Jojo Mayer

Drummer Jojo Mayer was created in Zurich, Switzerland, on January 18, 1963. His dad was bass participant Vali Mayer, who brought him on tour in European countries and eastern Asia during a lot of his early child years. Normally, the musical environment rubbed off on him; he received his first drum collection at age group two and produced his carrying out debut in Hong Kong only a 12 months later on. At 18 yrs . old, he became a member of pianist Monty Alexander’s group, which afforded him the chance to try out the most exclusive jazz celebrations in Europe, and in addition resulted in backup gigs with famous brands Dizzy Gillespie and Nina Simone. He relocated to NEW YORK in 1991, and on the next couple of years he performed and recorded with an increase of experimental projects just like the Intergalactic Maiden Ballet, the Screaming Headless Torsos, and John Medeski (Lunar Crush, a cooperation using the Torsos’ David Fiuczynski), amongst others. From the middle-’90s, he was also learning to be a regular at drum treatment centers around THE UNITED STATES and European countries. As he became even more involved with downtown New York’s avant-garde picture, Mayer grew progressively thinking about experimental funk and electronica. He used Me’Shell NdegéOcello, Wayne Bloodstream Ulmer, Jamaaladeen Tacuma, Vernon Reid, and DJ Spooky, furthermore to his post-bop jazz commitments. He also founded Nerve, a task that integrated digital beats with live drums and improvisation; Nerve performed in a every week membership event dubbed Prohibited Beatz, which also highlighted DJs rotating drum’n’bass, U.K. swiftness garage area, and jazzy breakbeats. For the time being, Mayer documented with Olga Konkova, Domenico Ferrari, Harry Sokal, Sulfur, and electronica group Echo, amongst others.