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DESCRIPTION:<p dir="ltr" style="text-align: center\;">Arriving in Australia
  for the first time\, legendary London-based Dub Poet\, Dancehall Selector
 \, Rapper\, Producer and NTS Resident James Massiah makes his Melbourne de
 but at The Night Cat this September.&nbsp\;</p><p style="text-align: cente
 r\;"><br></p><p dir="ltr" style="text-align: center\;">Performing a two-ho
 ur hybrid Live + DJ set\, James Massiah will seamlessly blur the line betw
 een club night and live performance.&nbsp\;</p><p style="text-align: cente
 r\;"><br></p><p dir="ltr" style="text-align: center\;">Drawing on over a d
 ecade as one of London&#39\;s most respected selectors as a legacy NTS Rad
 io resident\, he&#39\;ll traverse dub\, dancehall\, grime\, UK rap\, acid 
 house and countless sounds beyond. Interwoven throughout the set will be l
 ive performances of material from his acclaimed EP&rsquo\;s&nbsp\;True Rom
 ance\,&nbsp\;Bounty Law&nbsp\;and&nbsp\;Contact High\, alongside collabora
 tions including tracks with Lord Tusk\, Massive Attack\, Phil Asher and ot
 her selections across his catalogue.</p><p dir="ltr" style="text-align: ce
 nter\;">James Massiah&#39\;s latest EP\,&nbsp\;Contact High\, was released
  in collaboration with DJ GAWAD via Jordanian label Drowned By Locals. The
  project sees James move further towards the UK underground club sound he 
 has helped shape over the last decade\, pushing rap closer to the danceflo
 or through a fusion of grime\, dancehall and jerk production.</p><p dir="l
 tr" style="text-align: center\;">It follows his biggest release to date\,&
 nbsp\;Bounty Law\, which features collaborations with acclaimed UK produce
 rs Cajm\, 3o and Cold (best known for their work on Jawnino&#39\;s&nbsp\;4
 0). Across the project\, James explores hedonism through a grime\, danceha
 ll and trance-infused lens. Prior to that\, he released the aptly titled a
 nd entirely self-produced&nbsp\;True Romance&nbsp\;EP in 2024\, examining 
 modern romance and intimacy while challenging relationship conventions.&nb
 sp\;</p><p dir="ltr" style="text-align: center\;">As a self described dub 
 poet and creator of celebrated Adult Entertainment poetry nights\, James h
 as dissolved the boundaries between spoken word\, nightlife and undergroun
 d music\, cultivating a literary scene where poetry and partying exist in 
 the same room.&nbsp\;</p><p dir="ltr" style="text-align: center\;">Beyond 
 his solo work\, James is widely recognised as DJ Escrow in Dean Blunt&rsqu
 o\;s&nbsp\;Babyfather&nbsp\;project and for collaborations including a fea
 ture on Jawnino&rsquo\;s acclaimed debut&nbsp\;&lsquo\;40&rsquo\;.</p><p d
 ir="ltr" style="text-align: center\;">Presale tickets available now. Suppo
 rts TBA.</p><hr style="text-align: center\;"><p style="text-align: center\
 ;"><em>We acknowledge that this event will be held on Wurundjeri land of t
 he Kulin Nation and recognise that sovereignty was never ceded. We pay our
  respects to their Elders\, past\, present and emerging.</em></p><p style=
 "text-align: center\;"><br></p><p style="text-align: center\;"><strong>TIC
 KETING INFO</strong></p><p style="text-align: center\;">Set times are subj
 ect to change.When ticket sales have closed on the day of the show they ma
 y still be available at the door.</p><p style="text-align: center\;">Once 
 purchased tickets are non-refundable &amp\; non-transferable</p><p style="
 text-align: center\;">A booking fee applies to all advance tickets.</p><p 
 style="text-align: center\;"><br></p><p style="text-align: center\;"><stro
 ng>VENUE INFO</strong></p><p style="text-align: center\;">Photo ID is esse
 ntial\, acceptable ID is a current and valid Australian Photo Drivers Lice
 nce or Passport</p><p style="text-align: center\;">The venue reserves the 
 right to refuse admission to any person.Intoxicated persons will not be ad
 mitted. Dangerous behaviour including Crowd Surfing\, Stage Diving\, Moshi
 ng and Violent Dancing is not allowed and will result in your immediate re
 moval from this venue. Inappropriate behaviour at this venue will lead to 
 your banning.</p><p style="text-align: center\;"><br></p><p style="text-al
 ign: center\;"><em>This organisation is supported by the Victorian Governm
 ent through the Community Support Fund and Creative Victoria\, delivered b
 y Music Victoria.</em></p>
LOCATION:The Night Cat\, Johnston St\, Fitzroy\, VIC\, 3065\, Australia
SUMMARY:James Massiah (UK)
URL;VALUE=URI:https://www.moshtix.com.au/v2/event/james-massiah-uk-/198873
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