The Forum presents:

Fun-Da-Mental Productions presents Spring into Summer

JFB + Harry Shotta + DJ Twony b2b DJ SDN + CODE: MARLA + Fake-Boy Slim from Jellyfunk Allstars + Samantics + Faraone Bros + Captain Accident & The Disasters + Bjika + Shoplifter Ltd + DJ Sparks + Jo Jardim

The Forum, Royal Tunbridge Wells

Entry Requirements: 16+ (under 16s accompanied by an adult)
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Fun-Da-Mental Productions presents

Spring into Summer

Doors 1pm-11pm

Bank holiday weekend.

Sunday 30th April 2023

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Fun-Da-Mental Productions presents Spring into Summer, a tasty slice of the delicious offerings available at our upcoming summer festival. Dancing shoes at the ready for an action jam-packed day-festival, here at The Forum.

PERFORMERS

With a stellar line-up across a multitude of genres, including;

  • Jo Jardim delivering his soulful indie-pop

  • DJ Sparks playing the best in hip-hop on vinyl

  • Shoplifter Ltd bringing their indie-punk sound

  • BJIKA playing his own live techno set

  • Captain Accident & The Disasters bringing the reggae & ska

  • Faraone Bros play house & break-beat

  • Samantics who is a one man band that fuses hip-hop & indie-folk using a loop pedal

  • Fake-Boy Slim from Jellyfunk-Allstars with funky break-beats

  • Code:Marla nu metal fused with hip-hop & dub by awesome local band

  • Harry Shotta

  • DJ Twony b2b DJ SDN (DnB & jungle)

  • JFB (current & 3x DMC World Scratch Champion) who can go in all kinds of directions.

This really is an event with something for everyone.

FOOD

We will have the best local street food available, our famous handmade frozen strawberry daiquiris will be on offer too, as well as games in the garden area.

Plus we will be encouraging people to dust off their best festival themed outfits with the chance of winning some prizes for those deemed to have made the most effort. So get out the glitter, go nuts with colour, smash out the sequins, grab those sparkly outfits from the wardrobe and join us for a fun-filled festival themed day of awesomeness as we Spring into Summer in style.

Line Up

4 x Champion DJ Title Holder JFB is considered the UK’s leading Scratch DJ and turntablist.

JFB is the Vestax/Radio 1 Competition Winner 2003, UK DMC Champion 2007, 2011, 2015, Red Bull Thre3style European & African Wildcard Champion 2016, Red Bull Thre3style World Championship finalist 2016 and IDA UK Technical Champion 2019. This year sees JFB return to the DMC Championships as a Judge and the featured Showcase DJ hosting the event’s ‘Routine Breakdown’ workshop.

JFB can currently be seen performing on TV worldwide on Eurosport and CBC Sports on the widely broadcast ISL international sporting events.

Described by Fat Boy Slim as “the thinking man’s Grandmaster Flash” JFB was resident DJ for Rob Da Bank on Radio 1 with numerous features on BBC1 Extra. JFB has worked with Beardy Man (JFB is his regular live DJ), Beardy Man says “JFB is vastly superior to the competition… all other DJs are wack!”.

His remixed tracks have been used in a number of advertisements, and his videos have amassed over 9 million views on YouTube, with 114k followers on Facebook alone.

JFB has played Glastonbury Festival, Boomtown Festival, a regular favourite at Radio 1 DJ ‘Rob Da Bank’s’ Bestival, E4 Television’s Underbelly, YouTube Studio London, Discogs – Crate Diggers, Tate Modern London, LoveBox, NASS Festival, Big Beach Boutique, Secret Garden Party, Nostock Festival, Big Chill, Beach Break, Greenman, Sunrise, Glade, Eden, Balter, Symmetry, Lindisfarne, Valleyfest, and Ghetto Funk’s records festival Shindig.

He has also performed at International festivals including Shambhala (Canada), Rabbits Eat Lettuce (Australia), Rainbow Serpent (Australia), Big Beach Party Festival (Japan), Quest Festival (Hanio, Vietnam), Beats For Love Festival (Czech Republic), Wicked Summer Fest (Italy), Fusion Festival (Germany), ADE Netherlands, TMBASE Festival (Romania) and multiple appearances in Russia, Norway, Sweden, France, Bulgaria, Bangkok and The Kreatah Scratch School (Thailand). This year will see him perform at International Swimming League events worldwide including USA (Washington, Dallas, Indianapolis and Vegas), Naples, Budapest and London, along with events in Israel.

On the corporate side, he was seen scratching throughout the London 2012 OLYMPICS in the BMX arena and video scratched for the UK NFL (National Football League) Fan Rally in Trafalgar Square, London. He has performed for Vauxhall, Swatch, Monkey Shoulder and even recorded and scratched Richard Branson’s voice. This winter will see him perform all the broadcast music and the TV theme tune he has produced for the televised ISL (International Swimming League) worldwide competition events, opening and closing ceremonies, and award presentations.

JFB fully understands how to make a dance floor shake. This is an artist who is completely immersed in bass culture and many of the tunes you will hear him spin, will be his own special edits, remixes and exclusives. He has performed at the Breakspoll Awards and the DnB Arena Awards as a special guest, with his nostalgic DnB routine getting massive respect from the community.

Production wise, JFB can be found with millions of plays, on Spotify or Soundcloud. He has had many releases and compilations on labels including: Hospital records, Never Say Die, UKF, Ministry Of Sound, Rat Records, Skint Records, Freshly Squeezed, Hot Cakes, Jungle Cakes, Ghetto Funk & more. He has had over 3.1 Million plays alone on one single YouTube video – his remix of ‘FatBoySlim’s’ ‘Right Here Right Now’ ‘JFB Remix’.

He has been affiliated with brands such as Pioneer DJ, Serato, Rane, Reloop, DJ City, Akai, Mix Fader, DMC, Demon, Numark, Innofader, Scratch Pro Audio, Snug Earphones, Pump Audio Earphones and German Mastro JFB Signature Headphones.

JFB is a uniquely talented DJ taking his superb technical ability on the turntables and adapting these skills to whatever environment he finds himself in. Whether its a Nightclub, Festival or Venue, he will entertain the crowd by covering all musical genres from Hiphop, Funk, Dubstep, Glitch Hop, Trap, Swing, Breakbeat and Drum & Bass with his own ‘JFB’ style.

Harry Shotta
DJ Twony b2b DJ SDN

C:M are back with a new line up and a new EP showing off their new direction. Now featuring The Impossible Man on vocals, C:M are bringing you a mash up of hip-hop, trap, dubstep and rock, held together with their own brand or deep bass wobbles. http://www.codemarla.com

Fake-Boy Slim from Jellyfunk Allstars

Samantics is a one man wall of sound. His unique blend of live, multi-instrumental spoken word is quickly taking him to higher levels. This is hard-hitting, musical poetry, with a sprinkle of hip-hop. With a loopstation and a sh*t load of instruments, Samantics delivers a refreshing and heartfelt sound. With more energy than a ferret after 18 shots of espresso, the effort and concentration he puts in to his live shows leaves audiences transfixed. If you're more into drinking tea than murking Gs then Samantics is one to watch!

Faraone Bros

This Kent based underground electronic music producer has been causing a stir at Unfest and BBC introducing. Bjika commenced his production journey in the mid 90s amidst a flourishing global electronic music scene. He grew to become a voracious vinyl collector and aspiring DJ and immersed himself in Detroit and MinimalTechno, Chicago and Deep House and a pioneering UK underground industry that was cultivating and exporting a plethora of Hardcore, Breakbeat, Drum and Bass and IDM. Bjika developed a proclivity for deep and meliodic rhythms and Detroit influenced soundscapes. This has culminated in a string of digital releases on the Russian based label ‘MixCult’, with his debut vinyl due early 2020. His style lies somewhere between deep house and techno, defying definitions.

https://soundcloud.com/mixcult/sets/deepkomplekt-and-bjika

Shoplifter Ltd
DJ Sparks

Jo Jardim, accompanied by his band The Sanctioned Blues bring a soulful feel to the indie genre, ranging from high energy performances to emotional lyrical content.