In the run up to Future|Journeys on 21st May, we thought we’d do some quick takes with the various artists and hackers who will be joining the event. Hailing from Liverpool, Next Stop New York are a wickedly talented gang of musicians and performers who will be headlining the Future|Journeys afterparty! Read on to find out about their inspirations and what’s happening in the Liverpool music scene…
AfroFutures_UK: Greetings! Let’s start with telling us about yourselves, who you are, how you started…
Next Stop New York: Hi. We are Rich Pontefract and Dave McTague. We arrived in Liverpool in 2000, became immersed in its music, arts and community, and along the way developed a deeper fascination of the city’s musical history.
The Next Stop New York project started in early 2015 as an exploration – a journey, really – looking at the ways in which Black American Music found it’s way to Liverpool, and what happened when it arrived! Whilst this is a relatively new project, it’s become an all encompassing beast – a series of events, including talks, discussions, exhibitions, parties and the research that informs them, all inspired by this beguiling subject. We’ve always been involved in music and arts projects here, having worked with Africa Oye for over a decade, and between us have been involved in numerous clubnights and live music shows, we also DJ and play at a number of venues across the city. At the moment, as well as NSNY we currently also do other events under the Mellowtone and Beaten Tracks banners.
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