Grandmaster Flash Makes an Appearance at Wave Music 'Après-Session'

We think our eyes are clouded over and our ears are still ringing, though we could just be walking around in a dreamlike state because we can’t quite believe that Grandmaster Flash, a pioneer of hiphop and the first DJ to use the turntable as an instrument, played us the ultimate set here in the offices of Wave last night…!

Hosted by Wave Music as another event in their ‘Après-Sessions’ series, it provided a fantastically diverse follow up to an acoustic set from SOAK last month (who is now currently well within the top 10 of the UK indie singles chart – go SOAK!)

Back to Flash…

We removed the furniture from Wave to make room for humans/dancers, pulled out the graffiti mural (expertly designed by 1771), red cups, kangol, lino, pizzas from the incredible Pizza Pilgrims, and lined that with plenty of urban courage. Suddenly our reception area was transformed into a glamorous hub of old school 90’s hip hop heaven.

Our warm up DJ Billy Mann got the crowd pumped and ready for the hugely anticipated headliner, and once Flash got to the decks we’re surprised the ceiling didn’t fall through with the amount of dancing and jumping happening. Everyone in the room was captivated by the music, tune after tune, hit after hit… a mixture of classic and current tracks with the added Flash charm; a truly flawless set.

Needless to say, the night was a roaring success, and we’re so excited to see who Wave Music pull upon for the next one. We wait in anticipation…

Thank you, Wave Music, for a fantastic night!