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Mercury Prize 2009 award-winning producer Wayne Lotek produces a mash-up of hip-hop, reggae-influenced grime and UK dancehall. Hailing from North London, Lotek is now based in Melbourne.

With an enviable production resume and stellar career in Europe as part of Lotek Hifi, Wayne Bennett aka Lotek matches refined production with musical originality in a rare package. A cornerstone of Big Dada and Ninja tunes, he is the production maestro behind Speech Debelle’s 2009 Mercury Prize-winning album Speech Therapy and Roots Manuva’s pivotal releases Brand New Second Hand and Run Come Save Me. Beach Hotel on Friday from 9.30pm. Free.

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