted him on Le Mellotron! A few weeks later, we had the opportunity to bring Danny at Duro De Matar in Lisbon to record a set for the YouTube channel. So here he is, WheelUP bringing the West London sound to Lisbon and now for you all to enjoy worldwide through Le Mellotron! - Lekin

After playing at Worldwide I connected with the owners of Le Mellotron and DDM in Lisbon, then I was invited out to come and play a Bruk set in collaboration with them, it was a dream come true and I thought let me come to Lisbon link up with the crew and roll out some West London Sound for Le Mellotron and it was fun and vibes to come through and hit the decks with the crew. My sound has been described as Broken Beat, Bruk, West London Sound and Nu Jazz. It touches on Soulful House, Afro latin, African polyrthymic drum patterns etc But to me its just a felling and if it feels good for my spirit and raises my vibration then that is the music I am going to play without the need for a defining characteristic. Musically as I grew up in West London and had my studio next door to Bugz In The Attic, IG Culture, Kaidi Tatham etc I was exposed to a lot of good music and ideas even before I was making Bruk and I feel my responsibility (now as an artist signed to the legendary Tru Thoughts label) that I should respect the OG’s and the foundation (the CoOp massive) but equally support the new generation that is coming through and collectively as a community we continue to push our sound to the next level. All the while playing music that makes the people want to have a WheelUP during the set!!!