Goldie
Festival of Ideas
Saturday 8 September 2018 3.30 - 4.30pm
The Benjamin West Lecture Theatre, Burlington Gardens, Royal Academy of Arts, Piccadilly
£20, £12 concessions.
Artist and drum ’n’ bass musician Goldie discusses his career and creative practice with journalist Nihal Arthanayake.
Today, Goldie is best known as a musician, but he began his creative life in the 1980s in the United States as a successful graffiti artist. Originally from the West Midlands, he returned to England in the early 1990s where he became one of the pioneers of a revolutionary new electronic sound – drum ‘n’ bass – originating from the jungle and rave scenes of the time. Goldie went on to establish the record label Metalheadz and recently published his memoir, All Things Remembered, in which he lays bare the trauma of his childhood and expresses how he thinks creative expression saved his life.
In this conversation with broadcaster and journalist Nihal Arthanayake, Goldie talks about his creative practice and the relationship between his music and his visual art.
Book signing
Goldie will be signing books in the Burlington Gardens Wohl Entrance Hall, outside Pace Gallery, from 2–2.45pm on the day of the event, Saturday 8 September. Free, no need to book.
DJ performance: Hannah Faith
Free
Every Friday and Saturday evening throughout our Festival of Ideas we’ve invited some of our favourite DJs to takeover the Royal Academy, performing eclectic sets of dance, house, disco and electronica in Burlington Gardens' Wohl Entrance Hall.
South London based DJ and sound curator Hannah Faith is deeply influenced by her travels throughout the globe, reflected in her electric soul, jazz-funk and afro-house infused sets. She’s performed numerous Boiler Room sets, featured on Gilles Peterson’s radio station Worldwide FM, and now regularly hosts shows on Rinse FM and NTS.