A MIND BLOWING MUSICAL EXPERIENCE
Using only their voices and innovative live looping techniques, international vocal sensation FreePlay sings you around the world without leaving your seat. New York jazz, UK pop, European classical, Indian ragas, Brazilian samba… FreePlay does it all, a cappella. Partners in music and in life, Juno Award nominees Dylan Bell and Suba Sankaran delight in sharing their unique and virtuosic a cappella style, both in person and virtually, with performances in over 20 countries across 6 continents in support of their album Go Back Forward.
WHAT IS LIVE LOOPING?
Live looping is the recording and playback of a piece of music in real-time using either dedicated hardware devices, called loopers or phrase samplers, or software running on a computer with an audio interface. Musicians can loop with either laptop software or loop pedals.
TESTIMONIALS
Suba and Dylan create an entire orchestra…with just two voices.
Beyond Incredible.
BRILLIANT!
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ABOUT
SUBA SANKARAN
DORA award-winning, thrice JUNO-nominated world/fusion vocalist Suba Sankaran has effortlessly combined musical worlds, performing across North America, Europe, the UK, Asia, Australia and Africa with Autorickshaw, master drummer Trichy Sankaran, FreePlay Duo and Retrocity (80s a cappella revue), to name a few. Performance highlights include performing for Peter Gabriel, Nelson Mandela and Archbishop Desmond Tutu, and performing with Jane Siberry, Lorraine Segato, Bobby McFerrin and the Swingles.
Suba is in demand as a choral director, arranger, educator and composer. She has composed and produced music for theatre, film, radio and dance. Highlights include collaborations with Deepa Mehta, the CBC and Stratford Festival.
DYLAN BELL
From 2003-2006, I toured around the world as first tenor for Canada’s premiere a cappella vocal band Cadence . I currently tour the world singing with several projects: solo, with the pan-stylistic FreePlay Duo, the 1980s top-40 a cappella band Retrocity, vocal-jazz quartet Hampton Four, and sang with the Nathaniel Dett Chorale. Performance highlights include:
- Impromptu performances with vocal maestro Bobby McFerrin
- Performances for Nelson Mandela, Archbishop Desmond Tutu, and Oscar Peterson
- Jamming onstage with music legend Les Paul
- Performing at the Canadian Embassy in Washington for the inauguration of President Obama
Virtual Events Do Not = BORING
Let’s face it. Virtual meetings and events can be boring and it’s more and more difficult to keep people engaged. Our live virtual entertainment brings energy, inspires, and connects audiences with your purpose in a fun and interactive way.