BAM, Red Hot, and Red Bull Music Academy present Master Mix: Red Hot + Arthur Russell!

Two-night-only (May 29 & 30) concert pays homage to the late cellist, composer, and electronic music pioneer

Master Mix: Red Hot + Arthur Russell! Sam Amidon Cults Lonnie Holley Redding Hunter Dev Hynes Little Scream Thao Nguyen (Thao & the Get Down Stay Down) Richard Reed Parry (Arcade Fire) Jake Shears (Scissor Sisters) Rubblebucket

Musical Director: Stuart Bogie

BAM Howard Gilman Opera House (30 Lafayette Ave) May 29 & 30 at 8pm Tickets: $ 35, 45, 55, 70 On sale Mar 12 (Mar 10 for Friends of BAM)

Brooklyn, NY/ March 9, 2015—BAM, Red Hot, and Red Bull Music Academy join forces to present Master Mix: Red Hot + Arthur Russell!, an all-star tribute to the inimitable late musician. On May 29 & 30, an array of unique performers come together at the BAM Howard Gilman Opera House to celebrate the genre-defying experimental spirit of Russell, whose oeuvre ranged from classical to disco to experimental to folk.

Artists paying homage to Russell at BAM include Sam Amidon, Cults, Lonnie Holley, Redding Hunter, Dev Hynes, Little Scream, Thao Nguyen (Thao & the Get Down Stay Down), Richard Reed Parry (Arcade Fire), Jake Shears (Scissor Sisters), and Rubblebucket. Several of these artists contributed to the 2014 Red Hot/Yep Roc two-CD Master Mix release, hailed by Pitchfork as “a hell of a tribute album.”

About Arthur Russell Arthur Russell was an American cellist, composer, singer and musician whose work spanned the genres of classical, disco, experimental, folk, and rock. Notable artists who collaborated with Russell include Allen Ginsberg, Philip Glass, Talking Heads, Jennifer Warnes, Bootsy Collins, and Nicky Siano. Russell found commercial success in New York's underground dance and disco scene throughout the late 1970s and early 1980s. Although he recorded many songs, he only released one full-length album during his lifetime, World of Echo (Rough Trade Records) in 1986.

Russell died from AIDS-related complications in 1992. Since 2000, a series of reissues, compilations, books, and a biographical documentary have significantly raised his profile. Following his death, several albums of his unreleased recordings were compiled and released, including Another Thought (1994), Calling Out of Context (2004), and Love is Overtaking Me (2008). Master Mix: Red Hot + Arthur Russell, released in 2014 by Yep Roc Records, features 26 of Russell’s songs performed by more than 20 artists including Sufjan Stevens, José González, Robyn, Dev Hynes, and Richard Reed Parry.

For press information, please contact Sandy Sawotka at [email protected] or 718.636.4190.

About Red Hot Since 1989 the Red Hot Organization has produced almost 20 groundbreaking albums and related television specials incorporating the elements of leading musicians, performers, producers, filmmakers, and visual artists to raise funds and awareness for HIV/AIDS. Red Hot projects have raised more than $10 million towards AIDS awareness and relief around the world. BAM’s previous Red Hot productions include Red Hot + RIOT! Live: The Music and Spirit of Fela Kuti (Next Wave Festival 2006); Red Hot + Rio 2: The Next Generation of Samba Soul (NWF 2008); Red Hot + New Orleans (NWF 2010); and Red Hot + Cuba (NWF 2012). A portion of proceeds from all Red Hot shows at BAM has gone towards AIDS and anti-homophobia awareness causes.

About Red Bull Music Academy

The 17th edition of the Red Bull Music Academy will take place in Paris in autumn 2015, bringing together 60 carefully selected producers, vocalists, beat-makers, instrumentalists and DJs from all across the globe. They will be invited to attend intimate lecture sessions and collaborate on music in an expansive, custom-fitted complex of creative and studio spaces. As always, Red Bull Music Academy lectures are then available as archived video content on the website. More than 1,500 musical luminaries have participated in past incarnations of the Red Bull Music Academy. Former lecturers include Giorgio Moroder, Chuck D, Steve Reich, Sly & Robbie, Bernie Worrell, Mark Ronson, M.I.A., Q-Tip, Hot Chip, MFDoom, Ryuichi Sakamoto, RZA, Stephen O' Malley, Gilberto Gil, and pioneering synth inventors Bob Moog, Tom Oberheim, Don Buchla, Roger Linn, and Dave Smith, amongst many others. Plenty Academy alumni have gone on to become true figureheads of their scenes, like electronic music innovator Flying Lotus; Hudson Mohawke, the Scottish producer behind the beats of Drake and Kanye West; Russian DJ, producer and label head Nina Kraviz; LA soul singer Aloe Blacc; Mexico's Grammy Award-winning singer/songwriter Natalia Lafourcade; and Katy B, who introduced the mainstream to the sounds of UK funky.

The Red Bull Music Academy has been pairing music legends and emerging beatsmiths since 1998 in cities such as Berlin, Cape Town, Melbourne, Barcelona, São Paulo, London, New York, and Tokyo. This unique combination of old school knowledge and new school sounds is unrivalled for its creative exploration and achievement. Each yearly Academy edition leaves behind structures to encourage musical collaboration and creative exchange for years to come. Currently there are eleven fully- equipped Red Bull Studios around the world. RBMA Radio is one of the largest resources for curated cutting-edge music on the web. Launched in 2005 as a spin-off of the Red Bull Music Academy, it features thousands of in-depth interviews, exclusive mixes, live recordings, and features with today's essential music makers. RBMA Radio is now broadcasting live from the world's best festivals and clubs, and our studios all across the world. Listen at rbmaradio.com

Credits Bloomberg Philanthropies is the 2014—2015 Season Sponsor.

Viacom is the BAM 2015 Music Sponsor.

Support for the Signature Artists Series provided by the Howard Gilman Foundation.

Major support for music at BAM provided by Frances Bermanzohn & Alan Roseman; and Pablo J. Salame.

BAM 2015 Winter/Spring Season supporters: Bank of America; Frances Bermanzohn & Alan Roseman; Booth Ferris Foundation; Brooklyn Community Foundation; Jessica E. Smith & Kevin R. Brine; William I. Campbell & Christine Wächter-Campbell; Betsy and Ed Cohen/Areté Foundation; Doris Duke Charitable Foundation; Estate of Richard B. Fisher; Judith R. & Alan H. Fishman; Ford Foundation; The Harkness Foundation for Dance; Stephanie & Timothy Ingrassia; Frederick Iseman; Suzie & Bruce Kovner; Leon Levy Foundation; Diane & Adam E. Max; James I. McLaren & Lawton W. Fitt; MetLife Foundation; Donald R. Mullen Jr.; Stavros Niarchos Foundation; The Jerome Robbins Foundation, Inc.; Rolex SA; The Fan Fox & Leslie R. Samuels Foundation, Inc.; Target; Viacom; The Winston Foundation, Inc.

Delta is the Official Airline of BAM. Pepsi is the official beverage of BAM. Santander is the BAM Marquee sponsor. Yamaha is the official piano for BAM. New York Marriott at the Brooklyn Bridge is the official hotel for BAM.

Your tax dollars make BAM programs possible through funding from the City of New York Department of Cultural Affairs and the New York State Council on the Arts. The BAM facilities are owned by the City of New York and benefit from public funds provided through the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs with support from Mayor Bill de Blasio; the New York City Council including Council Speaker Melissa Mark-Viverito, Finance Committee Chair Julissa Ferreras, Cultural Affairs Committee Chair Jimmy Van Bramer, the Brooklyn Delegation of the Council, and Councilwoman Laurie Cumbo; and Brooklyn Borough President Eric Adams. BAM would like to thank the Brooklyn Delegations of the New York State Assembly, Joseph R. Lentol, Delegation Leader; and New York Senate, Senator Velmanette Montgomery, Delegation Leader.

General Information BAM Howard Gilman Opera House, BAM Rose Cinemas, and BAMcafé are located in the Peter Jay Sharp building at 30 Lafayette Avenue (between St Felix Street and Ashland Place) in the Fort Greene neighborhood of Brooklyn. BAM Harvey Theater is located two blocks from the main building at 651 Fulton Street (between Ashland and Rockwell Places). Both locations house Greenlight Bookstore at BAM kiosks. BAM Fisher, located at 321 Ashland Place, is the newest addition to the BAM campus and houses the Judith and Alan Fishman Space and Rita K. Hillman Studio. BAM Rose Cinemas is Brooklyn’s only movie house dedicated to first-run independent and foreign film and repertory programming. BAMcafé, operated by Great Performances, offers a dinner menu prior to BAM Howard Gilman Opera House evening performances. BAMcafé also features an eclectic mix of live music for BAMcafé Live on Friday and Saturday nights with a bar menu available starting at 6pm.

Subway: 2, 3, 4, 5, Q, B to Atlantic Avenue – Barclays Center (2, 3, 4, 5 to Nevins St for Harvey Theater) D, N, R to Pacific Street; G to Fulton Street; C to Lafayette Avenue Train: Long Island Railroad to Atlantic Terminal – Barclays Center Bus: B25, B26, B41, B45, B52, B63, B67 all stop within three blocks of BAM Car: Commercial parking lots are located adjacent to BAM

For ticket information, call BAM Ticket Services at 718.636.4100, or visit BAM.org.

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