Ilana Lorraine presents Sessions58 Global featuring...

EnSPirits + Reigns + Saxpedition + Ilana Lorraine + Sweet Mess

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Last Show: Sunday 16 th July 2023

PizzaExpress Live (Holborn)

EnSPirits is a dynamic musical duo between multi-hyphenate musicians Victoria Theodore and Dave Tweedie. We create music that uplifts and inspires audiences, combining our unique styles to create a sound that's all our own: innovative, accessible and fun! Victoria Theodore is a classically trained pianist and seasoned keyboardist, Musical Director, singer and composer known for her work with Stevie Wonder, Beyoncé and Lin-Manuel Miranda. EnSPirits is joined by Reigns and Saxpedition.

EnSPirits

Dave Tweedie is a versatile multi-instrumentalist, composer and producer whose work is heard on Network Television, Disney, Hulu, Netflix, PBS and IFC. We were both born in the San Francisco Bay Area, but met at a Hollywood gathering in Los Angeles in 2015. Our musical kinship sparked immediately and blossomed into a rich partnership rooted in our love for music In 2019, we combined our shared musical vision and created .

Their sound is a fusion of funk, soul, jazz, and pop that showcases our instrumental virtuosity and dynamic energy. Our original songs explore themes of love, hope and empowerment. Our performances include covers that showcase our versatility and artistry resulting in high-energy shows that engage and inspire audiences of all ages and backgrounds!

Their work has been heard and enjoyed by millions of people. Dave’s award winning compositions have received critical acclaim and reached audiences around the world. Victoria has been featured on television, in movies and on international tours. We combine the virtuosity of Victoria's keyboard skills with Dave's expertise in composition and production to create music that is technically impressive, emotionally resonant yet always danceable.

Reigns

With an ever increasing YouTube following exceeding 50K and clocking up over 6 million views, Reigns’s fan base is growing rapidly. The 23 year old is fast becoming a much sought after artist in her own right and also for featured collaborations amongst DJ/ Producers worldwide. Whilst building momentum via her social media platforms and also featured collaborations Reigns has been creating her unique blend of dusty soulful blues intoxicated pop. It is hard to liken her to any present female artist as her original and infectious sound pulls in influences from the many classics that she was spoon fed as a child by her music loving father. Her music is bold, emotive, honest and heart wrenching merging a classic soul/ blues flavour with a modern synthesised wall of sound. Her every emotion is exposed as she draws you in with her powerfully raw vocals and takes you on her own journey of heartbreak and self discovery. Each song is carefully crafted and nurtured with her writing partner and producer Dee Adam (Dido, Kaiser Chiefs, Andreya Triana) and together they have created what they anticipate to be Reigns’s debut album titled ‘Majesty'. BBC introducing have been extremely supportive of Reigns, she has already had numerous plays of her new tunes on both BBC Introducing Essex as well as most recently BBC Introducing London. Reigns has had radio play on both Kiss and Radio 1. Reigns’ forthcoming releases/features include Low Steppa ft: Reigns - Weekend Love, it is what it is- Carl Cox, Something new- DJ Zinc and Only One- Ferreck Dawn. Reigns is currently collaborating with Benny Benassi. Her recent features have aided in building her name in the UK and opening the door for her own artist project. Reign’s Youtube channel has gained the admiration from many established artists including Emelie Sande, Little Mix who have shared her live stripped back piano / vocal videos. A transatlantic collaboration with US Producer Paul Wright saw her and the team winning an Emmy for her vocal performance on the track 'From Now On’... and so it begins...

Saxpedition

Yalisaxx and Jahav Moore are an electronic & instrumental musical duo called - Saxpedition. Besides the visual resembles between them, both playing Saxophone and sing. The two compose and create tracks cross gentre between Funk, Soul, RnB, Ethnic, world, Psychedelic, dance music and more. They've released a single- Saxpedition, which recived a lot of attention in some of the mist respected magazines such as Chromatic club, Fantastic Plastic, Vicious Magazine, Who music magazine and Miamien coder radio. Yalisaxx preforms worldwide on various stages such as Secret Garden Party Festival, Boomtown fest, Goodwood fest etc. Jahav is a professional producer and keys/Guitar player, works with different artists and performed in various festivals such as Landjuweel, Indie Negev, Barby club and more. Yalisaxx and Jahav, aka Saxpedition, are recording and performing as a duo - Yalisaxx on the Saxophones ,Recorder and vocals, Jahav on the keys, Guitar, computer and Saxophone, the two are TLV / London / Berlin based and available for bookings around the world.

Sweet Mess

Sweet Mess’s diverse and different backgrounds of universal sounds are the foundation for the creation of the sweet sensation that we will spread across the nation with our loving tenderness, razing vibration.

Ilana Lorraine

Ilana Lorraine's music is hauntingly beautiful. It stirs the soul, the mind, and plucks ever so gently at the heartstrings. Her transformative lyrics and soulful voice awaken the senses, provide hope and evoke courage.Her internal voice optimistic and determined to keep love alive, a prayer to encourage hope, an inner mantra to awaken her heart, and a calling to have self-love and find strength.Ilana’s singing voice and songs became a mantra and call out to passersby as she sang overlooking a lake in her lockdown initiative “The Fairytale” to keep music alive and bring serenity to the public in the Summer of 2020. It bloomed into a safe haven for the local community in London infamous Hampstead Heath and got imprinted and recorded in history when it got written as a full chapter in the book The Heath, written by The Beatles Biographer Hunter Davis and published last year.