Biography
DJ Le Spam & Spam Allstars blend improvisational electronic elements and turntables with latin, funk, hip hop and dub to create what they call an electronic descarga. It’s not a known genre. It’s hard to describe. It attracts many types of people. But as they look out and see people dancing salsa, next to break-dancers, and festival-goers driving for hours to catch a show -- they know something very special is going on.
Spam Allstars were formed by Andrew Yeomanson, a/k/a DJ Le Spam, was raised in Toronto, Bogota and London, and has called Miami home since 1993. He got his start by playing guitar in Haitian band Lavalas, and recording and touring with Miami based artist Nil Lara. Along the way he added to his vinyl collection, and when off the road he would DJ locally. These DJ gigs evolved into collaborations with live musicians, performing on an internet radio show, recording in his home studio, and the first of many residencies combining his samplers & DJ skills with a live band.
In 2002, Spam Allstars began a weekly residency at Hoy Como Ayer in Little Havana, which continues today. In 2003 they started monthly residencies in New York City, Gainesville, Tampa, Atlanta, and New Orleans, and playing nationally wherever people would host them. Today they perform 200+ shows, and average 56,000 miles each year. They still do the weekly in Little Havana, and have monthlies in Miami and Miami Beach.
Spam Allstars are proud to have five independent releases - Electrodomesticos/2007; Contra Los Roboticos Mutantes/2004; Latin Grammy nominated Fuacata Live/2002; Pigs In Space/2000; and Pork Scratchings/1999 - on their own Spamusica Records label. Their most recent release was a compilation for World Music Network (owners of the Rough Guide) - Introducing Spam Allstars (2008).
Spam Allstars are Andrew Yeomanson/DJ Le Spam (turntables, samplers, guitar, bass), Tomas Diaz (timbales, vox), AJ Hill (saxes, vox), Mercedes Abal (flute, vox), Chad Bernstein (trombone, vox), Jose Elias (guitars/tres), Ted Zimmerman (trumpet), Lazaro Alfonso (congas), Adam Zimmon (guitars), & Steve Welsh (saxes).
For more info go to: www.spamallstars.com
Instrumentation
dj le spam - turntables & samplers
tomas diaz - timbales, vox
aj hill - saxes
chad bernstein - trombone
jose elias - guitar/trs
adam zimmon - guitar
steve welsh - saxes
mercedes abal - flute
lazaro alfonso - percussion
ted zimmerman - trumpet
Discography
Introducing: Spam Allstars - World Music Network - August 2008
electrodomesticos - Spamusica - March 2007
Vinyl #3 - Spamusica 2006
Spam Allstars Contra Los Roboticos Mutantes - Spamusica - 2004
Vinyl #2 - Spamusica - 2004
Fuacata Live - Spamusica - 2002
Pigs In Space - Spamusica - 2000
Vinyl 1 - Spamusica - 2000
Pork Scratchings - Spamusica - 1999
more info: www.spamusica.com
Links
| http://www.spamallstars.com |