TM Juke
Modern ideas of laptop-based digitised music fused with classical and jazz guitar. Live, earthy instrumentation, his sound is soothing yet intriguing.
As a child, the infant Juke was schooled in both classical and jazz guitar theory before he began tinkering with samplers – a rebellious act calculated to annoy his father, who had forced him to attend formal music lessons from the tender age of seven.
This formal education has left an indellible mark on much of this young producer’s subsequent work. Seamlessly blending the dexterity and verbosity of traditional jazz with the cut ’n’ paste sensibilities of hip hop, TM Juke’s productions resonate with crisp beats, earthy instrumentation and spellbinding arrangements.
Beyond the confines of the studio, TM Juke has continued to tour with his acclaimed eight-piece live band and as a DJ in his own right; gigging all over the UK and Ireland, Japan, Russia, Italy, Portugal, Austria, Belgium, Croatia, and Serbia. On the wheels of steel, TM Juke effortlessly flips the switch between raw backbone funk, soul 45s, left-sided latin and state-of-the-art broken boogie, crafting sets that have moved feet, hearts and minds throughout the world.
Those intent on pigeon-holing TM Juke will name-check genres like funk, soul, hip hop and jazz; but his insatiable appetite for experimentation and ear for a great hook ensures that the music will always resist easy categorisation…
Expect the unexpected, but expect to be impressed.
Photography by Adam Van Bunnens – www.Bunnens.com