True Live Melbourne International Arts Festival
Spontaneous, orchestrated, brilliant, yet unpredictable – True Live are everything their name indicates and more. A six-piece band of classically-trained musicians, this collective have been making their own genre-bending concoction of hip hop, jazz and contemporary beats since coming together in 2003. In that time True Live have built a formidable live reputation and they are now making their Festival debut with two huge nights at the Arts House, Meat Market.
True Live are the epitome of a band that has to be experienced to be believed. Comprised of consummate musicians Tamil Rogeon (violin), Thai Matus (keys), Tim Blake (cello), Ivan Choi Khatchoyan (drums) Tom Butt (double bass) and Ryan Ritchie aka RHyNO MC (singer/rapper/band leader), True Live simultaneously adhere to a classical music form, whilst challenging conventions with their mixture of textbook sounds and deep contemporary grooves. The band has supported some the best in the hip hop business, playing alongside their idols Roots Manuva and De La Soul in 2006. They have also toured with Moby and played massive festivals including Livid, the Big Day Out, the Meredith Music Festival and the Bangalow Jazz Festival.
