From the blog

From the blog

Graceland Band – Remembering Elvis

Graceland Band - Backline

In 2024, Jon again got the call to join the Graceland Band on their annual November tour of Holland. The Graceland Band are the busiest Elvis band in Europe, featuring a great bunch of musicians, including the fabulous Mills & Boone on backing vocals, and Cliff Preece, Europe’s premier Elvis[…]

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Elvis World Tour – October 2024

Elvis World Tour

Jon played 10 dates with the band and Ultimates Shaun Klush, Ben Thompson, Jay Depuis, Moses Snow and newly-crowned Emilio Santoro. Venues included the iconic Empire Theatre in Liverpool, Newcastle Civic Hall and two dates at the De Montfort Hall in Leicester. The latter was a homecoming for Jon, who[…]

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deliBass – Amaya ep

Follow up to their Jundo EP, this is another collab with superfly guy, Solomon Fox, for this trip into some very deep grooves. 3 tracks of pure, ultrasmooth lofi soul. Amaya was released on Spotify in June 2024, and was considered by the band to be their best instrumental release[…]

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mango bone – come in number 64

mango bone jonny tobin melbourne vancouver london house track come in number 64

A funky house collab by deliBass producers [oomz + funkydad] and the keyboard wizard jonny tobin from vancouver. Released in May 2024. come in number 64 is a bouncy little number, featuring some lovely synth work from Mr Tobin, including a standout Moog moment or two!

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deliBass – Midnight Polaroid

Midnight Polaroid - deliBass

“75 Bpm Lofi Soul // Ultra smooth, lofi beats featuring the lush keyboard artistry of Danae Greenfield (USA), the velvety brass serenades of Andres Ollari (ARG) and the funky downtempo grooves production duo deliBass (AUS).” Thus read the sleevenotes for Midnight Polaroid . This was the duo’s second collaboration with[…]

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Graceland Band – A Night In Vegas – 2023

In November 2023, Jon got the call to join the Graceland Band for their tour of Holland. The Graceland Band are the busiest Elvis band in Europe, featuring a great bunch of musicians, including the fabulous Mills & Boone on backing vocals, and Cliff Preece, Europe’s premier Elvis drummer. Out[…]

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The Inner Light – Janmashtami 2023

The Inner Light is a tribute to the music of George Harrison and the spiritual philosophy of Hare Krishna, which was an integral part of Harrison’s life. The 7-piece is fronted by Matty Dread, himself 30 years a follower. On September 10th 2023, The Inner Light headlined the 50th Hare[…]

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deliBass – Downtempo Bloom

Downtempo Bloom lofi deliBass laid back funk

In September, Downtempo Bloom became the 6th release of a very productive 2023 for deliBass. This is how the sleeve writers saw it – “Ultra smooth, lofi beats featuring the keyboard virtuosity of North Carolina-native Solomon Fox and the funky downtempo grooves of Naarm/Melbourne AU producers deliBass.” The release came[…]

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Elvis World Mini Tour 2023

Elvis World Mini Tour Shawn Klush Ben Thompson Victor Trevino Jr

Jon depped on 3 July 2023 dates of the UK leg of this tour with The Ambassadors, probably the world’s best known Elvis band and certainly the longest-established, having been formed in 1974, three years before Elvis’s death. The band have played with several musicians who played alongside Elvis, not[…]

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