Beauty & the Beats | AUCKLAND NZ

Featuring a multi-talented musician (DJ, piano, sax, flute) and a stunning vocalist, this hot combo rolls out all of your favourite current dance hits. The tracks are hot-mixed live on stage and the smoking vocals set them on fire! 

Lewis McCallum is one of New Zealand's most exciting and innovative musicians. Lewis brings his deep knowledge of jazz to the stage and fuses it with modern forms of dance and beats culture to present a truly unique sound. 

Check out "3hr DJ set" on Mixcloud https://www.mixcloud.com/lewismccallum/3hr-dj-set/ At a young age he was awarded Best Saxophonist & Best Young Jazz Musician at New Zealand's National Jazz Festival, and has now gone on to play with some of the biggest names in music: Ray Charles, Manhattan Transfer, Peter Urlich, Hollie Smith, Opensouls, Mark de Clive-Lowe, Batucada Sound Machine, Auckland Philharmonic Orchestra and has toured China with Elaine Paige. Lewis is a feature soloist on the highly acclaimed Synthony shows, where an Orchestra and DJ have combined to wow sell-out crowds in Auckland, Brisbane, Christchurch, Wellington and Hamilton.Lewis is also a well established producer, having created two albums of his own original music: Wake (2007) and Syntheology (2010) which was released in Japan on the label Wonderful Noise. Both albums feature NZ's premiere vocalists; Mara TK, Francis Kora, Esther Stephens, Tama Waipara, Cherie Mathieson, Deva Mahal.

Lewis McCallum is easily one of the most talented musicians in New Zealand" - Nick D

Syntheology album review...

"McCallum is making music for the love of it, and it shows in how effortless, deep, and inventive it sounds.”

**** NZ HERALD  - Scott Kara

Description: Live saxophone and vocals over tracks hot-mixed live on stage. Available also with another female or male lead vocalist and percussion or guitar player.