BIOGRAPHY
Robert Luis is the founder, co-owner and A&R for Tru Thoughts http://www.tru-thoughts.co.uk the record label based in Brighton, England. He has worked with and introduced a whole host of acts into the musical world, signing Quantic, Bonobo, Belleruche and Alice Russell and releasing their debut albums, as well as signing and releasing albums from the likes of Moonchild, Flowdan, Nostalgia 77, WheelUP, MELONYX, Hidden Orchestra, Zed Bias, Ebi Soda, Tara Lily, Anchorsong, Sly5hAve, Steven Bamidele, Bryony Jarmon-Pinto, London Posse, Slowe, Bruk Rogers, Omar, Slowe, Crafty893, Rebecca Vasmant, Nikitch & Kuna Maze and Hot 8 Brass Band.
Clubs
His background has always been in DJing, promoting and spinning at some legendary club nights in Brighton and booking and DJing with the likes of Mr Scruff, Basement Jaxx, Ashley Beedle, Groove Armada, James Lavelle, Fabio, Gilles Peterson, Roni Size and 4 Hero. Many of which made their debut appearance in Brighton thanks to Robert's forward thinking musical mind.
Radio
Robert has a weekly radio show called Unfold which goes out in Brighton on Sundays (6pm-8pm) on 1BTN 101.4FM / DAB (Brighton) and is podcasted / streamed on the Tru Thoughts website each week, Mixcloud and iTunes. So you can be assured he has his finger on the pulse when it comes to playing the new tunes and new styles and also digs deep into his excellent record collection too.
DJ
His DJ style covers a wide range of music from beats, jazz, jungle, grime, funk, bass, south asian grooves, tropical, hip hop, uk garage, reggae, soul to drum and bass. Balancing new and upfront music whilst also playing music from past decades as well as special dubplates. This eclectic style has resulted in him DJ'ing across the world, DJing everywhere from underground clubs in Moscow, USA, Europe, Australia and across the UK to MTV Party's in Cannes, We Out Here, Love Supreme, Bestival, Montreux, SXSW, The Big Chill, V Festival and a whole host of festivals across Europe. FACT Magazine put Robert in their list of the 100 Most Underrated DJs: http://www.factmag.com/2014/10/26/100-underrated-djs
Nirobi
Robert has recorded music under the name Nirobi, which includes a collaboration with Bonobo (under Bonobo's Brarakas guise). Nirobi is also the name Robert uses for his promo only DJ edits and remixes. His reworks of DJ friendly tracks have had the support of the likes of Mos Def, Gilles Peterson, Quantic, Laurent Garnier, Rob Da Bank, Mr Scruff, Dimitri from Paris, Ashley Beedle, Daddy G (Massive Attack), Toddla T, Danny Krivit, Garth Trinidad, Rich Medina, Nickodemus and many others.
Robert joins Gilles for the last two hours of the show to talk about Tru Thoughts and his musical influences and play some tunes. Play link above.
Robert joins Ross Allen for his Foundation Music Special on NTS. Robert brings along a selction of songs that has influenced him on his music journey. Play link above.