Aroop Roy

bookings.arooproy@dr.com "Brilliant producer who never fails!" Gilles Peterson "A highly talented producer and ridiculously skilled selector" Mr Scruff "An awesome selector and producer" Joe Goddard (Hot Chip) "Aroop Roy always delivers consistency and excellent music" Atjazz "Superb DJ. When he played for us in Berlin, people really freaked out!!" Kapote/Munk (Toytonics) "Spirits will be evoked on the global dance floor for certain!" DJ Spinna "Funky as hell" Laurent Garnier "One of the most exciting and refreshing young producers breaking through right now." Jimpster "Irresistible Soul" DJ Mag Aroop Roy is a London-based DJ, producer and multi-instrumentalist, who blends together the electronic edge of house, disco and broken beat with the organic sounds of Afro, Latin, Funk and Jazz. Booking enquiries: bookings.arooproy@dr.com Signup here for latest release, free download and gig info : eepurl.com/cWbaQE Aroop's eclectic productions have been supported by diverse scenes and generations ranging from underground tastemakers Gilles Peterson, Hunee and Mr Scruff, to major crossover DJs such as Disclosure, Folamour and Solomun. He has released music on an ever-growing list of labels including as Delusions of Grandeur, House of Disco, Gamm, Sony Music, Yoruba Records, Jazz Diaries, Kampana and his own imprint Vive La Musique. Aroop has performed in 5 continents and over 40 cities, having had residencies in London, Geneva and Tokyo and regular tours of USA and Asia. Like his productions, his DJ sets are always a performance full of personality and style. Highly respected as an eclectic tastemaker, he has recorded guest mixes for the likes of Gilles Peterson's Worldwide programme, Freerange Records, broken beat scene leaders CO-OP and UK's Jazz FM. Aroop's label Vive La Musique has focussed on quality over quantity, with reissues and reworks of rare eclectic sounds from around the world from Caribbean zouk and Congolese Rumba to French jazz-fusion and South African hip hop. All releases have been featured by major tastemakers across the scene.